A manly party

For my husband's birthday he asked that it be kept simple. He didn't want a big party, just dinner with some friends. And sadly he said no to the over the top decorations I wanted and insisted that I tone it down(way down)! :(

Candy Apple Cupcakes

My sister loves candy apples. She gets so excited each fall when the appear on the supermarket shelves. Naturally when I saw this recipe I thought of her and bookmarked it for her birthday. Yes, they are as yummy as they look!

Frosting From Flour !?!

I had a few cookbooks out trying to choose cupcakes for my husband and sister's birthdays which both fall in September. Without fail, everytime the kids see me plotting to bake they demand cupcakes immediately. Like all toddlers, mine have no patience to wait for a birthday to roll around and they are quite skilled at getting what they want. So I set out to make a treat using only what I had on hand. I was completely out of powdered sugar, but I had a better idea. What a perfect opportunity to try something different!

A cupcake mission.

I am in love! I have fallen for a beautiful handmade cupcake stand. I would make it mine but is comes with $200 pricetag. This is so much more than I feel I can reasonably spend on such a thing. So I have enlisted the help of my husband to make my own. So far the only thing that has materialized is each of our sketches on how we think we should proceed. I have faith though that we can put out heads together and come up with something amazing and cost efficiant. By next week I hope to be showing off my new stand with instructions for making your own. Wish us luck!

Brunch Bouquet

 My husband's family is getting a new member, but before they can walk down the isle all the pre-wedding hoopla has to be taken care of. The first thing on the list was the shower. The Bride's family is like me when it comes to decorating for a party so my husband's aunt and grandmother wanted to make sure the food they brought was worthy of joining the other ladie's display. His grandmother was asked to bring muffins and the theme was brunch. We decided on this bouquet and it was a huge hit at the shower.

To Infinity and Beyond

I love birthday parties. I always have so much fun with they planning and decorating. For his third birthday, my son wanted a Toy Story party. I looked all over the internet and craft stores and compiled a list of ideas. From this list I expanded on the ideas and my them my own. This is the finished result of all my work.

Graduation Cupcakes

My nephew was having a kindergarten promotion and I was in charge of the dessert. I wanted something extra fun for the little guys and they loved these.

Banana Cream Cupcakes

I wanted to make something yummy for Father's Day. I was thinking about making lemon tarts but the kiddos wanted bananas. That gave me an idea to combine pie, bananas and cupcakes. This is my yummy creation.

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Savory Fiesta Cupcakes

I love to make cupcakes but hate the temptation of having sweet stuff sitting around. I started looking for recipes for savory cupcakes but couldn't find anything that really interested me. That gave me an idea to create my own yummy taco cupcakes.