Our girls love My Little Pony and ever since they saw the episode about Chimi Cherry or Cherry Changa - they wanted to make some. I decided I would surprise the girls with these as a treat on Cinco...
Our family's new favorite way to get our veggies is by roasting them! It brings out a different level of flavor than just boiling or microwaving them. Toss in olive oil and cook at 425 to 450 degre...
The girls and I got a package the other day and besides the food inside there was...DRY ICE!!! Yes! Okay, so there was good food inside, but there was DRY ICE (solid carbon dioxide)! The girls have...
My latest kitchen experiment has been homemade yogurt. I've made it four times already and with the exception of the first batch (fail), it's all turned out perfectly! Once you have th...
Hungry for asian food, so what do you do? Scour the pantry and buy a cucumber! This is a summer favorite of ours but it is perfect warm or cold, hence why I am blogging about this in 60+ degree wea...
We love wine in our house and one of the first wines we ever shared was a Riesling back in college. It rarely fails to disappoint and it goes with so many foods we like to cook here like Thai, chic...
Snow, snow and more snow means "Can we have some hot chocolate when we get inside?" Many times we make the Hot Cocoa recipe that's on the side of a box of Hershey's Cocoa, w...
I was looking for a better way to pack lunches for the girls and wasn't sure how much of an investment I wanted to make. I wanted to make the lunches the evening before to avoid the chaos of ...
This is the last in a three part series about making your own coffee at home. When possible, we like to buy whole coffee beans and freshly grind them. Everyone agrees it just tastes better, and not...
Oh hi there, it's been awhile since I blogged on my own blog. Time has got me working on everyone else's sites. I found myself with some free time, so here I am! This is one of our favo...
I'll be honest, when it comes to cooking we ‘wing' it. I joke that every few weeks it's like ‘Iron Chef' because I need to come up with something using whatever ...
It's been well over a year since I found a great food blog : Closet Cooking. I love everything about the site. The layout, the pictures and the food - OH the FOOD! The recipes are prett...