Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

pumpkin spice latte cupcakes

Pumpkin spice latte cupcakes are all the coffee, pumpkin spice flavor you know and love baked into a tasty cupcake with a swirl of cream cheese frosting! When I first saw these cupcakes on Annie’s Eats, I knew that I had to make them for my bosses’ upcoming birthday.  I work in a small office, so ever since I started … Read More

Interesting Things

Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: Awesome looking fall inspired turnovers Frito Pie-believe it or not, I have never eaten this Peanut Butter Dog Treats-I am always looking for an easy homemade dog treat for my sis’s dog Delicious things to make with frozen pie crust-I especially love the leaf shaped hand pies!

How to Make Homemade Chai Concentrate

Chai tea latte concentrate

Make your own warm and cozy cup of chai anytime with this recipe for homemade chai concentrate.  When I was in college, our dormitories had a contract with Starbucks and therefore only served Starbucks coffee.  My particular dorm had late night food and provided Starbucks coffee beverages.  This is where I had my first chai latte and I was hooked.  … Read More

Interesting Things

Here are some interesting things that I bookmarked this week: A tasty looking sandwich rye bread with dill pickle juice as an ingredient Pumpkin spiced cream cheese This caramel chocolate cake looks amazing.  I am totally making this next week for project night. As someone who still shoots with primarily her kit lens, I loved this article about how to … Read More

Uncle Al’s Sweet Pickles

This summer, I decided to grow a garden.  For the past four summers I have attempted unsuccessfully to grow a container garden.  But this year, I put it in the ground.  And miraculously, it grew.  One of the things I had to have was pickling cucumbers.  I love love love pickles.  It was my goal to learn how to can … Read More

My First Tiered Cake

what I learned making my first tiered cake

This was my nephew’s first birthday cake.  It was my first time making a three tiered cake and also my first time making a cake for that many people (50-55 people).  I learned a lot on this cake. The Cake: The tiers were 8″, 10″, and 12″.  The 12″ cake was by far the largest cake that I have ever … Read More