So I guess this is not super-last-minute, especially for people like me who are nowhere near done with their Christmas shopping. But close to last-minute. I’ve rounded up some of my very most favorite things this holiday season and I hope they’ll help you fill some holes in your Christmas lists! 1. Ingrid Michaelson Songs… Read Post
So I had my oldest child relatively young (I realize that now–at the time, I felt like a senior citizen) when I was 24. For most of his life, I have felt like a pretty young mom, mostly in touch, kinda-cool-but-not-in-an-Amy-Poehler-in-Mean-Girls kind of way. Until recently. not a cool mom. just a regular mom. Now… Read Post
Chocolate bark is one of our favorite holiday treats because it’s so easy to make and perfect for gifting (or snacking!) . We recently hosted a holiday contest with AMERICAN HERITAGE ® Chocolate to find the best toppings for gourmet chocolate bark and boy did you guys come through! You submitted hundreds of fantastic ideas and we… Read Post
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As per tradition on this lovely Cyber Monday, we’ve got some great deals for you that won’t last long! O U R B E S T B I T E S S H O P Today we are offering the largest site-wide discount we do all… Read Post
So it’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and your menus are probably pretty much set, so today I’m sharing a list of things you can still track down before the big day that will make your Thanksgiving even better! This time around, everything is from Amazon because if you have Amazon Prime (or a free Amazon Prime… Read Post
Real quick- If you’ve missed the news, our Holiday Menu Planner that so many of you missed out on before they sold out is available for Digital Download right now. We’re opening up this option so everyone who wants a copy can grab one! Click here for all the info! ————- Now- this SOUP! This… Read Post
Tis the season for holiday treating, snacking, and sharing, and we have something super fun for you today! Chocolate bark is one of our favorite things to make. It’s delicious to eat, impressive to share, and so easy to whip up. We’ve partnered with AMERICAN HERITAGE CHOCOLATE® this holiday season for our First Annual Baking… Read Post
In the years that we’ve been doing this blog, we’ve learned a lot about others’ family tradition when it comes to Thanksgiving. One thing we’ve learned is everyone is scared of making the turkey (don’t be…our recipe is a lot of work, but it’s hard to mess up!) Another thing we’ve learned is people… Read Post
Sara and I frequently say it’s good there’s two of us because there are are both things we are good at and there are other areas where each of us struggle and we tend to complement each others’ strengths. Like, for example, Sara is the Queen of Holidays. She loves them. She loves to plan… Read Post
We’ve been working hard on a special project and it’s ready to share with you!! All the info can be found on this link, but let me say this real quick. This book is called Gather, and it’s a special collection of holiday menus. Kate and I have learned over the years, especially after both… Read Post
Many of you followed along via Instagram on a trip I took recently to Ireland. My husband and I wanted to start a tradition of taking our kids on a trip all by themselves when they were about 12-13 and my oldest was the perfect age when we spotted a great deal on plane tickets… Read Post
This is a recipe that I have used and loved for a long, long time (it’s actually from the McCormick website.) I originally shared it almost 10 years ago when my babies were babies and now one’s a teenager and the other is an almost-teenager (and there’s another that wasn’t even around back then.) But we still… Read Post
