Pumpkin Pancakes

pumpkin panckakes

The other day I made a mouth watering delicious pumpkin cheesecake . . . mmmmm!  (I’ll save that for another post!)  I ended up with a half a can of pumpkin puree I couldn’t bring myself to toss!  What’s a girl to do with only half a can of pumpkin???? Pumpkin Pancakes? YES! Pumpkin Pancakes!  We’ll {Read More…}

Beautiful cookies begin with Royal Icing

beautiful holiday cookies

Have you ever seen beautiful cookies almost too pretty to eat?  Then, after being mesmerized by the detail and beauty (and insane amount of work) of the cookies,  had that small little thought . . . HOW DID THEY DO THAT???? Royal Icing.  Yep.  That’s the secret and here’s the skinny on royal icing! If {Read More…}

Chewy Chocolate Coconut Cookies ~ yum!

I love coconut I love chocolate Chewy chocolate coconut cookies Did I mention I love coconut? I worked on this fabulous recipe today, and then ate so many I had to skip supper! lol I was salivating as I was making these cookies, and  decided to add something I love . . . coconut.  Mmm. {Read More…}

Vintage Inspired Wedding Cake

It was a hot July two years ago when I created these cakes. The bride and I collaborated on the wedding cake for months!  The vintage wedding dress she found and fell in love with was the inspiration for the cake and many other details of this Santa Barbra wedding. Vintage white, you know that {Read More…}

Wedding Cake for a Special Couple

  So here it is . . . in it’s simplicity.  The cake I just made this week for a special couple that tied the knot at 78 years old!   Delivering and setting up a wedding cake will make you old before your time!  This particular time I left my back up frosting at {Read More…}

DIY Cupcake Topper Tutorial

I just got a new toy, and I am having sooo much FUN!!! Look what I made . . . and it was EASY So I got a 2 inch scallop circle punch like this one and I can think of so many fun ways to use this!!! You could do the same kind of {Read More…}

Fancy up Your Supper! Sauteed Garden Zucchini

I have a few tricks up my sleeve . . . and this is one of them! This is a must have tool I make sure I have on hand.  Using this tool I can make a beautiful presentation of a simple dish with NO extra work!  Easy peasy I promise!! So here is a {Read More…}

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