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Star Wars Birthday Party
A friend of mine, who is a nominee as mom of the year in my book, recently threw a Star Wars-themed birthday party for her now 6-year old son. This woman does nothing halfway – there were different stations for the kids to make things – making Jabba Goo, a homemade play-dough station (she pre-made it all in every […]
Bacon-Chocolate-Chip Muffins
I was invited to a breakfast-themed birthday gathering last weekend, and the host hinted pretty strongly that bacon was encouraged in any and all dishes. I didn’t want to disappoint the birthday boy, so I figured out a way to include bacon in a tried and true breakfast recipe – chocolate chip muffins. I decided […]
Frosted Brownies
As you all know, I have my rock-solid, go-to brownie recipe. But that doesn’t mean I can’t branch out every now and again! I wanted to try something new for a birthday party recently, so I did a search for “brownies,” like you do. This recipe came from AllRecipes.com, which hasn’t let me down yet, […]
Jack Daniel’s Caramel Cupcakes
A friend of mine had a birthday party recently. It was one of those events that spans both hours and miles, which was actually quite considerate of her. Living in LA is sometimes unlike anywhere else, in that people don’t want to drive a few miles to a different part of town if they don’t […]
Easter and Passover ideas
Easter and Passover coincide once again this year, so if you’re going to a party that celebrates one or both of these holidays, I have a few treat ideas that will suit your needs. FOR EASTER Homemade Peeps – these are fairly easy to make, and the mistakes are just as tasty as the cute […]
Strawberry Cupcakes
Strawberries have been “in season” recently in Southern California since we’ve been having some freak hot weather lately. Couple that with finding a great blackberry cupcake post on Starting to Simmer, one of my recent competitors in the Mystery Box Cupcake Challenge over on Sweetest Kitchen, and you have a recipe for cupcake magic. Since in […]
The Big 1(01)!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have reached 101 posts during the rule of this empire. It’s pretty insane, actually, because when I started this blog I didn’t even tell anyone it existed, and not only that, but I’ve actually kept with it for this long. It’s also surprising I’ve hit this milestone considering I’ve gone chunks […]
Vanilla Cupcakes
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, if you were celebrating, and otherwise I hope you had a lovely weekend. I’m on vacation with my family in Florida; 9 of us staying in a 3 bedroom house. The good news is there are plenty of people to feed, and seemingly endless requests for baked […]
Fluffernutter Cupcakes
This month’s theme for the Mystery Box Cupcake Challenge was “Childhood Memories.” At first I was trying to think of a place – like the beach or the zoo – for decoration purposes, but then it hit me… My favorite lunch I ever had as a kid was a Fluffernutter Sandwich (peanut butter with marshmallow […]
My Baking Empire 