pumpkin cupcakes for halloween

i made martha stewart’s pumpkin cupcake recipe this morning to bring to my daughters class party.  they are very light and tasty.  i made minis.  i just find that the mini cupcakes are better for the little ones.  they can have just one, or 2 if they like.  one batch made about 48 minis AND [...]

pumpkin pie

My 6 year old son is a HUGE fan of pumpkin pie. Last week we made a pie together, and almost every night for a week he enjoyed a slice after dinner.  So tonight, he asked if we could make another.  I happily obliged.  As I set out to make our pie from my stockpile [...]

heirloom tomato, beauty in its’ imperfections

i am a lover of tomatoes! when i was a little girl my favorite sandwich was sliced tomato with lots of mayonnaise (hellmans)…or italian bread with tomato, salt and really good olive oil.
my local farm is harvesting some of the best tomatoes i have ever tasted. absolutely spectacular!! juicy and sweet!!

my tomatoes [...]

fresh produce makes me smile

i happen to be incredibly blessed to live just a couple of miles from a local farm. it’s family owned and operated and the setting is just breath taking. i went yesterday, i was craving fresh healthy produce….after a weeks vacation, away from my kitchen, entrenched in an “all you can eat fest” [...]

dinner tonight

i need to lose 15-20 lbs…trying to eat healthy.  so I make  a lot of fish.  mostly salmon ( i know, not the most dietetic of fish!!).  tonight i bought steelhead trout, which is very similar to salmon.  i believe it comes from california.  they belong to the family salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars…the [...]

valentine party cake

these pink little princess cakes were made for, well.. a little princess! again, vanilla/vanilla…sorry but it is really my favorite and most commonly enjoyed, so i feel it is a safe bet for kids…
with each batch of cupcakes I make, i learn something new…this time, I learned that i like to fill the cupcake [...]

more cupcakes please!

 

ok so I am trying to make my cupcakes a litttle yummier and a little prettier… i love the magnolia cupcake recipe and i probably should not mess with it, but i do smoetimes feel like it could be a little bit dry, so today I added 3 tablespoons of sour cream to the recipe [...]

completed snowmen cupcakes

fondant snowmen

 

wanted to make something cute for my son’s kindgerarten holday party…
thought the magnolia cupcakes would be super yummy and really cute if I could make some kind of a snowman (edible of course!!) and perch him on top.. i thought about marshmallows but felt that it was not accurate enough, a bit too square…
so, i [...]

millionaire’s shortbread

so I finally made millionaires shortbread!  I have been reading about it lately and have been very tempted to make it.  I sometimes shy away from bar recipes because they can be tricky to cut and can get really messy looking.  this was my first go at these delectable RICH treats and they came out pretty good. [...]