I am a sucker for specialty grocery stores. I love international markets. I love to walk across the street to the Japanese grocery store and buy Melona popsicles. I love to stop by the Indian market and pick up a can of Lychee juice. I love going next door to my work to walk through…
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Shoes, Cookies, and Shoe Cookies
What do you get when you combine a full-time shoe sales person and a hobby baker?……………Shoe Cookies. Since the first of June I have been working full time at a little shoe store in Columbus, Ohio. It is a small shop owned and managed by a couple and has been around since 1954. We carry…
White Chocolate Caramel Apples with Cinnamon Sugar
Today was a good day. In my religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), there is a bi-annual worldwide conference broad cast. In April and October, everyone in my church watches talks and messages from the church leaders. There are two 2-hour sessions on both Saturday and Sunday and instead of going…
Cinnamon Bun Doughnut Ice Cream (Easy! No Machine Needed!!!)
So, this thing keeps happening over and over and over. I find a really great recipe or idea, and right as I am about to post it, one of my favorite food blogs, Our Best Bites, publishes a post of the exact same thing. Sometimes right while I am typing up a post, they will…
Concord Grape Sherbet
I love all things purple. It’s my favorite color. Purple and green were my wedding colors. I love all my purple clothes. I have an easy time selling the purple shoes at work. I paint my toes light purple more than any other color. Most of all, I love this amazing vibrant ice cream….
Homemade Cotton Candy
I made homemade cotton candy!!! It’s pretty exciting. I am finding out that you can make lots of stuff homemade. Like gummy bears, fudge-sicles, hamburger buns, kettle corn, Butter Beer and doughnuts. As soon as I saw a recipe for homemade candy floss, I knew that I just had to make it. I love cotton…
Fudge Popsicles
It is my day off. What does that mean? I’m watching food network on Hulu on my laptop (and maybe the latest episode of the Bachelorette???). I know I should get some cleaning done, but I’m going to take it easy until just before my husband gets home and then I am going to clean…
Mixed Berry Fraisier
Jana of Cherry Tea Cakes was our July Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make Fresh Fraisiers inspired by recipes written by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson in the beautiful cookbook Tartine. Can you believe that I have never made a layered cake? Ever. Until this month. When I saw the Daring…
Goblet of Fire and other Harry Potter Party Ideas
If you have been reading my blog for the past two weeks you know that I have been counting down to the premier of the final installment in the Harry Potter movies. Tomorrow night at midnight the ending will begin. If you are a hard core potter head, you might consider throwing a Harry Potter…
Harry Potter Sweets: Chocolate Frogs, Peppermint toads, and Licorice Wands
Are you getting excited? I am! Yesterday, I bought tickets online to see Deathly Hallows: Part II in 3D on Friday (Thanks Jess and Seth for the Fandango Gift card! We have been saving it for this very occasion!) Since the show premiers at midnight tomorrow, I really only have two more days to post…
