No matter how old my girls are turning on their birthday, there is something I know with absolute certainty. Even though they’re asking more and more for oversized sweaters and cosmetics instead of toys, there is something that will always be on their birthday lists: Squishmallows. Don’t confuse Squishmallows with any old stuffie. These adorably...
My daughter’s birthday is a week after Halloween. And since she was four, I have used leftover Halloween candy to decorate her birthday cake. The idea didn’t come from something cute I saw on social media; it was purely out of desperation because I’m terrible at decorating cakes. I’m a pretty good cook, if I...
All The Healthy Things Sure, some people don’t like casseroles, and you know what? It’s OK to be wrong in this case, because then there’s more for you. For those of us who love a hot, cheesy dinner out of the oven, one where you get a little bit of every food and flavor in...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images They say you should never meet your heroes, so I — an avid horror fan and, very specifically, longtime stan of Stu Macher — worried heading into my Zoom with Matthew Lillard that somehow I’d walk away disappointed. And, honestly, the actor and dad-of-three wasn’t exactly how I’d imagined him....