What is a King Cake, you ask? I can best describe it as a celebratory confection that is similar to a coffee cake-cinnamon roll hybrid covered with sanding sugar in traditional Mardi Gras colors: green, purple, and yellow. There is much debate as to what, if anything, these delicious desserts should be filled with. The…
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Easy As π: Celebrating Pi(e) Day With Irish Pasties
Sweet, savory, irrational…it doesn’t matter what type of pi(e) you’re celebrating today! Started as a fun holiday by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA in 1988, people all over the world now gather annually on March 14th to celebrate the mathematical constant of pi (Ï€). The holiday is often observed with pie feasts, pie-throwing contests,…
Making Halloween Magic In The Kitchen: Wicked Witch’s Poisoned Apple Blondies With Cinnamon Maple Glaze
While the apples in this recipe may not actually be poisoned, they do provide the perfect element of Fall flavor to represent the season. When it comes to choosing which apples to use, it comes down to personal preference. We chose to pick up some Pink Lady apples from our local farmer’s market, but Ambrosia,…
Bringing Magical Mayhem To The Table With Whirling Witchcraft
“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog […]” is perhaps one of the most famous witchcraft quotes from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but none of these ingredients are to be found in AEG‘s newest spooky game: Whirling Witchcraft. The recipes are almost as wicked, and what you will find is…