Cupcakes represent most of what I love in life…they’re pretty, whimsical, cute, and delicious. Really, what else do you need? Give me a vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting in an inspired color (pink!), and in my point of view, all is right with the world :) This past week was in need of “righting” so… Continue Reading
Crash Course in Powdered Milk
Since we’ve switched to soymilk in cereal and coffee, it’s been inconvenient to keep milk on hand for cooking. I either don’t use it before it expires, or I end up short of what’s needed for a recipe. Powdered milk has turned out to be a perfect solution and it’s one of my favorite frugal… Continue Reading
“Crack” Cookies
These cookies taste just like the ones I used to have growing, they came from a small bakery in my Connecticut hometown. They’re crumbly, and kind of taste like a salty sugar cookie. They’re made with shortening (I used non-hydrogenated organic) and they’re affectionately known as “crack cookies” in our house because they rarely last… Continue Reading
Fresh From the Oven
Here’s my first attempt at making bread. I took this photo not even 15 minutes after it came out of the oven: I declare it a smashing success :)