Baking with little darlings is magical. Especially for them. My girls shriek in delight at the mention of an opportunity to ‘help’ in the kitchen. It doesn’t matter that we often don’t completely consume our finished goods, because their pride is in the process…in saying “I measured, and mommy let me pour, and then I […]

Olivia’s Eden came before my heartful journey blog started. It was the precursor in my creative outlet. Inspired by my older daughter, it was a way to channel my inspiration and creative process in a productive and useful direction. I have been making jewelry, knitting, and dabbling in other handmade trinkets for over a decade […]

So here come the holidays and with them the whirlwind of delicious delights. It’s hard to resist the temptation of tasting and sampling what others have made and for some of us hard to stay out of the kitchen creating traditional family favorites. Either way, it’s challenging enough to monitor and moderate ourselves but how […]

As my younger darling stammered, “There is snow, but there is candy!” And yes, both were present on this somewhat confused frosty Halloween. Despite our town canceling Halloween (who knew they could do that) and the ever-present snow dunes of what was an approximate 2 ft Snowmageddon this past Saturday, we braved the chill and […]

…Cookies and Milk! When thinking about a theme for my darlings’ birthday festivities, I thought about what might depict who they are and how they are together. The result, as stated above, was cookies and milk. While tasty and sweet individually, they are perfectly delicious and more fun together! Those are my girls. Despite all of […]

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In this case,  the egg! A sweetly delectable Cadbury egg was carefully baked into a moist little cake. It wasn’t until all was cooled that our little chick peeps were gently nestled on top! A sugary sparkly treat! {Note to parents: These are good treats to share […]

Cupcakes! When you’ve sung your little heart out and pleaded and begged the rain to go away and you just can’t go out to play… then bake! That’s how it goes at our house.

…Red fish Blue fish! In honor of a beloved creator of so many dear quirky friends which have travelled alongside us and peaked our curiosities and nurtured our imaginations, we created our own delicious version of One fish Two fish Red Fish Blue fish! It was fun to make and even more fun to “intake”. […]

It seems we’re making a habit of baking confectionery treats that are far too cute to consume. Luckily, somehow, we manage  to find the strength to in fact devour and lick our fingers as to not miss a single morsel. I suppose it’s part of the same barbaric practice of having a piñata that’s shaped as […]

These stylish little snowmen bravely lined up to meet their fate of being deliciously devoured by smiling mouths and sticky fingers. In the end, our bellies were full of fluff and giggles. no real snowmen were harmed during this snow scrumptious adventure

Life’s moments pass so quickly, especially the really special sweet ones. It’s been my experience that the really good things in life may take years to process and integrate into our realities, as they are often far too overwhelming to take in while they are occurring. I think that’s why we try so hard to […]

This fast-paced life we live is a product of an ever-speeding society. It’s always about cutting corners and shortcuts…how to multiply your already abundant multi-tasking. All in an effort to be more efficient, have more product in less time utilizing less money. Quite often important pieces get left behind. This is especially noticeable when it […]