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Holiday

Sprinkle Cupcakes for Easter!

April 22, 2011
Sprinkle Cupcakes

Okay, I promise this is my last post for Easter! And it’s a good thing since Easter is just two days away. But I’ve been working on a new vanilla cupcake and I just had to unveil it for the holiday. And I not only added sprinkles as a topping, I added some to the [...]

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Chicken Bones **The Candy

April 17, 2011
Chicken Bones **The Candy

Last October and being it was close to Halloween, my Mom and I were talking candy. And my Mom mentioned that when she was a child she just loved Chicken Bones. Well, I don’t need to be told twice and I put Chicken Bones on my ToDo List. Well, I figured out the recipe right [...]

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Jelly Belly Lollipops!

April 11, 2011
Jelly Belly Lollipops!

I made some Valentine’s Day Lollipops and my nieces loved them. So I decided to make some more lollipops for Easter and instead of flavoring the syrup, I decorated them with Jelly Belly jelly beans, white chocolate, confections and coconut. And they turned out so pretty! I’m starting to become quite comfortable working with candy [...]

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Popeye’s Coconut Ice Cream

March 16, 2011
Spinach Coconut Ice Cream

I can’t believe my two posts for St. Patrick’s Day are both ice cream which was totally unintentional, it’s just the way it worked out. Last week I made Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream and then this week I had all intentions of posting Irish Cupcakes. But I got a bit carried away with experimenting [...]

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Hot Mocha with Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream

March 6, 2011
Hot Mocha with Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream

Even though I am a tad Irish on my Dad’s side, St. Patrick’s Day has never been much of a holiday for me but I do make Corned Beef and Cabbage and try to get into the spirit even if it’s just a little bit. I enjoy wearing green and toasting a few and the [...]

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Rye and Roses – Painted Bread with Decorative Roses

February 22, 2011
Decorative painted Rye Bread

I first saw Painted Bread when I was around 12 years old and living in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. There was a wonderful bakery in Akron and I think it was around Easter they would make decorated bread and it was painted in pastel colors. I called my Mom and she thinks it was was either [...]

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Devils Food Cupcakes with Strawberry Balsamic Frosting!

February 13, 2011
Devils Food Cupcakes with Strawberry Balsamic Frosting!

This is one of my Mom’s recipes and absolutely my very favorite chocolate cake recipe EVER! In fact it was the first thing I ever baked when I was about 12 years old! I bet I’ve made this recipe 1000s of times and it is always good. For my Valentine’s Day Cupcakes I wanted to [...]

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Parasol Lollipops

January 28, 2011
Parasol Umbrella Lollipops

Valentines Day is fast approaching and it is one of my favorite holidays of the year. I enjoy everything about Valentines Day, the colors, all the hearts and flowers, love, hugs and kisses and all the candy! Candy making is something I don’t do very often but Valentines Day is a special day for me [...]

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