When it’s snowy and freezing cold outside, whip up a batch of hot chocolate. Here’s two hot chocolate recipes – velvety rich French chocolat chaud and Mexican chocolate caliente with flavors of cocoa and cinnamon.
Read more…Bake a Winter Solstice Cake
Winter Solstice, December 21, is the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. To celebrate, bake a Winter Solstice cake – this is a bright cake with lemony frosting to light up the night.
Read more…San Francisco Fun Holiday Sweets
A delight for families visiting San Francisco in the Christmas season – throughout the city, shops and bakeries are filled with fun holiday treats.
Here’s some favorite shops in different neighborhoods – Ferry Building, Japantown, North Beach and Ghirardelli Square.
Exploratorium San Francisco: Day of the Dead and food is life
Last Saturday we popped into the Exploratorium for a Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) display and holiday food from Mexico and Guatemala. What a warm life-affirming community event families enjoy each year at the museum.
Read more…Day of the Dead
November 1 and 2 is the Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos – celebrated in Mexico, Central America, and Latino communities around the United States. Children’s books to read and recipes to make – Mexican chocolate brownies, pan de muerto, hot chocolate and tamales.
Read more…Celebrate Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is coming up in September.
This holiday, celebrated in Asia, is fun for families – kids stay up to see the full moon and eat special sweets. Go out and look for Jade Rabbit and Lady Chang in the moon.