Q: I am going to attempt an ice cream cake from scratch for my boyfriend's birthday. I have an idea of how to proceed, but I was also wondering if anyone has any helpful suggestions. I plan to follo...
Our My Great Outdoors event may have ended at the close of June, but outdoor entertaining is still in full swing. Last weekend I used our little back deck to its fullest and threw an outdoor fê...
Speaking of birthday cakes, I made one last weekend. This particular cake was for a friend's son, who was having his eighth birthday. My friend's son is madly into LEGOs, and when he saw a building bl...
When it comes to birthday cake, we don't mess around. In our health-conscious times, there aren't many opportunities to whip out a five-layer old-fashioned cake, but we really feel that birthdays shou...
Here's a fun question from Jennie, who is throwing a waffle party for her husband this weekend. She writes: I'm throwing a birthday brunch gathering for my husband this Sunday. Instead of brunch bas...
Furoshiki are Japanese cloths that are used to wrap gifts and other items such as bento boxes. They can be used as book bags, grocery bags or to wrap any small items for transportation. They’re al...
Summer make us think of birthdays. Maybe it's because several family members have birthdays in June and July, and it seems like birthday cake is on the menu every weekend. But what do you do when said...
We absolutely loved the recent article in the New York Times on the peculiar emotions and struggle of baking birthday cakes. Elly Schull Meeks talks about it as a milestone and rite of passage for a m...
So my husband's birthday is in May and I really want to throw him a fabulous picnic in Central Park with about 20 of our friends (mostly adults but some kids too) - would love to make everything but I...
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