It’s an annual tradition in my family to bake a bazillion sugar and gingerbread cookies and decorate them with an icing recipe my Mom snagged from my third grade class. It’s the best royal icing recipe for this style of cookie decorating because it holds its shape and gets nice and crunchy when it’s dry. […]
Kifle cookies are a must have holiday treat at the Simon home. My Mother in Law has been carrying on the Tomich family baking tradition with these cookies and has now passed on the tradition to me. Join us in her kitchen for a step by step video for these Eastern European sweets. You can […]
*This Eggnog Mousse Twirls recipe is sponsored by Shamrock Farms, makers of farm fresh, hormone-free dairy products, though all opinions expressed are my own. Seriously, I only endorse stuff that I would actually pay real cash-money to buy for myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d_LgoAgfSM&t=2s Eggnog Mousse Twirls My eyes light up at the grocery store that first day that eggnog […]
It sounds so daunting, or at least, it did to me before I made one. Homemade Apple Pie with homemade crust? That’s a lost art, reserved only for down-home, legit, grandma types. Sorry grandma, I’m hip to your jive and making a homemade apple pie is, well, easy as pie! Oh wait…now I know why […]
This recipe has been tested and approved by real, live humans! I made this Strawberry Shortcake Cobbler four times in live demos at the Le Creuset store in Scottsdale, showing just how easy this beautiful dessert is to make. To make things more exciting, I set up cameras and recorded one of the demos. This […]
Finally, at long last, I created my idea homemade pizza crust. I had three goals when I set out on my pizza making journey months ago. 1 – It needed to be crispy on the outside with a crackly “crunch” factor 2 – A light and chewy interior was paramount 3 – It had to […]
Deep Dish Spaghetti Pizza Pie. It’s totally, completely, exactly what it sounds like. Putting all three carb-o-licious favorites together in one crazy dinner recipe. This recipe came when I remembered back to a spaghetti pie recipe my Mom made when we were kids. The crust was spaghetti noodles held together with cheese and topped with sauce. I […]
A picture is worth 1000 words, or in this case, 1000 batches of lemon tarts. As mentioned in prior recipes (Chicken Scaloppine, Arugula Citrus Salad) I’ve got a lemon tree (and a tangelo tree) that keeps on giving. Ryan claims expertise in lemon bars, so I set to work to fulfill his requirements for a […]
Why make homemade granola instead of buying it at the store? Because you might like your granola extra crunchy, or you might prefer it softer and a little chewy. You can tweak to the perfect consistency you love by adding or subtracting the liquid ingredients. Too, it’s waaaaay cheaper! For the same cost of a […]
Chocolate covered cherries are a particular favorite around these parts. When inspiration struck to do a Valentine’s themed cookie, I had a jar of Maraschinos hanging out and some mini chocolate chips. Too, I’m a shortbread fanatic because the measurements are easy to memorize. 1 part sugar, 2 parts butter, 3 parts flour! Put it all […]
Did you know that the pie crust companies have been lying to us for years? Seriously. For the longest time, they had me duped into believing that pie crust required magical pastry voo-doo only possessed by the sweetest of grandmothers and hardcore gourmands. Sorry pie crust companies, I’m hip to your game. Pie crust is […]
I should not be allowed in Hobby Lobby. Last week I walked out with a silver glitter charger and a mat made completely of rainbow glitter, because, obviously, I needed them for business purposes. Who am I kidding? I have zero self-control in the face of glitter. So, in order to justify the expense, I […]
