When you’re planning a birthday celebration for a 3-year-old, you never consider an elegant cake with sophisticated flavors.  You want something fun and colorful that appeals to toddler tastes.

Cupcakes in ice cream cones are just the ticket, especially if they’re crowned with a shower of colorful sprinkles.

I know baking cupcakes in cones isn’t exactly a cutting-edge idea but it was new to me when I spotted a C & H Sugar tweet last month.  I knew immediately that these cone cakes would be an ideal birthday treat for a little boy who’s hard pressed to choose between chocolate “cuppy-cakes” and ice cream cones. Continue reading Cupcakes in a cone →

Even in winter, I crave a salad with dinner every night.

I do miss all the terrific warm weather produce that makes a summer salad so delightful, though. Winter is more of a challenge.

So when I ate a great grain salad at a Museum of Modern Art cafe in New York City earlier this month, I knew I would have to replicate it at home. Continue reading Salad for a winter day →