Posts Tagged ‘vanilla’

Iron Cupcake: Music I

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

“But you are, my love, the astronaut
Flying in the face of science
I would gladly stay an afterthought
Just bring back some nice reminders”

Perfection Ensued

Monday, July 20th, 2009

If you know me and/or my blog, you know I am always happy to take special requests from friends and family. So when my best friend’s mom requested chocolate chai meringues for her birthday, I was more than happy to oblige and the gears in my head started turning immediately.

Iron Cupcake: Herbs I

Monday, July 6th, 2009

This is the first of I don’t know how many Iron Cupcake entries I’ll get to this month. I’m hoping at least two more, and one will (hopefully!) be entered in the first Iron Cupcake: Midcoast Maine (which happens to be occuring three days after my new lease starts, so basically while I am moving…I [...]

Simple Yet Elegant

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

I told you I’d elaborate on the ice cream I made to go with my birthday cake, didn’t I?

Iron Cupcake: Summer Berries IV

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

I didn’t think I’d have time for this final entry, but I was at the grocery store the other night and noticed that the raspberries weren’t THAT expensive…and it all went downhill from there.

Iron Cupcake: Summer Berries III

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Here we go again…
I told you I’d be doing something fun with that sparkling, juicy blackberry jam, didn’t I?
Ta daaaaa!

Happy Birthday!

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Hooray! It’s my birthday!

Foodie-Friendly

Monday, June 15th, 2009

I don’t like that word – foodie – much. It’s a silly non-word. However, I can’t think of a better way to describe my take on a classic, easy bake sale item.

When Life Gives You Cherries…

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Well, generally, you just eat them. If you’re me you do, anyway.
But, the cherries aren’t quite perfect yet. No problem!

Apricot Strudel: Daring Bakers May 2009

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.
As you can see, I didn’t make an apple strudel. I had a bunch of apricots, [...]