A school morning is usually a pretty hectic time in any household. Ours can be nice and mellow or crazy and chaotic. Getting four people awake, fed, dressed and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that, making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the...

It was summer time in Malibu and we were planning on having a picnic lunch at the beach.

My son's Davis and Skyler were toddlers at the time and I was trying to come up with a lunch to pack for them that would be yummy and easy to...

Last year we went to Punta de Mita for a surf trip. Punta de Mita is a small town outside of Puerto Vallarta. It is about a 4 hour plane ride from LA and New York so it's not so hard to get there with the kids.

We stayed...

Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good. The color is fantastic, I can usually connect it with some cartoon character and the kids will eat it. Sometimes it's Shrek Pasta, the other night it was the Hulk Spaghetti. You could also call...

One Sunday morning our friends Christy Turlington and Ed Burns came over for breakfast. I wanted to cook a delicious meal for the adults but also wanted the kids to eat with us and have a nice family brunch all together. I have this concept that I call "Combo Meals."...

Outside my son's classroom there is a sign up sheet for parents to volunteer. When it's full of generous parents volunteering their time to do an art project or cooking class I wonder, how do these parents find the time and where are they getting all these creative ideas? When...

I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, Guncrazy, at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features. It felt amazing to be one of a handful working female directors in Hollywood. By my 8th feature, I knew I was fast...