Superplexus a Big Hit with Middle School Students

Task: Make a camping-themed wedding cake for 40 people that looks like a giant s’more. Challenge accepted! I love making unusual cakes and was happy with the results. (If I were ever to make a giant s’more cake again, I would change a couple of details, as mentioned below.) To make the cake in the…
It’s no surprise that I found an occasion to make cupcakes! Friends were visiting us over Memorial Day weekend and they are cupcake connosieurs (they live in NYC with easy access to a myriad of successful cupcake bakeries). I decided they would be my testers. The recipe in question: Chocolate Cupcakes on p.54 of Essence…
Seedlings are aplenty at the Limbrick house this year! Cameron started oodles of tomatoes and peppers several weeks ago. I followed with lots of zinnias and a smattering of herbs, marigolds, morning glories, and moonflowers. Then I remembered that I forgot to start Sensitive Plant. I found my little half-used packet of seeds from two…
And now for a dose of kitchen geekery – Because of summer’s Cobb salads and deviled eggs, hard-boiling has been on my mind. I’m not much for super-specific kitchen gadgets, but even as a kid I really liked the egg slicer (great for strawberries, too!) and egg piercer that Mom used regularly. Recently I tried what…
I’ve tried so many lip balms! Some may seem great at first, but usually disappoint. Most balms have ingredients that temporarily soothe your lips, but actually cause your lips to shut down their own moisturizing and healing abilities. Here it is: I first bought mine at Target, then went back and bought three more…
The Pillsbury Bake-Off has started its "You Be the Judge!" portion of the selection process for the 100 finalists for the April 2010 contest. Actually, I’m behind by two weeks, as they are already on #3 of 10 voting weeks. The recipes were due by April 20 and I’m amazed that they were able to,…