On Valentine’s Day, it’s all about looking fabulous, bringing on the romance and keeping your date’s attention. You want to make sure your makeup is on point, your dress catches his eye and that your evening is magical and memorable. Hopefully most of that planning will be on his part, but of all the nights of the year, allow yourself... CONTINUE READING 10

Thanks to an obsession with beauty products, we have an arsenal jam-packed with anti-wrinkle creams, anti-aging serums, de-puffers, retinoids, peptides, hyaluronic this and vitamin-enriched that. But we still can’t help suspecting that there’s even more we could be doing to beautify ourselves. The healthiest solution, of course, is to eat foods that support your natural beauty, like fruits, yogurt, and... CONTINUE READING 8

Hanukkah is just around the corner, with eight festive, fun-filled nights kicking off this Saturday, and one of our favorite parts of the holiday are the latkes, those perfectly crispy potato pancakes that traditionally accompany the Hanukkah meal. We love tradition just fine, but even more so, we love putting our own spin on the classics, so to get you... CONTINUE READING 10

We love finding new recipes to test out in our kitchen (some more successful than others!), so we always stock up on cookbooks to get new ideas and inspiration. Sure, there are our tried-and-true tomes like Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and Irma Rombauer's kitchen classic Joy of Cooking, but we've got a few newer cookbook faves... CONTINUE READING 4

It's no secret that we here at Shecky's occasionally like our alcohol out of the glass and cooked straight into a delicious recipe, and with Oktoberfest celebrations popping up all over the country this week, we knew exactly what the scrumptious subject of our next spiked bites round-up just had to be: beer! Whether battered, baked, basted or broiled, food... CONTINUE READING 9

Warning: this article will cause severe childhood nostalgia and your stomach to grumble loudly! Remember the good ol' days when all you had to do for dinner was slide into your seat at the kitchen table and dig into whatever Mom or Dad had whipped up that night? We wish it was still that easy. For those nights when all... CONTINUE READING 7

Banana lovers, today's your lucky day—literally, because today is National Banana Lovers Day! If you're nuts for 'nanas, we've got five delicious dessert recipes that will easily satisfy your craving for the fab fruit, from frozen treats like banana ice cream sandwiches that are perfect for your end-of-summer celebrating to not-so-standard takes on your go-to banana bread to keep you... CONTINUE READING 13

Step away from the PB&J! If you've been lugging around the same ol' boring brown-bagged lunch since those grammar school days, then you're well overdue for a meal makeover! Get ready for bagged lunch to go grown-up gourmet—we're talking upscale sandwiches piled high with prosciutto, ethnic eats like stuffed, steamed dumplings, not-so-standard salads, delicious desserts to cap it all off... CONTINUE READING 9

It’s National Rum Day and you know exactly how we’re celebrating. No, not by stirring up yet another mojito (although that’s a pretty good way to get the party started too!) —we’re talking about baking! Rum tastes just as delicious baked into a warm treat as it does shaken up in a cold cocktail, so to celebrate the boozy holiday,... CONTINUE READING 23

After a long week (or fun night out), the last thing on our minds is going food shopping. Without the energy to go out for food, since we're famished, we tend to end up in Iron Chef America-type situations, trying to make a meal out of the almost-gone Nutella in the fridge and the batteries lying around our kitchens. These... CONTINUE READING 9