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
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
Interesting Things
Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: Sesame Street Cupcakes-I always wondered how to do Big Bird’s beak Cookies and Cream Cupcakes Homemade Cow Tails-my best friend growing up loved theses things! Grilled Veggie Pizza-I have fallen in love with homemade pesto!
Strawberry Tall Cake
This strawberry tall cake is a total showstopper. The delicious buttermilk cake layers are topped with dreamy whipped cream and sweetened strawberries. I wish that I had taken a picture of my 11 month old nephew eating some of this cake. It made me want to fall off my chair I was laughing so hard. He’s a “big boy” … Read More
How To Make Fondant Strawberries
These strawberry patch cupcakes were inspired by Martha Stewart from her Cupcakes book. She recommends using marzipan, however, I had some red and green fondant lying around so that is what I used. How to make fondant strawberries: For a dozen cupcakes, I made about 20 strawberries. I found that the cupcakes looked the nicest when there was some … Read More
Interesting things
Some interesting things I found on the web this week: Soft Sugar Cookies Indoor S’mores made with chocolate cookies Homemade Pizza Sauce (I have nine tomato plants) Peanut butter and Chocolate-always a winner!Baked Zucchini Sticks (I also have 2 zucchini plants) Caramel Sauce
Interesting Things
Some interesting things I found on the web this week: Fun summer salad made with stuff from the pantry Cookies with mini marshmallows! Coconut and pineapple bread Totally sinful Candy Bar Cake A great sandwich idea, Soft Sandwich Sourdough Pesto with walnuts instead of pine nuts, sweet relief for the pocketbook!