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I usually choose a cookbook every January to cook and bake my way through over the year. This year my youngest, Daphne, asked if she could pick one to work through as well! I told her that her brother and sister have baked their way […]
This was our fourth weekend of 2015 and we have already made five chocolate treats! Jan 3 – The Black Russian Jan 4 – Rapper’s Delight Cookies Jan 11 – Double Chocolate-Marshmallow Topper Brownies Jan 20 – Crunchy Cocoa-Coconut Cookies Jan 25 – Chocolate-Chocolate Cherry […]
How sweet are these little guys?! I made them once for a fundraiser for our dance company in the spring and then this summer, two of the songs our girls danced to were from Despicable Me 2 so I had to make them again. When […]
I’ve been keeping track of the cakes (and yes, I’m counting cupcakes as cakes) I’ve made this year though I have been woefully neglectful about posting them. Here’s the recap so far: #1 – Nutella Icebox Cake (week 1) #2 – Orange Creamsicle Cake (week […]
Rainbow cupcakes are so fun to do and you can make them fit any occasion. The first time I made them I used primary colors for Wee One #3’s kindergarten classmates. This time around, I used black, purple and orange. Since black mixed with white […]
There was a whole lotta Valentiney love in the kitchen going on around here over the last 2 weeks or so. I made cookies, I made cupcakes, I made gummy hearts, I made heart shaped bacon – and even heart shaped hot dogs. Yes, I […]
I’m backtracking a little here, because while I do have a stash of mini snickerdoodle cupcakes in the freezer for Christmas, I made this for my sister’s birthday party two weeks ago. I first read about snickerdoodle cookies in Great Cookies: Secrets to Sensational Sweets […]
The past few months have been a flurry of activity, and while I wouldn’t have it any other way, a few more hours in the day would be helpful. I made a really interesting cake this past weekend for a friend’s 30th and I have […]
45. December 16 – Candy Cane Cake 44. November 27 – Blueberry-Filled Chocolate Cake 42. November 27 – Raspberry-Filled Vanilla Cake 41. November 25 – Stargate Cake 40. November 13 – Snickerdoodle Cupcakes 39. October 28 – Halloween Cake Pops – Witch 39. October 28 […]
