Have you tried Pavlova? It looks difficult, but it's really very easy to make. This Pavlova is a beautiful confection of chocolate, soft marshmallow center, whipped cream, fresh strawberries, drizzled chocolate, and chocolate curls. Heavenly. It's fairly inexpensive to make even thought it looks expensive. It's a wonderful surprise … [Read more...]
Perfect Strawberry Pavlova for Valentine’s Day
What's the perfect Valentine's Day dessert? A Strawberry Pavlova! It's elegant, yet inexpensive. A Pavlova is a cousin to a macaron: slightly crunchy on the outside and marshmallowy goodness on the inside. And it's easy to make! Top with sweetened whipped cream, then beautiful fresh fruit, and drizzle all with melted dark chocolate. Yummy and … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes and Wisdom from My Mom
So Easy, So Pretty Most Mom's enjoy being taken out to dinner, but bringing them something you took the time to make for them has extra meaning. Click on these links for some of my favorite Mom's Day ideas. Any of these Beautiful Strawberry Treats for Mom say I love you and don't cost much. As I've said before, strawberries and Mother's … [Read more...]
Awesome Puffy Oven Pancake with Fresh Fruit
What is the easiest, cheapest, most impressive brunch dish ever? And delicious? Gorgeous Oven Pancake! It's a kind of a cross between a crepe and a pancake, but much easier to make than either. It has been a standby of cooks in various countries, called various names like Pannekaken, Dutch Baby, or even Hootenanny Pancake. We first … [Read more...]
10 Nearly Free Father’s Day Gifts Dad Will Love
Don't have a gift for Dad yet? Here are some ideas that are free or nearly free, but will be greatly appreciated. Someone on tv said that his kids were going to take him to Starbucks and then he'll get to watch them mow the lawn and wash his car. He was very happy about it all! 1. Write some of Dad's favorite sayings on nice paper and … [Read more...]
DIY Fun: Cardboard Trebuchet and Water Balloons
I hoisted this from the archives for some Father's Day weekend inspiration. Gather up all the cardboard you can find!Our kids were fascinated by catapults and trebuchets for some reason. It could be the castle legos they used to play with. Then again they loved movies about knights and castles. Eventually they moved on to Monty Python and the … [Read more...]
Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe
We had sticky toffee pudding recently at Peli Peli in Houston, TX. What a treat! They served it as a large cupcake topped with caramel sauce and heavy cream. It was so rich, but I think a scoop of vanilla ice cream would have been better than the cream. The cupcake was hot inside and seemed like a cross between gingerbread and carrot cake in … [Read more...]
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