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To Your Mom, With Love {Harry & David Mother’s Day Giveaway} – CLOSED

This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Brooke who won this Tower of Treats gift for her mom! Thanks to all who entered. Friends… I hate to break the news to you, but May is right around the corner. Do you know what that means? Mother’s Day will be here before you know it! I [...]

Filed Under: Giveaway · Tagged With: gift, Giveaway, harry & david, mom, mother's day, present, treats

The Prepared Mama (Recipe – Turkey Black Bean Burgers)

The other day, I was sitting in a room full of moms, when a lady came in with a screaming toddler. He had cut his big toe something awful and needed a band-aid. In that room full of moms, I was able to open my purse and pull out a first aid kit with band-aids. [...]

Filed Under: Dinner, Magazine Recipes, On the Menu, Online Recipes, Previous, Sandwich, Simple and Delicious · Tagged With: black beans, burgers, food, mom, parenthood, recipe, simple & delicious

Cake Decorating Woes (Recipe – Millie’s White Wedding Cake)

A little under 8 years ago, I took a cake decorating class. It was my first foray into domestication after my first child was born. I was determined that as the perfect mom I was sure to be, all of my kids’ cakes would be extra special and decorated by me. Well, to do that, [...]

Filed Under: Dessert · Tagged With: birthday, Cake, cake decorating, cupcake, food, mom, parenting, recipe, wedding cake

We Are Having a….

It is a funny thing, being pregnant. I was sick for almost the entire first half of this pregnancy, only starting to feel good the past couple of weeks. I still don’t look pregnant. I just look like I have had a few too many Jelly Doughnuts. I don’t feel the baby moving very much [...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Previous · Tagged With: baby, banana bread, Family, gender, mom, pregnancy, quick bread, sonogram, taste of home

A Gift for Every Mom on the Block (and Pie Crust Cookies)

Would you believe that I have been a mom for 7 years and until recently I have never read a parenting book. The last book I picked up that had anything to do with parenting was What to Expect When Your Expecting. Trust me… it is not that I think I have all the answers. [...]