As you all know, I am all about getting creative with ingredients in the kitchen but what you might not know is that my creativity doesn’t usually extend to other aspects of my life. I browse Pinterest on a daily basis and I get so inspired by all of the ingenious inventions and designs but […]
A Birthday Gift List
Today is my son, Zachary’s, 4th birthday! I can’t believe my handsome, tall, challenging, sweet-hearted, polite, loud, jokester, blue eyed boy is 4 years old. I’m going to be very busy this week planning his birthday party (don’t worry, I’ll blog about it all) and making his 2-tiered superhero birthday cake and I don’t have much […]
Maple Brown Sugar Eclairs with Brown Sugar “Bacon”
Yup! Maple. Brown Sugar. Bacon. Thanks you, thank you, thank you to Jack’s Gourmet for experimenting with beef bacon and giving me the opportunity to have a taste (I’ve said it before, but the bacon is not yet available commercially and I’m seriously praying they start selling it soon). I was originally going to make […]
Maple PB & Sunflower Seed Corn Flake Bites
The title pretty much says it all. Maple peanut butter, sunflower seeds and corn flakes all wrapped together in a perfect little salty and oh so sweet bite! And don’t forget the chocolate drizzle. Oh, that wonderful chocolate drizzle. Be still my heart! For me, it all started with the “HolyCrapTheseAreAmazing” cookies on stickygooeycreamychewy.com. Wow, […]
How to Make Your Own Butter & A Buttermilk Chess Pie
Heaven truly is a taste of homemade butter! And you’re closer than you think. Turning heavy cream in to whipped buttery goodness is only 30 minutes away. All you need is a carton of heavy cream and you are in business. So what inspired me to make my own butter? My sister, Francine (the pastry […]
Cranberry, Walnut and Feta Shortbread Cookies
Check out my Cranberry, Walnut and Feta (yup, I said Feta) Shortbread Cookies on CulinaryKosher.com. Just in time for Shavuot! Here’s a taste of what you’ll see… We asked Melinda Strauss if she can create something special for us for Shavuos, and boy did she ever. One might think that putting feta cheese in a cookie might […]