Every family has a favorite cookie recipe. Our favorite is Nani’s Pinwheels. My grandmother always had a cookie jar full of these cookies and the smell of them is the smell of love! In the past I adapted this recipe for Hanukkah with my Dizzy Dreidel recipe. I did a Thanksgiving version with these Grateful Heart…
Kid Safe No Carve Pumpkin Crafts
Every year my kids look forward to decorating pumpkins. A maniacal gleam shows up in their eyes as they fantasize about carving up their victims pumpkins. Meanwhile I’m imagining ER visits for severed fingers, a gooey sloppy pumpkin innards mess that won’t be gone till the New Year and the smell of burnt pumpkin seeds…
Take your challah to HOLLA! when you make this easy boysenberry babka
I’m no master chef but I do have a few trusty tricks up my sleeve. One of them is my Homemade Challah Dough in a Mixer recipe. This is easily one of the most popular posts on my site. I have had people sending me photos and emails for years, excited to share their success….
Holiday Stem Challenge: Building Pumpkin Platforms
The holidays are here and it’s always fun to play with edibles. My kids, like most, learn best when presented with hands on challenges. When the hands on STEM activities include giant marshmallows, their enthusiasm tends to triple. Thanks to Sylvan Learning’s Edge Program for sponsoring this post and activity! STEM refers to Science, Technology,…
College Care Packages: Mom Group Style
This is a guest post by my friend Cheryl Jagoda who belongs to a moms group founded at her kid’s school – The Bay School in the San Francisco Bay Area. I saw her facebook post about her mom’s group sending college care packages and was so impressed, I asked her to share. Gone are…
We want YOU! Blog Contributors Wanted for all ‘fluential Categories.
I’m putting this out there and hoping you will share it. It’s a virtual help wanted sign. It reads: Blog Contributors Wanted for Influential Mom Media. When I started this blog, I never intended it to be a one woman show. I never fancied myself as THE Momfluential. I saw myself as part of a…
Northgate Market: Stuffed Hatch Chile Wrapped in Bacon Recipe
If you’ve ever wondered about Hatch Chiles and what to do with these delicious peppers, I’m here to help you out. Did you know that Hatch chiles are exclusively grown in Hatch, New Mexico in the Mesilla Valley? They have a delicious robust and spicy flavor that my family goes crazy for. August and…
DIY Glitter Birkenstock Refashion
I have this one pair of Birks that were my fave. Super shiny gold ones. I hunted for them online and adored wearing them until the day the mosquitoes came to get me. Normally I use natural deet free bug repellant but these were big nasty Caribbean mosquitoes. The kind that give you fevers and…
Chocolate Covered Bambas Peanut Snacks
One of my kids’ favorite junk food treats are Bambas. They are made by Osem, and widely available in Israel where they are a popular kid junk food snack staple. You can also buy them in the USA at kosher shops and in specialty markets. They are available at my local Gelsen’s gourmet market too….
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