Lemon Ice Cream Pie
Just like last year, the Lemon Fairy left a gigantor bag of lemons on my porch. And FINALLY we’ve come to the end of Lemon Week! ____________________ This dessert is… Continue Reading »
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Nilla Wafer pie crust
I often have leftover Nilla Wafers lying around, and while I’ve made cupcakes out of them, the obvious thing to do would be to make pie crust! Tweet This Post
Nutella Bread Pudding
I am going stir crazy being stuck in the house due to the storm of the century. This is NOT typical Los Angeles weather. Slightly depressed and freezing, I turned… Continue Reading »
Chocolate-y cupcakes
So for the Kid’s birthday he said he wanted “Chocolate cupcakes. Vanilla frosting. That’s it.” Then gave me that look like, “Don’t fancy it up, mom.” Sheesh! Fine, fine –… Continue Reading »
VERY Vanilla cupcakes
The Kid loves vanilla. He’ll take a scoop of plain vanilla over a fancy sundae any day. For these cupcakes I went all out in flavor by using a hefty… Continue Reading »
Buche de Noel
Who can resist a tree made of chocolate? Buche de Noel do not have to be complicated. You can make a simple one with whipped cream rather quickly – and… Continue Reading »
Christmas Broken Glass Jello
Broken glass jell-o never goes out of style. A hit at every party, the best thing about it is you can change the colors up at your whim! This time… Continue Reading »
fondant lettering, how-to
I just realized that this tutorial is lame since I forgot to take pictures of the process. See how rusty I am with a week off? Pathetic. To do lettering… Continue Reading »
Mini Chocolate Espresso Biscotti
WHEE! The Kid’s chocolate allergy has magically disappeared! I’m way too excited and want him to go for it Augustus Gloop-style, but The Kid is way too cautious. I appreciate… Continue Reading »
Batman Gotham City cake, how-to
Knowing the Baby wanted a Batman birthday cake, I had visions of Batman standing above Gotham City. I knew I wanted a stacked cake – with various sized tiers… ingredients:… Continue Reading »