Not every child’s birthday is awash in parties, gangs of friends, and breathless excitement. Sometimes circumstances call for a quieter celebration, and for this, a giant birthday cupcake is the perfect solution. Remember the old Baskin-Robbins ice cream cakes? The top of this cupcake is made of ice cream, then frosted: an ice cream sundae built on a piece of chocolate cake. The only thing needed to make this cake was the cupcake pan, which I found on Amazon. You […]
Sometimes the nicest gifts are the little things we do for people to show how much we care about them. Starting a child’s birthday with a special breakfast doesn’t take much extra effort, but it can leave an indelibly good childhood memory. There’s always something fun and a little bit special about pancakes, whether it’s dinner or breakfast, and the variations are endless, so you can personalize pancakes to suit your birthday boy or girl’s love of blackberries, oranges, or […]
I’ve always been a fan of the Bloody Maria, the Mexican version of a Bloody Mary that is made with tequila instead of vodka. Last weekend I decided to make a hybrid of the two, combining the spicy flavors of a Bloody Maria – jalapeno and red onion –with vodka and a base of pureed fresh tomato juice. The resulting drink is the kind of beverage that will clear your sinuses – in a good way! Here’s a fun thing […]
Thursdays at the White House are known as Tex-Mex Thursdays, and there were (and still are) several good Tex-Mex specials on the menu on those days. I thought it would be fun to have a little #TBT to the Tex-Mex Thursdays, and my friend Matthew Wendel has graciously agreed to supply a monthly recipe for these scrumptious occasions. Today, his recipe for Mexican pasta salad is simple and so delicious! Here’s what he said: This pasta salad was a favorite […]
This is a “where have you been all my life?” recipe. I’d never thought of putting two acidic fruits, such as tomatoes and strawberries together (yes, tomatoes are technically a fruit,) and my first reaction was “Eww.” It sounded like one of those recipes that we food bloggers do when we’re trying to create something original, and it doesn’t quite work. Well, this works. When you add raspberry vinaigrette mixed with sugar as the dressing, and some fresh mint to […]
