tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81816041932836067382024-03-21T16:27:48.093-07:00Sugar & Spice......and everything niceRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-92057662083472984512011-03-17T21:07:00.000-07:002011-03-17T21:14:13.904-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!Irish Car Bomb cupcakes to celebrate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ketVCcFeVzVhCDfsWpben0mkSRo84l4aQmVSF3ClwsHMRg2DHsWXqR9NNsmyxdQNyn2K5s0yTswZ0Ew_kI2Ob2GLTiQxEFQCrJYTlemRug2h2cYkj796kusCXZz60M9aZ3CA9caxbgEo/s1600/P1010540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ketVCcFeVzVhCDfsWpben0mkSRo84l4aQmVSF3ClwsHMRg2DHsWXqR9NNsmyxdQNyn2K5s0yTswZ0Ew_kI2Ob2GLTiQxEFQCrJYTlemRug2h2cYkj796kusCXZz60M9aZ3CA9caxbgEo/s400/P1010540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585267238051979810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_tJ53V-5yrO2XCRAzjGfiSG6Q3k80-9RRMa7nR_Lql64djuly3N27dQm2AQ7uA457ckVJvtV_J3eeEKxZbKJnO6qRyGQ3t4lKRxqh_NNQgW2WtMX5XY6OXO8uU6bo8MZaHppOqLAOgVW/s1600/P1010541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_tJ53V-5yrO2XCRAzjGfiSG6Q3k80-9RRMa7nR_Lql64djuly3N27dQm2AQ7uA457ckVJvtV_J3eeEKxZbKJnO6qRyGQ3t4lKRxqh_NNQgW2WtMX5XY6OXO8uU6bo8MZaHppOqLAOgVW/s400/P1010541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585267242669688914" border="0" /></a><br /><p><strong>Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes</strong><br />From <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/car-bomb-cupcakes/">Smitten Kitchen</a></p><p>Makes 20 to 24 cupcakes</p> <p><strong>For the Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes</strong></p> <p>1 cup stout (such as Guinness)<br />1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter<br />3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)<br />2 cups all purpose flour<br />2 cups sugar<br />1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda<br />3/4 teaspoon salt<br />2 large eggs<br />2/3 cup sour cream</p> <p><strong>Baileys Frosting</strong><br />3 to 4 cups confections sugar<br />1 stick (1/2 cup or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperatue<br />3 to 4 tablespoons Baileys (or milk, or heavy cream, or a combination thereof)</p> <p><br /><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong> Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 cupcake cups with liners. Bring 1 cup stout and 1 cup butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.</p> <p>Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined. Divide batter among cupcake liners, filling them 2/3 to 3/4 of the way. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, rotating them once front to back if your oven bakes unevenly, about 17 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a rack completely.</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frosting:</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Whip the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, for several minutes. You want to get it very light and fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar, a few tablespoons at a time.</p>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-16481503521124831162011-01-31T22:44:00.000-08:002011-01-31T23:23:08.054-08:00InspiredWednesday is Chinese New Years, and when you think of celebrating Chinese New Years, you think of cupcakes right? =P JK<br /><br />Lately, I've been inspired by mingmakescupcakes, and since I haven't dedicated enough time to baking, so I thought I'd cross off more from the list of cupcakes to make. Today's accomplishments are my versions of cupcake 11 and cupcake 19.<br /><br />Cupcake 11 is a Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Ganache Cream Filling, but I decided to make the a Mint Chocolate Cupcake with a Caramel Frosting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyldRpegB0H9RVMhWt0M_bfGKXPhfcrW11Kq3kqMxYFZMu0Lo-7SvAztYDy-dDEuF_fON8O8xPX7vc-P8ciz7mwCY8D6yZPKJnrJpNvXL7OigcR85nAYJ27MzrmWMXFdE0OD6-2_8d2yYd/s1600/P1010214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyldRpegB0H9RVMhWt0M_bfGKXPhfcrW11Kq3kqMxYFZMu0Lo-7SvAztYDy-dDEuF_fON8O8xPX7vc-P8ciz7mwCY8D6yZPKJnrJpNvXL7OigcR85nAYJ27MzrmWMXFdE0OD6-2_8d2yYd/s400/P1010214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568611374629857394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd9v-ubyncfgInblZDZ2ZJEBcOQBNhpTwnLVTtJbwummpLMd0b1v1QlSVDlAgCjV_9Mmlm3WtLSbBOJ8rzmPiRfD3CetOXPVBbWXjZ1u9oQED0TATioKUZdx0BNy8VrN9EfXRe2gWSElG/s1600/P1010208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd9v-ubyncfgInblZDZ2ZJEBcOQBNhpTwnLVTtJbwummpLMd0b1v1QlSVDlAgCjV_9Mmlm3WtLSbBOJ8rzmPiRfD3CetOXPVBbWXjZ1u9oQED0TATioKUZdx0BNy8VrN9EfXRe2gWSElG/s400/P1010208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568611370655206178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFd1w4cX5Q6EXWL4JRo6-Sx3979ppSNqMr-l6sOBvqOojmhYVmcC6xXw-ga3-M5Ya5PTNCK85cNqdgoyB6viIpg0adTTs1KESPD-LV0c_FH-g0cTd0AfrcY4dYiUXGPqWJLP05NfD2MGF/s1600/P1010217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFd1w4cX5Q6EXWL4JRo6-Sx3979ppSNqMr-l6sOBvqOojmhYVmcC6xXw-ga3-M5Ya5PTNCK85cNqdgoyB6viIpg0adTTs1KESPD-LV0c_FH-g0cTd0AfrcY4dYiUXGPqWJLP05NfD2MGF/s400/P1010217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568611383334367490" border="0" /></a><br />Ingredients:<br /><br />1 cup cake flour<br />1/2 cup unsweetend cocoa<br />1/2 tsp baking powder<br />1/2 tsp baking soda<br />1/4 tsp salt<br />1/2 cup butter<br />3/4 cup brown sugar<br />1 tsp vanilla<br />1 tsp mint extract<br />1 egg<br />1/2 cup milk<br />1/4 c buttermilk<br /><br />Icing:<br /><br />1/2 stick butter<br />1/2 cup brown sugar<br />1/4 cup heavy cream<br />1 tsp vanilla<br /><br />Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar on medium until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add vanilla, mint extract and egg. Add milk and flour mixtrue alternatively. Pour into lined cupcake pan. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.<br /><br />Melt butter, sugar, and cream in saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Frost cupcakes when cooled.<br /><br />Cupcake 19: Blueberry Cupcakes with Maple Brown Butter Frosting<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWb5UfLWw_Aipj3kgI6nOs0X_03Gxeq8_xg4q4roiAGG0TurkLS3Od7FmWkiBZM_2sV0AwIy5uZqV2ikfk_w1AitcY5Gva9UtyuMuydY7leLJB2llaRNWKNos3EadsJTsPI1ubcJ1OqmC/s1600/P1010219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWb5UfLWw_Aipj3kgI6nOs0X_03Gxeq8_xg4q4roiAGG0TurkLS3Od7FmWkiBZM_2sV0AwIy5uZqV2ikfk_w1AitcY5Gva9UtyuMuydY7leLJB2llaRNWKNos3EadsJTsPI1ubcJ1OqmC/s400/P1010219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568615819945095106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXKu0y1M6pjr1MfJF1VAbDXcpEBRysjKE5J6Ju405twBBgKXpqtmcSstOUiRnq985BMeKMYCfBY4a0h14yljvIIbomhjYT6sl5Xo_qCXsGcsKGobKgYXTcXP1vIOUXZFmFuvy0ulvj4ql/s1600/P1010211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXKu0y1M6pjr1MfJF1VAbDXcpEBRysjKE5J6Ju405twBBgKXpqtmcSstOUiRnq985BMeKMYCfBY4a0h14yljvIIbomhjYT6sl5Xo_qCXsGcsKGobKgYXTcXP1vIOUXZFmFuvy0ulvj4ql/s400/P1010211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568611378413009202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQmyX2xaMSdWkA3Y5rq0B9_qwmlvjxWqwj7I4RBRcMTJM-TDlVJFoL5NtgByPo6puTE5npWjuFzp-XwH5T5PUFIIF19A-K2XwL-HsUPMhgaT4xQVktAZMUt8CChcfy3C618Wkt2P_NBbL/s1600/P1010222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQmyX2xaMSdWkA3Y5rq0B9_qwmlvjxWqwj7I4RBRcMTJM-TDlVJFoL5NtgByPo6puTE5npWjuFzp-XwH5T5PUFIIF19A-K2XwL-HsUPMhgaT4xQVktAZMUt8CChcfy3C618Wkt2P_NBbL/s400/P1010222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568615824959730114" border="0" /></a><br />Ingredients:<br /><br />1 1/2 cups of cake flour<br />1/2 cup of brown sugar<br />1/4 tsp baking soda<br />1 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />1/14 tsp salt<br />1/2 stick of butter, melted<br />1 egg<br />3/4 cup buttermilk<br />1/4 cup milk<br />1 cup blueberries<br /><br />Icing:<br /><br />1/2 stick butter<br />1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar<br />1/8 cup milk<br />1 T maple syrup<br /><br />Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix butter and egg lightly. Add buttermilk and milk. Toss blueberries in a tablespoon of the flour mixture and set aside. Add milk mixture to flour and mix until just blended. Fold blueberries into batter. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.<br /><br />In a saucepan, melt butter at medium temperature until golden brown. in a bowl, add butter to sugar, then add milk and syrup. Beat until smooth.Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-88536241280482988522011-01-30T18:16:00.000-08:002011-01-30T18:36:58.544-08:00Cupcakes!A friend of mine sent me to this link <strong><span><a href="http://mingmakescupcakes.yolasite.com/" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://mingmakescupcakes.yolas</span><wbr>ite.com/</a></span></strong> , and ever since, I've been inspired to try and make all 33 cupcakes on this list. <br /><br />Here's my own twist on cupcake 23, a vanilla cupcake with a lemon filling and a meringue frosting. I substituted sugar for brown sugar and slightly browned the tops of each cupcake with a blow torch. ( I highly recommend a mini blow torch, it's so much fun to play with!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5W8fufo73joNa8kSADDtbwsENhuvGQdkkvK_aq8OoEU-YEU0lUgjycab2DdQVSKkFnj5LC40NLCAOVfeCxjDKcPRlDf7dU39JeSfMbri44jSptqms138K8lX80Nt0zVKcvWWTu9US1JF/s1600/P1010197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5W8fufo73joNa8kSADDtbwsENhuvGQdkkvK_aq8OoEU-YEU0lUgjycab2DdQVSKkFnj5LC40NLCAOVfeCxjDKcPRlDf7dU39JeSfMbri44jSptqms138K8lX80Nt0zVKcvWWTu9US1JF/s400/P1010197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568172693251719410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKPssgSGgX50ebxkI1IQwG-PEyx2IhhMQ0NDqQbjOG7pVADX5LUhVosc5k_3z1ilLbjp0oPCW-iuA0PsV_wgG7JImON3LZY_8BoINVn4kopKrEwllqs-TBDoEvnFz6H8bX6P6wNeLHyiH/s1600/P1010193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKPssgSGgX50ebxkI1IQwG-PEyx2IhhMQ0NDqQbjOG7pVADX5LUhVosc5k_3z1ilLbjp0oPCW-iuA0PsV_wgG7JImON3LZY_8BoINVn4kopKrEwllqs-TBDoEvnFz6H8bX6P6wNeLHyiH/s400/P1010193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568172692525160914" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-52609396909254314222010-12-29T19:44:00.000-08:002010-12-29T19:58:35.469-08:00Holidays 2010Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to have come and gone so quickly this year. It's hard to believe that we're entering into 2011! Here are some food highlights from this holiday season.<br /><br />Happy New Year! :)<br /><br /><br />Thanksgiving<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-W-9Uw5Pg1pAYIJ5QCX96oYH0ibHSrmhf0P51IB_4Rj8gcYnSlxZsp-4Y-0elNiwP9wEEMDPWBDCs0PglUeGbzi2M6EGOk7HoN_ntvOt9154nao0HtWLhuHMBPzNO7GGkkrFdzXBQhoTO/s1600/P1000970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-W-9Uw5Pg1pAYIJ5QCX96oYH0ibHSrmhf0P51IB_4Rj8gcYnSlxZsp-4Y-0elNiwP9wEEMDPWBDCs0PglUeGbzi2M6EGOk7HoN_ntvOt9154nao0HtWLhuHMBPzNO7GGkkrFdzXBQhoTO/s400/P1000970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556317791450569778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6tBE0wO30STKYFSnhJLRJmiqIpgMd4extueWiIDYb1zdwMeGxrD-SsbYmGpAdGC0s_GoaWpkwLAfMXFFEZjJRP8WVx2KuGuF6D3Pqcz8Xu4v3MoVYzuhfpk6Qw5NIpKL_cwKY_LvrKgG/s1600/P1000966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I'll make it if you'll eat em! :)Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-65272638505195203782010-07-27T21:47:00.000-07:002010-07-28T09:34:58.965-07:00Kirk & Arlene's WeddingThis past weekend I had the pleasure of coordinating Kirk and Arlene's wedding in Mountain View. The Ceremony was at the Rengstorff House and the reception was at Michael's @ Shoreline. <br /><br />It was a beautiful day for an outdoor ceremony, and the weather was perfect...it wasn't too hot for a July wedding.<br /><br />Here's how the ceremony decorations came out<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Rx5rK-UrzXwSnUWmmH0V5ZqtuhaW_e10s9BlfTmoh2Pc6aKyHNrQquJcV2tJxuqulhRQisbESA-3rTHvBBn4NEvynyA4voxQLO3ypgjHWczcmLDOBpzqkdNh3y14FRx9PVYfJhf3FAwV/s1600/P1000674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Rx5rK-UrzXwSnUWmmH0V5ZqtuhaW_e10s9BlfTmoh2Pc6aKyHNrQquJcV2tJxuqulhRQisbESA-3rTHvBBn4NEvynyA4voxQLO3ypgjHWczcmLDOBpzqkdNh3y14FRx9PVYfJhf3FAwV/s400/P1000674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498814994424827970" border="0" /></a><br />The centerpieces were simple but elegant orchid plants. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLJKl4qpXJNAllKZipAKNEYtVTcS78nR1hD-79lIxZZLmAy2R6EHqruVzocXBYHkP7VVA8L809POtfY2XEfPCe3BugH7IVwMGlGcqIcA6DVTkwFCa2QrXPbu3NGvMwQAZ3nfDeQiABpYo/s1600/P1000683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLJKl4qpXJNAllKZipAKNEYtVTcS78nR1hD-79lIxZZLmAy2R6EHqruVzocXBYHkP7VVA8L809POtfY2XEfPCe3BugH7IVwMGlGcqIcA6DVTkwFCa2QrXPbu3NGvMwQAZ3nfDeQiABpYo/s400/P1000683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498815021571051010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBrAMRM1MDRmQjTSTQQCazdGT8kXUO67UQlfex9wP43e5dYs-6rcadd0gz5NGZ2JhwsF5yS2G3-on2-KUwwJ1ZuJCSJz1tChRU8HYkm88LBUbFbhYsM0Df-L8WPJD0PMPWO4ukcNP8w0w/s1600/P1000679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBrAMRM1MDRmQjTSTQQCazdGT8kXUO67UQlfex9wP43e5dYs-6rcadd0gz5NGZ2JhwsF5yS2G3-on2-KUwwJ1ZuJCSJz1tChRU8HYkm88LBUbFbhYsM0Df-L8WPJD0PMPWO4ukcNP8w0w/s400/P1000679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498815006700002914" border="0" /></a><br />Congrats to the bride and groom!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGLoVX5PIM5PMpVrvqAwXE0S6XCwlEt0krCpy4wkHCWF0_Tqs2u3_mbp2YdaQkwccKXUh_O8Z_2Avr9NfzvalyCmSPGrfcgUgBo8-5-2IjcWwj76R1UrL2b89V-fx7YgF6TNilvJAOJz1/s1600/P1000686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGLoVX5PIM5PMpVrvqAwXE0S6XCwlEt0krCpy4wkHCWF0_Tqs2u3_mbp2YdaQkwccKXUh_O8Z_2Avr9NfzvalyCmSPGrfcgUgBo8-5-2IjcWwj76R1UrL2b89V-fx7YgF6TNilvJAOJz1/s400/P1000686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498815026724408146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for helping me out Anna!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLR6O3iv07KFjjJ7m0k4N9vssb54Qo6mj5cSQM8KEZLlNriJfILPV5ptgQqcNl3orqbNk6a7fVt4S7rEFR_ZQUPIu9YZu8_5hvKJ8b2AKkCLZng9UXPXI3oXeYDprI8PQ1tAmrAKXEnwL/s1600/P1000678.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLR6O3iv07KFjjJ7m0k4N9vssb54Qo6mj5cSQM8KEZLlNriJfILPV5ptgQqcNl3orqbNk6a7fVt4S7rEFR_ZQUPIu9YZu8_5hvKJ8b2AKkCLZng9UXPXI3oXeYDprI8PQ1tAmrAKXEnwL/s400/P1000678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498815003105692658" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-31054831823657820922010-05-28T14:43:00.000-07:002010-05-28T14:58:50.644-07:00Cake Pops!For those of you who don't know what a cake pop is, think bite sized pieces of cake, mixed with frosting, rolled into a ball and put on a stick! They're the new baking trend and really great for party favors!<br /><br />I've been taking HR classes to get my certification, and had a project in one of my classes to create a company, so I had strongly influenced my group into creating a baking company and for that I decided to make red velvet cake pops with vanilla frosting dipped in white chocolate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6lKLLe4AzRQwnTJirWAXmiHg9PCf1oJ9iGNPovX2TiaO9rQk0UjEZKHpwbfBt1sQtR15BDzy2kmS_O_Dtg8gE_EBLe-K2L3CtEDj7Iu-fdwOm0WGzZo-FAWvWLByWJCzNGQheKTsdAEp/s1600/P1000129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6lKLLe4AzRQwnTJirWAXmiHg9PCf1oJ9iGNPovX2TiaO9rQk0UjEZKHpwbfBt1sQtR15BDzy2kmS_O_Dtg8gE_EBLe-K2L3CtEDj7Iu-fdwOm0WGzZo-FAWvWLByWJCzNGQheKTsdAEp/s400/P1000129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441227906428642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_4rpg91FebsiaZ90Y8nNZSOpSSBatIh_flwDPQbC16HCGyn9ONXGor3O_Ab8UOIy1pQXfZhkgOhfINsFfWWrOLWo5CZ633TQn6q9c7QcnTGiZQSy4yiCI37zWWZ4nSMnmoQDEz185SXq/s1600/P1000130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_4rpg91FebsiaZ90Y8nNZSOpSSBatIh_flwDPQbC16HCGyn9ONXGor3O_Ab8UOIy1pQXfZhkgOhfINsFfWWrOLWo5CZ633TQn6q9c7QcnTGiZQSy4yiCI37zWWZ4nSMnmoQDEz185SXq/s400/P1000130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441237299470418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYIBhcfGQlht483HBxzRHfEaqoiN9j290cK9nV93Xl4VgX7VHRjk4kxEY3SgtF_1NepdqJ0uDAedCOoE1MOdzsdX0lGiMB7SFoyunIDhMdRPnk0QhTibzoBHVWwan7jlnYTOBVOSqwXqC/s1600/P1000131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYIBhcfGQlht483HBxzRHfEaqoiN9j290cK9nV93Xl4VgX7VHRjk4kxEY3SgtF_1NepdqJ0uDAedCOoE1MOdzsdX0lGiMB7SFoyunIDhMdRPnk0QhTibzoBHVWwan7jlnYTOBVOSqwXqC/s400/P1000131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441248715635842" border="0" /></a><br />Below are chocolate cake pops with vanilla frosting dipped in milk and dark chocolate that I made for a co-worker to bring when she spoke at her old club.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUQ-n3ELmfiUtg2BIrzfcw7WGfI8QsfRUCv_6uZGdzbLu0fby-H35thL0_noRF05yhUBSCILScwhRJAFWTnO3VL8wme0veEkRlKZfhJ2K600K-bKKvzU8CC0E-v5HOFKFDzEz8vCoJ4lN/s1600/P1000187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUQ-n3ELmfiUtg2BIrzfcw7WGfI8QsfRUCv_6uZGdzbLu0fby-H35thL0_noRF05yhUBSCILScwhRJAFWTnO3VL8wme0veEkRlKZfhJ2K600K-bKKvzU8CC0E-v5HOFKFDzEz8vCoJ4lN/s400/P1000187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441638618823842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIrTvx3WfxR6EXJJmL6gs33wDgYOiR6yCQwT5Ym6bxG76G0PnuFJCSioMcHvcQ4xkfRvwhMGWKcA-xgi-0VE2hG50u2JSvE0uhikfX280iaw1SgJ4o6aaDO19UCSrGsfAGRYJ3PMRI1EJ/s1600/P1000185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIrTvx3WfxR6EXJJmL6gs33wDgYOiR6yCQwT5Ym6bxG76G0PnuFJCSioMcHvcQ4xkfRvwhMGWKcA-xgi-0VE2hG50u2JSvE0uhikfX280iaw1SgJ4o6aaDO19UCSrGsfAGRYJ3PMRI1EJ/s400/P1000185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441264954901858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnasqMZv3exZKpHcGNapy6OoPFhu_Ngn3egrqt0c4EhufmBb1OxM71zBXEAOdgsARtzhqiyo6k__oapmMWjEv1iSW0UqR___9iT11bfhiQIsBeJQuZEXnaRFua4CKr4qWBNnJ0nyWhQgok/s1600/P1000183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnasqMZv3exZKpHcGNapy6OoPFhu_Ngn3egrqt0c4EhufmBb1OxM71zBXEAOdgsARtzhqiyo6k__oapmMWjEv1iSW0UqR___9iT11bfhiQIsBeJQuZEXnaRFua4CKr4qWBNnJ0nyWhQgok/s400/P1000183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441256660740786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuA5LU3NJC4V4XUk5yM9eV56uR6ji-J5pZkrbERoUDCodEacBOasHtkPNWoJI2v7Hob7YEzLvpNMO3WHWChyphenhyphenui78Cw9NQ1W-n_aJQWpuVz7UZH73PHO5_at4tMCScCrHozTiawlt0DIud/s1600/P1000191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuA5LU3NJC4V4XUk5yM9eV56uR6ji-J5pZkrbERoUDCodEacBOasHtkPNWoJI2v7Hob7YEzLvpNMO3WHWChyphenhyphenui78Cw9NQ1W-n_aJQWpuVz7UZH73PHO5_at4tMCScCrHozTiawlt0DIud/s400/P1000191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476441647029536418" border="0" /></a><br />Side note:<br /><br />I totally love Anthropologie's birthday specials that you get in the mail...isn't this just so cleaver? The necklace is a keepsake too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHZuxfIJVAvrG_UDXEzLSE37kIyoepLwtaKTbQqKaphYV8qkKwDfUWTHNfUQ1az1aaGcBpRdYhcYiE5B0UplspamyYLN2UVe1BkgPD2UqgMaH7rFg37TMYT2Ebez4nXvzbLcONxpaHfYt/s1600/P1000112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHZuxfIJVAvrG_UDXEzLSE37kIyoepLwtaKTbQqKaphYV8qkKwDfUWTHNfUQ1az1aaGcBpRdYhcYiE5B0UplspamyYLN2UVe1BkgPD2UqgMaH7rFg37TMYT2Ebez4nXvzbLcONxpaHfYt/s400/P1000112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476443559667434706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGOurNDvWRpmFWXdFltB1Tq45vlu4SzMSEwnJA2EZlKyrJhwveNDe753iEImJoOsX8S9kbYyPFVoprFPRkDX2SmJ19B-cP5BpS46p3T-cHTGfc4JCkmeJk2cZdlLV4HoJpnxG3ko_bN7A/s1600/P1000114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGOurNDvWRpmFWXdFltB1Tq45vlu4SzMSEwnJA2EZlKyrJhwveNDe753iEImJoOsX8S9kbYyPFVoprFPRkDX2SmJ19B-cP5BpS46p3T-cHTGfc4JCkmeJk2cZdlLV4HoJpnxG3ko_bN7A/s400/P1000114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476443566036161298" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-9074392355905955752010-05-08T22:07:00.001-07:002010-05-08T22:30:41.852-07:00Beach Baby ShowerMy good friend Ev and her husband are having their first baby in 6 weeks!<br /><br />She loves the beach so a few of us decided to throw her a beach themed party. Thank you <a href="http://dozidesign.blogspot.com/">Wendy C.</a>, Wendy Eng, Sumiko and Sandy and Maria! It was a great shower filled with laughs, great food, great decorations, music and an awesome soon-to-be mama Ev!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoclAUP78dLvz4nEM3L-8M6vZ__QxnXVGKB46c9_v2KVChGBBqECaFmWxuC8vFjHKIMTG1NL4ZBhymrbgYcrdXjFjrHxfZwfkjLd4o6SPju-bzHAmtT40Z98URM2ffG3AawwoEF7pebkg/s1600/P1000071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoclAUP78dLvz4nEM3L-8M6vZ__QxnXVGKB46c9_v2KVChGBBqECaFmWxuC8vFjHKIMTG1NL4ZBhymrbgYcrdXjFjrHxfZwfkjLd4o6SPju-bzHAmtT40Z98URM2ffG3AawwoEF7pebkg/s400/P1000071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469134064760310514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNlPaz0RCfLUbONmkDgs2Oe-mlZQ8PIZnHEr2n7rDJNRXTIfTLeZlzr3Q7wgyE9Cj1xwi7yvipyADQmqbzUTOm3NSWs3lUCIpSqleA9-zZYsxepj5HqeHV4LMQqW2Atpy9nL1DoPVoqn5/s1600/P1000072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJrRf-mjBwpsGJE2nRMIGfV6lH3JKyD0k5ZEIrjZU6KFkWLA3k_oa-OKknYZ7oxk3MsGYcE-k7P0jNlIRbzCiuJUXTj6VSarsARoWlYda3ZeS1966fUrN_Gn4UB7NpOz9bI39Iu3AY1xr/s400/P1000089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469135948296276930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCnedPSwlJWPn-kLgigwbL7ppSVDmOYLsBeen8x3Bj9RlnihMiNxXUELfTNbzv2dZwJwz0v7eSyrpsYco0VqyvYiuHn37r2Is3ETyUn_F4tZRMat7BbX0UkgRVx6qiAizrbAaqjijm7EC/s1600/P1000081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCnedPSwlJWPn-kLgigwbL7ppSVDmOYLsBeen8x3Bj9RlnihMiNxXUELfTNbzv2dZwJwz0v7eSyrpsYco0VqyvYiuHn37r2Is3ETyUn_F4tZRMat7BbX0UkgRVx6qiAizrbAaqjijm7EC/s400/P1000081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469137609827527026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3yVG6njEKOAy7-TjYyBGYzbTyJb3LBXx6QzlYphkocKmCotjUmATVFg5kpNMwhpG9L0Cv1OspD9F12rk8bM4vrL1B2jkP_Bh8M_efclOKMF1R-xBqcMkdC8e61ld4gMY_I8-ckXP5R6i/s1600/P1000102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3yVG6njEKOAy7-TjYyBGYzbTyJb3LBXx6QzlYphkocKmCotjUmATVFg5kpNMwhpG9L0Cv1OspD9F12rk8bM4vrL1B2jkP_Bh8M_efclOKMF1R-xBqcMkdC8e61ld4gMY_I8-ckXP5R6i/s400/P1000102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469135973722196258" border="0" /></a><br />I decided to make cake pops for this shower since they're starting to get really popular. These were lemon cake pops with lemon frosting dipped in white chocolate.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u0EDOaFk14adhjxXSbJfvG55CYAOMttCGjgWCakbY1Zc-Otf0VEmi6_o3CfxcS4NWbd_eTS8JId_gpn50OrsQrEkbT_1a2c-OD7Csq3m6IK8CLXgfEDwFfq8EYYKN7f8cTR6kOVOUxrh/s1600/P1000090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u0EDOaFk14adhjxXSbJfvG55CYAOMttCGjgWCakbY1Zc-Otf0VEmi6_o3CfxcS4NWbd_eTS8JId_gpn50OrsQrEkbT_1a2c-OD7Csq3m6IK8CLXgfEDwFfq8EYYKN7f8cTR6kOVOUxrh/s400/P1000090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469135957159536562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvwPoBUxN6D22xaY2Bc9ZTrCRdb27oWfPtox1rBlBTD9gpKd89kg9HyVMcwI07LC9BwzGoYMkoKKyMSxLU9TZzugAb-ZkgSeyyzZYsC9H-lBJaNkt30EKIsqRLoeVprEHVdYzgYq3i0hl/s1600/P1000106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvwPoBUxN6D22xaY2Bc9ZTrCRdb27oWfPtox1rBlBTD9gpKd89kg9HyVMcwI07LC9BwzGoYMkoKKyMSxLU9TZzugAb-ZkgSeyyzZYsC9H-lBJaNkt30EKIsqRLoeVprEHVdYzgYq3i0hl/s400/P1000106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469135984680148466" border="0" /></a>Congrats on your new baby boy Ev! =DRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-58592296950544791902010-04-18T20:05:00.000-07:002010-04-18T20:10:55.171-07:00Camera StrapI don't have much time these days to get as much sewing in...I can't wait until June when I'm free of classes and able to do more with my free time...I love that Summer is just around the corner and the daylight lasts longer! :)<br /><br />I managed to squeeze in another quick camera strap project to go along with my new camera! I love the print of this fabric...it's so fun and bubbly :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_P7hpwq5yxij_UEEMoZJwbji6ggkympscSBVg3w49QupXcc78ENx4wzY2fcon1nFdAQZANA__V4L2jTEMyWJFguAz6JVK0EvdFift1z2vku9UN3NCiZDa3FsujAaLvm6_YOiUHi15amC/s1600/P1000041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_P7hpwq5yxij_UEEMoZJwbji6ggkympscSBVg3w49QupXcc78ENx4wzY2fcon1nFdAQZANA__V4L2jTEMyWJFguAz6JVK0EvdFift1z2vku9UN3NCiZDa3FsujAaLvm6_YOiUHi15amC/s400/P1000041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461680570190915506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPc7bBuUGVu3Re-x1Jjgxk7OwW8DsggtTvvqTztoCqletE89lAwOEUD_FmYs47WHvpnjpN5gQyWISLM6blwdu-MgIfpcMNwKkGp8lHESBdzcNusXwbDVN1lGKe5nOv3d3Q-vVvc54YaJd/s1600/P1000045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPc7bBuUGVu3Re-x1Jjgxk7OwW8DsggtTvvqTztoCqletE89lAwOEUD_FmYs47WHvpnjpN5gQyWISLM6blwdu-MgIfpcMNwKkGp8lHESBdzcNusXwbDVN1lGKe5nOv3d3Q-vVvc54YaJd/s400/P1000045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461680563123191138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AvROwIhFaydYcnJJYrAXObvtdhbRpFwrcoRiTeJipUa0SE0HjpD4E_ZPRctieyk4Es9HoN5m9Qf9OgyycuWJyqq14Ab6tICUsiCSoezlBDhIZc4jYM5OhkgxxRrUhrrxX_fjmFHbF48Q/s1600/P1000039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AvROwIhFaydYcnJJYrAXObvtdhbRpFwrcoRiTeJipUa0SE0HjpD4E_ZPRctieyk4Es9HoN5m9Qf9OgyycuWJyqq14Ab6tICUsiCSoezlBDhIZc4jYM5OhkgxxRrUhrrxX_fjmFHbF48Q/s400/P1000039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461680548770205138" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-36690969320472454672010-03-28T21:56:00.000-07:002010-03-28T22:11:53.107-07:00Lemon-iciousI had participated in a dessert potluck at one of my client's company and had taken some lemons that someone had brought and decided to make lemon cupcakes with lemon frosting. The cupcakes turned out well, it wasn't too dense.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZvJlKsWmHKAEjElDemtD08qQEjvFQ98cCVGkHpjL2wDQhBgrZBNdBWM-h3Ev7lNHXh9BxsnPUi6Y8lFdWqwIN9lEfFoMw7TgzIdPNx2vnReWUFyUmKFT6hF5DGQnbhB6EW50cLbmJIbu/s1600/P1000009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZvJlKsWmHKAEjElDemtD08qQEjvFQ98cCVGkHpjL2wDQhBgrZBNdBWM-h3Ev7lNHXh9BxsnPUi6Y8lFdWqwIN9lEfFoMw7TgzIdPNx2vnReWUFyUmKFT6hF5DGQnbhB6EW50cLbmJIbu/s400/P1000009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453916667732006210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXip_Aznbd5TlO2YR58xMBxLiTrbQu1JbhbniW4a7npf-h8UetZVc-2pnLSqvfkkJq9b8P8J4Ua5TzWOvKpcIsm6KVWsXp7tjwH7eZ8hnIZ6j1a-YmpwLQ39XT7bd5XJfi5cLdzfBSFU7Y/s1600/P1000011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXip_Aznbd5TlO2YR58xMBxLiTrbQu1JbhbniW4a7npf-h8UetZVc-2pnLSqvfkkJq9b8P8J4Ua5TzWOvKpcIsm6KVWsXp7tjwH7eZ8hnIZ6j1a-YmpwLQ39XT7bd5XJfi5cLdzfBSFU7Y/s400/P1000011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453916684041843458" border="0" /></a><br />I had some left over lemons and was watching Giada De Laurentiis this morning so I decided to make lemon ricotta cookies. The recipe called for a lemon glaze, but I decided to jazz it up by adding some cointreau. The cookies are fluffy and light.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTCFSosnkRXwTLQHKdLBaTtYPGxQMXzHymQXv_fq2jsRzfKfYgpN6YX1I7SB6vNt-uJi9g7TIQ-gSt_xkZ6NyaJ5tT5dZz_LGD6or56jenmojsDSfHm8KEub5m9BW1k4ZQFmhEgZYU_-m/s1600/P1000021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTCFSosnkRXwTLQHKdLBaTtYPGxQMXzHymQXv_fq2jsRzfKfYgpN6YX1I7SB6vNt-uJi9g7TIQ-gSt_xkZ6NyaJ5tT5dZz_LGD6or56jenmojsDSfHm8KEub5m9BW1k4ZQFmhEgZYU_-m/s400/P1000021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453916687855793698" border="0" /></a><br />And I wanted to try to bake something out of my comfort zone so I made black and white checker cookies...I need to do a better job piecing the cookies so they're more even. I also think I'll add more sugar than the recipe calls for because they didn't turn out sweet enough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMlJUCbYwiCxAvCLHNTWSi7nd2pONRmChcTROPDwDh0zZXukvYdHbJ6GfDKNYy9a1i5fr3RlDSU0EwB19Gapkjxb4hDX9TaIKhbl0Op_v5eBk7-YKXHMjJsHDzgkYlz_hWaOPhVTqvfh4/s1600/P1000031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMlJUCbYwiCxAvCLHNTWSi7nd2pONRmChcTROPDwDh0zZXukvYdHbJ6GfDKNYy9a1i5fr3RlDSU0EwB19Gapkjxb4hDX9TaIKhbl0Op_v5eBk7-YKXHMjJsHDzgkYlz_hWaOPhVTqvfh4/s400/P1000031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453916699086633010" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-68082972585095313062010-01-31T21:12:00.000-08:002010-01-31T21:17:51.737-08:00Homemade Camera StrapsI decided to try and see if I could make my own camera straps, and I must say, for my first try, it turned out pretty well! I'm excited to make more =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOZDc1alftWYZaRxBYrxqNT-WVGziEXu7gx-Qrp88JEZgHeb7AJYwX0e8PpBIOq9KxrfM_E4-cLUwbANEpkkNq6pC-uP90l_FBIybkaMye6aUL5M0OTJlGk1G0D3YEIZIBKvkOND0u8Z4/s1600-h/IMG_7293.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOZDc1alftWYZaRxBYrxqNT-WVGziEXu7gx-Qrp88JEZgHeb7AJYwX0e8PpBIOq9KxrfM_E4-cLUwbANEpkkNq6pC-uP90l_FBIybkaMye6aUL5M0OTJlGk1G0D3YEIZIBKvkOND0u8Z4/s400/IMG_7293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433139317802888546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7ceqOjyoSDPQi7f-l-gCk8RezC9a1qRYXbEPjeT3LllAB4xi1bebO4tOMIX1_yrSh64Y0-EE4UAK_hyYa858oa410O3X7o_JLoK0verpMjxBjl8SnFIXj7wvjunyRAogbumpac_EA0p_/s1600-h/IMG_7287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7ceqOjyoSDPQi7f-l-gCk8RezC9a1qRYXbEPjeT3LllAB4xi1bebO4tOMIX1_yrSh64Y0-EE4UAK_hyYa858oa410O3X7o_JLoK0verpMjxBjl8SnFIXj7wvjunyRAogbumpac_EA0p_/s400/IMG_7287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433139308893018354" border="0" /></a><br />The fabric is from Jo-Ann's and the clip and key ring are from Daiso. I had bought a cell phone chain from Daiso and took it apart.Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-59101790802759517192010-01-31T20:56:00.000-08:002010-01-31T21:18:37.804-08:00Biscuits, Muffins and More!It's been a busy few months and crazy start to the new year, but I've managed to make a few things here and there...<br /><br />One morning I decided to make homemade breakfast after watching Barefoot Contessa's breakfast episode which included....homemade biscuits!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWC-5gwBqtvXNCTiPH9ULu0W_SP2q9pXzkyG5SNZZMUblVTjiHVDgogHEaVaWzxOGrOGlpsEX-cSA6fQDOgSoerqOE8DkCKQVlMqW9lq9NCH3-p-jgWHdYyMRRDBhy-zfRbtM87U3Rjgt/s1600-h/IMG_9068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWC-5gwBqtvXNCTiPH9ULu0W_SP2q9pXzkyG5SNZZMUblVTjiHVDgogHEaVaWzxOGrOGlpsEX-cSA6fQDOgSoerqOE8DkCKQVlMqW9lq9NCH3-p-jgWHdYyMRRDBhy-zfRbtM87U3Rjgt/s400/IMG_9068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433137167273952210" border="0" /></a><br />Went to visit my good friend after she had her second baby girl and made her mango and passionfruit cupcakes with mango whip cream frosting<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpsmEAER2hOtLvx0DG6SbYbRVFfNtaR0Rwp6hPcp7uks8jBBbTxUgTOYcKc-lN0xnt2LNrui_CeEmUnbwYKkEaRIwndC7uwnH4F05up-7_31awUtvVn_nSr25fDYbvMtuIVqug3Y7MWKX/s1600-h/IMG_9078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpsmEAER2hOtLvx0DG6SbYbRVFfNtaR0Rwp6hPcp7uks8jBBbTxUgTOYcKc-lN0xnt2LNrui_CeEmUnbwYKkEaRIwndC7uwnH4F05up-7_31awUtvVn_nSr25fDYbvMtuIVqug3Y7MWKX/s400/IMG_9078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433137174525799346" border="0" /></a><br />And lastly, I had the craving for banana bread/muffins and blueberry muffins =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexLjqHWdHudB9rjNq0eTi6k2tyyIT-SmDJad5XjHd6NwXmkUzAspM8ER1qfyo86oQYty8jRH8c-Es7BOV8pB0pw54RqjZGy1VKwpFeJef62rBf3cOYzIIlWbpvUHPZnloGoTSp7t5e1Rq/s1600-h/IMG_9088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexLjqHWdHudB9rjNq0eTi6k2tyyIT-SmDJad5XjHd6NwXmkUzAspM8ER1qfyo86oQYty8jRH8c-Es7BOV8pB0pw54RqjZGy1VKwpFeJef62rBf3cOYzIIlWbpvUHPZnloGoTSp7t5e1Rq/s400/IMG_9088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433137184646456194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj5l5Df_8u73oMJW0PTDFcy2WicyqODfyfRvEa9LMklAxwVAMQAHECpcNDBNcFALvCkMLHCLhZ2digPSxgFTOWaUCkJZC6MBTSBdLA0qiW7cYsIu5gqMMkcyZYUfu4xTla1lTSMp7MNaf/s1600-h/IMG_9083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj5l5Df_8u73oMJW0PTDFcy2WicyqODfyfRvEa9LMklAxwVAMQAHECpcNDBNcFALvCkMLHCLhZ2digPSxgFTOWaUCkJZC6MBTSBdLA0qiW7cYsIu5gqMMkcyZYUfu4xTla1lTSMp7MNaf/s400/IMG_9083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433137205182121202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPRtm5mkIqL7-Xdha3KG09Vxhnoc_WC-fmlvaqg5hxGDQ083GUSECJEbSvlHL4RrT_0Co_Bto5uITrJwl9PKWUSdtoifecawRxyUz1DDKbrqZFNosflEtGFZWCDsLNoFIOv9MtR8rbeWT/s1600-h/IMG_9085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPRtm5mkIqL7-Xdha3KG09Vxhnoc_WC-fmlvaqg5hxGDQ083GUSECJEbSvlHL4RrT_0Co_Bto5uITrJwl9PKWUSdtoifecawRxyUz1DDKbrqZFNosflEtGFZWCDsLNoFIOv9MtR8rbeWT/s400/IMG_9085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433137194356443778" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-21594146026440565472009-11-22T20:49:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:10:02.789-08:00If Anthropologie threw a shower...This year has been filled with wedding showers, weddings, birthdays and baby showers! This is the last shower of 2009 and it went off just as perfect as all the other past events have :). My good friend Sumiko is having her baby girl number 2, and <a href="http://www.soloandthewookie.blogspot.com/">Traci</a>, <a href="http://www.dozidesign.blogspot.com/">Wendy</a>, Beth, Sherise and I wanted to throw our good friend an awesome shower...<br /><br />This shower was inspired by the store Anthropologie and here's what we came up with!<br /><br />The favors, prayer requests and wishes for baby table...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKQVQYHhIwQKGoImDUdEKJVB0NT7iiQfzyUpnVaXDEEmEfyUp9ef7bk_1mEBdzVXWw9G-asQjbCcXdRwDFy9OQ7QM_N5hxJbdholdrkesvzDLJmhe2XsHY2CiKux1dKCC1N2Jq6k9uOSL/s1600/IMG_9043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKQVQYHhIwQKGoImDUdEKJVB0NT7iiQfzyUpnVaXDEEmEfyUp9ef7bk_1mEBdzVXWw9G-asQjbCcXdRwDFy9OQ7QM_N5hxJbdholdrkesvzDLJmhe2XsHY2CiKux1dKCC1N2Jq6k9uOSL/s400/IMG_9043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159509999964226" border="0" /></a><br />Kind of dark, but here's the entire set up including the food table.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-W5fG3sLu2Q7-DQdpfuJDYvoO4pk02b9c80eq6NHQWM89SaRbX0_Hkw4pbaIDBgCyKk_dLFinl-Dvpk_VRKy8M4yS36B5Bd9Sv0-btxChm5_CIKsiyw9EFQOI6OJpUFcDf1KSB9GEO06/s1600/IMG_9041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-W5fG3sLu2Q7-DQdpfuJDYvoO4pk02b9c80eq6NHQWM89SaRbX0_Hkw4pbaIDBgCyKk_dLFinl-Dvpk_VRKy8M4yS36B5Bd9Sv0-btxChm5_CIKsiyw9EFQOI6OJpUFcDf1KSB9GEO06/s400/IMG_9041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159504002383010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvEM6eGKgmWZOwUC3YsqPvJ9IFl9Y_Bz-8-hbwn0sEpKgaVTZ9GN8bnZ3TLzoB6smU_bHzsFRUr_z2Mvsa5PgiN4yW2QHTUCXQhr_eIWw9Jal2pJtbpvxkBoBhhtyDqIjClg8NAqs5APK/s1600/IMG_9039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvEM6eGKgmWZOwUC3YsqPvJ9IFl9Y_Bz-8-hbwn0sEpKgaVTZ9GN8bnZ3TLzoB6smU_bHzsFRUr_z2Mvsa5PgiN4yW2QHTUCXQhr_eIWw9Jal2pJtbpvxkBoBhhtyDqIjClg8NAqs5APK/s400/IMG_9039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159495623425106" border="0" /></a><br />I love these lanterns!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pHHyxUhzaviPv28_DrszFf7BcPFuIfVzgXRvU0aiQbEX8tgA1AXPm4CdnSyiSL62vBvx83LBtplULLVKkJXWt84uUOteEDIPaDtwoR2YVIrmumxeIOLZjy10t7Ei_wPK4_LgAELPWNN5/s1600/IMG_9040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pHHyxUhzaviPv28_DrszFf7BcPFuIfVzgXRvU0aiQbEX8tgA1AXPm4CdnSyiSL62vBvx83LBtplULLVKkJXWt84uUOteEDIPaDtwoR2YVIrmumxeIOLZjy10t7Ei_wPK4_LgAELPWNN5/s400/IMG_9040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159149405508866" border="0" /></a><br />The food made was mostly made by Beth with salad from Sumiko's mom and desserts from me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MJbxq5Jx0VAVsUHwrsFdIgMQyCQh669-WA68w0y58B5rw9sXaNnAz9GHFaLnri2QLG1MwfF6SdjXoGyA7LJSU99oYVlDTtIeb6Ctkr8hDcIMnt8ZXvwe1QpbPUn_eJQpaZo_8AGulfHe/s1600/IMG_9035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MJbxq5Jx0VAVsUHwrsFdIgMQyCQh669-WA68w0y58B5rw9sXaNnAz9GHFaLnri2QLG1MwfF6SdjXoGyA7LJSU99oYVlDTtIeb6Ctkr8hDcIMnt8ZXvwe1QpbPUn_eJQpaZo_8AGulfHe/s400/IMG_9035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159136506635074" border="0" /></a><br />I made fruit tarts and cream puffs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6jf_QurNKgmniXcHke1oIoMAcS3fBaHHs0pmW08pIp3ZPmpsV7rpSmlcpS5VI2uoYtLhMqvlGVzahTcL09wiienfbpB4Ci2A8Bpug3YE-tNV2-skwo6u_MpGJx5RFUe-NI7yVsBJBI-E/s1600/IMG_9023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6jf_QurNKgmniXcHke1oIoMAcS3fBaHHs0pmW08pIp3ZPmpsV7rpSmlcpS5VI2uoYtLhMqvlGVzahTcL09wiienfbpB4Ci2A8Bpug3YE-tNV2-skwo6u_MpGJx5RFUe-NI7yVsBJBI-E/s400/IMG_9023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407158597679005554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfyS2k7yP1xq3FCW5r8EqnF3_dH477r-rxqgw5vyNlWianTnq1Gk_YGqE4FW5iJEDAaysrCmYXHYRCrxQkrxeuUUKeOrspownMRCJDi6XSMankzYn4yaHN-xtWUEp_lHCLXJBlM6ZyLJ9/s1600/IMG_9011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfyS2k7yP1xq3FCW5r8EqnF3_dH477r-rxqgw5vyNlWianTnq1Gk_YGqE4FW5iJEDAaysrCmYXHYRCrxQkrxeuUUKeOrspownMRCJDi6XSMankzYn4yaHN-xtWUEp_lHCLXJBlM6ZyLJ9/s400/IMG_9011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407158590101069826" border="0" /></a><br />and flowers! Aren't Hydrangea's so pretty?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9datASDiaa3mbjXdOEJ1bAgBk8EKnia0u-nU7L_BDN1Bep0VfkYi81kfF2ypRpvBN2cyeopSArFEbIUR2z2J5rnY5GFKmyXCHyYQ1uE6cYwb55FfjQXdZW2WXjPmY4Gzo1kCfiYgpKRKk/s1600/IMG_9038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9datASDiaa3mbjXdOEJ1bAgBk8EKnia0u-nU7L_BDN1Bep0VfkYi81kfF2ypRpvBN2cyeopSArFEbIUR2z2J5rnY5GFKmyXCHyYQ1uE6cYwb55FfjQXdZW2WXjPmY4Gzo1kCfiYgpKRKk/s400/IMG_9038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159124416675058" border="0" /></a><br />And for favors, I made homemade jelly!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVIgBCf52H6E_MV2nmdHQSaNd9OXNxRU7K1_guu0C3YM2liEy9hLaGHS1uEqEorjSBQnlchKbjUrX28r74PWfbR8MApiO61T_15hi2R-OzkhxoHxVWYUjCv_iN4VjsclMfCP4pBCDjVl7/s1600/IMG_9026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVIgBCf52H6E_MV2nmdHQSaNd9OXNxRU7K1_guu0C3YM2liEy9hLaGHS1uEqEorjSBQnlchKbjUrX28r74PWfbR8MApiO61T_15hi2R-OzkhxoHxVWYUjCv_iN4VjsclMfCP4pBCDjVl7/s400/IMG_9026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407159117646330802" border="0" /></a><br />since taking the sewing class, I felt inspired by the theme of the shower to sew a "quilt" for the baby. The front were 4 tiles of different print and the back was micro fleece. Here's what came out of it...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFDqfPO9LmzinIurFfuclHmV-xYQeRslxetDFpxC6CKSRCR1bQXp5E1USLMShhq3FOFh0Kub0s728a5KqxoHucTuRqQChY0pGb_hMvgWVKcLc1DOkvHMgguW1TzqVE3gvDbv_lgqxtrcW/s1600/IMG_9000.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFDqfPO9LmzinIurFfuclHmV-xYQeRslxetDFpxC6CKSRCR1bQXp5E1USLMShhq3FOFh0Kub0s728a5KqxoHucTuRqQChY0pGb_hMvgWVKcLc1DOkvHMgguW1TzqVE3gvDbv_lgqxtrcW/s400/IMG_9000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407158614568806978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4gv4dYyH_z3G-oOuroksrtEmAwCiNZKKJh8U0CDmDd40vBmHcZ8R_MPW1Zf_wQ6PaGvaDjj5T4LdnATii4HQc8L2JqoYexIwc4Q9cyyalMtidoy2HyJnMfOKke0bOTdl4pDav4chNJjo/s1600/IMG_9003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4gv4dYyH_z3G-oOuroksrtEmAwCiNZKKJh8U0CDmDd40vBmHcZ8R_MPW1Zf_wQ6PaGvaDjj5T4LdnATii4HQc8L2JqoYexIwc4Q9cyyalMtidoy2HyJnMfOKke0bOTdl4pDav4chNJjo/s400/IMG_9003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407158605043833954" border="0" /></a><br />And there you have it...if Anthropologie threw a shower, I think it couldn't have looked more perfect than ours :)<br /><br />I can't wait to meet all the babies!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-61419298184597669002009-11-15T23:22:00.001-08:002009-11-15T23:53:50.970-08:00Traci's Woodland Themed ShowerThis past Saturday, I helped throw a woodland themed baby shower for my good friend <a href="http://www.soloandthewookie.blogspot.com/">Traci</a>. I've known Traci since I was an awkward high schooler and she was my discipler...I'm glad to be able to call her my good friend and SUPER excited to meet Emilia! =D Kudos to everyone who was apart of the planning committee...everything came together really well and the food was awesome! Congrats again Traci!<br /><br />Some highlights of the day...<br /><br />The table with all the decor and food!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgKk4PqujEkPuTl3mbP5dsW3IQMKSzUiHOxJUJ9KmxL3y9KGj9t6QYnvJUT1Sn75gwFLdJKWXJzvf_a9MxhMqTlKs1ibpLYTplgUOzkneDq6Lbh0rxryPebsDmL5Akj1lQ8dneSt_1WkW/s1600/IMG_8994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgKk4PqujEkPuTl3mbP5dsW3IQMKSzUiHOxJUJ9KmxL3y9KGj9t6QYnvJUT1Sn75gwFLdJKWXJzvf_a9MxhMqTlKs1ibpLYTplgUOzkneDq6Lbh0rxryPebsDmL5Akj1lQ8dneSt_1WkW/s400/IMG_8994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404601338771567890" border="0" /></a><br />Sumiko and I made these... no, they are not squirrels, they are foxes...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AFWnPb4emY22wyIPFEZpjrLjWVhyPEEdpJCkrtHRhotLMdd7K0zO0MiZTAN7lNtGSkHhlvKV6kSzJy24s_VXLtwKaJH4vA1nsaiZpOZnOgpxmuk5DuIwiM-HZRIk4wDmdnRcAu90E0X6/s1600/IMG_8930.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AFWnPb4emY22wyIPFEZpjrLjWVhyPEEdpJCkrtHRhotLMdd7K0zO0MiZTAN7lNtGSkHhlvKV6kSzJy24s_VXLtwKaJH4vA1nsaiZpOZnOgpxmuk5DuIwiM-HZRIk4wDmdnRcAu90E0X6/s400/IMG_8930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404601674435809266" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://dozidesign.blogspot.com/">Wendy</a> made the leaves for this tree...and these squirrel stamps that she HAND carved...I'm still amazed!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SriQMdnOhmU58RdvC-oABAmPWYB69dDfgHMHTPdBJNbHoVRjSPaK9nTdZgLEKAoSTKe5s9TWNvSsJFXpJB0rhH69hnQV-Pu8ja13oIukQXYPbxsgfbCHgxZJ4L1Ckor0UoIE-K6VJKVH/s1600/IMG_8974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SriQMdnOhmU58RdvC-oABAmPWYB69dDfgHMHTPdBJNbHoVRjSPaK9nTdZgLEKAoSTKe5s9TWNvSsJFXpJB0rhH69hnQV-Pu8ja13oIukQXYPbxsgfbCHgxZJ4L1Ckor0UoIE-K6VJKVH/s400/IMG_8974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404600538169361138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TpJvktlSy6gCLKBfYZ6FxDKHPuixQT2uEHMkwaEsAJXAYiJhUF2dD-WUsuilrBAQvcUZn8K8BN9etvXB-0i27x2fzg42ek_GK4NAH4l4cXpCf7Psj5KySvHD8rcyTgAG-VYZaw4L74d2/s1600/IMG_8962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TpJvktlSy6gCLKBfYZ6FxDKHPuixQT2uEHMkwaEsAJXAYiJhUF2dD-WUsuilrBAQvcUZn8K8BN9etvXB-0i27x2fzg42ek_GK4NAH4l4cXpCf7Psj5KySvHD8rcyTgAG-VYZaw4L74d2/s400/IMG_8962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404602722275231170" border="0" /></a><br />Traci's friend Shelley, made these awesome birdies!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojgeZhV8oaiPhcMEstNJzwfTF8t53Kdscgrs4hyphenhyphenSemupGGz04Kx5izzYAs59qLqh9Uc9-fj87OWlQIEnd1a6vCukCBvHdcFvzbxgP0PoiKwpasnV5c0dhO4PAi-j_7TF6qq6filIPkj4W/s1600/IMG_8971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojgeZhV8oaiPhcMEstNJzwfTF8t53Kdscgrs4hyphenhyphenSemupGGz04Kx5izzYAs59qLqh9Uc9-fj87OWlQIEnd1a6vCukCBvHdcFvzbxgP0PoiKwpasnV5c0dhO4PAi-j_7TF6qq6filIPkj4W/s400/IMG_8971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404601006714787474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDy3GR2_DycSE6jByROLbmccbGDzWigyfYMK9cLycfi-5H4Vm_00UDG3pvzLPKwYWYOkg9wxszA9hFSvgU7azonY6NoTFBOqqucPTfFg2nzeNxifWuYaPwF3IDXhyGlV3eE2DI2LjpcaVf/s1600/IMG_8970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDy3GR2_DycSE6jByROLbmccbGDzWigyfYMK9cLycfi-5H4Vm_00UDG3pvzLPKwYWYOkg9wxszA9hFSvgU7azonY6NoTFBOqqucPTfFg2nzeNxifWuYaPwF3IDXhyGlV3eE2DI2LjpcaVf/s400/IMG_8970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404600525625859010" border="0" /></a><br />And she brought this cool vinyl tree trunks and branches...I would really like to have those in our house!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgIvpF0KfWhbo1pqconrTbezHBocFSMaEcbk_prhQNGH1oSYGR0mO4Lkn92DXblmh0JPfJhNkgxkNII-dRacjZ9G1cQahGBA459ecbRI7cK2on_dP66UEkZ5CAI_k2PXf2Z54pz6u4Qi_/s1600/IMG_8993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgIvpF0KfWhbo1pqconrTbezHBocFSMaEcbk_prhQNGH1oSYGR0mO4Lkn92DXblmh0JPfJhNkgxkNII-dRacjZ9G1cQahGBA459ecbRI7cK2on_dP66UEkZ5CAI_k2PXf2Z54pz6u4Qi_/s400/IMG_8993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404600511218393138" border="0" /></a><br />And of course, the food...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5qaORue4q505LVD58iJbkFzyM7JE8eYOT2uX2JfsXXFQIY8izVBct02_TeC7Ygub39gDIEisF_Wl_yPquU8wQJspUrne0NiTbhY2-c_DLwaPZX7TTQVi28qbjbP2e88Z0BsudZyaCNlr/s1600/IMG_8988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji64XEsbxMSU01TAs7Rnk4gnZ2veJ2-_j3PgPYYkv-pPQAaOwfzMHRyMiV-GX6skxAmCIjsCXxdNm7GlLMzeRRVNSZbJNeyvFb5oPfJB_EpgLs7SWg_fJendRQv_lDWwOg3NcvqSeAlc0c/s400/IMG_8980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404604462312875730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvJSS4A43hGK5zIoWEpjEAs1waTyp3iZX9ZB9YRcTTUGdBbh1tF20-magJWD3sU9JA0kziK2iy_apFAICb9VT8vf2xKCTCUZ3YI3EZXMTmj_C2jcmOYEuCZ7zB8fuwBrZ4J0L2KURkaiu/s1600/IMG_8982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvJSS4A43hGK5zIoWEpjEAs1waTyp3iZX9ZB9YRcTTUGdBbh1tF20-magJWD3sU9JA0kziK2iy_apFAICb9VT8vf2xKCTCUZ3YI3EZXMTmj_C2jcmOYEuCZ7zB8fuwBrZ4J0L2KURkaiu/s400/IMG_8982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404604452928551874" border="0" /></a><br />I decided to make woodland themed cupcakes of toadstools and moss. The "toadstool" cupcakes were vanilla cupcakes with a lemon frosting dyed red and white chocolate chips, and the "mossy" cupcakes were chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate center and coconut frosting topped with coconut flakes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdgqqTyDRB-yo6ZI-ZmiFXpfO45yREZ7aNDpt35CPGQsquBZ0n_204mho0Fk4UdW4MOyoiqJxwdcZdKoiYa6CcEx8_m6Z3v1o0uNzvu1Vc7E_RFpz_Lq47cmu8O6uZw9ve31kPkhhYUgj/s1600/IMG_8960.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdgqqTyDRB-yo6ZI-ZmiFXpfO45yREZ7aNDpt35CPGQsquBZ0n_204mho0Fk4UdW4MOyoiqJxwdcZdKoiYa6CcEx8_m6Z3v1o0uNzvu1Vc7E_RFpz_Lq47cmu8O6uZw9ve31kPkhhYUgj/s400/IMG_8960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404600517279490658" border="0" /></a><br />And just for kicks, Traci's friend who hosted the shower at her house had this for a knife block...it's so awesome yet disturbing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DBTzlhMSwX75hSSrNOCtSoZ84OJ666cn7YwZd0B1pW09ENfFoixESuueL9KQunx7DscMXA_Y5B6rmxFG_jIzyrRYKaVCc_itJjUEYa0nvQkZwQ8JG2maLeRSXjAFK7vpJqStiS0ZpCga/s1600/IMG_8989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DBTzlhMSwX75hSSrNOCtSoZ84OJ666cn7YwZd0B1pW09ENfFoixESuueL9KQunx7DscMXA_Y5B6rmxFG_jIzyrRYKaVCc_itJjUEYa0nvQkZwQ8JG2maLeRSXjAFK7vpJqStiS0ZpCga/s400/IMG_8989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404601041203823234" border="0" /></a><br />There are some awesome photobooth pictures that I'll load as soon as I can.Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-10415867280442354762009-11-12T21:13:00.000-08:002009-11-12T21:31:38.178-08:00Baking PortfolioI thought I'd post some of my older baked goods...<br /><br /><br />I decided to take a cupcake class at the Professional Culinary Institute to help me perfect my decorating skills...this is what we created in class.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTiVz4tMsfBDyM91T5d11K74kedAt-kqfqUZ6WAZFHUsFqzdPyFuAmFEZmovBV82w7CL0dSY0wbsgl-zXEcswN1uma-6sWs_67LT3NOExff6ciiJvaszbRcj8iZyJgxiLM4JlhabZAbYK/s1600-h/IMG_2548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTiVz4tMsfBDyM91T5d11K74kedAt-kqfqUZ6WAZFHUsFqzdPyFuAmFEZmovBV82w7CL0dSY0wbsgl-zXEcswN1uma-6sWs_67LT3NOExff6ciiJvaszbRcj8iZyJgxiLM4JlhabZAbYK/s400/IMG_2548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403454987044997138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf9Br7g5tcgoAj-Eb7sINLOmfPRoYFXYMNMf9xbL_ExuTUGxloby6PziifemYTkpNcQDH8GFymnbxB7OqRrxb9mmnqUDcdDzCNjQkj5dHCuebnx44PlpIwYEUxI-uZlP6upm3vOzgcmQv/s1600-h/IMG_6764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf9Br7g5tcgoAj-Eb7sINLOmfPRoYFXYMNMf9xbL_ExuTUGxloby6PziifemYTkpNcQDH8GFymnbxB7OqRrxb9mmnqUDcdDzCNjQkj5dHCuebnx44PlpIwYEUxI-uZlP6upm3vOzgcmQv/s400/IMG_6764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403454975685157666" border="0" /></a><br />And for my sister's birthday, I made her a mini chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwN5aVkAI8I4_gtf7kmoDRcZJ9UVBEvqO6G52foAFCz33pQ6oiKAE4lt5__bkaHzCREWIX0WY9Z56H8SI9K5Ox2h6eJ8RlQPQ1Vys-5upV9Sfo3ItCXwaXnSof0c1Z8-gqSnfXXgwiRgr/s1600-h/IMG_6501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwN5aVkAI8I4_gtf7kmoDRcZJ9UVBEvqO6G52foAFCz33pQ6oiKAE4lt5__bkaHzCREWIX0WY9Z56H8SI9K5Ox2h6eJ8RlQPQ1Vys-5upV9Sfo3ItCXwaXnSof0c1Z8-gqSnfXXgwiRgr/s400/IMG_6501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403454966546880546" border="0" /></a><br />My favorite time of the year (next to summer) is coming, which means more baking! =D But first...I'm helping throw 2 baby showers for my good friends <a href="http://www.soloandthewookie.blogspot.com">Traci</a> and Sumiko! So more posts to come =).Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-42469559506168132172009-10-31T21:37:00.000-07:002009-10-31T21:45:31.580-07:00SewingIt's been a busy couple of months and I haven't had much time since the last shower to do any baking...instead, I've been occupying myself with studying and sewing! I bought a sewing machine last year at the Black Friday sale and have been wanting to sew ever since, but didn't pick it up until September...though sewing is fun...making clothes is not AS fun just because it takes SOO much time! But....here is my final piece...took 24+ hours...how do the people on Project Runway do an outfit in 1 day? =P<br /><br />Pardon the poor lighting...<br /><br />Finished product<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckPvydHe8VtloFeIqgDJ2wM3Mo775_UwFuiGblHPSaJS8TmYgOOdX8YT_RUaEi-VRBcK0wsk2eFsUqAbRnQsMnZbJCR1L_AIXzK9CAO5fTsfG7wLwj2FGxq-VDZIvyoXEh0F81lzNG3Pk/s1600-h/IMG_8934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckPvydHe8VtloFeIqgDJ2wM3Mo775_UwFuiGblHPSaJS8TmYgOOdX8YT_RUaEi-VRBcK0wsk2eFsUqAbRnQsMnZbJCR1L_AIXzK9CAO5fTsfG7wLwj2FGxq-VDZIvyoXEh0F81lzNG3Pk/s400/IMG_8934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398991221434143154" border="0" /></a><br />Front view:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMLwe5qpwN2Zw_fHMzrNI9OhirC-rTtvwzhvINsERWjtYM_EjmHa8MwUI_PwVhm_qOk1Lqla3V5ZsSUb4eaAYM6PDq1SDijnGMuyw7xMDopPzT6KbvO5VPYAQBXh9XRT4fZFAdGPJpJ18/s1600-h/IMG_8936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMLwe5qpwN2Zw_fHMzrNI9OhirC-rTtvwzhvINsERWjtYM_EjmHa8MwUI_PwVhm_qOk1Lqla3V5ZsSUb4eaAYM6PDq1SDijnGMuyw7xMDopPzT6KbvO5VPYAQBXh9XRT4fZFAdGPJpJ18/s400/IMG_8936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398991231520272706" border="0" /><br /></a><br />Back view:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjSN6WecHQqzP7gMKt7y3Us8ErfP_RkgwBqW66saTgPkcyXq13g3-jc18f-s-K0_kZsYa-2ujUsAbnVvpDblUrUE0VgV_9R0Ucgk-MvHxcKSyeX91ov2DqZHEylwGDipqcqL1PSOSHloX/s1600-h/IMG_8938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjSN6WecHQqzP7gMKt7y3Us8ErfP_RkgwBqW66saTgPkcyXq13g3-jc18f-s-K0_kZsYa-2ujUsAbnVvpDblUrUE0VgV_9R0Ucgk-MvHxcKSyeX91ov2DqZHEylwGDipqcqL1PSOSHloX/s400/IMG_8938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398991238091296338" border="0" /></a>and lining too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZsWII85QoMGznMAp-XLRGpuFLE5MY6iUTA4ln6lVpGnCNrOWl2eU63NRpJMMDIeaNyGl0lMeHY6Rve32Ub09BYoG-phZaNDlI4S2CGm4WIEOouG6jUYF_cPTD1sdt3D3HWTE7me7FV23/s1600-h/IMG_8941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZsWII85QoMGznMAp-XLRGpuFLE5MY6iUTA4ln6lVpGnCNrOWl2eU63NRpJMMDIeaNyGl0lMeHY6Rve32Ub09BYoG-phZaNDlI4S2CGm4WIEOouG6jUYF_cPTD1sdt3D3HWTE7me7FV23/s400/IMG_8941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398991250026113746" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-79251317968519438322009-09-24T15:57:00.000-07:002009-09-24T16:12:18.786-07:00Baby Shower!Jumping on the band wagon of posting for this shower, and being the last person to post anything, I thought I'd do it anyway just because it was such a fun party and who wouldn't want to remember that fun filled party?!<br /><br />This has only been my 2nd shower ever and I am so glad to have been apart of a team of <a href="http://dozidesign.blogspot.com/">Wendy's</a> close friends. I think the party came together really well and everyone seemed to have had a great time! Thanks to <a href="http://www.soloandthewookie.blogspot.com/">Traci</a> for being the front person in master planner :). Since I was busy working in the kitchen I didn't get to see much of the event or take pictures like I wanted to, but I'll just take the pictures that were taken by Susan and Herman =).<br /><br />Since this was a vintage circus themed party, I decided to make red velvet cupcakes...my cupcakes didn't turn out as dark as normal red velvet cupcakes do, but I kind of like that they were brighter... I think it popped more than if I had darkened it... the recipe will follow later...<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ryau/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW144N8LMBBnkQAoOxGEzLLRKJ5y9WEvCEGmx4eIkDxaHPouuU92uvV5TOCuzMaLLuC8fEx9qFp9Zbex-iLoy-GFsumxEEM1W7zIuxQGh6x0_6NZlFCopbOx8G76MeSWAwN7pQAEtumfa/s1600-h/circus_party_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW144N8LMBBnkQAoOxGEzLLRKJ5y9WEvCEGmx4eIkDxaHPouuU92uvV5TOCuzMaLLuC8fEx9qFp9Zbex-iLoy-GFsumxEEM1W7zIuxQGh6x0_6NZlFCopbOx8G76MeSWAwN7pQAEtumfa/s400/circus_party_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385174644760813874" border="0" /></a>Above is some of the food and the yummy candy bar (provided by Susan).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Menu for that day: </span><br />Buffalo Chicken Wings<br />Churros<br />Mini Sliders<br />Pigs in a blanket<br />Kettle Corn<br />Red Velvet Cupcakes<br />Veggies and Hummus<br /><br />Yay for Wendy and Irving's baby that's due to arrive very soon! :)<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ryau/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-69092267453414069932009-09-01T22:04:00.000-07:002009-09-01T22:21:20.265-07:00Fruit Tarts!<span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">My first attempt at making fruit tarts from scratch, and I was happy with the way it turned out! I added some of my own twists in the recipe, but thought I'd share the recipe since it turned out so well! :D Photos of my tartlets first and the recipe follows...<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBek3_cKmfGvrk_i2Vvm_gOd5swfBpGXOjdVreLOSqoymD0ANH0FpSOrO0wiuZ8g6n1_-XmtfbuKTJ3Ro0aWNYjatwqgZRGpTrpo0BRcPlyckv74zt8_zPbMw5TPfCq5YDtprwqSJ_WnO/s1600-h/IMG_8518.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBek3_cKmfGvrk_i2Vvm_gOd5swfBpGXOjdVreLOSqoymD0ANH0FpSOrO0wiuZ8g6n1_-XmtfbuKTJ3Ro0aWNYjatwqgZRGpTrpo0BRcPlyckv74zt8_zPbMw5TPfCq5YDtprwqSJ_WnO/s320/IMG_8518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376734334259557602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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Crust:</span></span></b></span></p> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1 1/2 cups all purpose </span><a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/flour.html"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">flour</span></a></span></span></p> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/8 teaspoon salt</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/2 cup unsalted </span> <a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Compaq_Owner/My%20Documents/joyofbaking/Butter.html"> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">butter</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/4 cup granulated white </span> <a href="http://joyofbaking.com/sugar.html"> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">sugar</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1 large egg, lightly beaten</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><strong><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Pastry Cream:</span></strong></span></span></p> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1 1/4 cups milk </span></span></span> </p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/2 </span> <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/Vanilla.html"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">vanilla</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> bean, split lengthwise </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">3 large </span> <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/eggs.html"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">egg</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> yolks </span> </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/4 cup granulated white </span> <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/sugar.html"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">sugar</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/8 cup all-purpose </span> <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/flour.html"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">flour</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">2 tablespoons cornstarch (corn flour)</span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">3/4 tablespoon liqueur (Grand Marnier, brandy Kirsch) (optional)</span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> Apricot Glaze:(optional)</span></span></b></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1/2 cup apricot jam or preserves</span></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or water or combination of the two (can also use other liqueurs) </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> Topping:</span></span></b></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">2 - 3 cups mixed fruit, such as </span> <a href="http://joyofbaking.com/Raspberries.html"> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">raspberries</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">, blackberries, </span> <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/Strawberries.html"> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">strawberries</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">, kiwifruit, bananas, plums, pineapple, melon, etc.</span></span></span></p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><b><br />Sweet Pastry Crust:</b> In a separate bowl, sift or whisktogether the flour and salt. Set aside. Place the butter in your mixer and beat until softened. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten egg, beating just until incorporated. Don't over mix or the butter will separate and lighten in color. Add flour mixture all at once and mix just until it forms a ball. Don't overwork or pastry will be hard when baked. </span></span></span><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Flatten dough into disk, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm.</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> </span> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Have ready an 8 - 9 inch (20 - 23 cm) tart pan with removable bottom. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry into an 11 - 12 inch (28 - 30 cm) circle that is about 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. To prevent the pastry from sticking to the counter and to ensure uniform thickness, keep lifting up and turning the pastry a quarter turn as you roll (always roll from the center of the pastry outwards to get uniform thickness). To make sure it is the right size, take your tart pan, flip it over, and place it on the rolled out pastry. The pastry should be about an inch larger than pan. </span></span></span> </p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">When the pastry is rolled to the desired size, lightly roll pastry around your rolling pin, dusting off any excess flour as you roll. Unroll onto top of tart pan. Never pull pastry or you will get shrinkage (shrinkage is caused by too much pulling of the pastry when placing it in the pan). Gently lay in pan and with a small floured piece of pastry, lightly press pastry into bottom and up sides of pan. Roll your rolling pin over top of pan to get rid of excess pastry. With a thumb up movement, again press dough into pan. Roll rolling pin over top again to get rid of any extra pastry. Prick bottom of dough (this will prevent the dough from puffing up as it bakes). Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes to chill the butter and to rest the gluten. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line unbaked pastry shell with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Fill tart pan with pie weights, rice or beans, making sure the weights are to the top of the pan and evenly distributed over the entire surface. Bake crust for 20 to 25 minutes until crust is dry and lightly golden brown. Remove weights and cool crust on wire rack before filling. </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><b><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Pastry Cream:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> In </span> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> a medium-sized stainless steel bowl, mix the sugar and egg yolks together with a wooden spoon. (Never let the mixture sit too long or you will get pieces of egg forming.) </span><a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/other/glossaryQ-Z.html#sift%20or%20sifting"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Sift</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> the flour and cornstarch (corn flour) together and then add to the egg mixture, mixing until you get a smooth paste.</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> Set aside.</span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine the milk and split vanilla bean on medium heat until boiling. (The milk will foam up to the top of pan when done, so watch carefully.) Remove from heat and add slowly to egg mixture, whisking constantly to prevent curdling. (If you get a few pieces of egg (curdling) in the mixture, pour through a strainer.) Remove vanilla bean, scrape out seeds, and add the seeds to the egg mixture. (The vanilla bean can be dried and placed in your sugar bowl to give the sugar a vanilla flavor. This sugar can then be used in baking where you would like a vanilla-flavored sugar, e.g. pies, cakes, cookies.) </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Place the egg mixture back into a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until boiling, whisking constantly. When it boils, whisk mixture constantly for another 30 - 60 seconds until it becomes very thick and it is hard to stir. </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Remove from heat and immediately whisk in the liquor (if using). Pour into a clean bowl and immediately cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a crust from forming. Cool. If not using right away refrigerate until needed, up to 3 days. Beat before using to get rid of any lumps that may have formed.</span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bod"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><b>Apricot Glaze:</b> Heat the apricot jam or preserves and water (if using) in a small saucepan<a id="KonaLink7" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/printpages/FruitTartprint.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static; color: rgb(176, 0, 0);font-family:Book Antiqua;font-size:10;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static; color: rgb(176, 0, 0);font-size:10;" ></span></span></a> over medium heat until liquid (melted). Remove from heat and strain the jam through a fine strainer to remove any fruit lumps. (If using, add the liqueur at this point.) Let cool until it is only slightly warm.</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="250"> <span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);font-size:85%;" > <br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-88142758764516495442009-08-23T15:56:00.001-07:002009-08-23T16:19:52.488-07:00Cupcakes!I baked some cupcakes for a church fundraiser yesterday and here's what came out..I'll post some recipes later...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Chocolate cupcakes with orange vanilla frosting<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOotYHjAdf4zCqxWDJua0JvyDgmmAtNnDvHln2faS9bVmdkNCdaHCrqS4ORP-qXcBjkaLVp_6RN8sBwsF5nNNib00v6Sn23XFFQ6w3Rk6JVSwAonX487FY8cWTiQtJ9GkMruv2zBmPAArw/s1600-h/IMG_8313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOotYHjAdf4zCqxWDJua0JvyDgmmAtNnDvHln2faS9bVmdkNCdaHCrqS4ORP-qXcBjkaLVp_6RN8sBwsF5nNNib00v6Sn23XFFQ6w3Rk6JVSwAonX487FY8cWTiQtJ9GkMruv2zBmPAArw/s320/IMG_8313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373298204359648162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> and on the inside....dark chocolate melted center, similar to a molten lava cake...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD51jMZEadK-wgBoGXF2YFdWeqQ1tBRwTCUNY66jGoSPBzaMuA8QJEZO5SyqEge5xZO2o6-x1YziBQ5d4s7k8GX-k6ovgcoomBV2qB-klUUeOiEnxYs6zP86k1mb4fzss9390BJKqhYW0B/s1600-h/IMG_8335.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD51jMZEadK-wgBoGXF2YFdWeqQ1tBRwTCUNY66jGoSPBzaMuA8QJEZO5SyqEge5xZO2o6-x1YziBQ5d4s7k8GX-k6ovgcoomBV2qB-klUUeOiEnxYs6zP86k1mb4fzss9390BJKqhYW0B/s320/IMG_8335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373298788513846658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Vanilla cupcake with orange vanilla frosting<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrvikJF9naAlbWyKx4zSxxjM2hdcjV0r2O0OKwD2YlvSnVa2t4AtHkV3h1pW2RAxHSY596kC-l9Adg8VGOwWfiCx3Mgok1I-yGsQAr17rtrGpCyqN-orJ0o9ELteFBue4RJsJg7Q2kvLK/s1600-h/IMG_8328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrvikJF9naAlbWyKx4zSxxjM2hdcjV0r2O0OKwD2YlvSnVa2t4AtHkV3h1pW2RAxHSY596kC-l9Adg8VGOwWfiCx3Mgok1I-yGsQAr17rtrGpCyqN-orJ0o9ELteFBue4RJsJg7Q2kvLK/s320/IMG_8328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373298770483575090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Inside the vanilla cupcake<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8reEL7nNxfO8wsd0C4e8u6g885sGo2tCtaH-c583CCTs7MYYC92hN0hdLoXS955EJhmX5OTb9sVYvAQiYygTnw4GiOZS7X4qV8R9HeVnB4oMBIxBjrJBYwOMAMDtM-Y9dFlCKFkw2IQK/s1600-h/IMG_8332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8reEL7nNxfO8wsd0C4e8u6g885sGo2tCtaH-c583CCTs7MYYC92hN0hdLoXS955EJhmX5OTb9sVYvAQiYygTnw4GiOZS7X4qV8R9HeVnB4oMBIxBjrJBYwOMAMDtM-Y9dFlCKFkw2IQK/s320/IMG_8332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373298781327640978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Strawberry cupcake with real strawberry puree and chocolate frosting<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9m3ROtqhioZHJlylqJvrqTWtL90Cv2otSf4bOSjBpzkJchEJsCRnzyB1HLXCLhgksCqY0U-P1NdqpDE6Qgvr9Yu15jYX6kcOa9KnfooNN7-457hVwMf7ObTOhx9D_0zWLW5iRm4MM_j_/s1600-h/IMG_8320.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9m3ROtqhioZHJlylqJvrqTWtL90Cv2otSf4bOSjBpzkJchEJsCRnzyB1HLXCLhgksCqY0U-P1NdqpDE6Qgvr9Yu15jYX6kcOa9KnfooNN7-457hVwMf7ObTOhx9D_0zWLW5iRm4MM_j_/s320/IMG_8320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373298215783917442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Inside the strawberry cupcake<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB__-AldSCgSOP5SYFJXIp46v8glTblRvV8BQ6eE0wt49iMjqfqaqt0n4q5GQoO59cB_hU6FWYFOfOUXYf-nTLX4xqeGgryjVxW26IdNu9VFeYPrU_YvMpgIuQPU_gS7n1loczesdBi9zZ/s1600-h/IMG_8323.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB__-AldSCgSOP5SYFJXIp46v8glTblRvV8BQ6eE0wt49iMjqfqaqt0n4q5GQoO59cB_hU6FWYFOfOUXYf-nTLX4xqeGgryjVxW26IdNu9VFeYPrU_YvMpgIuQPU_gS7n1loczesdBi9zZ/s320/IMG_8323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373298223874168978" border="0" /></a>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-87879403898277946832009-08-11T22:26:00.000-07:002009-08-11T23:04:09.474-07:00Cookies!What's a better thank you gift than homemade cookies?!?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhUj51xR3U0wJiFZB2M5yyK2YCMJ4T-EtmFE0lXMoyKrIQafBRhxyJrKsVqeSxjVlmsQmdEuCUciniW8pTFp_3j544WZYIdWoeVXZHBowpfO7AtiqAzk6ehr23asmYvtb2B4gIcSLx0YV/s1600-h/IMG_8305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhUj51xR3U0wJiFZB2M5yyK2YCMJ4T-EtmFE0lXMoyKrIQafBRhxyJrKsVqeSxjVlmsQmdEuCUciniW8pTFp_3j544WZYIdWoeVXZHBowpfO7AtiqAzk6ehr23asmYvtb2B4gIcSLx0YV/s400/IMG_8305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368945437494378962" border="0" /></a>Chocolate chip cookie with Godiva chocolate liquor.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5t1gwhKJsSTlCdk07dC3oIVzJOM4DN95tD08033GN6v7dSA08wBHW66gywq8GFkq3tj2A7iPydDrofpZrae1aYZP_QY7JTN8dP44NLJgJudcn7aZx2n0UJ2iVbMvt2gfOpr2hisfAGjf/s1600-h/IMG_8307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5t1gwhKJsSTlCdk07dC3oIVzJOM4DN95tD08033GN6v7dSA08wBHW66gywq8GFkq3tj2A7iPydDrofpZrae1aYZP_QY7JTN8dP44NLJgJudcn7aZx2n0UJ2iVbMvt2gfOpr2hisfAGjf/s320/IMG_8307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368946090506355810" border="0" /></a>Chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and a hint of Godiva chocolate liquor.<br /><br />And to package them as a gift....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-wOR2SXxMfqTLKc_vVBmXduZMN-n1gVARNkQOfBL99m6Z2DNJA0I15QP16-WoB6LCrdFO6oi-iAtqzeOXZLgy52LgSBgrzk0BMH4cxutaSs314-4wMUxtkE4VZedtGF0LHG5IrPxIkW7/s1600-h/IMG_8304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-wOR2SXxMfqTLKc_vVBmXduZMN-n1gVARNkQOfBL99m6Z2DNJA0I15QP16-WoB6LCrdFO6oi-iAtqzeOXZLgy52LgSBgrzk0BMH4cxutaSs314-4wMUxtkE4VZedtGF0LHG5IrPxIkW7/s320/IMG_8304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368946599120323314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxguzLTz7QhkTdOB_WTD14F3fwx1YoOFJGURVIFSwDPGp6Rs0a8uSDentYuZGvierGdnXtH_CiBIkfVad1CvWLW0c1XdLS9ZU3k8ES42sghU3ViIburBKQSziI10DY2kwv8DFji1ItRHQG/s1600-h/IMG_8299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxguzLTz7QhkTdOB_WTD14F3fwx1YoOFJGURVIFSwDPGp6Rs0a8uSDentYuZGvierGdnXtH_CiBIkfVad1CvWLW0c1XdLS9ZU3k8ES42sghU3ViIburBKQSziI10DY2kwv8DFji1ItRHQG/s320/IMG_8299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368946591873333346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181604193283606738.post-76976558961716092742009-08-11T22:20:00.000-07:002009-08-11T22:26:43.832-07:00Sugar & Spice....and everything nice...I love to bake and decorate, so I've decided to "showcase" my work. =) If you're in need for an event planner whether for weddings, birthdays, baby showers, etc. I'm the girl for you! If you're looking for someone to cater a party, I can do that too. <br /><br />Enjoy!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980796380367971734noreply@blogger.com0