Posted in Baking, Food on Dec 31st, 2007 6 Comments »
Ok, I know that this will sound weird, but the theme of this month’s Cupcake Hero contest is mint. I thought, what goes with mint? Knowing that everyone involved will probably do something chocolate, I decided to go a very different route–what goes with mint? Lamb!
This was initially a very experimental cupcake–I […]
Posted in General on Dec 21st, 2007 2 Comments »
I got into the Christmas spirit a bit this year, and bought a tree! Of course, then I had to go buy lights and ornaments and stuff too, woot!
It’s really hard to take a good picture of a Christmas tree–if it’s dark enough for the lights to show, it’s too dark for the rest of […]
Posted in Baking, General, Travel on Dec 18th, 2007 No Comments »
I’ll say it now, because who knows when I’ll post next, heh. And to start with, some Christmassy flowers!
The picture doesn’t really do them justice–the colors are so vibrant in person. This was a very cool arrangement, with colored calla lilies and orchids and glittery things! It’s currently adorning the counter between my kitchen and […]
Posted in Food, Friends on Dec 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Last night, Alice and I went out to celebrate her birthday. We had dinner at a tasty Japanese restaurant (Naomi, for those of you in the area–my favorite sushi place), and then afterwards we went to Coldstone Creamery for dessert. Even though it was really cold out (don’t laugh, midwesterners), the ice cream tasted so […]
Posted in General on Dec 4th, 2007 No Comments »
More happy flowers! There’s such a variety in this one, I feel like I need to post two pictures to really get the full effect. The pictures don’t really do them justice–the colors are so amazing!
Posted in General on Dec 1st, 2007 1 Comment »