Kids love Halloween surprises, as long as they aren’t too scary. While most adults are never too old to enjoy a frightfully good time, those tender in years aand in heart do have their limits. Fortunately, haunted houses don’t have to be ghoulish to keep the little...
As the season turns cooler, try winding down these crisp autumn days by warming up to the traditional flavors of fall. Seasonal herbs aand spices are delightful to the palate, aand offer great health benefits. Ginger is warming aand aids circulation, cinnamon helps...
North Carolina has numerous opportunities for family fun – featuring food, music, water sports, competitions, fireworks, aand so much more. Here are five great local autumn festivals you shouldn’t miss: The Beak Week Poultry Festival, on September 12th in...
Hurricane season can produce some pretty gloomy days, putting a damper on even the sunniest disposition. Avoid boredom – for both you aand your kids – with these rainy day tips for indoor fun. Dance Fever. Don’t let the kids go stir-crazy from...
Ever wondered why we wait all year to dive into a huge slice of pumpkin pie? With a golden brown crust, bright orange custard filling, aand nice cool dollop of whipped cream. It is the perfect ending to a wonderful, family meal. But did you know that perfect slice of...
The holiday travel season is coming quickly. If you are anything like us, we are constantly traveling back aand forth to holiday parties with baked goods in tow. Everything from cakes, cookies, aand tortes to dipped pretzels, fudge, aand sweet breads get carefully...
Today, Halloween is celebrated as a night to dress up in costume aand collect aand eat as much caandy as possible. However, for over 2,000 years Halloween (known originally as All Hallows Eve) signaled the Celtic New Year. In Irish folklore it was the night that all...
