5 Desserts To Make This 4th Of July

Fourth of July 2020 is upon us and although we won’t be celebrating as we did last year or years before that, we can still celebrate with the ones we love at home. Why not enjoy a delicious dessert to cap off the day. These are 5 recipes worth trying this holiday. They are fun,

Mini Vanilla Whoopie Pies

A Pot of Gold for St. Patrick’s Day Whoopie Pies are a classic New England treat with origins in Maine and some would also argue Pennsylvania Amish. Traditionally they are a chocolate cake with a marshmallow based filling and are a terrific treat to have any time of the year. We had fun making our

Kids Holiday Activity: Salt Dough Ornaments

Salt dough ornaments are one of the easiest recipes that you and your kitchen helper(s) can make together, plus you are rewarded with a keepsake to enjoy for years to come. They will love pouring and mixing the flour, salt and water to form the dough. They can pick out their favorite cookie cutters and

5 Holiday Desserts You Can Make With Your Kids

Time to celebrate the holidays! These “5 holiday desserts you can make with your kids” are a fun way to celebrate the season all month long.  How can you go wrong with recipes like Candy Cane Cookies, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark, Yule Log Cake, Reindeer Bark and Cinnamon Snowball Cookies. These recipes vary from easy

The Ultimate Guide: Tips and Tricks To Baking With Little Kids

The holidays are quickly approaching and we are all thinking about what to make and/or bring to holiday parties and family gatherings. If this is the year you wanted to involve your littlest of kitchen helpers (2-5 years old) these tips and tricks will save you a lot of stress and mess in the kitchen,

A Tasty Way To Celebrate Earth Day: A Peek-A-Boo Cake

Spring is officially here on the calendar, but hasn’t shown itself yet in New England. With April snowstorms and temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s, we are all itching to enjoy Spring. Earth Day is a welcomed day every year as my son’s school takes time out of the day to tend to their dormant

This Will Be The Star Of Your Christmas Table: Birch Tree Yule Log

The Yule log, or bûche de Noël, is a traditional Christmastime dessert popular in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Quebec and dates back to pre-medieval time. They would burn actual logs to celebrate the winter solstice and cleanse the air and it wasn’t until the 19th century that the yule log cake would become popularized and enjoyed for

Homemade Gingerbread House 2.0

Last year I started a tradition of making a homemade gingerbread house with my kitchen helper. We started small and the little house fit perfectly on our mantel.  This year I asked my kitchen helper what theme our gingerbread house should be and without hesitation he said “A Bear’s BBQ Gingerbread House!”. This was not

Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Baking With Your Little Kitchen Helper

This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. I have picked up many tips and tricks during the past three years while working with my little kitchen helper. The thought of baking can be daunting to many people, so sometimes adding in a

Gingerbread Coffee Cake Mini Muffins

The holiday season is here and many of us will be hosting friends and/or family over the next few weeks. What a great way to treat your guest in the morning than with Gingerbread Coffee Cake Mini Muffins. These two-bite sweet treats are perfect with that morning cup of coffee. Packed with gingerbread flavor which