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Holiday time is almost here

And I am so looking forward to it. We’ve been operating in the spirit of busyness lately and it will be wonderful to switch gears, relax and enjoy my family for a while. My sister is already in town and my other sister and the baby will be here tomorrow night. We are going to [...]

Mint Cake Recipe

The recipe for the Mint Cake I made for the supper club hosted by Capital Cooking is up on Laura’s blog!  Here it is (and I’ve also included it below).  And a big thank you to Bryn from RAMAROAD Photography for taking pics (like the one above left) at the event! Cake: Adapted from Epicurious  3/4 cup boiling water 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon [...]

Valentino’s Little Red Dress & My Valentine’s LRD (Little Red Dessert)

    What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a Valentino inspired red velvet cake!  I adore Valentino’s off the shoulder LRD  from his Spring 2012 Resort Collection.  Although I’d love to wear it for Valentine’s Day, the best I could do was bake my own LRD, my little red dessert. I used the red velvet cake and cream [...]

Pancake, Bacon and Egg Cupcakes

I made some cupcakes for TheYouFinder… click here for the recipe and more pics!

Joy of Cooking (I now have it!)

  For my birthday, my sister sent me “The all-purpose cookbook”, Joy of Cooking.  This is actually my first bona fide cookbook and I have to say, it’s about darn time.  It reads much more like a dictionary than any cookbook I’ve ever owned and I love that (I’m into dictionaries).  For instance, page 341 lists [...]