My cute neighbor Alisha asked if Cort and I would make a Ninjago birthday cake for her son Colin so after we figured out what Ninjagos were (little Ninja Leggo dudes), we said yes. We were excited because we’ve been wanting to experiment with the fondant draping technique and this was our chance to try … Continue reading
The blog has been a little quieter lately and that’s because I started working on a movie on Monday; it’s a movie for the ABC Family Channel and I’m doing wardrobe on this one from now until almost the end of March so posts will be a little less numerous for the next couple of … Continue reading
This is a Nestle Toll House recipe. The Young Women are coming over to my house tonight for our activity so there must be treats! crust: 4 1/2 teaspoons light margarine (I used butter, about 2 tablespoons) 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 3 cups Rice Krispies fudge: 1 1/2 cups sugar … Continue reading
Here is another variation on the cake mix bar cookie recipe from Stephanie Ashcraft’s “101 More Things to do with a Cake Mix”. Courtney had some friends coming over tonight and they don’t like chocolate! What? So I pulled out my cake mix cookbooks and looked over all the yummy ones that I’ve never made … Continue reading
It is rainy and snowy and sleety and slushy here today so it’s the perfect day to make cookies and stay inside. I went to Target a few days ago and found these Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate and Mint Limited Edition Morsels on clearance for $1.28 a bag, regularly $2.59 a bag so I … Continue reading
Here is what I found waiting for me on the kitchen counter when I got home last night! Courtney made me this Winnie the Pooh birthday cake all by herself, I’m so proud of her! Neither of us have ever made a fondant cake without the other so this is awesome. Now I have to … Continue reading
I just got back last night from spending 2 weeks with my parents (my dad had open heart surgery after suffering a heart attack in November so I went to try and help out a bit) and while I was there it was my birthday. My mom asked what I wanted for my bday and … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the January/February 2012 issue of the Food Network Magazine. I’m eating some as I type this up and it is really good but I bet it will be even better tomorrow after it sits in the fridge for a day. It isn’t hard to make but it is time consuming so … Continue reading
Bob got me the ice cream maker attachment for my KitchenAid mixer for Christmas and I’ve been wanting to try it out so here is the first batch. It was pretty runny as it needs to be put in the freezer after mixing it in the mixer but no one wanted to wait so we … Continue reading
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading
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