My daughter started Kindergarten six weeks ago, but I am still getting used to her being gone all day. Although I don’t miss the challenge of entertaining her all day — like I did all summer — I miss her. She adjusted nicely, but mom and baby sister miss her. …
While feeding my family healthy meals with real, fresh ingredients is important to me, I am all about easy meals and shortcuts. Especially shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality for quickness. Last year, my family discovered Kraft Fresh Takes, which quickly became a stable in our regular mealtime routine. So when …
Working from home provides me the luxury of being home with my daughters, but it isn’t all playdates and tea parties (although my girls wish it were). Like most parents, I struggle with the challenge of balancing fun time with work time. I feel this sense of urgency, especially during …
For my daughter’s Strawberry Shortcake birthday party, I had the grand idea of a themed desert bar. Each of Strawberry’s friends were to be represented with their own special desert. Some were easy, like Blueberry Muffins. Others a bit trickier like Orange Blossom. In the end, I decided to do …
Nothing says summer like a cookout and some pasta salad. But when it comes to pasta salads, I am picky. There are so many ways to make a pasta salad I like my pasta salad very light with specific veggies. Years ago, a friend served this pasta salad at a …
The sun finally came out this weekend for a brief while, after days of rain, making it a perfect evening to grill out. The perfect menu for our first grilling night of the season — burgers, sweet potato bites and grilled corn on the cob. Yum! Spring has arrived in …