Red Stick Mom

All this week we are tasting and judging the yummiest treats in Baton Rouge to find you the best of the best—mom (and kid) approved! For each place we tested, we considered flavor, texture/quality, kid-friendly atmosphere, service, and our overall experience. It wasn’t easy (since each place is awesome), but somebody had to do it. I love me a good cupcake, so when the bids were going out for this foodie project, I jumped on them as my research project. And then I was like "wait...are there any cupcake shops in Baton Rouge?" Yes! There are! Great ones, actually. I quickly got my google on, mapped out our route, and ventured out to find the best cupcake in Baton...

All this week we are tasting and judging the yummiest treats in Baton Rouge to find you the best of the best—mom (and kid) approved! For each place we tested, we considered flavor, texture/quality, kid-friendly atmosphere, service, and our overall experience. It wasn’t easy (since each place is awesome), but somebody had to do it. :) If you've lived in Baton Rouge for a while, you've probably heard, at least once, about the Mary Lee's vs. Krispy Kreme debate. Apparently, it can get pretty ugly. Mary Lee's has been a staple in Baton Rouge for decades, and I'm sure most of us have eaten a Mary Lee's donut at some point in our lives. And they are quite good. However,...

All this week we are tasting and judging the yummiest treats in Baton Rouge to find you the best of the best—mom (and kid) approved! For each place we tested, we considered flavor, texture/quality, kid-friendly atmosphere, service, and our overall experience. It wasn't easy (since each place is awesome), but somebody had to do it. ;) We are starting it off with the classic chocolate chip cookie. We tasted at Baum's Fine Pastries, Ambrosia Bakery, Maxwell's Market, and Gambino's Bakery. Read through to see how each one scored and who had our favorite! Here's the scale we used from lowest to highest: :( :? :| :) :D Baum's Fine Pastries Baum's was our first stop, and their chocolate chip cookies were exactly...

Y'all!  Tomorrow is the big day...the day we find out what our next sweet baby will be!  As most mom's know, the excitement is something that can't be contained.  Tonight I sit here, trying my best to keep all the built up giddy-ness to my self I can't help but think about all the family and friends that are just as excited, if not more.  I know that along with my questions of "Will I have another sweet baby boy?"....and...."OMG! or is it a girl?!", everyone else is asking the same questions.  Some might even say there are expectations from what our ultrasound reveals tomorrow. With all three of my pregnancies, I feel as if a girl has definitely been the...

Remember pre-baby days in your relationship? You'd both get home from work and decide "hey, let's have a date night tonight!" You could get dressed and be sitting at a table sipping wine and talking about your week in a matter of an hour. At least that's what most of my husband and I's date nights looked like before we welcomed our darling daughter in September. Now they take work. Work that sometimes neither of us have the energy or time to put in. Finding someone to watch her, putting on actual clothes (and maybe makeup), figuring out what we want to do (a quick dinner 99.9% of the time), and leaving her behind feels like so much of...