February 16, 2021 The cinnamon bun tour starts here Is it me, or is cinnamon one of the toughest words to spell in the English language? Nevertheless, the stuff sure is delicious –…
August 31, 2020 I want candy… delivered to my door Have you ever heard of the Berlin candy bomber? I stumbled upon an article about U.S. pilot Gail Halvorsen, the post-WWII-era Berlin candy bomber,…
August 1, 2020 Happy 40th birthday, Harry! As any true blue Harry Potter fan will tell you, the last day of July is a very special one: it’s Harry’s birthday. And…
January 28, 2020 Be a kid again at Buckeye Candy Co. This week, Z and I discovered a place that is made of childhood magic. She and I set out on a real-life candy quest…
September 30, 2019 Hello Kitty Cafe truck purrs into Easton Last fall, the girls and I enjoyed a fab morning at Easton Town Center to visit the Hello Kitty Cafe truck. I had never…
August 16, 2019 Get lost in Japan off Kenny Road Having our Thai daughter Napa in our lives for an unforgettable intercultural exchange year was a blessing to our family in so many ways…
June 27, 2019 Macarons are the new cupcake When Z was very small and I worked part-time, I used to take her on cupcake tours. We loved cupcakes and it was a…
December 6, 2018 Friday favorites: best international sweets on Amazon Maybe you’re looking for some delicious, exotic stocking stuffers for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Or maybe you’re just a global sweets hound like me!…
September 17, 2018 International ice cream delights If you think of ice cream as a traditional American frozen treat, you’re not wrong – but there are also many unique international variations…
November 1, 2013 The switch witch trick worked! I’ve blogged before about how important it is to me that we raise Zoe with normal, healthy eating habits and no unnatural sugar cravings…