Party Time: Star Wars Birthday

It was easy picking the theme for my son’s 10th birthday as he’s a big Star Wars fans. First up, the invitation was the intro from the movies. I came up with the… Continue reading →

Party Time: Ever After High Party Table

Miss Parker turned 8 and to celebrate, the treats table was inspired by Ever After High. Pinks and purples were the colors of the day. Since Parker wanted a black-out chocolate cake, Melanie… Continue reading →

Party Time: A County Fair Birthday

I wasn’t sure I could top last year’s Maddie-licious party, but decided to try with a county fair theme after going to the Minnesota State Fair. With a little planning, fun prizes and… Continue reading →

Party Time: An Unbirthday Tea Party

UPDATED: We’ve added pictures from Bellamy Blue and more details. Our next celebration was an “unbirthday” tea party for Parker’s 5th birthday.   We decided to send invitations via Paperless Post. We love that… Continue reading →

Party Time: Maddie-licious

For Maddie’s 9th birthday, she decided she wanted a candy party. And so the wheels were set in motion for a Maddie-licious party.First thing was to get the invitation out. We decided to… Continue reading →

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Make This: Coffee Jelly

Instead of tossing your cold coffee, turn it into jelly with agar-agar. You can get agar-agar in sheets, shreds or powder. I went with powder since I find it easier to use. 2… Continue reading →

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Make This: Brown Sugar Bubble Milk

One of the latest beverage crazes is brown sugar bubble milk. It’s cool and creamy with a toffee-like flavor. It’s also super easy to make. You need tapioca pearls, dark brown sugar, water… Continue reading →

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Make This: Orange Marmalade Donuts

My friend surprised me with a box of tangelos and marmalade from Florida for the holidays. While the tangelos were quickly eaten, the marmalade was barely touched. So a quick search led me… Continue reading →

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Make This: One Banana Banana Bread

So, for some reason, I’ve received multiple samples of green banana flour. I figured it was a sign so I decided to try it out. I decided on banana bread so I could… Continue reading →

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Make This: Matcha Brigadeiros

I had leftover condensed milk and matcha after making matcha shave ice, so I needed something to do with them. Then I remembered brigadeiros. I just replaced the cocoa with matcha powder. I… Continue reading →

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Make This: Scallion Pancakes

Since I had a huge bunch of scallions sitting in my refrigerator, I decided I’d finally give the scallion pancake recipe from America’s Test Kitchen a go. All that’s needed is flour, boiling… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Balloon Spider

Here’s a quick and easy Halloween decoration. You just need balloons, construction paper, tape and eyes. First step is to cut the construction paper into strips and roll into tubes. Tape two tubes… Continue reading →

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Make This: Candy Corn Bark

If you need a quick Halloween treat, melt some white chocolate chips, add whatever flavoring you like (vanilla, almond, orange, etc), spread, set and break into pieces. Done! Since I had leftover candy… Continue reading →

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Make This: Filled Candy Eyeballs

For Halloween, I got it into my head (no pun intended) to make candy eyeballs. Then I decided I make filled ones, which then became bloody filled eyeballs because, well, Halloween. I used… Continue reading →

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Party Time: Archery Party

After finding an archery range in NYC last year, we decided that it would be perfect for my son’s 12th birthday. Even better was when we found out Gotham Archery opened a Manhattan… Continue reading →