Posts From Laura

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Do It Better at a Birthday Party

I just recently finished what seems to be Scarlett’s birthday season–Every Spring is when the majority of her friends celebrate a birthday. Scarlett likes to make her cards and draw

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Sponsored Post: Do You Know Where Your Beauty Is? Plus, A Special Offer for SPC Readers

We’ve talked recently about how I’m a beauty girl at heart. When I decided I wanted to be a journalist, I thought for sure I wanted to report on fashion

Fruits

Lalo Cookies

Everybody has a celebrity friend. It’s the person you’ve decided is a buddy because the persona you’ve materialized in your head about them best fits your requirements for a lasting friendship. Basically, you

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Sponsored Post: Beauty From the Outside In (for a change) and a special offer for SPC Readers

What’s that old saying again? Oh, right. You can take the beauty editor out of the magazine, but you can’t take the beauty editor out of the girl. As the

Summer

No-Bake Strawberry Pie

I love to bake as does Scarlett. It’s something we do a lot together. However, we don’t necessarily bake to have dessert around. We actually bake more snacks–muffins, granola bars,

Strategies

Do It Better…At The Movies

What’s your favorite movie treat? Mine is Raisinets. Now that I finally got around to taking Scarlett to her first movie, the girl can’t get enough. It was in January

Lunch

Devilled Eggs

Cooking for a family is a bit like dating (stay with me), sometimes the best choice is right under your nose. Like deviled eggs. When was the last time you made them?

Grains & Rice

Cranberry Granola Balls

I was at the park the other day and Scarlett, the ultimate eaves-dropper, was listening to my conversation with an old aquaintence. I was filling them in on this great,

By Meal Type

Baked Banana Boats

We’ve been away in sunny Florida the last few weeks so our daily dessert intake has skyrocketed. It’s what happens when a Cold Stone Creamery is down the street from

By Season

German Pancake with Apples

It’s hysterical to me that we decided to theme a week after “Brunch.” I can’t remember the last time I had a brunch. And by brunch I mean sleep until 10,