Welcome back, or maybe you didn’t do any traveling for summer’s last hurrah, either way – I hope you had a relaxing and fun-filled Labor Day weekend! Whether it’s with a sigh of relief or a twinge of regret, we wave good bye to summer and return to our school/work routines while anticipating the balmy […]
Top Moms
Garlic Miso Chicken Wings
I’ve found another TopMom during my food blog travels! Our August Mom of the Month’s name is Nami and when I first encountered her site, I fell in love with her personable style and how she made traditional Japanese dishes quick and easy for home cooks with simple instructions and beautiful prep-to-finish photos. Nami moved […]
Party of 200, No Problem
I’ve written about this month’s Top Mom, Marina, and her seemingly easy, breezy style at pulling off major league fun parties back in December of 2009 when I attended her annual Holiday boutique party. (Sheesh, this is when I first launched my blog – don’t even look.) Besides her girl time get-togethers, Marina and her […]
Sandra’s Delicious Cream Puffs
Hard to believe that it is already June! The school year is coming to a close and the glory days of summer are quickly approaching! I’m thrilled to introduce you to Sandra of Sandra’s Easy Cooking as this month’s Top Mom. Many of you probably know Sandra from the comments she leaves on your posts. […]
Thai Tom Ka Gai
My Orange County readers may be familiar with this month’s Top Mom – she’s Anita of Mad Hungry Woman fame. Anita is an international food writer who moved here from Hong Kong and writes dining reviews for the Orange County Register and her blog, Diary of a Mad Hungry Woman, AND is also is also […]
Guest Post: Chocolate Granola by Diethood
You’re all in for a real treat, because our April Top Mom, Kate from Diethood, is sharing her Chocolate Granola recipe with us! What could be better than a healthy Chocolate Granola? Kate’s Chocolate Granola contains oats, wheat germ, and almonds for added protein, and its sweetened with honey and just 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Of […]
Kid Friendly Quinoa Salad
A new month has rolled around and I’m super pleased to introduce you to Shelby B. of GlitterfulFelt Stories as our March Top Mom. Besides being a wife and mom of three adopted children, Shelby designs and creates interactive felt board stories that help preschool children learn to read. She’s also a crusader for children’s literacy, […]
Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken Breast
Meet our February Mom of the Month, Kathleen of Sugar and Spice and everything nice. A lover of life, fashion, food, photography, and family; the beautiful Kathleen is mom to three rambunctious children and three frisky beagles. The scene opens at Williams Sonoma in South Coast Plaza with Kathleen anxiously awaiting her moment with Ina […]
Tiramisu – Guest Post
Helloooo, 2011, I think most of us will agree that we’re relieved to have 2010 behind us! We’ve hit the ground running, or limping (bandages off here 🙂 ), with full intention of achieving a mixed bag of goals this year. Among them are the standard: exercise more, drink less – eat healthy is not […]
Coca Mallorquina
Shari Bonnin is a talented jewelry and clothing designer from Orange, CA and our November Mom of the Month. I knew Shari from Twitter (@sbonnin) and much to our surprise we met in real life when I recognized her at a parents orientation at UC Santa Cruz this summer. As it turns out, both our […]