Hooray! It’s that time of year when berries are in season! Right now, a pint of Blueberries is only $1 at Kroger (as opposed to $4-5 during the winter). Luckily, berries freeze well, so it’s a good time to stock up. By comparison, the same amount of “Kroger brand” blueberries bought in the freezer section…
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Crashing a Virtual Baby Shower
Jenny at Picky Palate is having a baby Boy. Congrats Jenny! I don’t know Jenny. But I do know a lot of her friends. Technically, a lot of her friends’ blogs. Source: Cindy on Pinterest Some of the great cooking/baking blogs out the have joined forces to throw Jenny a virtual baby shower today! I…
The Birthday Treat Bag, All Grown Up
When we were young, we left birthday parties with a plastic treat bag of excitement… filled with candy, little games and fake tattoos. Then we started growing up, and somewhere in our 20’s leaving a birthday party now meant a cab ride and a hangover the next morning. When I handed my friends a treat…
Playing in the Kitchen: 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
A single serving of chocolate cake, made in 5 minutes w/o having to turn on the oven?? Sounds Fabulous. And wouldn’t a mug with a baggie of ingredients & recipe card attached make a creative Christmas gift for friends? My mom and I decided to try the recipe before investing the time and money in…
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…