Last Thursday, we spent Thanksgiving in the beautiful home of our aunts, in Santa Ynez, CA, a little further north of Santa Barbara. We love visiting them, and doing so for the Thanksgiving feast is a double pleasure. To contribute to dinner we were asked to do the Oreo place… Continue reading
Last month, for kid’s cooking class, we tried and make Pumpkin muffins, after reading a really cute Halloween book called Somethin’ Pumpkin, by Scott Allen and illustrated by Jimmy Pickering. The book is a very funny romp on all the different uses pumpkins can have during the spooky month of… Continue reading
My baby is not a baby anymore! My little one turned one and we sent him off to his toddler years with a very fishy first birthday celebration! Using Pinterest as inspiration, I put together a bunch of ideas to decorate, serve food and make our favors. Here’s the board:… Continue reading
Who doesn’t love a Fresh Blueberry pie with a crumbly-buttery crust that dissolves in your mouth? Throughout the years, I’ve been perfecting the art of making fruit pies, and the blueberry pie is my family’s favorite treat. I hadn’t posted the recipe before as I can never get the camera… Continue reading
September has been a crazy month for me… we were traveling to visit family, and when I got back I began the rewrite of a TV pilot for a series I’m creating. But here I am, almost a month later, to post a recipe for a cake I made during… Continue reading
This past Tuesday I cooked all afternoon with my baby brother, who just finished taking a class for his bachelors about the chemistry of wine. Ever since he mentioned he was going to take the class I told him we should make a special dinner for our mom and sisters… Continue reading
This is a very late post on the Frozen Party we threw for Little Miss I’s birthday. The reason is because as I was putting pictures together, I just took a very few of the event, and not particularly paying attention to the decorations or food… so I had to… Continue reading
Yesterday I went to a potluck birthday and brought this very yummy dessert: Greek yogurt and lemon curd tart! It is relatively healthy, as the crust is made my a fine layer of Graham crackers (you can use whole grain if you feel extra healthy) and the filling is mainly… Continue reading
About a couple of years ago, my sister-in-law (who lives in Belgium), got nostalgic for her NY bagels and started making her own. My husband promptly volunteered me to try and make bagels too. As a kitchen scientist, I first went through a whole bunch of different recipes and ingredients.… Continue reading