One of my most favorite things in the entire world is the end piece of this bread right out of the oven. I’m far too impatient to wait long for it to cool. Another one of my favorite things is the smell of baking bread…and polka dots, of course. Bread is like cake to me. It tastes decadent with strawberry jam and some melted butter on top. My uncle suggests sprinkling it with brown sugar…
The best cake mix and store-bought frosting combination is obviously funfetti with pink frosting, right? That knowledge directly contributes to why Jake wanted his checkerboard birthday cake to have pink frosting…I promptly told him that it is supposed to have chocolate frosting, but well… I did pink accents. So there you go. This was my first time making it so I wanted to follow the rules. Maybe next year it will have all pink frosting,…
It’s really fall now, so it’s time to do the following: Go to the cider mill and chug so much cider that I have an ocean-like stomach where surfing is possible. Pick apples and come home to promptly make: pie, apple dumplings, apple butter and more. Make a pumpkin variety of everything sweet and savory. Adopt homeless pumpkins as often as possible. Today was a pretty gross day. Cold. Rainy. Soggy. This day really needed a…
Someday I hope to have an oven that fits the big cookie sheets. Currently my oven is small and sassy. Someday I’ll eat these tartlets for dinner; you might be tempted to do the same… Someday I will make homemade lemon curd for these guys. Today, however, I used Trader Joe’s Lemon Curd which comes in a jar that deserves respect. So much so that I’ve been saving this jar for just the right recipe…
I remember this time when I was a kid and it rained on the day we were supposed to go to a water park. Major disappointment. I remember this other time that they didn’t have French Silk pie at Baker’s Square. Another disappointment. I made a strawberry pie last night that was also a bit disappointing. It wasn’t sweet enough and to be honest, I don’t feel like the pie recipe is worth posting…but that…
Why does the wind always blow the opposite way than my hair is parted? Why does Elliot think that his anger at squirrels will result in a treat? Why buy black corduroys when you can get mustard yellow? Why eat cereal for breakfast when you have sugar donut mini muffins? Why wouldn’t you make these?! These are most amazing right out of the oven, just after they are rolled in sugar. You can really taste…
When I was first out on my own I realized I needed some pantry items. I went to the grocery store to get some necessary spices. I looked carefully at all of them, and I left with cinnamon sugar. That’s right. Premixed cinnamon and sugar in a nice little spice container. So there you have it. I have priorities. These are speedy because they require no kneading and a mere 15 minutes to rise. Rumor…
You should probably know a couple things. I can be terribly impatient. I occasionally panic right before a recipe does what it’s supposed to. I’m also a mess when I stir. I’m pretty good at stirring in a way that splatters ingredients impressive distances. This frosting is beaten for quite awhile, and my cupboards and countertops and shirt and floor were freckled with chocolate when I was done. It turned out delicious though. These cupcakes…
I remember this episode of Garfield from when I was a little girl where there was free ice cream in the park, and he kept going back for more by wearing a fake mustache, a hat, sunglasses, or other various disguises. Speaking of disguises. This is a dessert disguised as breakfast. Make it for house guests this lovely Labor Day, and you’ll be glad you did. People might even put on fake mustaches when they…
Last night when I got home from work I found that my internet and cable had left on a vacation! They didn’t even leave a note, but instead just took off like the free spirits they are. So I gathered up my Sex & the City dvds, one stick of butter and my dinosaur sprinkles to make these cupcakes for the holiday known as Friday. AND my mom gave me some pretty polka dotted cupcake…