For this Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to learn how to make natural pink frosting for cakes and cupcakes. My kids are at the age where they love the baking process almost ( almost ) as much as the finished treat, and our rec…
Grapefruit is in season right now, and I'm a huge fan of all that tart, juicy goodness. Even better, grapefruit is known to kickstart your body's detox processes and boost your immune system. So we're looking for ways to get grapefruit i…
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We've tried to go a bit lighter this week, and we're all still coming off the comfort-food binge of Christmas…
My favorite kind of cakes are the ones that beg to be eaten morning, noon and night. The kind of cake that gives equal permission to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine – and Nigella Lawson’s Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake does…
With Hanukkah coming up, that means Hanukkah parties! And Hanukkah gifts! And Hanukkah food! Basically, three of my favorite things, all combined in these fun ideas for Hanukkah hostess food gifts for your favorite foodie. From tradition…
I am not a master baker by any stretch. In fact, I'm one of those people who avidly gawks at our Instagram Feed , oohing and ahhing at the made-by-magic dessert creations we discover every day. Well, turns out there are some tricks to th…
I’m not a very skillful cake maker. Layers come out uneven and crumbly, and I never seem to wait long enough to frost them. But sheet cakes I can handle. I love the simplicity of one, generous layer whose flaws you can easily cover with …
I've got some easy to prepare, semi-homemade last-minute 4th of July themed desserts for you that will have your guests saying, “Baby, you’re a firework!” Because I've been there: The 4th of July picnic is in a few hours, and I totally f…
For those of us who have ever struggled to make a simple batch of edible cupcakes, or bake a cake we saw on Pinterest that might actually look like the one on Pinterest – Netflix’s Nailed It is the show we’ve been waiting for. Inspired b…
It's T-minus almost no days until Easter, which means I've been searching for recipes for Easter cookies! But not just any Easter cookies -- the kinds my kids can make all by themselves. (Well, with just a little help from me.) See, my k…
When the Commodores sang the song Easy Like Sunday Morning , clearly they didn't have a wiggly one-year-old they were trying to dress in suspenders while also cooking an elaborate brunch on their Sunday mornings! Know what I'm talking ab…
You guys, the Olympics start tonight! The Olympics start tonight! (Can you tell that I'm excited?) Team Etue will be gathered around the TV, watching the opening ceremonies, cheering on Team USA. And since my youngest daughter is Korean,…
If you're new to food allergies or will be baking for people who have them, we're here to help you transform your favorite baked holiday treats into goodies everyone can enjoy. Much like we did for our post, the best allergy-free replace…
Sponsored post. The starting solids milestone can be an intimidating one for parents, but once you get the hang of it, purees are fairly simple business. In fact, when babies first start eating, they're still getting the bulk of their nu…
As much as I love baking, I don't always have time to make a cake and icing from scratch and decorate it extra special. As we all know, a parent's party prep time is finite. So as a shortcut, I searched for the very cutest cake makeover …
It's been quite a week. And not in a good way. Just as we've been struggling to handle our emotions about the turmoil, along comes Tina Fey with her Weekend Update sheetcaking segment . Plenty of it made us laugh, just when we needed it.…
Apparently, it's bacteria week. First with dirty sponges and now with birthday cake candles. It turns out, when you blow out candles on a birthday cake, you increase the bacteria by 1400 percent. Yes, you read that correctly. Now, some o…
I have a tiny backyard garden at my house, and every year I plant squash and zucchini because they're so easy to grow. So easy, in fact, that I always end up with a huge surplus, because -- wait for it -- my kids don't like squash or zuc…
I'm sure that I'm not the only mom whose kids try to sneak boxes of sugary treats into the grocery cart when I'm not looking. Right? While I'm not one for a steady diet of processed snack cakes, I do think summer can be a time to splurge…
I recently came across a Cook's Illustrated recipe for Lazy Cook's Frosting and was intrigued. In truth, the "lazy" part was the hook (it's summer after all), but it was the process that really made me want to try this. It requires only …
My son's upcoming first birthday has me giddy to bake his first cake, but decidedly less excited to introduce him to refined sugar and artificial food coloring. So I searched far and wide to find healthy birthday smash cake recipes that …
I have seen the Disney Cars movie, release in 2006, the year before my first son was born, about 1200 times. My little one, who is seven and a half, still loves it. And the last time it was on, though he complained about having to watch …
Step aside, unicorns. We're all about mermaids now. Colorful, gold-flecked mermaid toast started blowing up on my Instagram months ago, and since then I've watched a steady cascade of mer-themed desserts flood my newsfeed. I'm crazy exci…
My kids get into the Easter spirit by cooking, because sweets, of course. These seven super cute and easy Easter treats are ones that they can make themselves with minimal oversight while I roll out biscuits or work on the glaze for our …