Happy Easter! I hope everyone is having a wonderful, relaxing holiday. I am currently at the ILs getting ready for Easter dinner. My contribution to dinner was dessert - cupcakes of course. I started with my favorite chocolate cupcakes. For the frosting I wanted to do something special since it was Easter. I looked through… Continue reading Dye Frosting Naturally
Category: Baking
Green Food and Baileys Buttercream
Happy day after St. Patrick's Day! Did everyone have fun last night? A little tooo much fun maybe? 😉 Benzo and I had a quiet evening at home with lots of yummy food. And most of it green! We started off with an appetizer of artichoke brushetta and crackers. MIL gave us this jar of… Continue reading Green Food and Baileys Buttercream
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Whole Wheat Pastry Flour is My New BFF
Whole wheat pastry flour and I have been flirting for a while. I bought it in small quantities from the bulk bins and used it here and there when a recipe specifically called for it. But I recently took our relationship to the next level. I bought a huge bag of it and have started sneaking it into practically… Continue reading Whole Wheat Pastry Flour is My New BFF
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Sweets for Your Sweetie
Happy Valentine's Day! One of the neat things about Word Press is that I can see my "blog stats" a lot better. I can see what blog posts are getting the most views and I can also see what search terms people are using to find my blog. It seems that everyone wants to make… Continue reading Sweets for Your Sweetie
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Wedding Cupcakes
Here are a few pictures of the cupcakes I did for SIL3's wedding reception a few weeks ago. I made the little cake on top too! I think the little cake kind of looks like a face. The flowers make the eyes and the ribbon makes the smile. Hehe. I thought they turned out pretty… Continue reading Wedding Cupcakes
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Bridal Shower 2
Bridal shower round two. Actually this is round four for 2008, but only the second round of bridal shower cupcake pictures I am posting. The first bridal shower of the year was for SIL2 (I'm going to number them according to age from now on) who got married in Vegas in February. That was such… Continue reading Bridal Shower 2
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Zucchini Brownies (or Cake?)
My quest to use up my never-ending supply of zucchini and my unsatiable sweet tooth led me to this recipe for Zucchini Brownies. Zucchini Brownies 24 servings 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 2 cups grated zucchini 1/2… Continue reading Zucchini Brownies (or Cake?)
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Zucchini Pie
In my quest to find ways to use up my zucchinis I came across this recipe for Zucchini Pie. It appeared to be similar to a recipe I used to make all the time called Cheeseburger Pie, which I acquired from the back of a Bisquick box. I used all zucchini instead of half zucchini… Continue reading Zucchini Pie
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Cream Cheese Squares
Last Friday a coworker and I decided to make breakfast for everyone in our department. We have ovens in our office which comes in very handy for cooking in the office, as well as baking cookies in the afternoon (people seriously do that and it makes the entire office smell like cookies). Our office does… Continue reading Cream Cheese Squares
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Bridal Shower
My BFF Beth is getting married this summer and I am a bridesmaid in the wedding. This past weekend we threw her a shower and of course I made the cupcakes. They turned out so cute that I wanted to post some pictures of them. I like to decorate my cupcakes with fresh flowers. I… Continue reading Bridal Shower
Everything Is Homemade 