I braved a blizzard to drive to work and partake in the end-of-the-world potluck. The theme was to bring the one food you’d want to eat if the world really does end tomorrow. I made bread budding with whiskey sauce. After my 45-minute commute (it usually take 20 minutes) and seeing photos of downed trees [...]
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I mocked Mother Nature by bringing a piece of summer into my kitchen. I love s’mores. I love setting a marshmallow to flames, then squishing it between to graham crackers and chocolate. I love the messiness and the stickiness, and the feeling of happiness that comes with eating a snack that makes you feel like [...]
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I learned that my children are the best kids in the world. We baked cookies for seven hours yesterday (hence the late blog post; by the time our kitchen was put back together last night, I was too sore to type). We started around noon, rolling out the sugar cookie dough. (Emma’s recipe; not mine. [...]
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I gave in to peer pressure. Today was a rough day – and not just for me. It seemed everyone on the features desk was putting out small fires, so when someone mentioned craving a cookie, I mentioned that I had considered taking on a 12 Days of Christmas Cookies challenge for Everybody Eats. “That’s a [...]
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When you are a child, the worst thing a parent can tell you is “Maybe later.” “Mom, will you play tea party with me?” “Maybe later.” “Dad, want to play Monopoly?” “Maybe later.” This popped into my mind as my kids asked me if we could bake Christmas cookies last week. Their homework wasn’t finished, [...]
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I love caramel apples. When I was a little, caramel apples were fall. I’d always get one when my family would go to the local apple orchard and that first sticky bite meant that my favorite season was finally here. I still love caramel apples, although I don’t let myself indulge as much as I [...]
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NORTH LIBERTY — Emerson Bennett gave his salad a literal thumbs-up during lunch Wednesday, June 1, at Van Allen Elementary School in North Liberty. The 7-year-old first-grader brought a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and chips from home, but Van Allen and the other 24 schools in the Iowa City Community School District served fresh, [...]
continue »U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, went to a White House holiday function. And what was on the menu? Cookies and scandal. Both go great with milk, incidentally. From Fox News: Any fan of Cookie Monster on Sesame Street knows that “C” is for cookie. But at the Obama White House, “A” may be for acorn — [...]
continue »Whether you’re planning a grown-up Halloween bash or a party with little ghosts and goblins, be sure to make the treat table fun and festive. Culinary professional Nina Swan-Kohler of Robins has developed a variety of Halloween treats that can be decorated as simply or elaborate as you choose. “You don’t need to be particularly [...]
continue »I don’t have the calorie count on the cookies, but the empty containers from Girl Scouts’ “Thanks-A-Lot” cookies are the perfect size to hold three seedling pots. (Don’t try to cheat with Thin Mints, which are packaged in foil.) Go ahead and share your Thanks-A-Lot cookies with someone or take them to work, then reuse [...]
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