I’ve been on a health kick these past couple of months. Working out and trying to eat healthier. Ha! Yup, this is the sweet toothed gal talking here. I’m totally in motivation mode especially in the working out category… I hate exercising y’all so this will come as a shocker (because it was to me) when I tell you that I’m enjoying it… thus far! I’ve been doing P90X and [...]
Valentine’s Day is only a few days away. Just in case you were looking for more ideas, I thought I’d share just a few more. I’m always a sucker (no pun intended!) for mustache crafts, so of course I loved these mustache and lips lollipops when I first saw them over at Blonde Designs. I made them two years ago for Susu’s and Suraya’s classmates. The mustache and lips were [...]
I bet you thought I was done with cookies. Not quite yet, but this time it’s chocolate chip cookies! My favorite kind of cookie. Back in my Cookies & Milk post, I had mentioned that I’ve been wanting to give the New York Times chocolate chip cookie recipe a try. The reason for my procrastination? When we [my household] want chocolate chip cookies, we want them NOW! For those of [...]
Now that I’m done with the Valentines for Suraya’s classmates and teachers and with a cookie decorating itch, what do I do with the extra cookie dough? Well, make more cookies of course and do some experimenting. I finished off the rest by making more hearts and a few square shaped cookies. Some of the dough I decided to dye pink. As for the squares, I had an idea I wanted [...]
In my last post, I shared Suraya’s class Valentine’s. Today it’s all about the teachers… Suraya’s teacher and aid. As I mentioned, I was in the cookie decorating mood. Other than the little birdies I made for Suraya’s classmates, I also made heart shaped cookies. It’s Valentine’s after all! So I couldn’t resist using my tiny heart cutter… And with it I made these tiny cookie hearts. Valentine’s is the [...]
Last Valentine’s Day, I made chocolate dipped spoons for Suraya’s class Valentine’s. This year, I was in the cookie decorating mood. So I made these little birdies. I thought it would be cute to package them in small glassine bags tied off with twine. And to hand stamp the bags with the phrase “love is in the air”. Simple and cute packaging. Sometimes that’s all you need! Oh, also, each [...]
Valentine’s Day is not so far off… it’ll be here before we know it! Last Valentine’s I shared a cookie stamping tutorial as a guest post over at the Artsy Girl Connection, and realized that maybe I should share the tutorial right over here at OTI just in case you missed it. These are definitely one of my favorite cookies that I have done, so I hope you enjoy the tute! A [...]
The second Islamic holiday, Eid al-Adha, was celebrated on Friday October 26. In memory of my grandmother, I made macaroons and passed them out to family, friends, and to some of the people that attended the Eid prayer (the special prayer to commemorate the holiday). Each cookie was packaged individually and included a tag that said In memory of Suraya Hammad. May she be granted the highest level of paradise. I [...]
Do you have the Booing tradition in your neighborhood… or if you live in a condo like I do, does your condo building Boo? The condo building I live in didn’t Boo until last year. After hearing about all the fun my sister’s neighborhood has Booing each other, I thought why not start the tradition in my building. So that’s exactly what I did last year… and it was a booing success! In case this [...]
Last year I had received Eid cookie stencils from Eidway which I had shared with you in this post HERE. I loved how the stencils created beautifully designed cookies that were personalized for the special occasion of Eid. This year, Eidway has designed cookie stencils specifically for Eid al-Adha, and they so kindly sent me my very own set. Along with them, they also sent me their new cake stencil designs. In [...]
