The results are in and mama took home some color! I also Instagramed the fair because I’m lovin’ being so portable. 1st Place – Single Crust with a fruit filling. I made the best Dutch Apple Pie, at least my family thinks so and apparently the judges did too. I’ll post the recipe this summer so you can make it too. I also made this funky little video. My tasty treat will be twirling for a month’s stay in it’s… [Read More]
On Monday, I was invited by the Lifetime channel to attend an event promoting their new series Supermarket Superstars, which will premier on July 22. My biggest thrill was meeting and speaking to Debbi (Mrs.) Fields. See what she’s holding? It’s one of my cookies! My appreciation for Debbi goes back 21 years ago when I bought her cookbook for 100 recipes for cookies. It was the third cookbook I had ever bought. Her recipe for glazed lemon pound cake… [Read More]
This week is going to be busy as I deliver my baked goods to the Orange County Fair. I may have been a tad ambitious when signing up as everything sounded doable while registering online at 1 AM, a month ago. You know how that goes. Our garden is bursting with goodness! Sunday morning brought me outdoors to harvest our San Marzano and heirloom tomatoes, yellow boy tomatoes, purple and green basil, purple bell peppers and Eureka lemons. We made… [Read More]
Yep. You heard me right. Thought it was undissolved powder sugar? My investigation is that it’s your meringue powder and let me tell you why I think that. Meringue powder has changed in the last, uh, thirty years I’ve been using it to make royal icing. For my recipe for royal icing, I’ve always used the hottest tap water I could muster and that always dissolved both the powdered sugar without sifting it and anything the meringue powder might have… [Read More]
Off to celebrate all three this weekend! Back next week after coming down from cloud 9 to show you how to make these milkshake decorated cookies/party favors/place setting name “cards” I designed and made specially for Tiny Prints using their party invitation, Stately Straws, for inspiration. Have a sweet and fun weekend!
I hope everyone had a nice Easter and Passover and break from academic endeavors. We had a lovely visit with the collegiate spring breakers. Son2 and his dad, planted the garden for us and added drip irrigation. Son1 worked on his presentation for a meeting this week on the east coast. I cooked and went to the store – a lot. The boys also were able to individually take their grandma out to lunch which I know they all enjoyed…. [Read More]
Saw this article in my favorite news source, the British Daily Mail – Femail Section. Such a guilty pleasure of mine and so meaty, as they say, with absolutely nothing pertinent to add to one’s life. That’s why I must visit multiple times a day. Read it before going to bed to get the next day’s fresh gossip. Just look at those Affleck kids growing up before our eyes amid trips to Starbucks. They are so adorable! Anyway, February 7… [Read More]
Thursday was going to be my meringue hearts day. I woke up early, got my coffee going and headed into the pantry for supplies. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a movement of black. Ants! And lots of them – every shelf, up and down across the floor into the kitchen and up again to a high stool reserved for my kitty who receives her morning treats while the coffee brews. This morning, the ants were waiting… [Read More]
Hello! January is not my favorite month. Is it anyone’s? With my boys back at school after the holidays and the house undecorated and uncolorful, my mojo was taken out with the dried up Christmas tree sitting curbside. I’ve always liked the saying, “if what you’re doing isn’t working, change what you’re doing”. As much as I like this saying, I usually forget about it when I can’t muster the motivation for the change. But this year, my desire for… [Read More]
See you next week when the boys are back at school, a birthday is celebrated and my house has been restored to pre-holiday status, or at least I’m hoping it is. Have a wonderful weekend! What are some of your goals this year? I’d love to hear them.
A Holiday Cocktail ~ Carrot Cake Martinis
Bridal Shower Gifts and Wrapping Ideas
Shaking It Up With Snow Globe Decorated Sugar Cookies
Baking at The Ronald McDonald House
Decorated Fall Leaf Cookies! A Tutorial (with rolled fondant)
Isty Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Tushie Cookies
Carlo’s Bakery Cannolis and Lobster Tail Pastries
“The Best Ever – Blue Ribbon Winning – Chocolate Layer Cake – In All The Land”!
