Want to ring in the New Year with a fancy dessert that will have your holiday party guests fighting for the first bite? Make these New Year’s Eve ball cupcakes, inspired by eASYbAKED, and get the party started! This impressive festive dessert features chocolate cupcakes dressed up with a high twist of chocolate buttercream frosting and a New Year’s Eve ball that melts in your mouth. The most eye-catching component of the cupcakes, the New Year’s Eve ball, is nothing more than a Lindt white chocolate truffle gilded with a coating of vodka-spiked edible gold paint....

I know. I have three children under 7: a first grader, a preschooler and one who is 2-going-on-20. My husband travels a lot for business, so I am the default parent by, well, default. Most of those million details fall on me: shopping, three healthy meals a day, laundry, homework help, dog care, tidying, doctor and dentist appointments, birthday party gifts and attendance, school events… Don’t get me wrong; when my husband is here, he is absolutely hands-on....

But the fact that Teaspressa is the world’s first coffee-inspired tea latte shop is far from the only interesting thing about it. Here are a few other fascinating facts about this unique, modern approach to making tea (and the woman behind it). 1. It all started with a question from founder Allison DeVane’s dad In the beginning, DeVane knew she wanted to start her own company but was spinning her wheels over what to make it....

German roots Feb. 2 marks the midpoint of winter. The day was traditionally used to predict the weather for the year ahead. The day comes from an old German tale that badgers could predict the coming of spring. As German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania, groundhogs were more prevalent than badgers. So the tradition carried on with the groundhog. MORE: 4 adorable Groundhog Day coloring pages for kids The belief It it said that if the groundhog sees its shadow, due to a clear sunny day, winter will go on for six more weeks....

MORE: Finally, a keto margarita recipe that lets you drink without regret This year, we’re equipping you with some fun facts about Cinco de Mayo so you can appreciate the holiday for what it’s really all about. No, it’s not just an excuse to eat guacamole and drink margaritas — though that’s definitely become part of the tradition. The history Like I said, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day (that’s actually September 16th)....

My husband and I met in a bar — specifically, the oldest gay bar on the west coast, which, when I first moved out to California, I favored for two important reasons: Firstly, biweekly drag shows, featuring the Rebel Kings, one of the few King-focused drag troupes in the country, and secondly, it was close enough to my first apartment that I could walk there in high heels. And then there was this red-headed bartender who made far better cocktails than a dive bar ought to boast, and I fell in love in more ways than one....

Yes, I’m going to be your DIY foundation-making guinea pig. Don’t worry. Despite being a walking Pinterest fail, I am going to attempt to create three different foundations using three different recipes for three different types of bases. You’ll hear about homemade foundation in action in cream, powder and liquid forms (pigment drops were not really possible without chemists and makeup artists, and I didn’t want to end up sporting that orange tan I had in high school)....

Some little cheese things Before we jump into the recipe, let’s talk a little history. The quesadilla goes way back to the 16th century in northern and central Mexico. The translation for quesadilla is “little cheese thing,” which is absolute perfection. I almost want to ask my fiancé to forfeit the nickname “pookie” for “quesadilla” so I can be his little cheese thing. Anyway, according to Quesadilla 101, the Aztecs were big fans of dessert quesadillas stuffed with squash and pumpkin....

Velvety, rich and delicious, few desserts rule the table like cheesecake. It is a decadent dish appropriate for every occasion, and if by chance a guest refuses a slice, you will secretly be happy because that just means more for you. But cooking it? Heating up your whole kitchen for an hour’s worth of cook time in your oven while constantly standing guard to make sure nothing goes awry is so tiresome....

A Google search of “CBD products” will pull up more sites than you have the time or energy to navigate through, and you’ll be tempted to just click “purchase” on the first site or two that you see. However, before you buy CBD snacks and candy online, it’s important to know that it is still largely unregulated by the FDA, and independent research has found many sites to be less than honest about the quality of their products, with many containing less CBD than advertised — some actually containing none at all — and others with high levels of pesticides and other undesirable ingredients....

Unfortunately, I haven’t experienced the delight of a caramel apple in quite some time. Caramel is traditionally made with butter and heavy cream, both on the absolute no-go list for vegans. Sure, vegan butter is readily available in most supermarkets and specialty stores, but vegan heavy cream isn’t exactly a thing yet. So, you can imagine my excitement when I discovered how to make a delicious vegan caramel using coconut cream, which is available in most supermarkets....