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I recently went to a dinner party at the home of a friend who happens to be a wonderful cook. I was in the kitchen sipping a glass of wine when I glanced at the refrigerator and noticed a list with all of the guests’ names on them. Over half of them — including mine — had food restrictions, allergies, or sensitivities listed after their name.

Have you had this experience? A vegetarian friend coming to dinner? Your daughter has gone vegan? Your son has a nut allergy? Your best friend is gluten-free and your own tummy may do better without dairy?

This is the age we are living in, where people are more and more vested in what they are putting into their bodies — whether it is for better health or ethical reasons. Now more than ever you are what you eat, which means who you are can change, too.

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From Apartment Therapy → How To Make Your Mom Really Happy this Mothers Day (Hint: It Doesn’t Come in a Box)

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Labneh Cheesecake Bars with Salted Honey Sauce

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If you haven’t explored honey beyond those plastic bears that line grocery shelves, it’s time to dig a little deeper. The world of honey is a vast, exciting place, but knowing exactly how to discover it can seem a bit daunting. That’s why we’re here to help. Here are seven tips and tricks to get you started on your journey.

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From Apartment Therapy → 15 Mother’s Day Brunch DIY Decor Ideas

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How To Make Restaurant-Style Salsa in a Blender

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Tortilla chips are fine on their own, but add a bowl of salsa or pico de gallo to the picture and snacking takes a delicious turn for the better. These two Mexican dips share quite a bit in common, but do you know what sets them apart?

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This is my first Mother’s Day. I spent years assiduously avoiding this holiday, as I had a long and painful road to motherhood, and it felt like one more trumped-up moment to make me feel lacking, rife with clichés and shallow assumptions about what motherhood should be.

Now that I’m a mama to a glorious little 15-week-old daughter, I approach my first Mother’s Day with deep gratitude. But I don’t want brunch or a tea party. One of these 10 things would be more of a treat — maybe you or someone you know, as a new mom, can relate.

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Udon Soup with Bok Choy and a Poached Egg

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We all have those nights when the lure of the takeout menu or delivery app is almost magnetic, but if you’re committed to making something at home, you should try one of these easy meals that replicates your favorite restaurant dishes. Some require a little planning (as in prepping the ingredients to toss in the slow cooker), but there are quite a few options that you can make in 30 minutes or less.

If you’re still not convinced, open a bottle of wine, put on a great playlist, and make cooking the evening’s entertainment. You’ll feel pretty good when you sit down to the dinner you made yourself.

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Sure, coffee cake can be any cake-like substance served with coffee, but for me, there is only one kind of cake that I want sharing space with my cup — and that is a big square (it must be square) of rich, buttery cake topped with giant, cinnamon-scented crumbles. This one is my go-to favorite for all occasions.

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I knew I had to include this endive-avocado salad as part of a Mother’s Day brunch, as it is my own mother’s favorite salad (hi, Mom!). I tell people often — on my blog, in my book — that I have a long and complicated relationship with salad. My mother insisted on it every single night (no matter what) growing up. That meant that ages 4 to 12 I came up with many, many creative ways to dispose of it that did not include consumption. Only once I actually started tasting the salad did I realize that I liked it and slowly started to build a relationship with greens. Now I would say that salads make up a serious percentage of what I eat, and I am constantly thinking about new ways to dress them up and make them new all over again.

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Last fall, desperately in need of a vacation, I impulsively booked a trip to Mexico City, a throbbing metropolis I had visited some 12 years earlier and hadn’t been able to get out of my mind. While that long-ago trip had been somewhat of a whirlwind, this time around I decided to give Mexico’s largest city its due, spending a leisurely 10 days stalking its streets, barreling through its subway tunnels, and eating as many types of its ridiculously fresh, impeccably prepared street foods as my stomach could handle.

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