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The Sugar Mommas’ Simply Scrumptious Salted Caramel Pie

This recipe is a Momma Reiner dream come true! As you may have heard, Momma Jenna let my darkest secret slip — I am a caramel slut. It is an addiction, more like a problem. Here is just one example: I made this caramel pie as a Christmas gift to me. I intended to eat the entire pie myself. So I baked it, drooled over it, made goo-goo eyes at it, photographed it, and admired the pies perfection. And just as I was putting it in the fridge to chill, SPLAT! The entire pie fell on the floor.

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In Praise of Teachers…

On Monday I walked my daughter, Ava, to her Pre-K classroom as usual. Together we hung up her backpack, said hello to Gus the classroom guinea pig and kissed goodbye. On the way out, I realized that one of the two teachers was missing. Where is Miss Kristie? I asked Miss Megan (its taken me 10 years to grow accustomed to this southern Miss (insert first name) thing, and now that I have, I cant shake it).

8 mins read

Blow Your Nose, Sit Up Straight, and Say Thank You!

So here I am in Paris having breakfast with my dearest friend Vanina and her husband, along with their adorable two-and-a-half-year-old boy Laurent. Great food, great place, great friends. We dive into conversation. All would be fine and dandy and pretty close to blissful, if it werent for these darned obsessive interruptions from my beloved friend and her husband constantly requesting little Laurent to, Say hello, Give a kiss, Give a hug, Say please, Say thank you, Say bye-bye, Give a bigger kiss.