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by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home I love doctoring up a brownie mix for a last minute treat. I made these for our first full day of summer break and my houseful of kids DEVOURED them before they were even cool. Ooey-gooey, chocolate carmelicious goodness — these could absolutely pass for homemade. I [...]

by BabyCenter Featured Expert posted in Life & Home By Kayla Knudson, Senior Editor, BettyCrocker.com, Triceratops, T-Rex and Pterodactyls, oh my! Is there a dinosaur-loving, fossil-hunting archaeologist in your life with an upcoming birthday? We’ve got the ultimate party for you! One of our favorite activities at Betty Crocker is going ...

by Jamielyn Nye posted in Life & Home Homemade pretzels have been all the rage these days. I’ve spotted so many yummy recipes on Pinterest and couldn’t help but try a few. I made the 30-minute soft pretzels with homemade cheese sauce and they were delicious! They were surprisingly easier to make than I thought [...]

by Stacie Lewis posted in Mom Stories In fairy tales of old – like Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella – violence and sacrifice were central to the plot. In the most shocking revelation of how modern society has reworked a traditional fairy tale, Cinderella’s stepsisters do not press their feet into a glass slipper that [...]

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about side dishes. (Honestly, if there’s no chocolate or butter in it I rarely spend any time thinking about it.) But I saw a version of this on Pinterest and my mouth immediately started watering. I figured if I [...]

by Joyce Slaton posted in Mom Stories School’s almost out! May 31 here in San Francisco. We decided we didn’t want to waste the whole summer sitting around the house. This summer we want to get out, explore our beautiful city, see new things and enjoy this little bit of time in which Violet is [...]

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home This is downright chocolate decadence. I can’t give you one nutritionally good reason to make these, but I can tell you they are worth every calorie and fat gram they contain. I made a big batch of these for our Teacher Appreciation week and every single crumb [...]

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home I’m sure I don’t have to tell you about pudding cookies. They’re all over the blogosphere and for good reason really; using pudding in your cookies almost makes them foolproof. (I say almost because I may or may not have burned a batch of these because I [...]

by Kami Bigler posted in Life & Home Have you ever made fried ice cream at home? It’s so good! It’s really pretty easy too! You really only need 5 ingredients: At Home Fried Ice Cream: 1. ice cream 2. corn flakes cereal 3. coconut 4. chocolate syrup / caramel syrup / or honey 5. [...]

by Kami Bigler posted in Life & Home Have you ever made fried ice cream at home? It’s so good! It’s really pretty easy too! You really only need 5 ingredients: At Home Fried Ice Cream: 1. ice cream 2. corn flakes cereal 3. coconut 4. chocolate syrup / caramel syrup / or honey 5. [...]