These cookies have been cordially invited to Diana’s bridal shower. The bride loves fresh flowers and natural accents in sage green and soft yellow. Romantic touches on the leaves. Soft yellow edible glitter was sprinkled on the petals while the icing was wet and white pearlized powder was brushed on the entire cookie after the icing had dried. In keeping with Diana’s concern and love for the environment, I chose plantable paper to make the bride and groom tags. Wild… [Read More]
If you read my Facebook page you’d know I’ve had 2 days notice that my boys were coming home for their spring breaks! Joy and panic! With no time for a new post with photos, etc., I’m re-posting these cute bunny marshmallow pops from 2011 for one big, wonderful reason – I found all the marshmallows this week at my local chain grocery stores!! The jumbo marshmallows are in Safeway and the curly marshmallows are at Ralphs so now all… [Read More]
Surfs Up! I’ve been a busy bikini designer lately. In fact I made over 100 Bikini Tushie Cookies for my son’s fraternity’s fund raiser. The event was a friendly Best Dance Crew competition between the college’s sororities to benefit the local Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization. These girls sure knew how to twerk with all the other hip hop moves on the stage. And these ladies had the moves! Don’t know what twerking is? You’ve seen it but you… [Read More]
While I was making Meringue Heart Cookies for a recent post, I thought how cute they would be sandwiched with white chocolate ganache or white candy coating, dipped in colorful sprinkles and placed on a red and white striped straw, so I gave it a try. Won’t they be fun to attach to Valentines? If you’ve made the meringue hearts you only need a few more things to transform them into pops. If you’re using *white chocolate ganache: 1. Heavy… [Read More]
Chocolate might reign supreme as the sweet choice for Valentine’s Day but if something lighter tickles your fancy, meringue heart cookies just might make your heart go all aflutter. Made with ingredients most of us already have on hand in our kitchens, the ingredients are simple: egg whites, cream of tartar, granulated sugar (either ‘super fine’ or regular), and vanilla. The pink food coloring for tinting the meringue is optional but soft pink hearts are the language of love on… [Read More]
As the year winds down I wanted to tell you, you’ve made my year merry and bright and I count you among my blessings. Espresso martini decorated cookies. I’m going to be doing more of this over the next couple of weeks… … so I’ll see you again after the brief holiday intermission. 🙂
What does your cookie forecast look like this season? Merry and bright with a high chance of pretty and delicious snowflake cookies? Snowflakes are a wonder to me. When I was around twelve I experienced falling snow for the first time and it turns out to be the only time so far. In the palms of my gloves, I recall I was amazed to see the ice crystal patterns of the individual flakes. I thought all falling snow must be… [Read More]
If you’ve been following the progression of birthday planning posts I’ve written, you’d know this past weekend was the big “Jeanapalooza Birthday Extravaganza” for my mother-in-law’s ninetieth birthday hosted at our home. Balloons and birthday pennants greeted the birthday girl and forty-three guests as they walked through the front door. The buffet held the birthday cake and party favors of custom m&m’s, foil wrapped peppermint patties and cookies. There is a cake store that only makes Bundt cakes, if you… [Read More]
Yep. It’s true. What can I say? I confess. Turns out I’m a partisan cookie decorator but hadn’t realized it until recently. For the record, no one asked me to make Democratic donkeys, but it got me thinking… if asked, would I? No. Even though my personal pachyderm cookie would feel comfortable sporting a couple of long ears on one or two issues it would still lean to the right. However you might choose to decorate your cookie, decorate it… [Read More]
To be the best nurse and interim CEO for our business I can be while my husband recovers from hip surgery, I’ll be taking a short blogging break but I wanted to post for you my favorite fall treat tutorial links for easy reference. I hope you enjoy them! Click on the links or on the photos. Decorated Fall Leaf Cookies The Best Pecan Pie and Decorated Pie Crust Autumn Mini Cupcake Tower Decorated Bat Cookies Sugar Cookie Recipe Decorated… [Read More]
Bridal Shower Gifts and Wrapping Ideas
A Holiday Cocktail ~ Carrot Cake Martinis
Gentleman Jack (Jack Daniels) Cupcakes Recipe
Make-Ahead Frozen Buttercream Cake Decorations
Wedding Dress Decorated Cookies For A Bridal Shower
Decorated Fall Leaf Cookies! A Tutorial (with rolled fondant)
Colonial Williamsburg Sweet Potato Muffins
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering and Inspiration Boards at Sugar Paper Los Angeles
