I know we had a little celebration on this post because I finished my student teaching, but we need to celebrate again, ok? Tomorrow my husband is graduating! He will have his bachelor’s degree! I am so proud of him. He will be so mad when he reads this, but I need to brag for…
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Brown Sugar and Spice Sugar Cookies and Royal Icing Tutorial
So, you may have seen my previous attempts at sugar cookies. Messy, ugly, unappetizing. You can see some of them here or here. I have tried a couple different recipes and I am happy to say that I have finally found one that I like! The ones I am showing you today are spiced with…
Quick Toasted Almonds
I wanted to make sugared, toasted almonds for a salad so I started searching around online for a recipe. I kept finding recipes in which you had to cook up this sauce on the stove to dip the almonds in. I just wasn’t feeling like dirtying an extra pot, so I decided to improvise. It…
How to Chop and Onion
My sister in-law Chelsea is an amazing cook. She majored in culinary arts in college. She has some great tricks up her sleeves. She taught me how to cut an onion really fast. I love it! I will show you how, too. 1. Cut an onion in half length-wise. Cut of on of the ends….
Edible Bowls
This is such a fun recipe. Bowls you can eat! Fill them with ice cream. Yum. Ingredients: 1 water balloon per bowl wax or parchment paper cooking spray chocolate chips or baking chocolate Directions: 1. Lay a piece of wax paper over a plate or cookie sheet. Melt the chocolate and let it cool down…
AUGUST: ICE CREAM MONTH!!!
A couple weeks ago I got an ice cream maker. I have basically gone out of control. I have already made tons of amazing ice creams. I decided to share them all over the month of August. I plan to share custard based recipes, Philadelphia style recipes, sherbets, granitas, cones, stir-ins, etc…. To start off…