How was your weekend? Good I hope. If you’re a mom, I hope you managed to have the day off yesterday! Aside from Mother’s Day, this weekend was busy because it was my (sort of) niece’s Bat Mitzvah. I only say sort of because technically, we aren’t blood related but in my heart she’s definitely […]
Passover – Matzo Ball Soup WIth “Egg” Noodles
Today I’m home cooking all day because tonight is the first night of Passover. My sister and her family are away so it’s just my family and my mom – a small crowd this year, however it doesn’t seem like we’re cooking any less. My mom is making her turkey. We LOVE her turkey. I’ve […]
Birthday Party – California Pizza Kitchen
I’m wrapping up my little one’s birthday celebration by telling you about the activities. We already spoke about the penguin cake and party favors in previous posts. Last year we had her party in our apartment – 16 kids plus parents. There was no way I wanted to do that again! Too much cleaning and way too crowded! […]
The Power of Purple
My final pizza party birthday post isn’t quite ready, so instead of not posting anything today, I thought I’d write about my recent discovery. I must have had purple on my brain from reading my friend Heather’s Design Blog recently because when i went into the market, my eyes immediately fixed upon this beauty… Purple […]
Pizza Party – Party Favors
Yesterday I told you about the penguin cake I made for my little one’s birthday this past weekend and today I wanted to talk about my second favorite part of party planning – the favors! (or goody bags) I LOVE coming up with themes for party favors and designing creative packaging to go with it. […]