So how was your Thanksgiving? Even though I wasn’t the host this year, I sure cooked and baked like I was. A great time was had by all. Look at all of this food and that’s not even the desserts …
Dinosaur Cupcakes
Dinosaurs was the theme today. I was asked to make simple cupcakes for a birthday party with a dinosaur theme. I saw some different examples on Pinterest of course and came up with these little cuties. First I had to …
FO Friday – Slytherin Baby Blanket
I absolutely love this pattern! Darleen Hopkins’ Picture Perfect Baby Blanket. This must be the fourth one I’ve made. This time in Slytherin colors using Simply Soft. It has a beautiful drape and makes a perfect floor time play mat …
Under the Sea Cupcakes and Cookies
I love Pinterest, really I do, but it can be a real headache sometimes because people want you to recreate extravagant cakes, cookies, or whatever. This really was a fun project though. Cupcakes with fondant mermaid tails and under the …
Minion Cake
What a cute, fun cake this was to make. Simple chocolate two layer cake with chocolate buttercream filling. Sometimes these seemingly easy cakes are the hardest for me. Not this one though. It turned out exactly like I wanted and …
Locavore Box – September 29, 2015
Yes, I know this is late, very, very late. I’ve been having some major issues with WP not wanting to upload any of my images. Extremely frustrating! I finally solved the problem by clearing my browser history. Yeah, something like …
Just a Little Bit of Jam
So what do you do when you have a ton of fruit like frozen strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries from last years bounty. Fresh rhubarb, plums and apples? Why you make jam, lots and …
Locavore Box – September 15, 2016
Another beautiful box of goodness from Acme Farms & Kitchen This week we have kale, broccoli, bell peppers, onions, fresh pasta, tomatoes, cauliflower, cilantro, red potatoes, shallot, garlic, jalapeno pepper, dried garbanzo beans, black polenta, fresh Italian sausage and eggs. …
CSA Box – September 1, 2016
Look at all of these goodies! Kale, beets, leeks, broccoli, sweet corn, eggs, pita bread, fresh pasta, onions, a nectarine, potatoes, garlic, zucchini, pork kabob meat, gouda cheese, and pie dough. Recipes this week are BBQ Pork Skewers with Kale …
Swiss Chard and Black Bean Tacos
Finally a recipe shared from my Acme (CSA) box. Tweaked and adjusted of course to suit our tastes but it was definitely a winner according to my carnivore son. He said he could eat meatless dishes as long as they …
CSA – August 18, 2016
Lots of goodies this week! Cucumber, cilantro, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sweet onion, fresh corn on the cob, scallions, parsley, garlic, poblano peppers, chicken breast, eggs, fresh campanelle pasta and cornmeal. Menu/recipes: Chicken Satay and Cucumber Salad Shakshuka (You might have …
Frozen Themed Birthday Cake
For my niece’s fifth birthday she asked for an Elsa cake. I briefly contemplated making one of those Barbie doll cakes. You know what I’m talking about, right? The bowl skirt with a Barbie doll shoved inside? But I wasn’t …
Strawberry Margarita Squares
Let me tell you this is one refreshing summer dessert. Fresh, sweet strawberries and whipping cream over a layer of smooth cream cheese with just a hint of tart lime flavor atop a graham cracker crust. Sound like your kind of dessert? …
CSA – August 4, 2016
I picked up my CSA box for the first time in several months. I’ve been debating the merits of trying out one of the other food delivery services like Hello Fresh or Blue Apron. One of my friends has really been …
Star Wars Cake
It seems like my nephew had his 7th birthday not too long ago and here I am making a cake for his 8th birthday. Where does the time go? This year he chose Star Wars and was very specific about …
