Baked Chicken Parmesan Looking for a weeknight dinner that will have your kids asking for seconds? This baked chicken parmesan from Kathleen Ashmore, creator of this recipe and author of the best-selling cookbook Big Bites, is your answer. While traditional chicken...
Winter with kids can be tough. Short days and colder weather can keep us inside, and being cooped up too long with small kids can lead to tantrums, messes and other general destruction and mayhem. Around the middle of January is when the sheen of new holiday...
Thank you to our food contributor Kathleen Ashmore from Kat Can Cook for sharing her Meal Prep Turkey Meatballs with Broccoli. Love these for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner. The best part? You probably have everything you need to make them in your pantry and...
Rainy Day Crafts Looking for some creative crafts that are easy and fun to do to entertain the kiddos when the weatherman predicts a rainy day? Look no further than these adorable craft ideas and tasty recipes that are sure to occupy your kids’ minds and bellies. Read...
Dry January Anyone else kind of love Dry January—or at least enjoying the perks, from better sleep to glowing skin? Mommy Wine Culture—the idea that motherhood is hard and wine takes the edge off—has become pretty prevalent. And while both of these things are true, we...
January Whole30 Skipping the booze at Thanksgiving and the parties and family gatherings that follow isn’t always easy—but always worth it if that’s your priority. Whatever your reason—from pregnancy to alcohol dependence to simple preference—for wanting to stay...
Dana Point Waterfall If the forecast calls for rain, I highly suggest you bundle up the kids and take them down to the Dana Point Harbor to check out the Dana Point Waterfall. The waterfall is only visible after a big rain storm or while it is currently...
Ways to Give Back with Your Kids For kids, the holiday season can be all about receiving—gifts of course, but also endless events catered to them (meeting the big guy in red, decorating gingerbread houses, etc.). If you want to encourage them to think of others and...
Reasons The Elf Didn’t Move Ah, the Elf. A mercurial fellow, he (or she) is apt to get himself into some questionable situations this season. Hanging from the mantle like a tiny daredevil? Taking a bath in rainbow sprinkles? Fishing in a questionably clean...
Dirty Snowman Hot Cocktail Recipe Need a cocktail to keep you warm this time of year? I have the hot cocktail that will certainly do the trick. It is known in the North Lake Tahoe area of Northstar as the “Dirty Snowman”. You can pick one up in the...
