In the December 2009 issue of Southern Living, a frosting tip was given to create whimsical swirls with frosting. I decided to try it out with my red velvet cake. I spread the cream cheese frosting over the cake with an offset spatula. I then used a teaspoon to create the swirls. A tad bit…
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Another Red Velvet Cake!
I was feeling adventurous while preparing for Thanksgiving and decided to try out a new red velvet cake recipe. I did not get a chance to taste the cake (which also means that I did not get a picture of the cut cake), but I heard it was good. Sounds like a winner to me!…
No SMS Either
Not only did I not complete Daring Bakers this month, I also didn’t complete the Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe for the week. This week’s hostess was Karin of Sugar and Spice & Everything Nice. She chose Golden Almond Fruitcake. I will come back to this one in the coming weeks since Mr. G requested a…
Honey Whole Wheat Pound Cake
I hope that your Thanksgiving holiday was as great as mine! Mr. G and I spent the day with my family. We had our usual crowd of 40 or so people and had plenty of food. I baked up desserts along with my mom, cousin Candace, and Aunt Valeria. This is just the first post…
No DB This Month
Yes, I skipped another month of Daring Bakers. The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts, and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker;…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you and your’s a happy, blessed Thanksgiving with many more to come.
Williams-Sonoma Snickerdoodle Quick Bread & Spread
Disclaimer: I have no ties or agreement with Williams-Sonoma except that they entice me with their wonderful products when I walk in the store. Last weekend, my sister and I went to the mall and made our usual stop at Williams-Sonomato see what was being cooked up. Little did I know that the warm apple…
Sweet, Salty, & Spicy Chex Mix
I have developed a love for Chex Mix since I have started making my own. It’s something about knowing exactly what is in the food that you eat I’m thinking. I heard about this version on Beantown Baker who judges theHighlowaha Superbowl Snack Throwdown. It consisted of sweet, salty, and spicy flavors so I knew…
Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
I have been rolling out the slow cooker recipes this fall huh? Here is another great one that I have been making for about 4 years. It happened to get cool today, so I was happy to come in from spending the morning with my BFF AJ (the one who recently got back from Tanzania)…
No Waffle Iron=No SMS
Today’s Sweet Melissa Sunday was hosted byLauren of Fried Pickles and Ice Cream. She chose Raised Waffles with Warm Brown Sugar Bananas. They sounded wonderful, but I do not own a waffle iron. I thought of making pancakes or French toast because I heard how great the banana topping was, but I just did not…