Tag: baking

Rodents Ravaged My Toffee: A Christmas Candy Crime

Rodents Ravaged My Toffee: A Christmas Candy Crime

A doctor’s homemade English toffee gets ravaged by a squirrel on her porch. What follows: frantic googling about rabies, consulting multiple physician specialists, and the discovery that chocolate is toxic to squirrels. A funny, relatable tale about when medical training meets real-life kitchen disasters.

Cooking with Kids: Sugar Glass Creations

Cooking with Kids: Sugar Glass Creations

Ok, this isn’t so much a recipe as a science experiment that you can eat. I’m always looking for ways to engage the kids in learning, and double bonus if it results in something yummy! Babygirl and I will sometimes flip through a food magazine