A Fort And Cannon Birthday Cake

This year, when I asked my son what kind of birthday cake he would like, he quickly said that he wanted a cannon cake.  I immediately thought, “How am I going to pull this one off?”! Looking on the web for some help on designing a cannon cake I found very little to help me. I was…

Make Your Own Oh So Easy! Marshmallow Fluff Recipe

Yesterday was my son’s 7th birthday and as I do for every birthday in my house, I make whatever kind of cake they request.  This year, the request was a “cannon” cake.  I will be posting on the cake design in my next post. For now, here is the recipe for the filling inside the…

How To Stay Cool During A Heat Wave

It’s July and here in Upstate New York we have just started to get some really hot weather with high humidity.  It’s very challenging to stay cool without an air conditioner and with humidity levels like this, but it isn’t impossible. Here are a few things that we do to try to stay cool. 1.…

When To Harvest Zucchini And A Few Easy Recipes

It is that time of year again when the zucchini plants begin to produce profusely. You go from having nothing in the line of squash and zucchini, and then *BAM*, you have so much of the stuff, you don’t know what to do with it.  I just picked my first zucchini and yellow squash a few…