On December 14, 2012, our quiet community was shattered by horrific violence. My son was among the survivors at Sandy Hook School. Amid my shock and grief, I found great solace in writing about it. These are among the articles that appeared following that awful day. A Connecticut Mom Shares…
Ooey gooey pumpkin cheesecake meets sweet break-apart monkey bread in this Pumpkin Cheesecake Monkey Bread recipe that I created for Pillsbury. It’s best served warm. This isn’t my first time working with monkey bread though. I also created a series of sweet and savory monkey bread recipes for Disney’s Amazing…
Betty Crocker is always looking for ways to mash up different recipe ideas — like in this Drunken Quinoa. I took quinoa, a popular grain, and cooked it like drunken pasta for a rich, wine-infused side dish.
In February, I took a chance and bounced a column idea off my editor at SheKnows.com. She loved the idea and immediately green lighted it. Every Wednesday, Chasing the Dream appears on SheKnows Parenting. The column is an inspirational and aspirational look at mothers who are going after their life…
My kids are both in elementary school, which means they need colored pencils, crayons, scissors and more to do their nightly homework. However, it’s so easy for those things to get lost so I created homework crates for both of them to stay organized all year.
After months of searching for just the right quote art to have near my desk, I finally realized the only way I would find the perfect art would be to make it myself. This project initially appeared on Sarah by the Sea and then was also picked up (with fresh…
My editor at allParenting.com challenged me to take several popular seasonal flavors of Starbucks lattes and turn them into cupcakes. These are the delicious results of this four-part project (note, third and fourth part are forthcoming in December).
Thanks for the interest! I’d love to partner with you! Here are the many ways we can work together: 1. Article Writing and Editing I’m always open for great assignments about food, parenting, achieving goals, lifestyle and social media. See my clips page for a list of some of my…
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Named Local Columnist of the Year 2015 by the Maine Press Association Featured in Professional Blogging for Dummies by Susan Getgood Named to the “Top 25 Foodie Blogs,” list on FriendsEAT.com Featured in “22 Brilliant Bloggers Talk about Online Privacy,” on BlogWorld.com Several Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter, awards