Have you ever wanted to try something, but were afraid to do it because it might not work? Because you might fail? You’re probably imagining the Thing right now, aren’t you? That Thing that’s been sitting on the backburner of your brain for aaaaages? But every time you think of tackling the Thing, all you… Continue reading In Summary: Try the Thing!
Have you ever heard of or participated in a Cooking Club? If you haven’t, you should. Just get a group of friends willing to give it a go, set up a rotation, and once a month a club member gets to choose a set of recipes and assign them to group members, then everyone brings… Continue reading Cream Cheese Mints & Orange-Ginger Sassies
Several weeks ago (running on a couple months, now) I was gifted a set of Russian piping tips (or “nozzles,” depending where you’re from). I wasted no time in putting them to use and made some cupcakes for a girls’ night. This was my first attempt with them so far, which pretty obviously shows that… Continue reading Russian Piping Tips: First Attempt
So, I like giving gifts. I like getting them, too, but I really like giving them. I like figuring out the just-so thing to make someone’s day, if I can. Which is why, when the opportunity arose a few months ago, I signed up to engage in a gift exchange with an online community I’m… Continue reading The Princess Dress Set
I’m getting close to caught up! Here we go! First up this week, I have a “proof of concept” cookie set. Sometimes I do cookies just to give an idea a try and see how/if it works. These were an experiment to do a gender reveal set. I wanted to do a theme I hadn’t… Continue reading Cookie Catch-Up 3
The weather Down South has been absurdly hot. Humid, sweaty, hovering in the mid-nineties, and simply atrocious. Just par for the course for summertime south of the Mason Dixon line. I think we all need some refreshment, don’t you? And what’s more refreshing than watermelon and lemonade? This week I’m going to show you the… Continue reading Picnic Cookies: Watermelon & Lemonade Stand Tutorial
Happy Independence Day! For those celebrating, you know that one of the most quintessential methods of celebrating today (after fireworks, of course) is sharing a picnic with loved ones. So I’m here a day early to show you how to make these sweet grass & picnic cookies. These were done for my husband’s aunt’s birthday… Continue reading Picnic Cookies: Grass & Picnic Blanket Tutorial
