Happy first day of Spring and welcome back to Mini Chef Mondays! A few weeks ago we bought a lollipop making kit on sale at the toy store and couldn't wait to try our hand at making our own lollipops! The only problem is, making normal lollipops calls for boiling the ingredients to very high heat and I just didn't think the whole process was safe to do as a kids cooking activity. I wanted to ... Read More about White Chocolate Lollipops for Spring
Homemade Rainbow Fruit Sorbet
Welcome back to Mini Chef Mondays! Continuing with our rainbow foods theme, this week we made Rainbow Fruit Sorbet! Have you ever wondered the difference between Sorbet and Sherbet? I use the two terms interchangeably but sherbet contains milk or another dairy base and sorbet can be made with any ingredients. Both can be fruit flavored, of course! We used fresh and previously frozen fruits in ... Read More about Homemade Rainbow Fruit Sorbet
Fresh Fruit Rainbow Popsicles
Welcome back to Mini Chef Mondays! This week my mini chef wanted to be in the photos again and was really excited about this recipe to boot! Since St Patrick's Day is coming up I thought it would be fun to do some rainbow themed recipes, and what better way than with some yummy fruit?! We made these easy and yummy fresh fruit popsicles with very little prep time! Chop up your fresh fruit ... Read More about Fresh Fruit Rainbow Popsicles
Harry Potter Studio Tour
In the fall we took a vacation to the UK and one of the things on my "must do" list was the Harry Potter studio tour! I am a huge Harry Potter fan and I was super excited about this part of the trip! I took a ton of photos and it was hard to narrow down which ones to include in this post. I had a hard time picking because I want to show it all, but I don't want to spoil it for those of you who ... Read More about Harry Potter Studio Tour
Super Star Linzer Cookies
This week we made delicious star shaped "linzer cookies!" Although these are known to be popular Christmas cookies, I actually first noticed these cookies after we moved to Zurich. They sell them in the grocery store year round in a smiley face shape, so I've been calling them "smiley face cookies" all along! Linzer cookies are based off the Austrian Linzer Tart, but ours are made with a basic ... Read More about Super Star Linzer Cookies
