When only homemade cookies will do.
With three little ones, I have been all about convenience lately. I’ve been spending less time in the kitchen and more time playing. But, when it comes to baking, time stops. Memories flood my...
Happy National Read a Book Day! This is quite possibly one of my favorite unofficial holidays on the calendar. Full disclosure: almost every day is read-a-book day for me.
I do not know when my love of reading started –...
Remember when we were in grade school and making friends was as easy as asking someone to play with you? Or just to sit with them at lunch?
For me, I changed schools in grade school. I gained new friends...
If you haven't tried grazing boards, you will be amazed by how easy they are to put together and how gorgeous they look on your table!
We are in the hot, hot days of summer and enjoying get-togethers with family...
Here’s a favorite cookie recipe for National Sugar Cookie Day!
Baking sugar cookies is a favorite family activity for us, and not just because I’m a baker at heart. For us, it represents creativity, tradition, and usually a special event....
June 21 is National Smoothie Day!
Hey! Happy June and Happy National Smoothie Day! If you're like me, you crave sweet, cold treats during humid midwest summers. You crave all the soft-serve ice creams, the milkshakes, the popsicles, and everything...
No need to worry about the leftover Cheerios on the kitchen table seeping into your laptop mouse or the dog whining to go outside. Being a working mother is hard enough, but you owe it to yourself to level up...
What are some of your favorite summer recipes? Share them below!
I don't know about you, but at the end of a long summer day, the last thing I want to do is stand in a hot kitchen and cook!...
In a perfect world, moms would be able to sneak away often for a day away with friends or a date night with their significant other! But we know it's not always that easy with kids at home, and...
Enjoy these Black Bean and Sweet Potato Enchiladas with your family!
Hello moms! My name is Amie Shea. I am a culinary arts teacher and mother, and I have a dream of publishing my own cookbook. I teach students how...
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Giving the Gift of Experiences: STL Edition
Every year we say that we are “cutting back on Christmas”. It has become so much about the material things. The dump trucks and...
