• Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of General Mills®. Chewy chocolate peanut butter cookie bars are an easy and delicious way to get creative with the kids—even when life’s busy! The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is a crazy one. School’s out, but most parents have…

  • Fresh Homemade Salsa

    I’ve been making homemade salsa for years now. It all started with this recipe that one of my good friends found in the classic Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (you know, the one with red and white checkered cover), and made for their annual Cinco de Mayo party. It’s amazing, and garlic-y,…

  • Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies And Easy Hot Chocolate

    The holidays are a magical time for kids (and kids at heart). International Delight® is sponsoring this post about capturing the spirit of the holidays, which in my case involves cold weather, dark chocolate chip cookies, and hot chocolate! In Maryland, things start getting wintry around Thanksgiving, and aside from…

  • 15 Easy and Impressive Star Wars Recipes

    Whether you’re gearing up for a premiere, preparing a pre-movie-viewing soirée, or you’d just like to schmooze your Jedi-obsessed co-workers, here are fifteen Star Wars recipes you can make to impress! In case you didn’t already know, I’m kind of a geek when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy stories. Like,…

  • How To Craft The Perfect Kauffman’s Gift Basket

    My father owned a flower shop for over 20 years, and working in that flower shop was one of my very first jobs. I’d take orders, water plants, sweep up, inflate balloons, and other menial—but necessary—jobs around the store. Gradually I worked my way up to arranging simple bud vases…