Almost every Friday, I make challah. People are always raving about how yummy my challah is. Once I made a challah for a friend, and her dog stole it, and ate it, and she was bitter for over a year. People assume I slaved over a hot stove, punched and kneaded the dough for hours…
Category Archives: Recipes & Tutorials
Lunch with Kitchen Aid, White on Rice Couple, Cristina Ferrare & Joy The Baker
When Todd Porter and Diane Cu of White on Rice Couple throw a party at their studio, you should move heaven and earth to attend. Trust me, it’s worth it. What a treat to get a peek into their studio, and their creative process. This inspiring couple serves up food for body, mind and soul…
Nutella & Date Honey filled Hamentaschen {Recipe}
I was all set to make Gluten Free Hamentaschen, when I found this in the recipe cabinet. If you’d like to make your Hamentaschen Gluten Free, you can substitute your favorite rolled sugar cookie for the dough or use a pie crust mix, with a little extra sugar. For years now I’ve been meaning to…
{DIY} Marshmallow Robot Pops
For the treat bags at my son’s party I wanted to make something special, and “Robot”. I first started making Marshmallow pops as a way of using up the extra melted chocolate when I made cake balls. At some point I realized that it was far easier than making cake balls and guess what, my…
{DIY} Robot Cake for the Birthday Boy!
My son is a leap baby and this year, his fourth birthday, is actually his first actual birthday. Kind of a big deal. He’s been planning his “Robot Radio” Dance Party since last summer and when it came to the cake, his demands were quite specific (this is clearly my son). Yes he is only…
BabyLegs Get New Life as Sock Buns!
If you are on Pinterest or YouTube and watching women’s trends, you have most certainly seen posts/pins/videos demonstrating how to make a sock bun, and sock bun curls. Since there are already a bazillion videos out there, I’m not even going to bother to reinvent that wheel. I’m just cutting to the chase and linking…
Valentines Ideas I Love from Pinterest & Beyond
Searching for something sweet to make or do for Valentine’s Day this year? Search no further! I’ve rounded up a ginormous collection of crafts, cards, cupcakes and more from the four corners of the blogosphere. There’s a bazillion ideas on my Valentine’s Day Pinterest Board. You’re sure to fall in love with some of them.
{Recipe} Trader Joes Olive Tapenade Tuna Salad
Are you ready for this? It’s going to be super simple. It might rock your world. Yep. If you like olives, and tuna – this might be the best tuna salad you’ve ever had. Ever. It’s that good. I have this for lunch quite often, along with some gluten free toast or a gluten free…
{Recipe} Dizzy Dreidel Cookies
I’ve adapted this recipe from my grandmother’s classic vanilla/chocolate pinwheel cookie recipe.In place of the melted chocolate, we used a few drops of blue gel food coloring to tint half the dough blue. We packaged in gift bags with a dreidel attached. Note: try a glue dot on the stem of the dreidel to keep…
{DIY} Transform your Home with Wrapping Paper?!
Looking for a way to totally transform your home for the holidays without spending big bucks? I found a brilliant idea at the dentist’s office, of all places! What a clever staff they have. The problem at the office was that their tropical themed art seemed to clash with wintry holiday decor. So they had…
