Denise is a mom on a mission to share all the fun things you can do with kids in St. Louis...and beyond! 
This French Onion Soup is a St. Louis classic, once served up at hour home town department store, Famous-Barr. I know, right? Soup at a department store? Famous-Barr Tea Room In the hay day of downtown shopping, the Tea Room at Famous-Barr was quite the scene. It was a fancy hat and white glove sort […]
Recipes
I'm not a food blogger, but we all have a favorite recipe to share!
3 Killer Recipes…and one STEM experiment…for Homemade Ice Cream
Nothing beats a bowl of frosty homemade ice cream on a hot summer day! Obviously, with all the great local ice cream shops around it’s pretty easy to BUY a scoop of ice cream, but sometimes it’s more fun to make your treats at home. When I was a kid, homemade ice cream was considered a […]
4 Whiskey Cocktails Worthy of Dad
St. Louis is definitely known as a beer city, but sometimes Dad (or Mom for that matter) might like something a bit stronger.
Apple Pockets in Puff Pastry
Sometimes you want pie. But not a whole one! A whole pie is too way too much commitment for a week night dessert. Besides, I never mastered my mom’s excellent home made pie crust, and anything less than scratch is an insult to her efforts to teach me pie craft. But a pie pocket? Mmm, […]
Are Meal Subscription Kits A Saviour or A Waste of Money for Families?
Quick, easy meals! No more, “what’s for dinner, Mom!” Learn new cooking skills! Yep, I finally decided to check out subscription meal kit services. Will it be worth it? Will it transform our meal times and save my sanity? And most important, is it worth the price? Let’s dig in! First, I want to let you […]
Sweetheart Mini Cherry Pies
Show that special someone how much you love them with a super cute sweetheart mini cherry pie! These individual sized mini cherry pies are perfect for celebrating Pie Day, Valentine’s Day or anytime you just feel like a cherry pie. You know how they say, “easy as pie?” If you used canned cherry pie filling […]
No Time to Cook? Speedy Sea Shells and Alfredo to the Rescue!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMealSolutions #CollectiveBias Quick! Your kids need to get to soccer/scouts/swim lessons/fill-in-the-blank and you have to get dinner on the table FAST. Don’t Panic! I’ve got the perfect one skillet pasta dish your whole family will love to scarf […]
Fairy Houses and Fantastic Homemade Ice Cream
Today’s Recipe and a Craft is a super simple, no cook homemade ice cream and fairy houses that you can make from the dairy cartons! Every summer the kids will remind me that we have an ice cream maker in the basement that we should really use. And even though it’s quicker to just buy ice […]
