I’ve been in love with making simple sorbets ever since my first attempt, the pomegranate sorbet. Then came blood orange sorbet and then tart cherry sorbet. And today, a raspberry-pomegranate sorbet. It’s a mix of pure pomegranate juice and real (frozen) raspberries blended together, frozen into cubes and processed in a food processor. Its flavor… Read More
Lions and tigers and black-footed ferrets. Oh my! My children love to dress up, regardless of the time of year (though Halloween provides their mother extra incentive and pressure to sew costumes). Currently, Love Bug and Sweet J are highly interested in animals thanks to their favorite show, Wild Kratts. We now know more about… Read More
Sometimes, the best costume is store bought. Easy is good. We found a darling ballerina costume and Love Bug we couldn’t pass it up. (We found it at H&M.) It doesn’t require any work, minus appropriate cold weather additions for the actual treat night. But I couldn’t not meddle. I had to make something. A… Read More
Bear claw topping donut. Biscuit liquorice biscuit. Jujubes sesame snaps pudding caramels gummi bears lemon drops. Cake sesame snaps lemon drops caramels. Soufflé candy donut marzipan oat cake bear claw chocolate cake sweet roll. Jelly soufflé cookie tiramisu cake chocolate bar toffee powder sweet. Biscuit cheesecake macaroon pastry fruitcake marzipan cookie. Gingerbread sweet lemon drops… Read More
Hello again! It’s been silent here but I have a fabulous, unexpected story. After two rather uneventful albeit good “regular life” days last week, I woke up at 2:00am Wednesday morning to intense abdominal pain. By 4:00am I was in the ER and at 8:00am, I was wheeled into the OR for laparoscopic appendectomy. Yes.… Read More