Christmas tree with fireplace

Create Joyful Moments This Christmas

Phyllis Inspiration, Lifestyle 16 Comments

Christmas is here, and all the children are running on adrenaline. I remember that feeling well. School is almost out for the holiday break, and kids are counting the days. In each of our magazines, we celebrate the holidays in different ways. We feature fun Christmas outfits to make in Classic Sewing, delicious treats in Bake from Scratch, and divine …

New Year 2018

Treasuring Each and Every Day

Phyllis Inspiration, Lifestyle 22 Comments

I think I have been sheltered now for 10 weeks. Being high risk with anemia, my family put the whammy on me early in this adventure. The first week I thought, this is really great. Working from home and finishing up the sewing magazine for press would be fun. Challenging maybe, but fun. Our teams are troupers, and they have …

Make Every Day as Special as You Can

Phyllis Inspiration, Lifestyle 21 Comments

I hope your 2020 has started off with great joy and happiness. We have all made our New Year’s resolutions I am sure, but mine have changed during the years. Oh, yes—I have started 45 diets and resolved to get organized in my sewing room, but as years have passed, my resolutions have changed. During the Christmas season, my son …

Bake a Cake and Celebrate Life!

Phyllis Lifestyle 9 Comments

As you know, our company publishes Bake from Scratch, a magazine and book series for people who are passionate about baking. I mean … passionate! I have rediscovered my desire to bake more and learn new techniques. It is a far cry from the way I baked growing up. But I have to tell you that cooks like me love …

Ashley Mac's - Ashley McMakin and family

Ashley Mac’s Is Home to The World’s Best Strawberry Cake—Meet The Owner!

Phyllis People 12 Comments

Up next in our lineup of fabulous speakers for the Southern Lady Celebration is the lovely Ashley McMakin! Ashley is a restauranteur and caterer who happens to have the best strawberry cake recipe on earth. She and her husband, Andy, are the owners of Ashley Mac’s, a quality home-style café that serves food that is “just a little bit better …

Red, White, and Blue Frozen Torte

Happy 4th of July!

Phyllis Lifestyle 6 Comments

What a blessing it is to live in this country! While we enjoy food, family, and fireworks this weekend, let us remember to celebrate our freedom! We often forget, but it is surely not to be taken for granted. Each year I so enjoy July 4th—I think one reason being that it is right in the middle of the year! …

The Key Ingredient to a Soft Pound Cake

Phyllis Lifestyle 5 Comments

Friends, it is no secret that we love pound cake around here. We have celebrated National Pound Cake Day, made countless variations, and even released a wonderful compilation of all of our very best pound cake recipes in cookbook form. Pound cake is just one of those desserts that everyone gets excited about. And there are nearly no restrictions when …