Holidays

A few weeks ago, Kelly from Studio DIY™ and I got together to brainstorm ideas for Fourth of July – and I think we came up with something really fun! After we came up with our idea for what I’m calling …

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For my Inside Out Independence Cupcakes, I made Martha’s white sheet cake. The idea here was to make really really white cake. How to get a cake white? Egg whites. Start by turning on your oven, and buttering and flouring …

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As you may know, Jennie’s family always does a traditional feast of the seven fishes for their Christmas Eve dinner. Well, this year, Mary, one of my other other halves, wanted to do our own version of this tradition. Feast …

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A few weeks ago we had a bake off for work, but I didn’t have much time to get my recipes together, nor did I have the time to make some elaborate, fancy baked good (read: outrageous brownies.) I wasn’t …

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Happy Thanksgiving! What is the very first thing that comes to mind when you think about Thanksgiving? Turkey!! Wait… turkey? That is not vegetarian! What the heck does a vegetarian eat on Thanksgiving? The answer is: so many things. This …

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In the south of Italy, families celebrate the Eve of Christmas with the Feast of the Seven Fishes. For Italian Americans, this feast is large, and usually consists of seven or more fishes. In our family, this is a chance …

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9:15 am: This morning has gone relatively smoothly. We’ve made two trips to the car, three from the car, and managed not to spill anything (yet.) We measured the oven (thanks Jen!) and determined that yes, the turkey WILL fit. …

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The oven schedule, above the oven.