Happy 2nd Blogoversary to me! Two years ago I started this blog to share my love of food. Some recipes and restaurants have not made it on because we ate the food so fast I forgot to photograph it! Last year’s Blogoversary talked about my love of Pinterest. My youngest…
Category: Holiday
Dec
26
Since I met my husband, my mother-in-law has been saying how Dylan’s favorite cookies are the Cyclops Cookies (aka Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies). She has pointed them out in magazines over the years but I have just never made them. Frankly, I had never even eaten one! Last weekend she…
Apr
11
Since my first ice cream post I have made almost a dozen different flavors. My friend gave me her extra copy of the cookbook The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz. There is a flavor called Malted Milk Ice Cream. When I saw the recipe, I knew immediately I HAD to…
One year ago today I decided to start food blogging because not only do I love to bake and cook, but I wanted to share recipes with friends and family. I’m so excited to share this fabulous recipe for Pistachio Ice Cream on my first Blogoversary! Ice cream is my…
Leap Day…I wanted to do something different that my kids would remember doing and hopefully make it a tradition every leap year. Many things went through my mind but I came up with a fun idea for all of us…leaping past dinner and having dessert instead. When my husband asked…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Pinterest…it is my latest obsession! I found out how to make heart shaped muffins which was a perfect way to start our Valentine’s day. The kids took treats to school for their teachers. I first found this on FoodBuzz, but have seen it many times on Pinterest.…
Jan
09
On the first day of our Christmas vacation school break, we had my best friend, Maureen over with her kids. Shortly after arriving, Maureen got a phone call from a friend wanting a certain recipe. I was listening and getting excited about this dessert. I told Maureen I needed to…
I call this Christmas Biscotti because it has Christmas colors with the green pistachios and red cranberries. Remember my previous post about Christmas Eve dinner. Buon Natale! Christmas Biscotti – Pistachio and Cranberry Biscotti Printer Friendly Version 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4…
Dec
17
I belong to a food blog community called Foodbuzz. It’s similar to Facebook for food bloggers. There are so many great recipes every day. I wish there was enough time to try them all out. Occasionally a recipe will come through that I have to try right away. This was…
Two weeks ago my mom came over so we could make a few treats to pass out to our friends/neighbors/teachers. On the last day of summer vacation, my mom and I took the kids to Disneyland. There is a hidden little candy store in the very back past the Splash…