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1 week ago | tasteofhome.com | Lesley Balla

SolStock/Getty Images Home Home & Living Outdoor Living Backyard Entertaining SolStock/Getty Images Published on May 06, 2025 Save Saved Saving Summertime means entertaining outdoors—a lot. These tips for hosting a backyard barbecue include what food and drinks to serve, plus a helpful timeline to keep you organized so you can actually have fun at the party. Now Trending The beauty of entertaining outdoors is that you can do it anywhere. Small patio? Easy. Picnic in the park? Excellent. Pool...

2 weeks ago | 10best.usatoday.com | Lesley Balla

AdvertisementMother’s Day deserves more than last-minute flowers or a rushed reservation. This year (Mother's Day is May 11), celebrate the moms, grandmas, stepmoms, and mother figures in your life with something truly memorable. Our Mother’s Day picks will inspire, because everything on our list has ranked among the 10 best in the U.S. in our Readers' Choice Awards program. No matter her style — adventurous, laid-back, or luxe — there’s something here to make every mom feel celebrated.

3 weeks ago | tasteofhome.com | Lesley Balla

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1 month ago | blog.resy.com | Lesley Balla |Kelly Dobkin

Today 2 Close Remove 2 Add Update Close map All-Around Favorites Botanica Restaurant map Silver Lake Quintessentially L.A., Botanica’s market-driven brunch hits all the seasonal high notes you’ve come to expect from Heather Sperling and Emily Fiffer’s Silver Lake spot. Accordingly, there’s always something new on this menu depending on what’s at the farmer’s market that week. Our picks right now include the seared coconut cake with passionfruit cream and jam; or the green tahini with fava...

1 month ago | tasteofhome.com | Lesley Balla |Test Kitchen

My mom made every single one of my birthday cakes when I was growing up, and from ages 6 to 11, it was always a Jell-O poke cake. I loved the bright berry-colored stripes that ran through the cake, and the fruity flavor in each bite. Mom would slather the top with frozen Cool Whip or her own whipped cream frosting. It never got old!Poke cake with Jell-O became popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, mainly because of the 1976 marketing campaign that introduced the recipe.