This favorite could be re-named: Can’t-Stop-at-One-Bite-Chocolate Frosting. I dare you to try. We have a birthday in the house today. (Hip Hip Hurray!) Do you have a birthday cake or frosting tradition? I just love a chocolate layer cake with chocolate frosting or...
Good morning. Would you dare start your day with a lemon? How do you start your day? Our kids start their day with a juice or a smoothie. Ideally, I make sure that they have a good supply of granola for their yogurt or...
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...
Chocolate, dipping and fruit — a hit with big and small. Yesterday, I wrote about President’s Day. Thinking of George Washington‘s Cherry tree tale, convinced me that we needed something with cherries this week. I had to get creative since it’s not...
Oh, what a beautiful morning… …oh, what a beautiful day…… I love mornings like this! Everything is beautiful —- the sun, the conversations…. the soft start of the day. We’ve been having a great vacation and hope you’ve been great,...
BUY ART PRINTS + ABC FLOWER SAFARI| HERE Did you love fruit roll ups, too, as a kid? (I didn’t stop there —– I still love them as an adult.) I often brought a few roll-ups back in our suitcases during US visits...
“King’s Day/Fete du Roi” is celebrated, in France, on January 6. On this day, special cakes, called Gâteau des Rois or King’s Cake, were historically baked to celebrate the arrival of the Three Kings and have a broad bean or porcelain figurine...
Lingon berry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Cranberries work, too. Swirl the frosting on with a piping tip, then, drizzle or spoon with the puree to taste. Lingon berry and orange puree topping It’s been a while since I’ve posted...
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...
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...
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...
Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread This past week has brought 1) the arrival of school and 2) our first week with a puppy. These are five-star events but, I have been completely up-side-down. Blissfully so, but, honestly feeling like I am...
Browned Butter Thousand-Layer Chocolate Chip CookiesThe chocolate chip cookie for grown ups. This is the big sister to the simple and yummy, chocolate chip cookie #1 with a rounded, nutty taste. If you have time in the kitchen, the combination of nutty, toffee...
Silver bells, cockleshells … how does your garden grow? We have a garden of mint condition, mint. Mother Nature has provided wild violets, wild blue berries, wild raspberries and other north woods berries in abundance, however my humble attempts to raise...
Hard Bread Sandwiches: The Breakfast of Swedish Champions Left: Classic Swedish hard bread sandwiches. Typically ham, cheese, cucumber, tomato or red pepper. Far Right: Hard bread packaging in the grocery store. Last night, somewhere between the Swedish Olympic Handball team moving on to...
As I reached for my own go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, click here, recently, I remembered my sister, Beth, mentioning that she had thrown away all recipes and had just one family favorite chocolate chip recipe now. The simple 2-in-1 recipe I...
2-in-1 CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE: (Shortbread or chewy) As the school year ended, I noticed that I was would reach for this recipe regularly. Baking and bringing this American classic to Swedish events was a surefire hit. What’s special about this...
Our favorite Carrot Soup with curried yogurt topping.This soup is a five star hit with our family. I owe it’s popularity due to the versatile topping. The carrot-orange soup is classically flavored, but the yogurt topping is spicy. With the...
Cupcakes with Rosemaling. Early this morning, I was thinking of the upcoming festivities in Norway and shared someNorwegian designers, click here. Now, here’s something from the heart: Cupcakes with a Norwegian rosemaling twist. I am so excited to share these and so glad that they worked. ...
Dipped Macaroon Mountains for MomWhile making our Mother’s Day, dipped necklaces, these came to mind like a sugar plum vision. Simple, white-chocolate, topped, macaroons are quick to whip up — even with mini assistance; cardamon adds a more sophisticated touch. I...
Cuckoo for Coconut Serve with fruit! Do you ever open a coconut at home? We did this last week and now, I’m wondering why I didn’t do this earlier. (Keep in mind, I am from the 4 season part of...
