We turned to our Recipe Editor, Sharron Wood, who has years of experience editing (and taste-testing!) thousands of our recipes featured in our catalogues, cookbooks, on our website, and on our blog. An avid entertainer and craft cocktail maven, she shares her favorite quick-but-elegant meal to serve guests when her husband spontaneously decides to invite people over. Read o...

If it feels like perpetual wedding season for you, you are not alone. Although weddings are romantic, fun and beautiful, they also mean wedding gifts. The truth is that when it comes to buying a wedding gift, it can get a bit confusing. ?How much should you spend on a wedding gift? Does traveling mean you spend less on the gift? What about if you bring a plus one?Responses m...

All fall, people have been asking me one question: What are the hottest gifts for the holidays? Ive been telling them the trends Im seeing, including Uggs, succulents, tablet computers, and a whole category of gifts: personalized gifts. Personalization, such as monogramming a gift, or adding a date or message, is both a classic idea and totally on-trend. It makes a gift seem...

There are two camps of summer dessert lovers: those who are all about creamy ice cream and gelato and those who are all about the tart, fruity flavor in granitas and sorbets. But what if a dessert could deliver beautifully on both fronts? Imagine the satisfaction of ice cream minus the messiness of a peach. Enter: peach ice cream. Not peach gelato or sorbet, although each of...

Watching your loved one become baptized and begin this journey through faith is a beautiful and emotional experience.Sometimes knowing what to write in a baptism card can be tricky. Some of the key elements to include are a personalized message or wish, advice for the future and an applicable bible verse for the occasion.Weve written baptism card sayings and messages to help...

What do you like most about being a mom?It may or may not be a simple answer. Being a mom embodies so many things: joy, unconditional love, fear, sleepless nights (and so much laundry!).We surveyed 1,000 women 18 and over to find out what being a mom means to them and the best and worst parts of being a mother. Check out our findings below.The best part about being a mom is ...

Tired of sorting through a tangled mess of ribbons, bows and scraps of paper every time you want to wrap a present? Want to add a personal touch to your gift, but unsure of where your personalized tags are? You can fix these problems by creating a space in your home where you can organize the chaos.A gift wrapping station is the perfect place to keep all the necessary suppli...

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, indulge in delicious food and, most importantly, have fun with friends and family! While everyone is digesting their turkey feast, its the perfect time to start up a game of bingo. We took the classic game of bingo and added a Thanksgiving twist. Entertain your turkey day guests with these one-of-a-kind bingo games for every age group.B...

Plus: Christina Tosi's empire expands into the grocery store, a record-breaking pumpkin, and new food words added to the dictionary. There are plenty of tricks to ripen an avocado, but it turns out the best option might also be the easiest. All you have to do is put your avocado in the windowsill and let the sun work its magic for a day! Do you have dreams of visiting C...

When it comes to Valentines Day, there are a handful of romantic gifts and gestures that are classics. A bouquet of flowers, box of chocolates and a candlelit dinner are some of the first things that come to mind when you think of a perfect evening on February 14th.Its likely that you and your significant other will exchange cards that express just how much you truly love ea...