Archives for December 2010

Simple Spirits for New Years Eve

Happy New Years Eve!  Here are two quick and easy ideas for festive drinks to ring in the New Year.  One is bubbly and one is steamy. Cranberry Champagne Drink: Combine equal parts of cranberry juice with champagne and garnish with two cranberries and a rosemary sprig.  The rosemary looks festive and smells like the […]

Great AM Eats

While visiting just about every corner of Phoenix this week in my son’s hockey tournament, I discovered a terrific breakfast restaurant that you’ve got to know about.  Over Easy in the Scottsdale Ice Den rink serves the best breakfast burrito that I have ever tried.  I paired my egg, cheddar, onion, jalapeno, pepper and hash brown burrito with […]

My Top Beauty Picks from 2010

Hard to believe that another year is wrapping up and with the year’s end, comes my annual favorite finds segment.  Every December I look back at the many products that I tested for my weekly television segments on KTVK.  Then I compile a list of what continued to impress me all year long.  Take a […]

Perfect Peppermint Punch for Kids New Years Eve Fun

Why should grownups have all of the beverage fun when it comes to New Years Eve?  Here is a recipe that I found at allrecipes.com that is a simple pleasing Peppermint Punch. I tested it on my neighbors and found that both kids and adults like this punch.  Then I included it in my KTVK […]

Fab Feline Tips

I am not only the mother of a teen son and tween daughter, but I also have two boys, of the feline kind. I highly recommend a pet of some sort because these two fabulous felines love me unconditionally, during my manic and managed moments, even if they do interrupt my not-so-fun laundry chores, as […]

Personality perfect presents

Black Friday is almost here and some malls are even opening at midnight that day!  So I put my personal shopping skills to work to see what’s out there for your holiday browsing and buying.  Read on to see gift ideas organized by personality and price and watch the segment to take a look at […]