Posts by movita beaucoup
cranberry mini-pies topped with walnut streusel
. . . Cranberry Mini-Pies Topped with Walnut Streusel recipe: adapted slightly from Better Homes and Gardens’ Holiday Baking Issue 2012 print and bake Yields 10 mini-pies. For the streusel: 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons rolled oats 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons…
Read Moresnowball cookies
. . . How’s about a little baking school update? I’m on a new team – there are four of us. We’re basically the Spice Girls. There have been some oven mitt hive-fives and baking success all round. In the past three weeks we’ve learned to make: pain au levain, pain rustique, pain pugliese, ciabatta,…
Read Moregiddy-up cake {happy birthday, kim}
Today is Kim Bee’s birthday. You probably know Kim from her blog, Cravings of a Lunatic. That cowgirl has jockeyed her way right into my heart. I was worried that she’d be feeling pasture prime today, so I made her a cake. Try to rein in your excitement. When making a cake for someone, you…
Read Moreoatmeal chocolate chip cookies {crap no. 2}
Sometimes I have so much crap to tell you about that I just wanna explode. It’s hard to work all that stuff into a cohesive post along with a recipe for pheasant under glass. So, here’s some crap I’ve been meaning to tell you about with a recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. (Because they’re easier…
Read Moregerman buttercream frosting
As I write this, I’m sitting in my living room. It is sunny, there are three cats laying under/around the Christmas tree, and I’m drinking coffee like it’s my last day on earth. Actually, I can hear one of the cats slurping water from the tree stand, which explains the need to fill it three…
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Wishing you a holiday season filled with the tiny pleasures in life… Thanks for being here with me. xox ..
Read Moreginger 2012 – the champs
. . . Hey there, ginger fans! I’m pleased to declare the Yehling Family Ginger 2012 champs! Congrats on your sweet victory! Your palace is absolutely stunning, and I’m honoured to have had the chance to share it with so many people.
Read Moreginger 2012 – THE FINAL VOTE
Aaaaand then there were six. Six ginger masterpieces duking it out in a final round of sticky competition. A ginger battle royale, if you will. I can’t think of a better way to spend Doomsday 2012 than watching a gingerbread showdown… On the line? Bragging rights and instant celebrity. Oh, and I have teamed up with…
Read Moreginger 2012 – group 6
UPDATE: WINNER DECLARED! Katherine & Scott’s West/Kardashian Inspired Mansion will be moving on to the Ginger 2012 Finals! Congrats, Eggton and Robot! And thanks to all of the Group 6 competitors – you’ve made this holiday season just a little bit sweeter…
Read Moreginger 2012 – group 5
UPDATE: WINNER DECLARED! Kate & Ellen’s Candy Cobblestones in Paris will be moving on to the Ginger 2012 Finals! Congrats, Kate & Ellen! And thanks to all of the Group 5 competitors – you’ve made this holiday season just a little bit sweeter…
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