Holidays + Seasons

If your kids are like mine, they constantly want to "help" you cook. October 1st is National Homemade Cookie Day, making it the perfect opportunity to invite them into the kitchen with you! Use a Cookie Press  Cookie presses are ingenious!...

Americans love a good made-up holiday. If you think of one thing you like, and even a few you don’t, chances are there’s a holiday honoring it.  Don’t believe me? I checked and a few of them even surprised...

If you’ve lived in Atlanta for any period of time, you know this town is full of rich history and traditions. But, there is absolutely nothing quite like the Peachtree Road Race. I’ve been running this race for the...

This will be the first year I won’t be able to pick up the phone and wish my mom a Happy Mother’s Day. Cancer took her sweet voice and twinkling laughter from me last summer.  Since then I’ve dreaded...

Mother's Day is upon us. A day of flowers, fancy brunches, and taking the time to tell the mothers in our lives how much we appreciate them.  But it’s also a day fraught with emotions for many people. Those who...

My parents separated when I was 6 or 7. After that, my dad moved my siblings and me from Baltimore, MD to Atlanta. My mother remained in Baltimore. So my father was a single dad. When he couldn't take...

It’s May! Some of the popular holidays celebrated this month are Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day, and the biggest day of all – Mother’s Day! Did you know of another holiday in May? No? Well, it just so happens...

Ah, grilled cheese! That scrumptious, ooey-gooey sandwich that takes us all back to childhood. Grilled cheese sandwiches frequently poll as one of the nation’s top comfort foods. They can be as simple as white bread with a couple Kraft...

Atlanta is a beautiful city any time of the year. With its relatively mild winter weather, you can still sense a buzz around the city that lasts beyond the holiday season. As spring starts to move in, you can't...

Holidays can be stressful and challenging. Easter is no exception. There is grocery shopping to be done, house to be cleaned, new clothes shopping and the typical Easter Day preparations. Those preparations include dying eggs, filling plastic eggs with...