Last night I was lying in bed with my son at the Grove Park Inn, and the television was on with the volume off. Â Suddenly, my two year-old yelled, "Arbys!" Â I looked at the tv, and the Arby's logo was on the screen. Â Knowing that my son can't read at his age, I was wondering if I ...
Peace of Cake
My husband and I were having a holiday tactical meeting earlier this week, to discuss the inner-workings of our family's holiday plans. In a ten minute period, I went from jamming out to "Run-Run Rudolph" on the radio, to stressing out over the crazy logistics required to pull of ...
Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us, and before you know it we will all wrapping up gifts and baking our favorite cookies. This year, our "pastry team" at Pie Crust and Pixie Dust has decided to put together gift guides, to help you find the perfect presents for the sweet ...
Mommy’s Brownies
Our blog is all about baking with kids, however this recipe is for grown-ups only! Halloween was this week, and as expected, my kids kids only shared the candy with me that they didn't like. Â What does that mean? Â Well, the day after Halloween, Â I have an abundance of Three ...
Facing your Fears!
Since we are in the season of all things spooky, the kids and I took on a baking project this week with the theme of facing your fears. Anxiety is something I know well. Â Despite having a wonderful childhood, I remember having anxious thoughts as a little girl, and not ...
Fun with Fondant
Last week was my daughter Madison's birthday party, and as we have done for previous birthdays, we decided to bake a kid-concept cake. Â A kid-concept cake is when the kids draw a picture of their dream birthday cake, and we work together as a team and bake that vision ...
Kooky Cookies
Boo! Around our house, we prefer to make Halloween a little more kooky than spooky. Â This week, we got into the kooky Halloween spirit by baking monster themed sugar cookies with inspiration from one of our favorite artists, Ed Emberley. If you and your kids have any interest ...
Macaron Pops
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination. -Albert Einstein I think it's funny how we encourage children to have vivid imaginations, but as we get older there is this notion that having a vivid imagination is, well, a little weird. A while ...
Moon Pies and Wild Skies
Today is the Great American Eclipse, and here in Charleston we are in the path of totality.  This little city has taken on a million new friends for the event, and despite a cloudy forecast, the parties and festivities are in full-swing.  From the Blackout Bash at Fleet Landing, ...
Sleepover Sweetness
Sponsored post: Â We only work with brands we truly love. I can't believe our house is still standing, (and I'm still standing for that matter) after the wild and wonderful week we've had at our home. Â With tons of family and kids visiting, as well as an epic ...