Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting
I'm never met a jar of Nutella I didn't like. If you haven't tried it, please do, and you'll soon want to eat it by the spoonful. So while nothing about chocolate and Nutella screams "Christmas!" to me, I made ... Read More...
Caramel Apple Cake Pops
My sister JoAnn is the most amazingly talented baker/chef/hostess I know, so I had to up the ante when her birthday came around. After a tasty breakfast up in Placerville, the plan was to head to Apple Hill for... Read More...
Banana Cupcakes & Honey-Cinnamon Frosting
Extreme frosting close-up! It's so tasty I figured it deserved it's own picture. The only thing tastier than the frosting is the banana cupcake under it. If you like banana bread, you'll love thes... Read More...
Home Sweet Home Sugar Cookies
It's been almost a year since Mr. Gish and I made the move from San Francisco to Oakland. We left behind our first Bay Area apartment, the ability to walk to work, and living above a Starbucks. What we ha... Read More...
Homemade Strawberry Jam
My sister JoAnn called to say she wanted to get together and make some jam. Neither of us had made jam before, so she read over the instructions, said something like, "it says it takes about ten minutes," and s... Read More...
Xbox Game Controller Sugar Cookies
What do nine year old boys like? I have no idea. My co-worker's kiddo, however, is really into video games and is having a big ol' video game themed party this weekend. He's particularly into his Xbox system, s... Read More...
Brought To You By The Letter J
These sugar cookies look like fluffy, über soft pillows, don't they? Tonight I will have sweet dreams of sleeping on giant sugar cookies.
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Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
Why didn't anyone tell me how awesome strawberry cupcakes are? I had to find out all by myself when I made some last weekend. These cupcakes are made with lots of fresh strawberries and were perfect for our 4th... Read More...