Mary Beth Evans Library

The Importance of PLAY-as in dates Written By: Mary Beth Evans If you are a mom you know it well. The scheduling around it, deciding where to have it, deciding who to invite, what to serve the moms, etc. Yes, I am talking about playdates! Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they come with the territory [...]

Easy Entertaining By Mary Beth Evans Getting friends together for an intimate gathering of great food, wine and conversation has been one of the highlights of my life. It should be an enjoyable time for everyone, including me (the hostess, chef and cleanup crew) but that wasn’t always the case. In the past I’d bring out the [...]

      Ask Mary Beth   Mom, entrepreneur, and formerly Kayla Brady Johnson on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives, Mary Beth Evans is our newest columnist. Each week in her column, Ask Mary Beth, she will answer your questions about work, play, and living. _____________________________________________________ Question: Mary Beth – your skin [...]

Irresistible Chocolate Chip Cookies Written By: Mary Beth Evans  This recipe is for a single batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies.  I like to make a double batch and put them in a zip lock in the freezer. They are even better frozen! Ingredients: 2 sticks of softened unsalted butter (I use a microwave to soften) [...]

Taking the Time Out For Yourself Written By: Mary Beth Evans I’m often asked how I like to unwind after a busy day or what I do to escape from the day to day hustle and bustle. I tend to push myself to the limit but anyone who knows me knows I am happiest when [...]

Summer Entertaining: Recipes for making tacos, mojitos, and memories Written By: Mary Beth Evans For more summers than I can count, I have thrown Saturday evening get-togethers with three of my closest girlfriends and our families. It still brings smile to my face to think of the kids bursting through the gates to reunite in [...]

Mary Beth Evans on Law & Order: SVU September 19, 2008 After 2 ½ years back on “Days of Our Lives” it was fun to return to primetime and what better place then “Law and Order: SVU.” It all came about with a conversation I had at this year’s Emmys with Bruce Evans, NBC’s SVP [...]

50 Years of Soap Patch and Kayla back on screen….but for one night only By Mary Beth Evans TV Soap, December 1994 Stephen Nichols and I just shot a soap opera look-back for CBS called 50 YEARS OF SOAP. The gala overflowed with Daytime stars spanning the decades.  Everyone was eager to participate because it [...]