Lavender Tangled Doll Fondant Birthday Cake

Here is the last cake of the week!  It’s been a week full of challenging cakes.  This one was for Little Evelyn Belle who was turning 1 and my friends Pam (Evie’s grandma) and Shayla (Evie’s mom) wanted a Disney Princess cake or a Tangled cake so we decided to give the old Barbie doll … Continue reading

Choo Choo Train Fondant Birthday Cake

My friend LaRobyn’s little boy Alex turned 3 and she had a birthday party for him on Friday morning.  Alex is obsessed with trains, he loves them so she had a pirate choo choo train party for him.  Courtney and I found a 3D train pan at Michaels and were so excited to use if … Continue reading

Gram’s Best Brown Sugar Cake

This is not my gram’s cake recipe, I think this is a Kraft recipe but I can’t remember where I got it from so I’m not sure.  It is so delicious!  Try it, try it right now!  🙂 1 (2 layer size) package yellow cake mix 1 (3.4 oz) package vanilla flavor instant pudding 4 … Continue reading

Petits Fours Cupcakes

Our friend and neighbor Kali is getting married in August and so these are for her wedding shower this afternoon.  The recipe/instructions come from the cookbook “Hello, Cupcake!” by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson.  I used a “Funfetti” cake mix and baked the cupcakes per the instructions on the box in mini muffin pans and … Continue reading

Chinese Chicken Salad

I got this recipe a long time ago from my neighbor Karin and we used to eat it so often when the kids were little that we all got kind of sick of it so it’s been awhile since I’ve made it but when we got the cabbage in the Bountiful Basket, I knew it … Continue reading

Bountiful Basket #5

Here’s what we got in today’s Bountiful Basket for $15: 4 peaches 5 plums 6 bananas 1 cantaloupe 1 bunch green grapes 1 bag green beans 3 tomatoes (Bob and I got 2 extra tomatoes for going and volunteering this morning) 1 eggplant 1 head green cabbage 2 bunches green leaf lettuce (also got an … Continue reading

Quesadilla Cups with Nectarine Salsa

My niece Heidi and her husband Mark are visiting this weekend on their way to California so it’s the perfect opportunity to try out some new recipes on them!  I made the Mango Confetti Salsa and White Sweet Potato Chips yesterday and today I made these which were so very tasty, such a great combination … Continue reading