Just Say No to Cake Pops

I really don’t have a problem with cake pops.  I mean, you have to do something with your leftover cake, right?  Well when I made the Blond’s birthday cake, I had a whackload of leftover cake bits.  I cubed them and was thinking I would recycle the leftovers for a dinner party we were having. … Continue reading

Ode to Parrot

I am absolutely in love with my friend and coworker Pierrette (aka Parrot).  She’s so special to me, words could not describe it. Parrot’s birthday was recently and she likes to take the day off work so I knew I wouldn’t see her.  But I still wanted to bake her something special so I put … Continue reading

In The Interests of Full Disclosure: Pie

Can I confess something to you?  I’ve never made a pie.  Like never ever. Isn’t that horrible? Want to hear the next-most horrible thing?  I went to bake my first pie.  Like ever.  This weekend.  And it turns out I don’t even own a pie plate.  OMG. Well, I overcame that pieplate-tastrophe by using a shallow … Continue reading