Do you have a Valentine’s Day tradition? When I was a kids, my parents used to leave little gifts and love notes out on the porch. We received candies, posters, videos. I remember one year cupid left me The Neverending Story. Remember that movie? Loved it. And, yes, I was a strange child that believed anything fantasy. Ahhh, but I digress…For whatever reason, that tradition isn’t... 

You’ve probably heard of the Bible Belt, maybe the Sun Belt, but have you heard of the Jell-O Belt? Well folks, I live in Utah – smack dab in the middle of the Jell-O Belt. We take Jell-O very seriously ’round these parts.  We eat our Jell-O plain, with fruit, carrots, whip cream and we eat more of it than any other state in the nation. In 2001, the state legislature even named... 

According to television ratings giant Neilsen, about 40 million women over the age of 18 will be watching the Super Bowl next Sunday. Hmm. I have to be honest here. Though I love college ball, I am just not an NFL fan. From my perspective, the Super Bowl is really only good as an excuse to throw a party and chat about clever advertising…For the record, I will be doing both. This year, I wont... 

Yes. Another national day…But, I LOVE popcorn so how could I bypass National Popcorn Day?!? While the origins of this auspicious day are unknown, I can’t think of a more a-maize-ing way to celebrate a plain January 19. I have to admit I am drawn to the over buttered packages of microwave popcorn in the grocery store, but this early in the year I am still sticking with my New Year’s... 

You’re all shopped out, you’ve attended more parties in the last month than in all of the rest combined and yet, there is one more to go…New Year’s Eve is wrought with tradition, from good luck dishes to unique holiday rituals – it’s the oldest of modern holidays. One of the most celebrated of midnight moments is the toast. This year, we decided to deliver holiday gifts with a bit of... 

My darling friend Jen hosted a fun holiday cookie exchange today. She is an absolutely amazing host and it was really fun to spend some time with the girls before Christmas hits! So you’ve been to a cookie exchange before??? Each participant brings a set number of their favorite holiday cookie and leaves with an assortment of the same number. In this case, it was four dozen. I know. That’s a heck...