What a year. I hear you, so many are ready to say adios to 2016. I get it. It wasn’t my worst year though. I mean, we’ve had so much worse. And as far as I’m concerned, any year that you’re above ground is worth celebrating.For serious. I am grateful for every day...
If you read my recent interview with Stephanie Hollman, you'll know that we were talking about the holidays. Well, egg nog and the holidays. Seems we both have a shared appreciation for the egg drinks this time of year. She is responsible for me craving her recipe for...
These three pumpkin pie recipes will satisfy the biggest pumpkin pie fans and even those guests who “don’t like pumpkin.”
I’m a little obsessed with this dessert I just made. It is just perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall gathering.So it started when Fillables sent me these awesome non-stick baking pans to review. They come in two parts, making filling your baked goods a breeze. (Click...
You’ve seen it on Pinterest I’m sure. The polka dot cake. I was obsessed. I had to make it. How did they get the dots inside? I had to know! Spoiler alert: It’s actually quite easy. The secret is that you make cake balls, but not the traditional cake with icing mixed...
I went cold turkey no caffeine when I got pregnant with the Princess Cupcake, and never went back. But don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t stop me from loving coffee, Starbucks and all that they offer. My favorite time of year is the advent of fall and winter “red cup”...
I have a 4 and a half year old. Her list of acceptable food choices is limited. And as much as I'd like to be one of those noble moms who valiantly challenges their kids to eat anything and everything, I don't. She's healthy on her regular rotation of plain berries,...
I ran across several recipes for what people call "Christmas Crack" and I was intrigued. Crackers? Toffee? Hmmm. Seemed to good to be true. For this toffee addict, I wasn't sure it would pass muster. There are like a dozen different ways to make it and I have no idea...
Boo! Happy Halloween to you! I had some homemade marshmallow fondant in my refrigerator just begging to be used -- and a pre-trick or treat gathering that needed a snack to share. And look what happened?! MUMMIES! These Halloween mummy cupcake toppers are super easy...
I don’t touch raw meat. I’m probably one 60 Minutes slaughter house expose of becoming a vegetarian for the rest of my life. I am not a real chicken fan, but there’s one chicken recipe that I don’t ever pass up and that’s buffalo chicken. I love me some good boneless...
The Princess Cupcake started PS4 a few weeks ago, and along with getting a new teacher, a new classroom, there’s also a new room mascot. See, each of the teachers choose a mascot for their classrooms and ala Flat Stanley, the mascot spends an event-filled week with...
The Princess Cupcake had her first experience with summer “camps” at school this year. She enjoyed “Barbie camp” (unsure what exactly this one entailed other than a coloring picture each day and a Barbie to play with while she was there), she LOVED “Books That Cook”...
MONSTER COOKIES! Preschool was an eye-opener for us, the move to “big girl school” with uniforms and recess with older kids. Each of the brightly colored preschool classrooms had a theme for the school year, and Princess Cupcake’s teacher chose monsters. It was...
These apple cupcakes for Teacher Appreciation Week don't actually have any apple in them at all. No, but they look like the reddest, rosiest apple for teacher apples that you could ever hope to find.“Mommy, those look like APPLES!” That’s what the Princess Cupcake...
