Each year at work, we have a Thanksgiving potluck the Thursday prior to Thanksgiving. Over the four years I’ve been at my job, I’ve contributed an array of different things – from bottled water to ice to a side dish of some sort. This year, …
I recently reformatted my computer all by myself (+10 geek squad points!) and ended up using these to pay off a friend who got me Microsoft Office and a couple of clutch photo editing programs (Photoshop and Lightroom, here I come!). Thanks, Jay! I randomly …
In honor of Halloween, I made these mummy cupcakes to bring in to work today. They’re just chocolate cupcakes with a frosted mummy “face”. I tried my hand at using a frosting tip for the first time, but the seemingly intuitive ziploc baggie method was …
As mentioned before in a past post, my dad is diabetic. I inherited lots of things from him – my love for Star Wars, my sarcasm, and my affection for pumpkin and all desserts. He’s my loyal taste-tester of everything that comes out of my …
My maternal grandfather (Grampa Bill) was in the WWII internment camps and didn’t have the luxury of receiving any dental care during that time. This unfortunately caused him to lose his teeth at an early age and he’s had to deal with wearing dentures for …
My first ice cream cake! I didn’t want to make any ordinary ice cream cake that one could buy from Baskin Robbins (i.e., Mint Chip Ice Cream with Chocolate Cake, etc.). So, I thought I would take advantage of it being peach season and whip …
I’ve spent every Memorial Day Weekend since childhood for the last 16 years playing in a basketball tournament, eating some loathsome amount of food I shall not delve into, and hanging out with my favorite people. This past Memorial Day Weekend was special however, because …
Whoops, it’s May already. Tons of work, the NBA finals, and my own workout/basketball shenanigans have absorbed the last two months, so I’ve been slacking on all things baking and crafts. I did, however, manage to dedicate this past Saturday evening to baking after being …
I somehow managed to get sick AGAIN last week, thus the surge in posts (2 posts within a week is a lot!). It all started on Valentine’s Day – the day I was planning to surprise Kevin with a new cheesecake recipe I came …
As a belated follow-up to the Holiday Bake-A-Thon 2010 post, I’m dedicating this entry to the fruits of my labor circa December 2009. To date, the Penguin Cupcakes I made last Christmas have been my favorite baking project, albeit the most laborious. That means blog …