May is the month to honor Mom. I am blessed to have a truly wonderful Mom who played a huge part in the woman (and Mother) I am today. While she was never the best cook (and she admits this, I am not being mean), she always had a hot dinner on the table and … Read more
Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet, Give me Something Good to Eat! For me, Halloween was always all about the candy! When we got home from trick or treating around the neighborhood, Jennifer and I would sort our candy into piles. There was a chocolate pile, a sweet tart pile, the gum pile and the … Read more
When I was little, when we got home from school on Halloween Day, only a few things were on my mind: costume, candy, makeup, candy, friends and well, CANDY. Fortunately, my Mom usually made us sit down before the craziness began in order to get some real food in our bellies before we were set … Read more
One of the best parts of Halloween is choosing your costume! It is the one opportunity a year where you can live out your wildest dreams. Through the years, I have been a can-can dancer, Wonder Woman, a baby and even Strawberry Shortcake. One year, my Mom was brave enough to make me a witch … Read more
My girls are just starting to really get into the Halloween traditions. Dressing up and going trick or treating are our usual holiday highlights. But ever since my husband and I were married, we have made it a tradition to go to the pumpkin patch and carve a pumpkin together. Once we had children, we … Read more
Here in New Orleans, the weather is still quite warm, so it is hard to believe that the Halloween is just around the corner. In fact, I haven’t even purchased costumes or candy just yet! Fortunately, Nestle Family asked me to be a part of their Virtual Halloween Party in order to get me in … Read more