In my family, beginning in toddlerhood it isn't uncommon to be offered a cup of milk and sugar with a splash of tea, strengthening bit by bit, year after year, until your cup is brimming with hot orange pekoe and a splash of milk. As a toddler, I rejected it. Many childhood family memories revolve around the tea ritual. My mom and dad drink tea every single day at noon and … [Read more...] about Kitchen Party: Rhubarb Iced Tea
For the Hands
Kitchen Party: Chocolate Mud Cake
I’ve always had a sweet tooth. We have a saying in our family that too and sweet cannot -ever- be put in the same sentence. So my go-to sweet has always been a chocolate cake, the one you can only take with two glasses of chilled milk. I have been on the lookout for the perfect-yet-so-easy chocolate cake recipe, and this one hits the mark. It will definitely help on a … [Read more...] about Kitchen Party: Chocolate Mud Cake
Kitchen Party: Colleen's Cream Puffs
Oh My! Kitchen Party recipe submitted by Colleen Attara What this dish means to me Here are two vivid memories years apart that evoke the same feeling of pure joy. When I was three, my sister walked me into town and put a nickel into a gumball machine that was filled with small toys. She turned the handle and it just kept turning. All of tiny toys spilled out. We caught … [Read more...] about Kitchen Party: Colleen's Cream Puffs
Kitchen Party: Apricot Fried Pie Recipe & Tutorial
an Oh My! Kitchen Party submission by April Heather Davulcu of April Heather Art I’ve spent the past 12 years living on the East Coast, and as a native Texan, it’s taken me about 11 to get used to it. In an attempt to connect with home I often made my grandmother’s Apricot Fried Pies, but they always tasted like they were missing something. Over the years I played with the … [Read more...] about Kitchen Party: Apricot Fried Pie Recipe & Tutorial
Share the Sticky Rice
When I think of food bringing people together, I think of Sticky Rice and Dippy Sauce. It's a staple at our house, if only because of how often friends and family request it at parties, small dinner get togethers... I think my sister even requested it last Thanksgiving. I was introduced to Sticky Rice and Dippy Sauce by my husband, Frank, while we were dating. The novelty of … [Read more...] about Share the Sticky Rice
