Recipes

I put up the Christmas tree today. I dialed up a fireplace on Netflix, told Alexa to play Nat King Cole's Christmas songs, and got the thing done. I didn't do such a great job because after I had put everything away I saw that I had completely missed putting ornaments on two of the branches so I did a little rearranging but I think it looks fine. I will confess that if I didn't have grandchildren and if DD wasn't coming up for the holiday I wouldn't have put it up.Then instead of the nativity set I put out...

Sprouts that even the haters might love, braised in a miso butter and honey glaze, plus a vegetarian main course of cabbage stuffed with mushrooms, onions and chestnutsThis is an impressive vegetarian centrepiece inspired by a recipe in an old book called Moldovan Cuisine, in which the cabbage is braised in stock. I prefer steaming cabbages, especially if using the tender sweetheart (AKA pointed) variety. If your cabbage is very big, you may need to steam it for a little longer than the recipe states: use your instinct here. The filling can be made in advance and frozen, then thawed...

It goes without saying that kids have enormous imaginations #1 ‘I won’t eat this apple. It makes me think of Snow White.’ mykidcanteatthis Nobody wants to get poisoned, do they? #2 ‘My son said that he would only eat ratatouille if it was made following the original cartoon recipe.’ valdemarsro.dk Of course in the end he didn’t even touch it because… it hadn’t been cooked by a rat! #3 ‘It’s too cute to be eaten!’ mykidcanteatthis And then she burst into tears and there was no way she would eat it. A young art enthusiast! #4 ‘My son refused to...

If you’re in need of screen-free, outdoor and STEAM-focused (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) gift ideas for for 4 year olds, you’ve come to the right place. I know that it can be so challenging to know what to buy for kids of a certain age if you don’t have or aren’t around kids that age often. Gosh, I have a 4-year-old and I still lean on other moms, teachers, social media and online research when it comes to choosing birthday and holiday gifts for my son. Recently, I was looking for gift ideas for the holiday season and I...

Welcome to The Cherry On Top.We are back with yet another free template in this wonderful round of free digital scrapbooking templates blog train.  If freebies are yo' thang, then you've come to the right place, Honey!  This blog is stuffed full of fabulous freebies going back nearly 10 years.  Today, I've got even more to add.  Read on further so you don't miss any of them.Scrapbooking and crafting holiday photos and projects is probably my most favorite theme.  I love the winter holidays which is great because I certainly don't like the winter weather.  Hehehe...It gives me something to...