Yesterday I made Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes for the first time…I suppose that’s not a very politically correct name for a cupcake, but hey, it has it’s own wiki page, so it must be legit, right? A car bomb consists of a shot of half whiskey and half Irish cream, and a half pint of [...]

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I am a tea fiend, right now I have approximately a dozen different types of tea (AT LEAST) in my cupboard. It’s pretty much the most perfect drink ever – some teas help you sleep, some soothe your stomach, iced tea is refreshing on a hot day, a cup of tea can curb [...]

I once tried to make macaroons and totally failed. For some reason meringue is beyond my culinary talents and I ended up with flat little discs instead of cookies. C’est la vie, right? So now I just stick to buying macaroons. They’re generally very pretty and it’s quite satisfying to eat such lovely looking treats. [...]

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This is the easiest appetizer to make ever. Really, ever. But what’s even better than that is the fact that it gets rave reviews every time. With only three ingredients, it’s a perfect thing to bring to a potluck or dinner when you’re on a budget.
Ingredients:

1 package wanton wrappers
1 can of whole [...]

These treats are from Vintage Confections and sound ridiculously amazing as well as unique – top to bottom: Rose Petal Marshmallows; Honey Lavender Milk Chocolate Truffles; Cinnamon Stick Lollipops; Peanut Butter and Concord Grape Jelly Truffles; Himalayan Pink Salt Truffles; Red Velvet Cake Truffles.

Well, I didn’t do super great in updating about my ‘30 New Things’ so here are a few experiences I neglected to write about -

16. Try lobster
A friend and I had never had lobster, something which some of our mutual friends found to be quite scandalous.  So in order to remedy this situation they were [...]

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Unlike most families, our Christmas dinner consists of lasagna. While I usually go for pies or cupcakes, I decided to try something a little different this year, so I scoured the internet for a good tiramisu recipe, since it’s one of my most favorite desserts. Considering how well it went over with the [...]

Whoa. I love how the foods use to make the flags are native.
Australia

Brazil
India

Italy

Japan

More flags and the sauce at Toxel

I never thought wedding cakes were such a big deal…I mean, it’s a cake, you eat it, and then it’s gone forever, so what’s the point in spending a lot of money on one? There are so many wedding shows on right now, and a fair number of them seem to be orientated around “Amazing [...]

On Sunday Kevin, Kelsey and I shucked and prepped 200 ears of local corn from Lakeside Farms for freezing. This is the first time I’ve undertaken such a task and it took us the entire day. However, I happily have several containers of delicious sweet corn sitting in my freezer. Goodbye frozen store bought vegetables! [...]