Food, Wellness & Reinvention
My best Christmas gift was that Sean’s fever “broke” on Christmas night. I get really nervous when it comes to kids and fevers, because I never know if it’s something simple or an indicator of something more dangerous. Well, Sean’s … Read More
Kwanzaa begins today (December 26th) through January 1st. Although we don’t actively celebrate the predominately African American and Pan-African holiday each day, I do try to teach my children the seven principles (much like I do with the basics of other … Read More
My gift-giving policy for my kids is “give them what they want”…in moderation. If I really gave them what they wanted, I would be asking to sleep at your home, because I would be broke. Their “wish lists” were 30+ … Read More
I was not happy when the sugar cookie recipe for cutouts that I used last week did not turn out as planned. When I mentioned that fact on Facebook, several friends came to my rescue. I have mentioned my friend … Read More
I was at a cupcake decorating party with Candace Nelson at Sprinkles Cupcakes at around this time last Friday. It definitely was a sweet start to the weekend! Sprinkles Cupcakes founder (and Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” show judge) Candace Nelson … Read More
My intention was to share another holiday cookie recipe today, but that was a bust. While I had fun making the cookies with the boys, they didn’t turn out so great. I can’t find the “tried and true” sugar cookie … Read More
I have attended several events over the last few weeks in anticipation of making holiday gift suggestions. Here’s the thing…I don’t give a lot of gifts out for the holidays (shhh). We give gifts to the kids in our life … Read More
About a month ago, I mentioned that I was excited to be a Hidden Valley “Love Your Veggies” Parent Panel member. As part of this compensated program, I’ll be sharing some posts both here and on their LoveYourVeggies blog, For … Read More
Do you remember the popular 1990s Hanson song “MMMBop“? Well, the title has been stuck in my head since I had a late lunch/early dinner date at Do Hwa with my husband Reggie on Saturday. Do Hwa is a Korean … Read More
