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As the weather turns cool and the snow starts to fall in many parts of the country, it’s a perfect time (well, anytime is a good time!) to go on a Caribbean getaway to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. That’s exactly what we did when the Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa invited us …

Well, once a year, there’s this fat guy with a big beard and red pajamas that slides his way down your chimney and enters your house while you sleep. If you don’t have a chimney, he still finds a way in. This is after he parks his super heavy sleigh on the roof, letting his …

We are in full holiday baking mode over here at the Baby Gizmo headquarters! As soon as Thanksgiving was over, we started with the Brownie Buckeye Cookies, Peppermint Bowls and now we are on to the super easy but adorable Oreo Melted Snowman Dessert Balls. These no-bake balls are easy to make and will be …

Part of the fun of holidays is going to holiday parties! Miss Manners and Emily Post both agree that expressing one’s thanks with something tangible in addition to your written or verbal thank-you can be a kind gesture. And it’s the holidays, so presents for everybody! Yay! Check out this gift guide for hosts to …

My family’s dietary restrictions are laughable right now. We are planning our Thanksgiving menu and need to accommodate for gluten free, dairy free, vegan, ketogenic, and Whole 30. Basically we will be eating… vegetables. 🙂 Our plan is to have a huge variety of sides so that everyone will have a few options to choose …

I only have 2 kids and I feel incredibly busy; I can only imagine how mothers with more children feel. But no matter how many kids we have, we all feel busy and stressed quite often. Raising a kid is tough, and teaching them how to navigate life is overwhelming, all while feeling like there …

People in my life are always surprised to find out how little money I spend at the grocery store each week. While it ranges depending on a few different factors, I typically spend between $50-75 a week on food – and one of the biggest contributing factors is that I meal plan. I thought today …

September 3 is International Bacon Day. Need I say more? I didn’t think so. On to the recipes. I love grilled cheese in all its forms (white cheese pizza, quesadillas, plain grilled cheese, grilled cheese with fancy bread and cheese), but I never have anything on my grilled cheese except for, you know, cheese. Until …

Cooking with kids can go one of two ways – super awesome or super tragic. Honestly, I’ve had more tragic moments than awesome ones. It usually leaves me shoo-ing my kids from the kitchen most days. I mean, a mama needs her space and if the kitchen is my place to find it, well, so be it! But …

Anyone who really knows me, knows that I can whip up a mean batch of cookies. Possibly some of the best you’ve ever had. I’m a fantastic baker. But when it comes to cooking actual meals, I’m just kind of blah. It’s not that my skills aren’t good, it’s just that I have no creativity …

Tomorrow is the start of Ramadan, a very special month where Muslims fast from both food and drink from sunrise to sunset, in order to focus on their spiritual journey. Most nursing mothers do not fast during this time, but for those who do feel comfortable breastfeeding and fasting, here are five food items that …

My daughter attends a cooperative preschool where one of the co-oping parent’s jobs is to provide the class’s daily snack. At our two-year-old classroom orientation, the teacher mentioned a time when a family brought sardines (maybe anchovies? some kind of gross fish) when the class was doing their penguin unit. She was using it to …