Holiday

We LOVE that it is finally spring! After this long, cold winter, I know we are all ready for the brighter colors, warmer weather, and beautiful blooms.  While we are all celebrating the new season, the Red Stick Moms Blog team is also celebrating something new: 2,000 likes on our Facebook page! We couldn't think of a better way to show all of YOU some love by putting on a fun, little photo contest with a prize package worthy of the spring season! We will be running our first Cutest Easter & Spring Photo Contest on our Facebook page for ONE week, giving all of you the chance to vote for your favorite! Whether your little one is smocked and...

Oven dinging, glasses clinging, and guests arriving are just a few sounds which make my heart flutter. I thought I'd share a book I have thoroughly enjoyed that has encouraged me to connect with others around the dinner table: Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist. My hubs gave me this book along with a bottle of wine and some new wine glasses for Christmas this year. It has truly been a book I've carried around the house from room to room perusing through the pages filled with relatable stories and recipes. Niequist writes with a... move those clothes over and sit on the couch for a while sense of transparency. The book extends an invitation for us to open our...

Happy Valentine's Day friends! We are overwhelmed with lots of warm and fuzzy feelings when we think about YOU, our readers and fellow moms. We wish you a lovely day full of love, hugs, special treats, and maybe even a night off! Many of us will be out on the town, enjoying date nights, and we thought this was the perfect time to share our favorite sweets and treats in Baton Rouge.  This city is fast becoming a foodie-heaven, and we aren't complaining.  Here are some of our top picks for our favorite desserts in this great city! "The life-altering White Chocolate Bread Pudding from Parrain's." - Charlotte "Coffee Call beignets and cafe au lait, because anything that can be both...

We've got another delicously simple recipe from the one-and-only, local superstar chef Holly Clegg! Be sure to check out our favorite recipe of hers: Easy King Cake with Cream Cheese Cinnamon Filling! We know you will enjoy today's Valentine's treat! Valentine’s Day is filled with sweets and treats of all kinds, but why not bypass those standard chocolates on the shelf and introduce your family to these easy homemade goodies. With only 4 ingredients, the Caramel Pecan Candies are easy to whip up and can be fun to get the kids in on the action too! These melt-in-your-mouth morsels, are a sweet and special way to say ‘I love you’ this Valentine’s Day! For more “good for your” heart recipes,...

Sadly, not everyone has the funds to get a sitter often, even on Valentine's Day, and usually less people have the opportunity to call family members to come babysit while you and your spouse venture out into a night on the town.  But that doesn't mean that you can't celebrate with your love! Valentine's Day snuck up on Joel and I last year, and instead of getting down about not getting a babysitter and planning some romantic adventure, we just went with it.  So this got me thinking that many of you probably don't have any grand plans for the big heart day either (but if you do, then yay! ) - but for those of you who don't, let's...