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How to hop on the focaccia garden trend with the kids: Perfect for Easter or a spring kitchen craft project.

by Christina Refford | Mar 28, 2021 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks

With our second COVID Easter on the horizon, a colorful and delicious focaccia garden at the centerpiece of our Easter meal sounds like a perfect addition to our table. Even better? I’m going to be passing this project off onto my three teens since it’s...

No magic required: 6 fun Lucky Charms treats for St. Patrick’s Day

by Jane Sweeney | Mar 15, 2021 | Party!, Recipes

Now that St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and it’s Lucky Charms treat season, I’ll confess: I used to believe that you either love Lucky Charms marshmallows or you don’t. As a kid, my sister eagerly slurped up every last clover and horseshoe,...

Thanks a lot, TikTok: Trying the Baked Oats recipe with teens

by Lisa Barnes | Mar 1, 2021 | Recipes

As a totally cool mom (at least, in my head, anyway), I like to think I stay up to date with the latest social media and trends my kids are seeing and experiencing. But let’s be honest, I am often waaaaay behind them, which is the case with TikTok. I’ve...

10 of our readers’ favorite pie recipes for the holiday season. Move over bread, we’re baking pie!

by Kate Etue | Dec 22, 2020 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes

Several weeks ago, a member in our Recipe Rescue group sent out a plea for your favorite non-pumpkin, non-pecan, non-cherry/apple/strawberry rhubarb pie recipes (to please a picky husband, should that matter), and our readers all seriously delivered. What a fabulous...

9 helpful tips for making a homemade gingerbread house. Learn from my successes….and uh, failures.

by Kate Etue | Dec 16, 2020 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks

I never thought I’d be the person offering tips for making homemade gingerbread houses, but you know, 2020. Chalk it up to the baking bug so many of us caught in 2020, but my kids and I attempted our own homemade gingerbread houses for the first time this year....