Tag Archives: baking with kids

Gluten Free Layered Choco-Coco-Nut Bars

Gluten Free Layered Choco-Coco-Nut Bars
I'm one of those mommies.  You know, the "mean" ones.  The ones that won't buy girl scout cookies on principle.  I don't like that most of their flavors include funky chemical ingredients. And I'm not a fan of the fact that their pushers don't make much of a profit in the process.  I'd rather just make a donation to the troop, go home, and eat cookies whose ingredients I recognize (or bake my own). My daughter is a huge fan of Samoas - the girl scout cookies that are layered with caramel,...

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Virtual Baby Shower (& Hamentashen Recipe)

Virtual Baby Shower (& Hamentashen Recipe)
There are just some days that I feel very lucky.  I am sure you can relate.  Today, I feel like that - I get to show my love for my special friend Amanda, who is going to have a baby.  The big bummer is that I can't congratulate her in person because she lives on the other side of the country.  That's okay. I am resourceful - some friends and I have decided that we can show our love for her by hosting a virtual baby shower! Because Amanda is a baker extraordinaire, my kids and I decided we'd...

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Cure for the common stomach-ache

I think I just may have found a cure for the common stomach-ache.  Seriously. For the past few days, I haven't been feeling well.  Stomach cramps, tingly skin...the works.   But then, when I was considering what to do with the kids coming over for our play date this afternoon, I got excited about making elephant ear cookies.  I am sure that the thought of cooking with four kids, ages 6 and 8, might give most people a stomach ache.   But for me, it was a welcomed distraction and the pains...

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