I don’t know what I would do without my local Trader Joe’s grocery store. Where else would I go with a shopping list 3 items long and leave an hour later, $70 poorer and with four overflowing shopping bags stuffed to the brim with impulse buys like chocolate-covered soybeans and freeze-dried mangoes? Yes, Trader Joe’s…
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I Have A Good Excuse, My Brother Ate My Homework
Hi friends! Sadly I had to skip this week’s TWD recipe, but I have a really, really good excuse. This past week has been crazy, and it’s all my brother Jeremy’s fault: First, let me tell you a little bit about my youngest brother. He & I are pretty much karaoke champions. We have been…
Valentine’s Day Candies
If the garlands of red roses and stacks of heart-shaped chocolate boxes and giant inflatable Cupids in stores haven’t tipped you off already, allow me to warn you: Valentine’s Day is nearly here. If you’re looking for fun V-day sweets, here are some cute things I’ve recently been featuring on the candy website: Homemade Conversation…
The Guessing Game
Guess who just had a birthday? That’s right, the hungry hungry hubby, the ravenous rhino, the Cool J to my LL, just celebrated a milestone birthday. Guess how old he turned? Every day closer to decrepitude now! Guess how we celebrated? We had a little-boy party with old-fashioned party games, including this variation on Pin…
TWD: All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Dear Inventor of the Bundt Cake Mold, What is the deal with all of the ridges? Why would you purposely create more nooks and crannies for my poor cake to stick to? If I wanted to spend an hour scraping cake from the inside of a pan and then painstakingly cleaning it with a toothbrush,…
Wedding Cake Fever
People. People. I have been so busy. Apparently mid-March brings not only spring fever, but wedding fever as well. Here’s a glimpse at what I’ve been up to lately: This was a cake we did at work. The bride was allergic to corn syrup, so instead of fondant and gumpaste we used chocolate plastic to…
Daring Bakers: Fashionably Late Valentino Cake
Yes, it’s March, and I’m just now posting the February Daring Bakers challenge. I could make excuses about my busy schedule, but I prefer to blame the tardiness on the month of February itself. Only 28 days! Two days less than every other month! HOW can I be expected to keep on top of everything…
Christmas with the Daring Bakers: French Yule Log
Given the timing, it wasn’t a surprise that this month’s Daring Bakers challenge was a Yule Log, or Buche de Noel. It also wasn’t a surprise that this was the most time-intensive, complicated Yule Log I’ve ever made. Most yule logs that I’ve seen are comprised of a thin sponge cake rolled around a mousse…
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