Fine & Raw ruins me for regular chocolate
I thought I knew good chocolate. I rather pride myself on favoring the high cacao content and richer taste of the more expensive brands. But I had never even heard of raw chocolate when one of my readers was kind enough to ask if she could send me a "little something"...
BOB Strollers – rolling out the Revolution SE for 2011
There's a running store on my block with a BOB stroller displayed in the window. Every time I pass it, I marvel at the lean, mean, baby-transporting machine. So when I had the opportunity to give their new 2011 Revolution SE a road test, I was both excited--and a...
A Super Bowl requires super cupcakes
It's Super Bowl Sunday(tm), that day of pigs-in-a-blanket, three-million dollar commercials featuring talking animals, and of course, Puppy Bowl. Also there's a football game. Or so we hear. Without any Green Bay or Pittsburgh mamas among us, we're going to remain...
Be still my beating heart… shoes with hearts.
My mom gets teary-eyed when talking about a pair of red Mary Jane shoes I had as a little girl and so I've always envisioned getting a similar pair for my daughter. And then I saw these red Mary Jane shoes with white hearts. Seriously. Can it get any cuter? See Kai...
You can heart punch all over my page, any day.
We're perpetual fans of Martha Stewart's craft supplies and if you're a DIY-er, it's a good investment for Valentine's Cards and crafts this month. Their new heart punch aptly called Heart Punch All Over the Page lets you achieve the impossible--an absolutely perfect...
Hooray, it’s Hooray by Cynthia Rowley’s spring collection
I love it when a cool designer creates a less expensive line for the masses. I've swooned over the adorable styles and appealing price tags of the Stella McCartney for Gap Kids and Baby and Splendid Littles for Target lines; and now I can add Hooray by Cynthia Rowley...
Need a reason to celebrate? It’s World Nutella Day!
It's only February 5, and my New Year's resolution to eat healthier is about to be severely tested: It's World Nutella Day! To celebrate, I've pulled together a few super easy recipes that sound perfect for today, or really any day in which a jar of that creamy...
The Disney Dream Cruise – is it actually dreamy?
When my kids begged us to take them to Disney World, our first thought was the park of course. And last year when I ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon in early spring and was then invited to experience Disneyland, we did just that. But as we're not really a...
Valentines Day treats for your foodie sweetheart
My husband spends his spare time watching Top Chef, reading restaurant reviews and weeding through the artisanal chocolates at our local gourmet markets. So needless to say, a box of red hots isn't going to cut it for his Valentine's Day gift. Which is why I breathed...
Kids backpacks that make you go rawr, and other cool new baby + kids gifts
This past week, I had a dandy time perusing the 600,000* aisles of the NY International Gift Show, scouting out what's cool in gifts and gear and design for our fair readers. I was also honored to be one of ten judges of the Best New Product Awards in the Baby+Kids...