Kathy Dow Discovers

You want good cake?
A simple question deserves a simple answer so here it is:
Order a Prosperity Cake from a line of cake products called Full Spirited Flavours, owned and operated by a trio of self described “high spirited ladies.”
Sisters Sue Katein (whose recipes rock), Kathy Lanyon and Carole Algier,  (the sister that designed the trademark [...]

There’s a new box in town and the delivery is better than your usual takeout.
Which cook are you? A new cook, a tired cook, or a cook that just wants a new idea?  The Mama Says “No more Frozen Pizza” recipe collection has tasty alternatives to take out.
Created by two Atlanta moms, Lynn Epstein and [...]

A California entrepreneur has come up with a way to my heart and yours by creating a line of  shirts called HeartThreads that have encouraging and inspiring messages printed on the inside.
I had a chance to meet artist, designer and manufacturer Scott Wilson at one of New York’s Media Events for New Products last year [...]

Heart attacks happen daily across the world and according to the Food and Drug Administration there’s one small thing you can do to help lessen the oncoming attack and damage:  Take aspirin.
A Dallas, Texas entrepreneur has created a neat way to keep just the right amount of aspirin handy in case you need it.   [...]

Weather begins to change, leaves start to fall and we know autumn is here.  The chilly breeze of October turns  nippy in November.   So how do we keep warm?
Time for Janska brand clothing.  The Janska founders calls their clothes, “Clothing that Comforts.”  I  met Janska founder, Jan Erickson at the Nouveau Apparel Show and [...]

There’s a new game in town that allows you to share your “kindness” and watch it multiply into the world  by using a 26 card deck of Boom Boom! cards.
Feeling generous, kind, or very humanitarian?  Perhaps that’s what the creators of Boom Boom! cards were thinking when they launched their universal “kit for a social [...]

OK ladies this one is for us only.
If there are any men reading,  stop right now because some things we women need to keep confidential and the wearing of products from Bring It Up are among them.
Bring it Up!  What a great name.  A lot of women find themselves needing a little help at [...]

Imagine a new baby, what a joy and a job!  The  joy  is in watching them take their first steps and discover new things every day while the job is keeping them safe, even from their own toys. 
Help doing just that has arrived in the form of Jade’s Toy Box.
Parents Angelique and Robby Ledoux got the scare of [...]

This is one for the outdoorsy soul; the nature boy or girl who tackles all types of physical sports that can sometimes leave their skin overexposed and their hands subject to scrapes and burns.
Joshua Tree Products, so named because it was first founded in Joshua Tree, California,  has an organic healing salve for active rock climbers, cyclists, water skiers, carpenters or [...]

This is a story that tugs at your heart and at the same time lifts your spirits and has you in awe of the miracle of our children. It’s giving back, reaching out and supporting all rolled into one.
The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, located at the University of Texas in Houston, sponsors the Children’s Art [...]