if necessity is the mother of invention, then it goes without saying that laziness is the mother of shortcuts. i was invited to a housewarming party on sunday, and i had promised early on to bring a batch of cupcakes. by friday, i still hadn’t decided what kind i would make. then saturday rolled around, [...]
Archive for January, 2007
a cuppa joe
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, buttercream, chocolate, coffee, cupcake on January 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
sunshine and snow (lemon coconut)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, buttercream, coconut, cupcake, lemon on January 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
maybe i was inspired by seattle’s recent weather. this past week, snowfall hit the majority of western washington, leaving it covered in a white blanket of snow. even though the sun has been out, below freezing temperatures have kept the snow from melting completely, resulting in treacherous road conditions…i’ve slipped and fallen. twice!
my fingers nearly froze off [...]
i smell chocolate in the bathroom
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cacao, chocolate, scharffen berger on January 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
cacao beans (lifted from scharffenberger.com)
i may not be a chocolate expert, nor do i obsess over chocolate as some people do, but i do enjoy eating it — mostly in the form of chocolate chip cookies (which i often crave), cakes, hot cocoa, ice cream, and candy bars (especially the ones that contain caramel).
visiting the Scharffen Berger [...]




