Evil, just pure evil. Why? Because they are DELICIOUS, super-easy to make with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, there is very little clean up… oh dear, one must be careful. Maybe I should have titled this How NOT to loose weight before the Wedding… 😀 The Original Recipe: Ingredients 9 cups Chex…
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As Seen on TV: Debbie Meyer Green Bags
It’s true… many people these days do not stop to watch commercials. The advent of the DVR has made television commercial spots a finicky form of conveying your advertising message. BUT… sometimes commercials are unavoidable, or maybe you forget that you can fast forward through them. If you have watched the Food Network anytime in…
Playing in the Kitchen: Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole
The can’t all be winners ** sigh ** The recipe seemed to have such potential too! My parents love going to Cracker Barrel for breakfast, and the hashbrown caserole there is one of their favorite dishes. My mom found the following recipe in a Secret-Recipies-Revealed type book, and wanted to test it out. We were…
Playing in the Kitchen: Birthday Cake! (One Bowl Chocolate Cake)
My birthday cake masterpiece is another success from the Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. Sure, you can make a chocolate cake from a boxed mix, but this recipe made a FABULOUS cake with ingredients you already have one hand. And it does not include what is usually the most pricey baking ingredient, butter. My birthday cake…
Playing in the Kitchen: Apple-Spice Layer Cake
The recipe for this delicious Apple-Spice Layer Cake comes from the pages of Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook, one of my new favorite additions to my cookbook collection. This is one of the few cookbooks where I genuinely want to try every recipe, and it is full of helpful techniques that even a novice baker can handle….
Playing in the Kitchen: Chocolate Turtle Cake
I very much enjoy baking… namely cakes and cookies. One great thing about college (or working in an office) was the ample amount of people willing to accept free food! A great way to test new recipes… even the ones that turned out not-so-hot would be devoured in minutes when left alone in the break…
Playing in the Kitchen: Pink Cupcakes (Magnolia Bakery Vanilla Cupcakes)
In honor of Valentines Day, here are some lovely pink cupcakes! They are the Magnolia Bakery Vanilla Cupcakes, with canned White (not vanilla) icing, Wilton Pink Sugar Sprinkles and Wilton Pink Color Mist. These vanilla cupcakes are some of the best around, though I cannot take credit. The Magnolia Bakery is famous for their…
First Power Lunch
A few months back I went to AWNY’s VIP Auction. It was an awesome event and I give myself a pat on the back for going all by myself, networking and meeting many other friendly Young Executives. I walked away with an awesome gift bag of goodies, my Barbara K! Tool Kit (raffle prize… still…
My Little Creation
This is my humble entry into the NESTLÉ® ‘Swirled to Perfection’ Photo Contest. Its layers of swirl morsels, a vanilla mousse and whipped topping… not the most creative thing in the world but hey, gave me something fun to do for a day… and an excuse to bust out my kitchenaid mixer 😀 I decided…
Can’t Win If You Don’t Play
Contests and stuff… something to do outside of work :p Instant Party Just add Kraft… for US Residents 21+ Grand Prize: A 4-week timeshare to be used each year for life. Enter every day until September 12th. NBC First Look.. win a car! Each winner will receive his/her choice of either 2006 Mazda5 or (ii)…