I needed a recipe to make for Walker's birthday celebration at his preschool recently, and brownies work well - easily portioned up and what child will say no to chocolate? Although I did make them bittersweet which for this crowd of kids, they happily enjoyed them. They were right where an adult's taste buds will… Continue reading Bittersweet Brownies
Category: Book Reviews
The Cheesecake Bible – Lemon Cheesecake
200 recipes to choose from is quite a bit, so I took a long time going over them in The Cheesecake Bible. I decided on a no-bake cheesecake, because honestly, with the warmer weather we were having the past month, I didn't feel like being inside for hours. I wanted near instant satisfaction 😉 Now… Continue reading The Cheesecake Bible – Lemon Cheesecake
Carrot Cake Coffee Cake – From Dessert Mash-Ups
Love the concept of playing with your desserts and seeing just how far you could take them? Dessert Mashups: Tasty Two-in-One Treats is a new cookbook that celebrates taking beloved desserts and making them even tastier and sinful than before. Because....dessert isn't a piece of fruit, no matter what anyone will claim. It is supposed… Continue reading Carrot Cake Coffee Cake – From Dessert Mash-Ups
DIY Wee One House
Inspired by Cool Stuff for Your Garden: Creative Handmade Projects for Kids, I decided we had to try our hand at the Magical Fairy House on page 14. Which became my DIY Wee One House - something for the gnomes in the yard! And fine, I'll admit I did this as a project for me… Continue reading DIY Wee One House