Whether you’re looking for a delicious, artistic birthday cake or a bespoke-themed celebration cake, the best birthday cake bakeries in San Antonio, Texas, can do it all. From franchised Food Network-approved bakeries to small Mom & Pop bakeshops, the people making birthday cakes in the fine city of San Antonio each bring their own unique […]
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Maple-Date Chestnut Milk Recipe: A Local Food Lover’s Alternative to Hot Chocolate
This easy maple-date chestnut milk recipe is made from fresh-roasted chestnuts, dates, water, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt. That’s it! If you’re a local food lover, it makes a beautiful alternative to hot chocolate for warm-weather sipping by the fire. Chesnuts are the ultimate winter season crop, a lovely treat to wait for […]
5 Great Plastic-Free Baby Spoons, Cups & Bowls For Baby-Led Weaning (These Are BPA-Free & Phthalate-Free, Too)
Looking for silicone baby spoons, silicone baby bowls, and/or silicone sippy cups for a new baby? Whether you’re starting baby-led weaning or introducing a sippy cup, it’s important for your baby’s health and the health of the planet that you choose plastic-free alternatives. Ideally, anything that the baby puts in their mouth should not contain […]
Understanding Gezelligheid: A Dutch Word That Captures Why It’s Important to Not Bum Each Other Out
In recent years, niche European words have become popular with English speakers all over the world as they capture perfect sentiments of universal feelings that not every language has a word for. First, of course, there was the French bon apetit (aka “enjoy your meal”); then came sprezzy (Italian slang for “stylishly messy”); then the […]
9 Cute Eco-Friendly Gifts for 2-Year-Olds
These eco-friendly and age-appropriate gifts for 2-year-olds are cute, fun, lovely– and non-toxic! I cobbled together this shoppable guide for parents or friends of toddlers who want to purchase something that isn’t single-use plastic crap, that can age with children and provide utility to any childhood while also being FUN. Everything in this list is […]
The 8 Best Places to Get Birthday Cake in Chicago
Chicago is increasingly regarded as one of the best culinary cities in America when it comes to bakeries– and birthday cake in particular. It used to be that New York and LA were the only major cities putting cake artists on the map, but the advent of the TV series Cake Wars, social media, and […]
A Simple Breakdown of The 5 Love Languages
About 25 years ago a marriage counselor named Dr. Gary Chapman wrote a now-iconic book called The 5 Love Languages (which, yes, you can buy on Amazon). Over two decades later, new generations of people continue to discover his concept of “the five love languages” and apply them to their lives and relationships. What is […]
A Father’s Day Gift Guide for Busy, Stressed-Out Dads
The products curated in our Father’s Day Gift Guide below encourage health, well-being, wonder, and happiness for every kind of Dad. Whether your Father is an outdoor enthusiast, an organization freak, an athlete, a foodie, a tinkerer, some combination of those, or non-traditional in some way, this gift guide offers a few ideas to suit […]
15 Delightful Gifts for Yoga-Lovers (Eco-Friendly + Stylish Props)
I know I know: you don’t need another gift guide. But sustainable yoga gear is all the rage among today’s yoga lovers. This gift guide for eco-friendly yogis spotlights all the latest, coolest gifts for yogis that make the practice more fun. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or trying to find some nice swag for […]
Understanding Ho’oponopono: A Beautiful Hawaiian Teaching About Forgiveness
People who struggle with the concept of forgiveness– both for themselves and for others– often find comfort in a deeply healing age-old practice that comes from Hawai’i. The beautiful Hawaiian teaching for Forgiveness is called “Ho’oponopono” (pronounced HO-oh-Po-no-Po-no), and it’s lovely. This ancient Hawaiian practice of forgiveness functions as both a communication concept for reconciliation […]