A while back I lost my Canon camera in a horrific flood. A water bottle mysteriously opened in my purse, drowning and destroying my camera. Anyway, for a while I took pictures with my iPhone. Not spectacular, but sufficient photos. Then, Ben bought me a Sony camera that has served me well for the last [...]
For years before my sisters starting getting married, having babies and spending Christmas with their in-laws, we made gingerbread houses together. We did all of it: made the gingerbread dough, baked all the pieces, assembled the house, and decorated the house using nothing but edible candies, chocolate, etc. We would spend the days before Christmas, and [...]
These little, unassuming bite-size goodies made quite an impression last weekend. I brought them to a Christmas party where they were completely devoured and raved about. I saw one of the party guests 2 days later and she asked me for the recipe. I hadn’t had such a great response to a dessert in, well…ever! I [...]
I was so embarrassed after I tasted the final fudge disaster. It was hard, crumbly and pretty much inedible. How can someone with some tiny bit of culinary sense, a relatively competent mind, and a candy thermometer screw up fudge? Well, I did it!
So, you may want to discontinue reading this blog, unless you want [...]
Marshmallow Fluff is one of those things that should probably never have been invented. It wouldn’t have been invented by anyone but Americans. I love the stuff. A friend of mine in high school grew up in Boston and began bringing “Fluffernutters” for lunch and I was amazed! Peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwiched in [...]
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