Tasty Tuesday Tip! Girls Night In With La Brea Bakery Bread Bruschetta Wine Match

Here’s a fun idea to get through these last hot dog days of summer…plan a girls’ night in and have everyone bring their favorite bruschetta recipe matched with a Vino that compliments the dish! Yum and fun! My food stylist/gal pal, Julie McMillian and I recently did this and our recipes and corresponding wine suggestions […]

Stress Reducing Tips To Help Manage Life In A Manic World

As a blogger, I work with a variety of guest post submissions to choose from and this one really caught my eye. There are some good tips in this article as some of us may be starting a new school year with kids, others are enduring major life changes and all of us are headed […]

Overnight French Toast Recipe Using La Brea Bakery French Loaf

No syrup needed for this fabulous French toast recipe. You can use some if you desire, but when I tasted my food stylist Julie McMillian’s Overnight French Toast recipe, it was so tasty that I skipped the syrup! Here is the video demo and the recipe is written out below. Try it! The La Brea […]

La Brea Bakery & Managedmoms Sunrise to Sunset Back To School Meal Ideas

Hard to believe that back to school season has arrived, but here in Arizona our kids are in full swing with a new school year. This means creative, oftentimes quick, and tasty meal planning for busy parents. I have teamed up with the delicious artisan La Brea Bakery bread brand to bring you four meal […]

Freebie Friday Winner of La Brea Bakery Bread for a Year!!

Thanks to everyone who entered this week’s Freebie Friday drawing for a chance to win free bread for a year from the tasty artisan line called La Brea Bakery bread! We had folks enter from Payson, Colorado, California, Sun City, Mesa, Superior and many more areas, both in state and out. This was a popular one! […]

Big Giveaway Drawing, Big Announcement

Enter this week’s Freebie Friday for a big giveaway drawing that compliments my big announcement. First things first…what’s the prize?? How about free bread for a year?? And not just any bread, but the tasty artisan line called La Brea Bakery bread! This week’s winner wins one year’s worth of free bread (one free loaf […]

Pet Perfect Tips For Moving With Furry Family Members

At one time a few years ago, our family had six cats between us! Our adult son and his fiancee at the time had two kitties and we had four felines. Since college kids and young adults move a lot during those years, we always lent a hand to help when it was time to […]

Road Trip with Rach To Amsterdam, The Netherlands Food Tour

Who knew that when I visited Amsterdam, Paris and London last month that I would find my favorite foods and drinks in The Netherlands capital of Amsterdam! Links to places shown in video… Marie Amsterdam Restaurant Van Holland Stroopwafels Black and Blue Restaurant Oriole Garden Bistro The Heineken beer and dutch pancakes shown are good […]

Parenting Tips: Finding Balance Between Working and Family Life

Although my kids are grown now, I definitely struggled with the finding a good balance between my freelance business and raising a busy family. Lately, several friends and family members have asked me advice on how I found that balance, so when a guest writer requested to share her tips on this dynamic, I took […]

Road Trip with Rach to Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Our trip overseas to Amsterdam, The Netherlands was a huge success! From there we also traveled to Paris and London. Those posts are coming soon! Here is how we got to Amsterdam, where we stayed, what we did and what we ate. Take a look to see what I recommend to try in Holland’s active […]

Guest Post: UK Sunday Pot Roast & Yorkshire Pudding Recipe

Having just returned from an incredible overseas trip, that included London, I was intrigued when I received this guest post recipe for a British Sunday Pot Roast. There is a link in the article for Yorkshire pudding, too. Take a look and have a cook with these traditional and yummy recipes. And stay tuned for […]

Road Trip with Rach World Travel Big Trip Travel Tips

Headed on a cross country trip or even an overseas adventure? Bookmark this article and watch my Arizona Daily Mix morning show segment. Be sure to read the article below the segment to get all of the details as I only had time to cover a few in my fun show segment. I have recently […]

Rachel Recommends Mom’s Day Gift Guide Ideas

Mother’s Day is coming right up on Sunday, May 14th so here is my Rachel Recommends gift guide to find the perfect gift for the mom personality in your life! I showed these items on my Arizona Daily Mix morning show. Gift Ideas Smart Stylish Stuff – My Sassy Bag is a lifesaver stylish purse […]

Prize Pack Giveaway Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the collector’s item ASU mug prize pack giveaway. Today’s winner also wins a pretty travel makeup bag and a beautiful pair of earrings! This prize pack works for a Mother’s Day gift or our winner can keep the lovely items as well. Three great prizes! So who won? Who did […]

Dillard’s Scottsdale Liverpool Los Angeles Spring Fashions & Pop In Shop Fashion Event

As seen in my Arizona Daily Mix morning show fashion segment today, here is the information and links about the stylish Liverpool Los Angeles Pop In Shop event happening at Dillard’s Scottsdale Wednesday, April 26 through Saturday, April 29th. Here is the morning show segment and see all of the details and links under the […]