Did you have a wonderful day? I definitely did. There is just something about the day of love that makes everything exciting. I remember when I was a kid and we’d be super excited to get those little paper Valentines from all our friends in our class at school. Things are different now. The kids …
Recipes
Sunday was my son’s 7th birthday. We celebrated with family and friends on Saturday night with cake and ice cream. For the last several weeks, Noah has been telling us he wanted a specific Willy Wonka cake that he found on YouTube. It was a really fancy and complicated cake, but Mike kept saying that …
I know that school is out for the summer, but I wanted to share another thing that Emily and I made for Teacher Appreciation week. One of the PTA special activities was a treat day for the teachers where people could bring sweet treats and baked goods. Emily and I searched the internet for some …
When I was looking for some Mexican-inspired desserts for Mike’s potluck, I ran across a recipe for Mexican Conchas. Have you ever heard of these? They are sweet buns. They looked so cute and fairly easy to make so I decided to go for it. I love the shell designs on top and also the …
Coconut Turnovers are an authentic treat from Barbados. With its warm brown sugar crust and delicious coconut filling, this pastry is perfect for breakfast or a mid-day snack. This recipe makes 20 lovely coconut turnovers. This afternoon, Emily and I worked on an extra credit project for her social studies class. She and a partner …
Cinco de Mayo was last week, but Mike’s work had their Cinco de Mayo potluck earlier this week. I made several things for him to take, including these Cactus Cupcakes. I thought they turned out really cute. How to Make Cactus Cupcakes The cupcakes were vanilla cake with green buttercream frosting. I used a Wilton …
Homemade cinnamon rolls are a favorite breakfast treat around here. These cinnamon rolls are so thick and fluffy with delicious cinnamon flavor. And the maple cream cheese frosting just takes these rolls over the top. These cinnamon rolls are easy to bake and take to potlucks or family gatherings. These cinnamon rolls are so thick …
One of the desserts I made for the baby shower was dark chocolate mousse cups. I don’t know why, but I felt like we needed something chocolate on the menu. I’d never made chocolate mousse before, but the recipe did not look too difficult. I used a cake decorator tool (link below) to pipe the …