KITCHEN

LOLLIPOP COOKIES
Lollies.  Add Lollipop Cookies to your next party. Bake these with the kids. Bake these for a kid. Bake these and feel like a kid, but, bake: do bake these special Lollipop Cookies. Bound together by candy, yesterday I shared the Ice...
ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE
Just say the word, cake: Cake.  Doesn’t that make you happy? Now think,  Ice Cream Sandwich and Cake? ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE.  That’s right. Here’s my recipe for Ice Cream Sandwich Cake Ice Cream Sandwich Cake Recipe Ingredients:1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted1/2 cup sugar1 large...
RHUBARB SODA WITH KIDS
It’s universal:  Kids like treats. Parents want healthy, happy kids. Rhubarb Soda is the answer!  (In fact, this could be renamed Berry Soda because you can make this with berries, too) Follow us below for a recipe that makes parents happy and kids feel...
MERINGUE SNOWMEN RECIPE
Happy Friday! Invite a Snowman into your home this weekend. We hope these little meringue snowmen last longer in your house than they do in ours. Today’s weekend treat is one that matches our weather and I can see, when...
KIDS BAKE: MACARONS
Kids can. Let your kids bake Macaron. Join me on INSTAGRAM for MORE INSPIRATION I don’t think that art has to be restricted to paper and pencil alone. Do you? To me, Macarons are edible art. These are 100% kid-made....
FRIDAY NIGHT APÉRITIF — KID STYLE
Happy Friday! In our house this often means: Friday Night Apéritif — kid style,tonight. Would you welcome a little “Oh, la, la” in your house tonight, too? This Friday tradition has broadened the children’s taste buds unimaginably and is just plain festive...
TRICK OR TREAT FLATBREAD
Hello and welcome back! Our kids are home on Fall break and I’m captive to their schedule. I’ll post between play over the next weeks. I surprised everyone with these treats, as we started the week: Jack-o-lantern Flat bread Dippers. These are...
COTTON CANDY GHOSTS
Boo! Are you in the mood for Halloween parties? We are and the kids can’t believe their luck: Mommy has a “big idea…”  and, this big idea involves Cotton Candy on a weekend — a weekday …. OK. I will admit that...
HOW TO LAYER A CHEESECAKE
I’m planning for the weekend. Are you? Whether you’ll be entertaining or adding everyday luxury, I’ve been baking our cheesecakes in layers recently and wanted to share these with you today. My husband’s favorite dessert is cheesecake with berries. I...
CAMP FIRE CUPCAKES (VALBORG)
CAMP FIRE CUPCAKES or “Valborg” treats. I hope you’ve had a great weekend. Today is a National Holiday in Sweden called Valborg.This means that tonight we will walk to a local neighborhood bonfire, where the neighbors will gather with their families....
SEMLA
If you find yourself in Sweden today, it’s “Semla Tuesday.” Semla? These cream and almond paste filled cardamon-spiced pastries are eaten in Sweden, on Fat Tuesday. Although Semla can be found earlier in the season, today is the official day...