Sparkle Stories Blog

There’s only one antidote for that cold wind — a hot dish of baked oatmeal.

Made with oats and yogurt, both dried and fresh fruits, and served cold, muesli is really delicious. Best of all: it's EASY.

In the story, Martin and Sylvia have gone to their neighbors, the Browns, to help them pick strawberries. The day is a hot one, and Martin and Sylvia’s strawberry picking endeavors are slowed by the high temperatures. But that doesn’t stop the fun! They take a break and enjoy “Strawberry Slushies” in the shade.

We made traditional Doro Wat and Gomen Wat and Missir Wat and even Injera, all here for you to try!

Inspired by our dear M & S, we added some red, white and blue to our week — just to pump up the patriotism (and bring some smiles for momma’s creativity)!

We generally eat the same-ole-same-ole hot dog – you know, with ketchup and mustard. And maybe some sauerkraut. But we were feeling adventurous — inspired by the *Martin & Sylvia* story "The Cook Out."

Kale for breakfast. Kale for lunch. Kale for dinner. And even kale for… dessert? This is what to do when you have too much kale: find as many ways as you can to prepare it.

We decided to do a heap of pie baking.

This is the most unique granola recipe I’ve ever tried. It’s crunchy and lemony and sweet.

“Ship’s biscuits” are historically a type of cracker made of simple, inexpensive ingredients — our version is hardly hard, and it’s hardly plain. It’s buttery, soft and DELICIOUS.