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I find that when my life is feeling stressful, or over-complicated, baking something whimsical is very therapeutic. I’m not sure how that really makes sense in any way…three kids under the age of 6 demanding, well, very reasonable things...

It’s Saturday morning, your kids are still sleeping but the fun mom in you is ready to party and surprise your kids, what is a mom supposed to do?  O.K.  maybe your home isn’t exactly like that come Saturday morning, you are actually...

Every spring this happens: I blink, and rhubarb season passes. And in one second, my to-make list of rhubarb recipes dissolves, my thoughts shifting to stone fruits and no-cook dinners and popsicles. Before we know it, it will be the Fourth of July,...

Baking 101: Tips for successful baking When I was learning how to bake, I made A LOT of mistakes.  Neither of my parents had ever baked anything… and I had no one to show me the right way to do things.  So I just did things…...

photo: suburbangrandma.com Bailey’s Caramel Irish Cream Cake Cake Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt (the original recipe called for 3/4 tsp) 11 Tbs unsalted butter, softened (I used...