Suraya and I joined our friends Veronica, Victoria, and Valerie (yup, that’s 3 V’s!) for some baking fun… and of course decorating! Meet our little bakers [slash] decorators…. The mischievous two, Victoria and Suraya…. And the sweet one, Valerie. These girls mean business when it comes to cupcakes! They were completely in charge (except us moms had oven duty). First came the mixing… Then came the mess… er um… the [...]
I had come across this pin on Pinterest, and it has inspired me to get my flower pots out… baking pots that is. I had purchased them about four years ago from King Arthur Flour. They came as a pack of six. I don’t believe KAF sells them anymore, but no worries because cupcake flower pots are easily found online. Also, you can simply use actual terra-cotta pots like Martha [...]
I’ve been on a health kick these past couple of months. Working out and trying to eat healthier. Ha! Yup, this is the sweet toothed gal talking here. I’m totally in motivation mode especially in the working out category… I hate exercising y’all so this will come as a shocker (because it was to me) when I tell you that I’m enjoying it… thus far! I’ve been doing P90X and [...]
I bet you thought I was done with cookies. Not quite yet, but this time it’s chocolate chip cookies! My favorite kind of cookie. Back in my Cookies & Milk post, I had mentioned that I’ve been wanting to give the New York Times chocolate chip cookie recipe a try. The reason for my procrastination? When we [my household] want chocolate chip cookies, we want them NOW! For those of [...]
I love pie. Especially homemade pie. Pumpkin pie being my fave. As a matter of fact, I only like pumpkin pie when it’s homemade. I don’t mind pumpkin pie from the can at all, but nothing comes close to a pumpkin pie that is made from a fresh pumpkin! Other than sharing this pie and my love for pumpkin pie, I also shared with you a recipe that I love to [...]
The second Islamic holiday, Eid al-Adha, was celebrated on Friday October 26. In memory of my grandmother, I made macaroons and passed them out to family, friends, and to some of the people that attended the Eid prayer (the special prayer to commemorate the holiday). Each cookie was packaged individually and included a tag that said In memory of Suraya Hammad. May she be granted the highest level of paradise. I [...]
These cakes were made by me in my pre-blogging days. Today officially marks my one year blog anniversary. On August 8, 2011 I invited you all to join me on my journey. I hope you have enjoyed the ride thus far. As I shared in my first post, my journey began with cake decorating. An enjoyed medium that has brought me to the crafting world where I have met truly [...]
Does the title of the post make you go mmmm? Well it did for me! Actually the original recipe read raspberry buttermilk cake.. so that made me go mmmm. And let me tell you, this cake sure is mm mm yum! That’s why I’m sharing it with you. I came across this recipe over at Smitten Kitchen. I’m sure a lot of you are already familiar with that amazing site. [...]
Back in the Glass Etched Hot Chocolate Mugs post, I had mentioned that I had helped my friend Veronica make vintage Barbie silhouette shirts. She had sent me a link of what she had in mind for the shirts. Around that same time, I had received an order request for a baby shower favor from another friend. She wanted the favors to be edible and gave me a budget to [...]
Hehe, that makes me giggle:D (For original source, just click on the image.) I’m sure most of you know what a Snowball Cookie is, either by that name or another. Even though that is not the original name for the cookie, it’s obvious why it adopted that name:) I was actually introduced to the cookie as Mexican Wedding Cake, but referred to it as a “Snowball Cookie” before knowing it [...]
