Everyone is drawn to something. I love cocktail umbrellas and festive toy embellishments added to drinks.I have little plastic mermaids that hang on the rim. Then there are the toys that hang by their tails: monkeys … cats, … elephants. But my favorite is the paper parasol… … and I do prefer pink. My first recollection of this delicate adornment was in my Shirley Temple when I was very young. We were vacationing in upstate NY and dining at a… [Read More]
“Becca + Jim” B-E-A-UTIFUL Hydrangeas! This was a picture perfect wedding and apparently an online magazine thinks so too.Southern Weddings magazine. I guess even California qualifies if it’s in the Southern region of the state. 🙂 Scroll down on the site from the link above and you will see Becca + Jim. It is the wedding of my BBF’s (am I too old to use that term?) daughter, Becca. It was held in August and was absolutely spectacular. I… [Read More]
It’s been a busy baking week. Today I finished my hearts and gave them to my son’s high school jazz band. I also made extras for my dinner party this weekend. The middle of the white cookies is crushed cherry lollipops that melt as the cookie bakes producing a hard candy. It’s so pretty held up to the light. They just glow. The red hearts have red sanding sugar sprinkled on and the pinks hearts have pearlized dragees. All… [Read More]
A pod of dolphins Once in awhile I will bake and decorate special cookies upon request. This week I was happy to make them for the Dana Hills High School girls’ varsity soccer team in celebration of the end of their season. This is the third year I have made them special cookies. This year I was wracking my brain of what I could create that would be different than a standard soccer ball cookie so I decided to… [Read More]
O’reo Patties For St. Patty’s Day
Bridal Shower Gifts and Wrapping Ideas
Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year Decorated Almond Cookies
Pretty Pink Petal Cake – A Wilton Cake Decorating Technique
Pink Prickly Pear Margaritas
Decorated Ghost Cookies With Fondant
“The Great White Granny Panties” {GIVE-AWAY} ;)
Make-Ahead Frozen Buttercream Cake Decorations
