Do your kids tend to gravitate toward your ankles while you cook dinner? Or -- do you frequently get frazzled trying to keep your kids occupied while you wait for the food at restaurants? Eat & Play to the rescue! This nifty kit from Chronicle Books is the perfect...
As a family, we really try to watch what we eat. I've always been pseudo-health-conscious -- it's the way I was raised. When I got married and had children of my own, I began to pay even more attention into what goes into our mouths/bodies. I love the "Meatless Monday"...
I spent part of my growing up years in the boot-shaped state of Louisiana....where the weather is sultry, the environment is swampy, the state bird is the mosquito, and the food is saucy! I acquired a taste for spicy, Cajun food and flavors while...
There's a little bakery/pastry shop in San Francisco that's causing quite a stir. Miette is classic, beautiful, nostalgic....
Do you pine for a cookie cookbook that's full of simple, low-frill, no-fail recipes? Let me introduce you to Milk & Cookies. Tina Casaceli's notable New York City Bakery, Milk & Cookies, is a very popular spot in the Big Apple. Her cookie creations show that handheld...
As a CSN Preferred Blogger, I'm able to review several of their nifty offered products each year. CSN Stores carried something I wasn't expecting, a kitchen gadget that I've wanted to try out for a long time: The Magic Bullet! This is the exact same Magic Bullet that...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, here are two titles from Chronicle Books that will bring a little sweetness and sentimentality to gift-giving this year: Leading Couples: Unforgettable Screen Romances of the Studio Era (By Turner Classic Movies; Introduction by Robert...
You know the day. The day of the week that you spend thumbing through recipes and trying to make up some sort of shopping list. Your meal plans do their best to accommodate the tastes of every family member. It can be stressful and monotonous. But it doesn't have to...
If you love anything small, personalized, monogrammed, or stationery-related, you'll adore Mayfair Lane! Mayfair Lane is the home of the fridge magnet alternative products (more about that later), but they're also known for much more. Take a look at some of their...
Once again, I was able to shop around and choose something from CSN Stores to add to the function and usability of my home! It didn't take long to browse around at the wide variety of stores within CSN Stores. Right away, I knew that I had to have two things. I needed...
