Kiersten Hickman

Food & Nutrition Journalist

Blogs that are inspiring me right now

Given that I’ve been so busy with my new novel—and getting prepared for the holidays at work, which tends to be our busiest time of the year—I haven’t clearly given myself enough time to focus on the is blog. But truthfully, the time apart has ...
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My go-to breakfast right now

I’ve been waking up each morning and pretty much doing the same thing. 6 a.m. wake-up call. Get a pot going for some tea. Light my pumpkin harvest candle. Wrap myself up in a blanket, and crank out another chapter of my new novel. I’m over ...
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What I’m Cooking This Month

So, this month I’m embarking on a crazy journey of writing an entire novel in a month. It’s…yeah. Crazy. I’m following the #NaNoWriMo challenge (National Novel Writing Month), where each writer is challenged to write ...
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Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe for Two

This recipe has been a year in the making. Not because it’s taken me that long to get the recipe down—oh no. I just simply haven’t posted it for a year. Why? Well, to be honest, I developed this recipe at the end of the fall last ...
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A Quick Boston Weekend Trip

Well hello, lovelies. It’s been a bit since I’ve written anything or posted a recipe because, quite honestly, life has been non-stop for the past few weeks. And unfortunately, it will remain that way for just a few weeks more. Or ...
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My Favorite Fall Recipes

Did anyone else notice that I completely got the first day of fall wrong? I was all chummy in my last post about how it was the first day when I realized a few hours after publishing that I got it all wrong. My bad. Well, we’re officially ...
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Bars

Alright, people, I did it. It’s the first day of fall and we are—of course—kicking it off with a pumpkin recipe. I would like to say I waited this long to eat pumpkin, but you know, I had to develop this recipe so…I admit I’ve been eating ...
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My Favorite Healthy Snacks To Buy at CVS

I mean, who doesn’t love a good CVS run? Growing up in a small town, I found myself in the local CVS quite often. It was the easiest convenience store (the grocery store wasn’t actually very close to us), and it always had the best ...
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