
Joudia Elise

Joudia Elise
Homemade Candy Ropes
I still remember the afternoon my daughter and I stood at the counter, the house full of the warm, sugary scent that seemed to ...
Frost Christmas Punch
I still remember the first winter I set out a big glass pitcher of Frost Christmas Punch for a house full of cousins and ...
Tzatziki Chicken Salad
The steam from a warm kitchen towel, the bright lemon scent that slips out when I open the fridge, and the soft cluck of ...
Big Mac Rice Paper Rolls
The steam from the skillet curled into the kitchen light, and for a moment I was a little girl again, leaning on the counter ...
Frozen Snowball Punch
I remember the first time I ladled out Frozen Snowball Punch: A Magical Winter Wonderland in a Glass at a small family get together. ...
Street Corn Steak Rice Bowls
I still remember the first time I served Street Corn Steak Rice Bowls to my family. The kitchen was warm with the smell of ...
Enchanted Unicorn Lemonade
The first time I made Enchanted Unicorn Lemonade for my children, it was a late afternoon in June and the light in our kitchen ...
Japanese Cotton Cheesecake Cupcakes
The smell of warm sugar and cream filling the kitchen makes me think of the small Saturday mornings when my kids still wanted to ...
Mint Chip Spirulina Smoothie
The cool, minty scent that lifts from the blender takes me back to a lazy Saturday when my children were small and the kitchen ...
Cherry Amaretto Tiramisu
I can still smell it now, the warm amaretto rising from the bowl as I folded bright cherry halves into silky mascarpone, the scent ...










