If you have young’uns, chances are Santa will be delivering something Frozen this year. Or perhaps you’re like my friend, Daisy, who is addicted to all things Disney. For her 23rd birthday, she asked for an Olaf cake. I confessed that while I could bake her a tasty cake, I was no decorator, but she

In the early days, starting in the 1880s, a milkshake was made with whiskey and eggs. Word has it the concoction was served both as a tonic and a drink. In the early 1900s, though, drinks made with chocolate, vanilla or strawberry syrups were also called milkshakes, and people began asking for them with ice

Who can resist a tasty sundae, or a thick, malted milkshake? I’m all about the chocolate soda and the banana split. No matter your favorite flavors of these frozen treats, the ice cream parlor was once the place to go after games, dates and dinner. Most of these parlors from yesteryear are long gone, but

As Joe explained on National Popcorn Day, it is possible to get that movie theater popcorn taste right at home. It requires just four things: A kettle style popping machine. You could also use a Whirley Pop. The popcorn needs to be stirred, and the bottom of the kettle scraped, during the popping process to

When I was a kid, fall trips to local museums meant a bag lunch and a few coins in my pocket to pick up a souvenir. But, as with most museum shops, candies were also an option, and the one I remember buying most was rock candy. Later, I’d make this delicious sweet in science

Apple Pie. Made with fresh-cut Romes and two Granny Smiths (to add some tartness), cinnamon, sugar and butter. In a flaky crust made with lard, not shortening. That’s my favorite homemade pie. And today is the perfect day to bake one. It’s National Pie Day, after all. According to the American Pie Council, there are

It’s no secret. My husband and I love Halloween. We love hosting parties, decorating the house, and scaring unsuspecting souls (within reason, of course!). So it just made sense to throw a spooky bash for our dear friends. Twenty-three of them. Throwing a Halloween party doesn’t have to be expensive. There are tons of decorative

Although this is a Halloween post, its roots go back to December 2012 – specifically December 12. Chances are 12/12/12 was just a normal Wednesday for you, but it also was: the last sequential date we’ll see for 88 years; the day most people expected the Mayan apocalypse to occur (technically 12/21/12, but why quibble

I’m a sucker for trying just about anything new, even if it sounds kind of gross. When my husband and I heard about the Guinness Shake at Red Robin, we both went, “What???” Now, Joe is also a taster of all kinds of weird things (he had to try all the Harry Potter Jelly Bellies

Created by Chef Auguste Escoffier in honor of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee celebration, this dessert was created sometime between 1887 and 1897. There’s some conflict over whether it was the Queen’s Golden Jubilee or Diamond Jubilee for which this sweet cherries concoction was made, but there’s no argument that it was presented because cherries were her