by Kate Etue | Aug 23, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising...
by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 13, 2018 | Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
Let’s talk about coconut sugar, since so many people in my life seem to be doing just that these days. I’m always trying to make healthier versions of the sweets I love (looking at you, sweet potato cupcakes), which means I’m using natural sugar...
by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 7, 2018 | Recipes
About a year ago this time, I was on the hunt for snack recipes to increase my breast milk supply. Because of all the interventions my lactation consultant recommended (skin to skin contact, pumping, and so on), changing up my snacks just seemed like the easiest thing...
by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | Jul 26, 2018 | Party!, Recipes
I’m not a very skillful cake maker. Layers come out uneven and crumbly, and I never seem to wait long enough to frost them. But sheet cakes I can handle. I love the simplicity of one, generous layer whose flaws you can easily cover with a spread of luscious frosting....
by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | Jul 14, 2018 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
The last traditional pie crust I made from scratch was over twenty years ago, when I was trying to impress my future in-laws with a homemade pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. It looked gorgeous when it came out of the oven, but right after snapping a photo of it, it...