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I can’t believe the eve of Christmas Eve is upon us already! I think part of the reason why it doesn’t feel like Christmas is because I am in Texas and there isn’t any snow but good ole’ Michigan couldn’t get it together either to make it a white Christmas so I think I just…
I’ve never been a baker; well let me clarify this statement. I’ve never been a baker till this year. In high school the closes to baking I ever got was my sister making cookie dough. This sounds quite a bit different from how I am now. Now I am always looking for opportunities to bake…
The only time I really ever ate beets growing up was in a Greek Salad, which fyi should not be in a Greek Salad. I studied abroad in Greece so I have the scoop on what a real Greek salad consists of; cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, feta and olive oil. So I don’t…
(Kara in her amazing Halloween costume) Not to leave my little sister out, because she is amazing as well, but this post is about my older sister, and of course food. Kara, my older sister, is such a great older sister that she earned her own day, which I titled “Kara Appreciation Day.” This…
My other Aunt and Uncle wanted to cook their own turkey so we had Thanksgiving again on Friday night. I think this is going to be a new tradition for me. It was a smoked turkey this time around and it was delicious, and oh the mashed potatoes were amazing!! My mom’s birthday is this…
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was as relaxing and “full” as mine. My sister is the scone Queen and baked her mouth watering blueberry scones for breakfast. She made the Macy’s Day parade even better if you can imagine that. I was making desserts which were pumpkin whoopie pie, pumpkin cake and apple sheet…
I heard the greatest quote the other day; “The greatest things in life are family, friends and Thanksgiving.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. I hope everyone is starting to have a hard time sleeping in anticipation for the greatest holiday. Now I hope the anticipation is because you are so excited to cook…
I made profiteroles this weekend for dessert and boy did they surprise me. They not only surprised me with their incredibly simple recipe, little amount of ingredients and ability to turn into a beautiful puff, but also with their name. I am talking about what we in literal termed US, call a cream puff. I…