For family dinners, my sister-in-law and I generally trade off responsibility for either pupus (appetizers) or dessert. Someone usually prefers handling one to the other for one reason or another. I got to pick last time, so my SIL handed off dessert duty to me for Father’s Day Dinner. Wisdom... Read More
When I took one of these mini cakes in to Shake’s office to share with his co-workers, one of them asked me, “What inspired you to make these?” I was sort of stumped. I’d come across a stunningly beautiful photo on Pinterest that led me to the base recipe, but... Read More
This is not an instrument of torture. On the contrary, it actually saves me quite a lot of pain and suffering during holiday baking seasons when I decide to make my famous-in-my-own-head French Apple Pie/Tarts. I don’t make them every year, but perhaps now that I’ve started this blog, I’ll... Read More
This past weekend, we had two dinners to go to for which I was responsible for dessert. Actually, I volunteered for dessert duty since I figured that I could make something in a double batch and simplify my life. Mission sort-of accomplished. As much as we love our local, small... Read More
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Strawberry Shortcake. I had a Strawberry Shortcake dress my mom made me, a Strawberry Shortcake sleeping bag for school naptime, Strawberry Shortcake board games, Strawberry Shortcake lotions and nail polish and, of course, little smelly Strawberry Shortcake dolls. But I don’t... Read More
