I’ve had a fun, busy, sugar-filled Halloween so far, and there’s still a lot left to my day! Right now I have a batch of Double Chocolate Pomegranate Brownies in the oven. If they’re any good, you’ll see the recipe here tomorrow! Unfortunately I once again don’t have a recipe to offer today, but I [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Odds & Ends & Gingerbreads
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Aside from the frosting, I didn’t cook anything new and exciting yesterday (and a teriyaki stir fry, no matter how tasty, doesn’t merit a “recipe”…not until I learn how to make my own teriyaki sauce, anyway!) but I did take the cupcakes I’d made into town and drop them off for a few of my [...]
Frosting Adventures
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Frosting is something that I’ve been meaning to master. I had been buying frosting until recently (I KNOW!) and the main reason I had been topping my beloved pumpkin cupcakes with a chocolate candy coating was because I just wasn’t very good at making frosting. I’m aiming to change that, and have added both ganache [...]
So Many Pictures
Monday, October 27th, 2008I had a very busy last couple of days! I’m looking at another one today…and tomorrow! I have lots of cooking planned for today. It’s hard to tear myself away from the TV, though – Sci Fi is showing Stephen King movies and The Stand just started. I love that book and haven’t seen the [...]
And Now for the Food Part
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Sometimes, a recipe is so tasty that you don’t get a decent picture of it before it’s gone. This is one of those recipes. There aren’t any leftovers, either, so I have to make it again to make it look more appetizing (and I will, and eventually I’ll also drag my Very Photogenic black& white [...]
How Many Links Can I Put in an Entry?
Friday, October 24th, 2008I’ve got another apple pie just out of the oven, this time made a little differently from my original recipe: no sugar added aside from a couple generous splashes of maple syrup, a big glug of vanilla extract, and a dusting of ground ginger (not fresh this time – I wanted the bite to be [...]
Photography is Hard!
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Every time I cook something halfway interesting, I try to take a few shots of it, some for use but mostly for practice. My camera is nothing incredibly special but it isn’t bad, albeit totally clunky. It has a sweet flip-screen, though; you can see yourself while you take a self-portrait…Anyway, I find that, much [...]
Filling the Days
Monday, October 20th, 2008As many people know, I recently (ok, this past July) left my job as manager of a local record store for the domestic life. Though overall it was a great opportunity to expand my musical and cinematic tastes and I met many wonderful people, staff and customers alike, I’d had enough stress and decided it [...]
Favorite Cupcake Alert!
Saturday, October 18th, 2008I got home kind of late last night and bed looked too comfy to make myself stay up. I had a fun evening, though! The recipe for the cookie dough balls will be posted eventually (I’d love to get into homemade ice cream and make homemade cookie dough, but I think I’ll wait until spring).I [...]
A Few of my Favorite Things
Thursday, October 16th, 2008The cupcakes will have to wait as I don’t know if I’ll even be topping them tonight (they are in the oven right now). So, tomorrow, writing about my absolute favorite cupcakes. I intended to make some of them tiny to take to a wine tasting I’m attending tomorrow night with my mom but I’ll [...]
