What Should (Candy) Hearts Say?
Hack those chalky candy Valentine hearts to get across your own message.
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Banana Chocolate Chip Pancake Hearts
Sunday is the only morning of the week that our family doesn’t have to get up early. If I am going to fix breakfast that is usually they day I do it. One of my family’s favorite things that I make is banana chocolate chip pancakes. I made these up one day when I was […]
Continue ReadingSweets For Your Sweetie: Homemade Truffles
While living in California, one of my friends would hold an annual truffle party every year in early December. She would invite several friends over, provide the chocolate truffle base, and have us bring various toppings such as almonds or cocoa. We all had a wonderful time making and rolling truffles over a glass of […]
Continue ReadingCreative Fun in the Kitchen: Cake Pops!
I have no idea what possessed me to raise my hand high, and wave it around, when the question was asked, “Who’d like to review a book called Cake Pops (by Bakerella)?” First of all, I had no idea what cake pops were. Secondly, I try to spend as little time as possible in the […]
Continue ReadingThat’s No Moon, That’s A Cookie!
One of the great things about winter in Oklahoma is that we sometimes get snow. Typically we get about an inch and then it melts the next day. Sometimes we get more than that and it sticks around a couple days and then melts. Last week was insane. It has been called Snowpacalypse, Snowmageddon and […]
Continue ReadingA Review: Joseph Joseph Rolling Pin
I love to bake and I love kitchen gadgets. I am always on the lookout for things to make my baking a bit easier and consistent. One of the problems I have had is getting my sugar cookie dough to the right thickness. I have a serious issue with rolling dough the same throughout. It […]
Continue ReadingSpicing Up Lunch Stormtrooper Style
Like many GeekMoms, when Williams Sonoma came out with the Star Wars cookie cutters I was there when they opened the doors to get my hands on a set. We have made several batches of cookies since we got them but I came across a new and interesting way to use these cookie cutters. Wasting […]
Continue ReadingThe Magic Behind Real-Life Butterbeer
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure just sold its millionth butterbeer, which creates a nice segue into two burning questions about the Hogsmeade brew of choice: Does it contain butter? Does it contain beer? No on both counts. Having a son who’s ragingly allergic to dairy, I shook down several […]
Continue ReadingHow a Gluten-Free Diet Made Me a Cook Geek
Despite being French, I had never been much of a Cook Geek. A few crumbles and pies were all I managed to bake. My Geek Love is much more of a cook than I am. Then, a few years ago, I fell under a gluten-free, lactose-free, diet. That made home-cooking a necessity. But what’s better […]
Continue ReadingSpam! Spam! Spam! Spam!
On Christmas morning, I noticed that my stocking was very heavy and stuffed to the top. I began to pull out its contents: rice, sheets of nori, furikake, mirin… Hmm, was I going to learn how to make my own sushi? And then I pulled out the last two items, a can of Spam and […]
Continue ReadingFighting Cancer One Cupcake at a Time
I am in full party-planning mode. This will be the baby’s first birthday and, as fate would have it, he was born exactly 6 years and 6 days after his sister, so we are having a joint party. Yes, their birthdays are not until April, but it takes planning to pull off a fantastic party, and […]
Continue ReadingGeeks We Love: Alton Brown
These days, much of my geekery trends towards gastronomy. I’m a kitchen witch, a recipe tweaker, a whip-it-together-in-thirty-minutes-and-it’s-divine gourmet, but such was not always the case. Just ten years ago, before I met my husband, I had a fear of cooking, and a distinct lack of kitchen confidence. My meals of choice were often bought-in […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom Kitchen Alchemy: Subversive Smoothies
Several months ago my family’s love of fruit smoothies collided with a bowl full of leftover cooked oatmeal. I’m famous for my “kitchen tweaking” and while I was pulling out the fruit and juice to make smoothies, I opted for a little experiment. Why not add oatmeal to the smoothie for a little more substance […]
Continue ReadingNew Year’s Cupcakes
I came across these spectacular cupcakes and had to share them with my Geek peeps. I love making and decorating cupcakes and while they usually don’t turn out professional looking my daughter and I have fun doing it. The gals over at Cupcakes Take The Cake introduced me to a new blog, Confessions of a […]
Continue ReadingBaby New Year Celebrations and More Kid-Friendly Ideas
My pre-schooler is a good sleeper. Last New Year’s Eve I tried to let her stay up to ring in the new year. She was passed out solid by 10 pm. So I and a few of my friends hit the drawing board. My daughter is still young enough I have time to formulate new family […]
Continue ReadingNew Year’s and Weight (Atomic and Otherwise)
It’s that time of year again, when old calendars hit the recycling bin and humans hit the gym. Yes, brace yourself for the annual flood of blog posts demonizing food and canonizing exercise. Or, as I prefer to call it, the season of shrinky self-destruction. But this New Years Resolution post is not like the […]
Continue ReadingSquid Encounters of the Calamari Kind
The other night I was inspired to cook. This isn’t unusual. I’m sort of an accidental scientist in the kitchen; I love to experiment with new recipes. Usually, I’m pretty good at it. However, since becoming a mom I frequently underestimate how much time and effort some culinary procedures can take. In this case it […]
Continue Reading50 Ways To Express Your Geek Mom-ness
We talk about sex, grammar, sci-fi, knitting, baby names, and so much more.
Continue ReadingGingerbread Crazy! Make Some Sweet Memories.
I know, I know…Christmas is just a few days away. But just in case you need a fun, easy (I promise!) project that your kids will never forget, here’s a suggestion from one of our family traditions. Before you see the pictures and say, “Hey, that’s just a regular old gingerbread house!”, hear me out. […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom Kitchen Alchemy: Make Your Own Marshmallows
“What’s this?” my son asked, waving a jar clearly marked Marshmallow Creme. It wasn’t a literal question; he can read. He was really asking me why in the world I was bringing such crap into the house. “It’s got corn syrup in it. The first ingredient!” My holiday fudge is the best fudge ever*. The […]
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