With the holidays coming up, many of us are going to be sharing space with other families and friends – including other kids (in my family, LOTS of other kids!) Will your house erupt with squabbles, spats and fights over toys? If so,

Today I’m very excited to bring you a conversation between myself and Amy Suardi, mother of four and author of the blog Frugal Mama. Amy and I talk about Black Friday (or should we call it Black Thursday?), keeping holidays meaningful and low-key,

I’m a sucker for competition shows where ordinary people battle it out for a life-changing shot at their own TV series. And I’m a sucker for the Food Network. So I guess it’s not surprising that I have followed along with nearly every season of “The Ne...

For this week’s podcast, I’m very happy to share my recent chat with Gretchen Rubin, author of the NYT bestselling books The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. In Episode 3 of The Kitchen Hour Podcast, Gretchen and I talk about: How to embrace real...

This week on The Kitchen Hour podcast, I’m happy to welcome my good friend, author and blogger Denise Schipani. Even though on the surface Denise and I might seem different (she’s got a reputation for being a mean mom while I’m all about the happy mom ...

I had the pleasure of meeting Kelle Hampton (after admiring her blog from afar) last year, and just fell in love with her warm, down-to-earth, and hilarious personality. So I’m very excited to welcome Kelle to The Kitchen Hour as the guest on my first ...

EDITED: I heard from several people who were having a hard time making the podcast work, so I've linked directly to the raw file! You won't hear my oh-so-exciting bumper music and lead-in, but you will get to hear the conversation, and that's what matters