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Kitchen Experiments: Apple-Date Muffincakes
This weekend I was expecting houseguests and wanted to offer them a homemade treat. I figured a nice breakfast muffincake would be a good option, as it would work for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack. However, I didn't know what kind I wanted to make, so I headed to my kitchen without a recipe and scoped out the ingredients.
52 Weeks of Baking: Week 52 — Gooey Banana Cupcakes
This year I decided that I would have a New Year's resolution that I could stick to. I thought about it for a while and eventually landed on baking. So with my trusty mixer and collection of pans, I set off on a 52 week baking adventure.
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Yummy Links: From Zucchini to Buttercream Frosting
- A surprising tip for making delicious zucchini. — Gourmet
- These cactus napkins are ideal for a hoedown! — CasaSugar
- Fabulous recipes that use Fall produce.
Tasty Treats For Halloween Bashes: Haunted Houses
Who's afraid of the haunted house on the corner? Not your lil one if he helped create it! Take cookie decorating one step further when you offer wee ones the opportunity to create their own spooky houses filled with sweet treats.
Tasty Treats For Halloween Bashes: Wicked Witch Cupcakes
Halloween's focus may be on a youngster's costume and the candy he gathers as he makes his way through the neighborhood, but that doesn't mean the party can't start early with some tasty treats. From school-sponsored bashes to kiddie soirees, Halloween parties offer lil ones another opportunity to show off their costumes and indulge in some sweets to kick off the spooktacular holiday.
With some inspiration from Martha Stewart, a platter of wicked witch cupcakes is more likely to put a smile on a wee one's face than frighten him.
The Cupcake Trend Still In For Spring
I know cupcakes are trendy, but who knew they were so fashionable? For Mother's Day, fashion designer Rebecca Taylor is teaming up with Billy's Bakery on a pair of posh cupcakes. Available May 1, the Vanilla Twinkle (above) and Mocha Meow cupcakes were inspired by Rebecca Taylor's Spring/Summer 2009 runway collection.
I'm Asking: How Did You Save Money on Your Wedding?
It's well-known that most everything in the wedding world is wickedly overpriced. Taking advantage of blissfully engaged couples just isn't cool, yet the cycle of ripoffs continues when there aren't obvious alternatives. Asking around is the best way to discover cost-saving measures, and I know that any helpful advice during the wedding planning process is worth its weight in gold.
Come Party With Me: Bachelorette — Dessert
When planning a party, remember the guest of honor's culinary needs. Although Ronda's bachelorette party has a belly-dancing theme and a spread of Mediterranean-inspired appetizers, she's requested that the dessert be something bite sized and chocolaty. These delightful fudge brownie tartlets are sure to satisfy her sweet tooth.
Must-Read: Field Guide to Cookies
If you're completely over the cupcake craze but looking for other sweet entertaining ideas for Spring, consider the Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable ($10.87). Authored by Bay Area pastry veteran Anita Chu, the guide packs an impressive amount of information on the world's cookies into a rather teensy tome. Find out if this book would be a good match for you when you read more
Fab's Oscar Top Three
What I enjoyed about this year's Oscars was the chance for some red carpet newbies to shine.
Though I was super disappointed red carpet superstars Cate, Reese, and Nicole were either absent or didn't walk the red carpet, it was nice seeing new enthusiastic faces. Especially Benjamin Button nominee Taraji Henson.
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