Has anyone besides me fallen for beautifully frosted cookies? Maybe purchased one of the cookie cutter sets from Williams Sonoma with your child's favorite princesses or Star Wars characters or super heroes because they would be so fun to make? And they would make your kids so happy? Here's my experience with it. Please do… Continue reading Royal Icing
Category: dessert
Sugar Cookies
Confession time... I don't jump on the Christmas cookie baking bandwagon. I used to bake lots and lots, and then I realized that while we were sharing cookies with people, we were eating a ton ourselves. There's no need for that, even if it is Christmas. These sugar cookies are the only cookies I've made… Continue reading Sugar Cookies
Chocolate Candy Cane Cupcakes
You guys, these cupcakes are SOOO good! I'm usually pretty humble about my baking/cooking, but I couldn't stop talking about how delicious these cupcakes were. I was wishing my conscience would allow me to eat multiple, but I exerted self control. Many years ago I made peppermint cupcakes that had a white chocolate cake, big… Continue reading Chocolate Candy Cane Cupcakes
Barefoot Contessa’s Caramelized Bacon
Who has a Christmas party this weekend? Everyone, right? While I know a lot of parties out there are catered events, we roll with the potluck crowd. And we love it!! We had two corporate Christmas parties when we were corporate people. While I very much miss having an occasion to dress up all fancy,… Continue reading Barefoot Contessa’s Caramelized Bacon
Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
I love cupcakes. I love baking them. I love eating them. I love how pretty they are. This summer, I enjoyed pretending I had my own little bakery. For one day a week for four weeks, I turned my kitchen into a cupcake shop and baked for neighbors and friends at the pool. It was… Continue reading Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream