Edible Cookie Dough (Safe to Eat!)

Sometimes the best part of baking cookies is not the cookies themselves — it’s the spoonfuls of dough before the tray even reaches the oven. I did that all the time when I was a kind. Now it’s unsafe for many reasons (well, I still do!), so my kids find the safe recipe. This recipe … More Edible Cookie Dough (Safe to Eat!)

Grandmother’s 1940 Gingerbread Spice Mix

Advent here in Latvia is nothing without gingerbread cookies. The sweet, spicy aroma fills the house, making it feel like Christmas no matter what. The key to achieving those perfectly crisp and melting-in-your-mouth Latvian gingerbread cookies is the spice blend—without it, they’re just not the same. Everyone else used store-bought gingerbread spice mix, but not … More Grandmother’s 1940 Gingerbread Spice Mix

Banana muffins

Never had banana bread or cake.. or muffins before! Everyone is jumping high and sharing success with banana bread and I was like “No way!”. I don’t like baked bananas… There is a recipe for baked bananas and add ice cream on top. Crazy! Not for me! My favorite pancake recipe includes mashed banana… there … More Banana muffins