Quick & Easy Homemade Piping Gel (Icing) I’ll never forget the look on my daughter Lily’s face when she saw the towering, brightly colored castle cake I made for her fifth birthday. It wasn’t the perfect cake by any means, but the vibrant details, crafted with a generous hand of piping gel, brought her fairy-tale … Read more
Flax Gel – The Egg-Free Solution! My grandmother, bless her heart, was a baker of the old school. Everything was made from scratch, and everything included eggs. When I first went vegan, the thought of replacing eggs in her cherished recipes felt almost sacrilegious. But necessity is the mother of invention, and my search for … Read more
Cooling Leg Gel – Aaaaah! The summer I spent working at the local garden center was brutal. Endless days spent hauling bags of soil and wrestling with thorny rose bushes left my legs feeling like lead weights. I remember collapsing onto the porch swing at the end of each day, wishing I could just peel … Read more
Crafting Your Own Liquid Gold: A Homemade Liquid/Gel Soap Recipe I remember, as a child, being utterly fascinated by the bubbles. Not just any bubbles, but the rich, fragrant lather of my grandmother’s homemade soap. She always had a large jar of it sitting by the kitchen sink, a cloudy, opalescent liquid that promised cleanliness … Read more