Life in the Mommy Lane by Riche Holmes Grant
Inside the 2014 Martha Stewart American Made Summit 0
Yes, THE Martha Stewart! I went from spending my mornings with her from afar (see below) to spending last weekend learning from her in person at the third annual Martha Stewart American Made Awards & Summit in NYC. I can't even begin to describe what a dream come true for me this was, but I'm gonna try just for you... The American Made Awards & Summit weekend is designed to be one part celebration (of) + one part education (for) creative entrepreneurs and small businesses in America. On Friday night, about 700 guests joined Martha and her...- Riche Holmes Grant
- Categories: Career + Entrepreneurship Products + Events
Homemade Applesauce Recipe (Toddler Chef-Friendly) 0
You can introduce your baby to apples as early as 4-6 months; and when it comes to baby food, there's no such thing as too much applesauce...ever. It's great on its own, but it's also super helpful as "mixer" when your baby is not too keen on eating another food on its own. #TGFA (Thank God for Apples!) During this period ("Stage One"), you're just steaming the apples and pureeing them to a smooth texture (I call this "smoothifying"). Around 9 months or so, you can start to "chunkify" your applesauce and add seasonings (keep it simple...- Riche Holmes Grant
- Categories: Family Fun Food + Drink
Hot Caramel Apple Cider Recipe 0
I went to get coffee with one of new my mommy friends last week and as we were walking in, she said, "Wait, you don't drink coffee, do you?" I actually don't, but I was shocked that she could tell. Is it that obvious?! LOL. I do love "going for coffee" though and I absolutely love green and black teas, chai, white hot chocolate, and of course, hot apple cider. The key to this recipe is to use real apple cider (100% juice, the kind you find in the produce section) that you heat on the stove, not in the...- Riche Holmes Grant
- Categories: Food + Drink
Homemade Cheese Pizza Recipe (Toddler Chef-Friendly) 0
This year, we celebrated toddler boss's 2nd birthday with a surprise pizza party at her school. Pizza is her favorite food and we decided to turn the celebration into cooking class for her and her classmates. It was so much fun watching the tiny chefs assemble their creations and even take a few bites along the way...of course. Toddler boss assembling her pizza in the custom apron that I designed for her (above).Her finished product (below) I kept the ingredients simple, just whole mini-pita bread rounds, naan, olive oil, bambini sauce and mozzarella. If you want to get a little fancy,...- Riche Holmes Grant
- Categories: Family Fun Food + Drink
Family Fun: Fall Harvest Festival 0
This fall has been a crazy time for us, between me working on weekends and toddler boss having more than her fair share of sick days since she started school. Even though I plan our weekend adventures weeks in advance (thanks to Kid Friendly DC, Red Tricycle DC, Washington Family Magazine, Washington Parent Magazine & Cozi.com), we're just now getting around to whittling down our fall bucket list. First up was a trip to Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, MD for their Fall Festival. We went last year for the first time and decided to make it an annual Grant fam tradition. This was toddler boss's...- Riche Holmes Grant
- Categories: Family Fun
