Pink Ombre Cake

When I asked my daughter what kind of cake she wanted for her third birthday, her reply was simple: "pink!"  So I went a little overboard, and made the inside of the cake three shades of pink, with pink frosting, pink edible glitter and pink heart sprinkles.  Were...

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Homemade Treats for Dad

I always find Father's Day hard to shop for.  Most of the cool, techy toys I know Carson would LOVE are like, stupid expensive (I'm talking to you, drones).  I've found homemade gifts are the most meaningful, whether that's a customized beer bottle label from this...

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Today Parenting Team!

Are you familiar with the Today Show Parenting Team?  It's a community in which anyone can join and share their parenting advice, stories, photos and wisdom.  There are monthly topics and challenges that have spewed such wonderful articles, like this one (she's...

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Turks and Caicos

If you follow me on Instagram, then you probably know I was torturing you with photos from Turks and Caicos last week.  Don't hate me!  I'm back home now wearing multiple pajamas trying to entertain all of my kids because of school closings and delays.  I simply...

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Sticks

What a week this has been!  Thank you for all the nice things you had to say about my Rachael Ray appearance.  I would love to go back, but I need your help!  Tell me if you've seen recipes online that baffle your little brain (just kidding... your brain is huge),...

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Jello Cookies

My little boy had a temperature yesterday, and he overheard the doctor telling us that she lets her own kids "cook" when their fever is low enough.  When we got home, he started asking me what he could make in the kitchen.  It was right before dinner, so I told him...

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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies + Brown Butter Frosting

One year ago today, Carson began a new job that changed our lives!  We moved from the city of Santa Monica, California to the suburbs of Long Island, New York and have immensely enjoyed watching our children roam free in our new space.  The kids and I have also loved...

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Minion Cake

My little Etta, who suddenly looks gigantic to me next to her newborn sister, turned two over the weekend.  Thankfully, she had no idea it was her birthday because I'm not exactly in the proper mindset to get a decent party together (hashtag NO SLEEP).  That said,...

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Black and White Chip Cookies

A week or so ago, in honor of the Emmy Awards (ahem, The Voice was robbed), Jackson and I made some cookies because, let's face it, we make cookies in honor of anything.  It's the first Tuesday of the month?!?  THAT'S HUGE LET'S MAKE COOKIES.  But these cookies...

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Pasta Primavera with Roasted Veggies

Well, I've survived the first week as a mother of three, and I only called my newborn daughter by her sister's name 17 times (poor third baby, I'm turning into my father).  Of course, it's easy to survive when you've been spoiled by grandma love... both my mom and Carson's...

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The Chewy + M&M's + Baby

Hello there.  What's new with you?  I had a baby last week.  I had a baby!!Let's back up a little.  I didn't share with you that I had a false alarm about a week ago in which I spent the day in the hospital surrounded by all those wonderful labor and delivery...

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Jessica's Creamed Corn

The following guest post does NOT mean I've had my baby yet (grrrrr).  But I did ask some friends and family if they wanted to contribute guest posts as I wind down over here, and the following is from my sister-in-law, Jessica.  She writes a fabulous blog called One...

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Rhubarb Crisp

I took one last quick trip over the weekend to Minnesota (technically I think you shouldn't be flying at 33 weeks, shhh).  Etta came with me and we spent a few days reconnecting with friends and family (and many, many babies), playing with grandma and eating.  Always...

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One Hungry Yogi

You don't read words like "raw" or "vegan" or "gluten-free" on this blog very often because, well, I don't type those words very often.  It's not that I don't enjoy following a (somewhat) healthy lifestyle (moderation people) it's just that I really enjoy butter and bacon....

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SD on TODAY

Thanks for the nice comments on my SECOND (what?!) Today Show appearance.  It's such a fun, surreal experience to be a tiny part of a show I've watched since I was a kid.  For your informations, I wasn't trying to scold Mr. Roker for touching the bacon.  Would...

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