I recently introduced my kids to design challenges on the Food Network, and they are hooked. Our new favorite is the Christmas Cookie Challenge. They love watching the bakers create designs. Suddenly plain desserts just won’t do, they must be cute too. So instead of making plain chocolate gingerbread cupcakes …
With the 4th of July fast approaching, I started thinking about an easy and patriotic desert my kids could help make for our family celebration. Last year, K and I made these amazing Lemon Crackle Cookies. (Seriously, if you like lemon, try them!) They were so good, I wondered if they …
My dear friend is a fabulous baker. And from time to time I get to be her taste tester. (It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.) Last month, while testing recipes for our annual cookie exchange, she brought me a plateful of Cannoli Cookies. Knowing that Cannolis …
For my daughter’s Strawberry Shortcake birthday party, I had the grand idea of a themed desert bar. Each of Strawberry’s friends were to be represented with their own special desert. Some were easy, like Blueberry Muffins. Others a bit trickier like Orange Blossom. In the end, I decided to do …
We are a desert family; I am a desert girl! Yum! A few months ago, while pursuing the ice cream novelty section, I discovered Diana’s Bananas Banana Babies! Ever since I was a kid one of my favorite treats at Disney and fairs has been a chocolate covered frozen banana …