Had the pleasure of meeting the talented (and really sweet and stunningly beautiful) Carrie Underwood today on set after our appearances on the CBS Early Show. Carrie shows what a true talent is–grateful for her success and kind to those who cheer her on. Many of her fans camped out all night in the rainy [...]

EASTER BUNNY HOPS BY EDGEWATER FARM. Today, we were working on the farm (spreading 21 bags of mulch, readying the vineyard for the arrival of 75 grape vines, and tilling the vegetable garden), when what hops down the driveway… but the EASTER BUNNY! Bunny stayed long enough for photos, but then hopped back up the [...]

APRIL FOOLS PRANKS… I’ve been known to pull a few, including: Saran Wrapping a door entryway, stuffing olives with toothpaste, and calling mail order companies to ask the most mundane questions about their products (okay, I was pubescent!) The origins of April Fools’ Day is a bit perplexing, but the earliest recorded association between April [...]

Set your DVRs, ’cause I’ll be hopping onto the CBS Early Show Tuesday 3/30 around 8:30 am with all kinds of Easter fun (and wearing my bunny ears!) Tune in for holiday ideas for you and yours! There’s a rumor I also might be helping Carrie Underwood dress up some of her canine compatriots for [...]

If you are into deliciousness, watch “The Art of Baking Bread” from CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood featuring the delightful Dorie Greenspan. Dorie is family and has made her deliciousness for me many times. The video features the late Lionel Poilane (killed in a tragic helicopter crash shortly after) teaching Dorie how to [...]

Are you wearing green today? When I was a kid, anyone who showed up for school on St. Patrick’s Day without at least one bit of green got an (affectionate, but hard) pinch! Everyone’s a little bit Irish today, so what’s the origin of that famous Irish emerald color? St. Patrick, a Catholic priest, was [...]

It’s Valentine’s Week-the week of LOVE. In case you missed it on the CBS Early Show, here are some of my ideas for cute ways to feel the love and make Valentine’s Day fun with the gorgeous Julie Chen.

Are you ready for some football?! This Sunday people all across the United States, whether they’re football fans or not, will kick back for what has become an unofficial national holiday. The first ever Super Bowl was played in 1967, and was so named by Lamar Hunt, then owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, after [...]

Tomorrow, people all across the United States (and Canada!) will be eagerly awaiting the meteorological prediction of a certain famous rodent. Punxsutawney Phil also stars alongside Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, in which Murray’s cynical weatherman is forced to live the same February 2nd over and over again. It [...]

Hats off on this January day to the peaceful principles and progressive messages of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today is a holiday perhaps to ponder what we might do to help others and spread Dr. King’s message of peace. In that tradition, if you’d like to donate to help our brothers and sisters of Haiti, [...]