How to make an old fashioned coffin out of styrofoam, a perfect Halloween prop or suitable for filling with popcorn, ala GISHWHES.

The projects I completed for the 2016 GISHWHES Scavenger hunt--all about making the world a better, and more delightfully strange place.

All the fabulous flavor of Mexican street corn in an easy to make and serve salad.

Cherry almond bar cookies made with fresh cherries.  A quick and easy cookie recipe.

Watercolor style sugar cookies decorated with royal icing and gold leaf, made for our beloved Irish step dancing teacher.

Homemade peach milkshakes are so easy and fast to make, and burst with real fruit flavor.

Mix up a cocktail (or mocktail) that tastes like refreshing, pure summer with this watermelon mojito recipe.  Mint, watermelon, and lime blend together to make a magical, cooling drink.

Homemade granola is so easy to make and delicious, and you can customize it to your tastes.  This easy granola recipe is a delicious basic recipe that the whole family will love.

Tutorial and recipe for making onigiri rice balls that look like emoji or emoticon faces.  Easy and delicious for those back to school lunches.

Finding Dory (or Finding Nemo) Undersea themed creative gift wrapping tutorial.  Turn colorful pipe cleaners into seaweed and anemones to use instead of ribbon and bows.