Sparkle Stories Blog

I searched my favorite sites for good recipes — and used Pinterest too. But I couldn’t find one that was perfect. So I combined parts of three recipes into one that I think is perfectly yummy! (And relatively simple.)

We took a plateful of these acorn treats to some friends’ for dinner one evening, and all the little squirrels around the table couldn’t get enough of their acorn desserts.

We’ve created an easy, customizable version that’s based on Daddy’s creative pancakes (as well as the pancakes that David has been whipping up in our house for years now).

In the Sparkle Kitchen, we whipped up this delicious recipe, cutting a step from the recipe-that-inspired-us by substituting granola for the special oatmeal mix.

This post has recipes for both of the treats that Martin and Sylvia enjoy in "Living Room Nutcracker," so that you can try them along with the story!

We're sharing a recipe for All-the-Things Fruitcake Cookies so you can pull things from your pantry too and whip up some unique holiday treats!

A luscious Valentines recipe to go with the Martin & Sylvia Valentines audio collection.

If you live in Texas or Southern California or Arizona or any state that has a good Mexican border, you’ll know all about having your breakfast wrapped in a warm tortilla. But if you don’t, I have to show you what we do!

In the story "The Rainbow Table," Martin and Sylvia’s family decides to throw a “rainbow potluck”. Each guest is to bring a food from a color of the rainbow. Here's a recipe for some pink hummus that you can make for your own rainbow table!

They were supposed to be normal lemon bars, with the custard on top and the crust on the bottom. But alas, in the moment of adding the custard portion to bake, things went topsy-turvy. But oh the result! Crust on top and sides, and custard on the bottom. And lusciously good.