Recipes are rarely written in real-time. Browsing through your foodgawker favorites or plethora of Pins, you decide which will make the cut based upon the estimates offered for preparation and baking times. There is a disparity here, however: recipe-time versus mommy-time. Or more accurately, children-constantly-interrupting-anything-mommy-wants-to-do-time. Given no choice but to multitask–though longing for the days … [Read more…]
Holidays are all about coming together with friends and family to celebrate each other. Old and new, close and distant, it’s a chance for all of us to step back from the daily hustle and bustle and focus on the people who matter most to us. Food Network is giving us the chance to bring … [Read more…]
There may be a hurricane on the horizon, but that doesn’t mean you have to cower in fear. Grab a glass and some ice and mix a Dark and Stormy–everything will be better on the other side of this. Have no fear! Step 1: Fill a glass 3/4 of the way with ice cubes Step 2: … [Read more…]
We spend so much of our lives trying to adhere to what someone determines to be “the way” or the “right” thing to do. But is this really what we should be doing? Are we being true to our authentic selves by following what society deems to be correct? I could get into the really … [Read more…]
Kids really change your world. Just when you think you have it all figured out, they turn everything upside down and you’re left eternally changed. Several years ago, I left my safe, secure, steady job to become a stay-at-home mom. It was a difficult decision, but one that was bred from a strong desire to … [Read more…]