tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521645029465011952024-02-22T00:07:08.225-08:00Make it a Cupcake kinda day!a stay at home mom baking her way through an entire cookbookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-1655222642033641442010-02-18T11:38:00.000-08:002010-02-18T11:38:00.496-08:00Lemon Meringue Pie<div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 180 Recipe 72</em></span></div><div align="center">When I slid this pie into the oven, I actually said aloud, "That was a fun pie to make!!" And it was. Making the lemon filling was a little tedious, but making the meringue was really fun! I love whipping egg whites. It always amazes me how you can take that runny liquid out of an egg and whip it up to more than 3 times its size in a matter of minutes. I would like to thank my kitchen aid mixer, for without it, this pie would not have been possible!! :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438511495585200754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMU_ViWM9x6qZN3LB5ONmf-bHfTikv-cgurLT9dp-Ti9iugjyIW8o9mOV052Xtzlzh3sgmOnz55DHRbh9XHUpnDZC4R_8u55MviHOA_HeEi-qujsZXKqrKGO2rf50PF-hS5LRtJqptsuf/s320/DSC03211.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438511500509837410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorU0kyqNgeAVRqj3K1CIXOEsh0fO6ea-0OONrmNiLnT4E03SOJhqvX_XbA9RyVMhf2OySH6ae5pOQdcdnzfxmdI6dysoSMgv7td5u8EZs7r8vLAGFEYLypZ4UIvTTlIoGPwLksk0dxGUx/s320/DSC03212.JPG" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-24043162537673712902010-02-17T11:34:00.000-08:002010-02-17T11:34:00.651-08:00Apple turnovers and quick puff pastry<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 178 Recipe 70 and 71</em></span></div><div align="center">These were not too hard to do. The quick puff pastry took a lot less effort than the classic recipe. The apple mixture itself was so yummy, just a mixture of apple, sugar and a little lemon juice. I ate the leftover with a spoon!!</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO07xhRlOJnxebow-ZT3yV_7cc38F2oFMOv2CSjBCZh_by9AdwSy_RbvdvuHhyphenhyphenEXuz8kc7X6zvO2BmmusBjdTHaFlEq4B5Z56Gn17mrvWcrIIvaYhwSXB-m6juUnzLSPVWbqrqxAFJQYc/s1600-h/DSC03208.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438509829845646850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO07xhRlOJnxebow-ZT3yV_7cc38F2oFMOv2CSjBCZh_by9AdwSy_RbvdvuHhyphenhyphenEXuz8kc7X6zvO2BmmusBjdTHaFlEq4B5Z56Gn17mrvWcrIIvaYhwSXB-m6juUnzLSPVWbqrqxAFJQYc/s320/DSC03208.JPG" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-36489891301231093512010-02-16T10:29:00.000-08:002010-02-16T10:29:00.773-08:00Angel Food Cake<div align="center">Day 171 Recipe 69</div><div align="center">I can not even begin to tell you how delicious this cake was. It was so, so good! It was a nice fluffy cake, way better than anything store bought. I was worried because I didn't have any strawberries or anything to put on it, but it was delicious all by itself!! I have already made this 2 more times since!! :)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RFrfdC-LY97Rhu9PZ-fwVGK8kaDa5FbCPI7aUrVQlFB9gJYBImXUxEKPvZrqgoWMb9upw0HHzYeDRxivB07mo9J-uSpmr-PiRe2SSBhyphenhyphenZeZbAR0cjm_t9UsqmCkekVuISY53vdY_O8JL/s1600-h/DSC03200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438508914470917042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RFrfdC-LY97Rhu9PZ-fwVGK8kaDa5FbCPI7aUrVQlFB9gJYBImXUxEKPvZrqgoWMb9upw0HHzYeDRxivB07mo9J-uSpmr-PiRe2SSBhyphenhyphenZeZbAR0cjm_t9UsqmCkekVuISY53vdY_O8JL/s320/DSC03200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi9DKfdzTjf5P2d_K3WpvHt9CpLLSzkA0iPNHBq7I0eO2OEo5mPlIQMpg061_Jz8eOfywbrFDkqyb9kXwDgy1TwoQtWOWINzNiQ_vwKyCUKUQ5r0qznMPWD9_T0UiUd-KjQNHjTJVbLl6/s1600-h/DSC03197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438508912390392274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi9DKfdzTjf5P2d_K3WpvHt9CpLLSzkA0iPNHBq7I0eO2OEo5mPlIQMpg061_Jz8eOfywbrFDkqyb9kXwDgy1TwoQtWOWINzNiQ_vwKyCUKUQ5r0qznMPWD9_T0UiUd-KjQNHjTJVbLl6/s320/DSC03197.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-77819302462987035002010-01-18T10:30:00.000-08:002010-01-18T10:30:00.278-08:00Lemon Chiffon Cake<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Day 164 Recipe 68</span></em></div><div align="center">I have made a lemon chiffon cake before. This recipe was just like that one where you have to separate the eggs so you can whip up the egg whites. And you cook it in a tube pan, that is ungreased. This always make me extremely nervous!! I actually enjoy greasing and flouring pans. It always reminds me of a scene in Peggy Sue Got Married, which is a favorite movie of mine. Peggy is in the kitchen with her mom, helping her bake a cake, and she is flouring a pan for her. I know... its weird... but that is what I think of. So anyways... when making an angel food cake or chiffon cake you do not grease the pan. And don't... it won't come out if you do. I know... I tried!! This cake actually did really good and just 'fell' out of the inverted pan like it was supposed to. Good job cake!! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426372194824435714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkXkwHb7ZTcF_Ee4ExR5ICdVL2m-4hXBTz8LQqI6frXqTpt7LgVK52oWuIb7IJHPCxB56LxgkzEgLH_Mm8fXu3QLGZlkmj-P2gY9HYfNFMjUSZ-mjWijzUPe-zoJkkKUZ9M42b0R9lxKq/s320/DSC03184.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426372195619180546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1Zqio7fq-g5nlv2F_QQ3hlAEnlWqHlCAr7vSZrv2gG38ZbofNrViW20-opcOHFr9aSx-hl3kfzuorTd7GhAQ78tcasYkF5bFyNaQNbx2d5WUeW6sw2ksgCS36OAudmRXUsnzQaud2GES/s320/DSC03188.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-38832858187071614632010-01-17T10:10:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:10:00.509-08:00Totals<div align="center">So I was looking through the cookbook today and was just curious how many recipes I have left to make. I mean, I have been at this for almost 6 months now. So if I do not count any variations, or extra recipes..... so if I go strictly by the index alone.... these are my totals. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Yeast Breads</div><div align="center">Made 8 Left to go 8</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Flat breads</div><div align="center">Made 2 Left to go 3</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Quickbreads </div><div align="center">Made 8 Left to go 8</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Cookies, Bars and Brownies</div><div align="center">Made 13 Left to go 9</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Pies and Tarts</div><div align="center">Made 10 Left to go 11</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Cakes </div><div align="center">Made 4 Left to go 15</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Pastries </div><div align="center">Made 5 Left to go 11</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Custards and Souffles</div><div align="center">Made 2 Left to go 5</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So I have made 52 recipes (Just the main ones) and I have 70 left to make. Apparently I need to make more cakes!!<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-47065825790825788222010-01-16T11:48:00.000-08:002010-01-16T11:48:00.172-08:00Lemon Squares<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 162 Recipe 67</em></span></div><div align="center">My absolute favorite thing about this recipe is that I was able to use lemons off my very own tree in my backyard!! I was so excited!! </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425943606467419634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfuc6ZpfOEf0jihpKA94SL3FObHJa275i-xPjcThdSB92w-ansHVqF5tceH9eO8FW-ZehchDzk0aTUavd9BuET-GbmoEZy1ouclsLclbISpq8X5r7Gc5_ADqiqLQ-cz1zoFP5RpGM5Ulu/s320/DSC03177.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">This recipe took awhile. To make the lemon curd filling you had to sit, and continuously stir the mixture over a double-boiler for about 15-20 minutes. Then you bake them, then they have to refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Right at 3 hours the kids and I took them out and tasted them with a little bit of powdered sugar. My 5 year old had enough after just 2 bites. My 3 year old ate his and his brothers using mostly his finger!! I thought they were okay. I am not a huge lemon fan like some people (Libby :0). I mean, I like lemonade and that is about it. But I had another piece after dinner and this time I doused it in powdered sugar. And it was SO GOOD!! So good in fact... that I had another piece!! But shhh... don't tell!! :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTar4eux699YAlfaMCpkGSmMhgwemNNtnq1aG3kf07tFYE4NBjPm56iqGw17xwHrKrjGoof_Iqc99cwTMV-gLO1-Um-SNCTcfRHiAB3sSkrFr04Xe4C0jAeobnQEfY6oM-cMTAUstSQaf-/s1600-h/DSC03182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425943633076185954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTar4eux699YAlfaMCpkGSmMhgwemNNtnq1aG3kf07tFYE4NBjPm56iqGw17xwHrKrjGoof_Iqc99cwTMV-gLO1-Um-SNCTcfRHiAB3sSkrFr04Xe4C0jAeobnQEfY6oM-cMTAUstSQaf-/s320/DSC03182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">I am trying to take better pictures of my food. Can you tell the difference?? Do they look any better?? </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-85394521979196705762010-01-15T10:15:00.000-08:002010-01-15T10:15:00.299-08:00Vanilla Spritz Cookies<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 149 Recipe 66</em></span></div><div align="center">Don't you just love these plates?!? My very good friend and neighbor gave me a set of the cutest desert plates shaped like cupcakes for Christmas. I thought they would be just perfect to showcase all my goodies on. I mean, my blog is called Make it a Cupcake Kinda Day!! I really enjoyed making these cookies. It was the most fun I have had baking in a long time. Mainly due to the fact that I got to use my brand new cookie press that my wonderful husband got me for Christmas. The kids kept asking for a turn to use, but I was just having so much fun!! Anyways, the cookies were very good. Very simple, with lots of butter. Can't go wrong there!! :)</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQChbz0H5PT_8WYZBG4Hjey5cZ5jiBdA9w5XqukpoqTD1xGNDQAztk09LzfvZIpUWhZn3ex5h5h-4QsLgCss1ghRQEMrbGoOrALoo7paZ0jRYl2cQFakroNvISnXbpEADxpeRbiFrz9oi/s1600-h/DSC03173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424064738377677122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQChbz0H5PT_8WYZBG4Hjey5cZ5jiBdA9w5XqukpoqTD1xGNDQAztk09LzfvZIpUWhZn3ex5h5h-4QsLgCss1ghRQEMrbGoOrALoo7paZ0jRYl2cQFakroNvISnXbpEADxpeRbiFrz9oi/s320/DSC03173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-86945969702907433092010-01-14T10:11:00.000-08:002010-01-14T10:11:00.288-08:00Pumpkin Pie<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 144 Recipe 65</em></span></div><div align="center">I made this pie to take to our annual Christmas Eve party. I have to admit... I did not actually have a taste of this pie. It looks really cute though!! The recipe was pretty simple to follow. All I had to buy was pumpkin and evaporated milk. Anyone who ate this pie at the Christmas party... please comment!! :)</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIUh0zk8l95907TGv_IESkDn6vFKZk5vy1WQ350V-63MMAzLqbb6yQqWtKd3mYm_PGrh2FXxMkiR5YNe7oQSqumEoaiB-UmGenU5bTrxQbEVseyVprS23fN9VqFeduBzwvsrTzqXTI3P2/s1600-h/DSC03146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424062700177486674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIUh0zk8l95907TGv_IESkDn6vFKZk5vy1WQ350V-63MMAzLqbb6yQqWtKd3mYm_PGrh2FXxMkiR5YNe7oQSqumEoaiB-UmGenU5bTrxQbEVseyVprS23fN9VqFeduBzwvsrTzqXTI3P2/s320/DSC03146.JPG" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-68519325345573586182010-01-13T10:10:00.000-08:002010-01-13T10:10:00.899-08:00Apple Pie<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 132 Recipe 64</em></span></div><div align="center">I had been waiting until apples were in season to make this pie. I went all out on the crust making it as pretty as possible because I was taking to a pot luck for a Christmas party!! You can't really go wrong with homemade apple pie. It wasn't really anything special. Just your usual apple pie. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjvJZFtmMuRMxTUUdgvgMBVDZCknr1QvuUp8ZO46gzB_nEtMyDWPZtyUI__OjdMSzO6YBCyYFZbhMguImy7AWSQyusL5e-WCdduK15bJ-dJlirV-bWyayNNWn8Yzex0F_lN6ghM2-p9Vc/s1600-h/DSC03140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424062214857988802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjvJZFtmMuRMxTUUdgvgMBVDZCknr1QvuUp8ZO46gzB_nEtMyDWPZtyUI__OjdMSzO6YBCyYFZbhMguImy7AWSQyusL5e-WCdduK15bJ-dJlirV-bWyayNNWn8Yzex0F_lN6ghM2-p9Vc/s320/DSC03140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpplWdnqX-BqR1YVM-pxmMHF9zwmApGQ7HP9-MnuxsvYJRsxrSnsiDdVWyzEqk51_vroSkO7Cu_Au7unTQR_xEXzJqcKnONafqC7D2Ll0sa3NhdHuD9-yBP4R-g9ZG4c0E-_bAz0XWbzj/s1600-h/DSC03139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424062204041384754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpplWdnqX-BqR1YVM-pxmMHF9zwmApGQ7HP9-MnuxsvYJRsxrSnsiDdVWyzEqk51_vroSkO7Cu_Au7unTQR_xEXzJqcKnONafqC7D2Ll0sa3NhdHuD9-yBP4R-g9ZG4c0E-_bAz0XWbzj/s320/DSC03139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-76599016129036093672010-01-12T10:07:00.000-08:002010-01-12T11:37:13.105-08:00Black Cherry Oatmeal Crunch Squares<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 127 Recipe 63</em></span></div><div align="center">These were not really black cherry, because I was not willing to spend $7 on a small jar of black cherry jam. So mine were strawberry. They were very easy to pull together and tasted pretty yummy too. Would I make them again?? Probably not. A little too much oatmeal and not really sweet. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1juzrjclL0L0emPisdTiDtpsyFLovxNgZOAuQ-gmWYOMvO7GREvRHKOxmAjCLRn5ipvsLc-go71Ucd7h73b3r2uVYsq14sGeXMp61dU1S_NvMLz67rtBS0fplHuUZGATY9_C0QmNXp6_F/s1600-h/DSC03138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424061707516113186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1juzrjclL0L0emPisdTiDtpsyFLovxNgZOAuQ-gmWYOMvO7GREvRHKOxmAjCLRn5ipvsLc-go71Ucd7h73b3r2uVYsq14sGeXMp61dU1S_NvMLz67rtBS0fplHuUZGATY9_C0QmNXp6_F/s320/DSC03138.JPG" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-69718822197767976562009-12-09T09:11:00.000-08:002009-12-09T09:11:00.614-08:00Motivation<div align="center">Well, I hate to say it, but my motivation is definitely decreasing. I have made almost all of the really yummy recipes in the book. So the ones that are left for me to bake, about 30 I would guess, I am not too excited about. Some of them have a TON of hard to find ingredients, and some are just plain weird! So I will probably forge ahead, just to finish what I started. But I will most likely only be making 1 recipe every week or two, especially with the holiday season. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-85788727591868456142009-12-07T09:03:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:08:58.360-08:00Pecan Pie<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em> Day 116 Recipe 62</em></span></div>This recipe has got to be the easiest thing that I have baked! You just stir all the ingredients together in 1 bowl and pour into your pie crust! It doesn't get much simpler than that!! I made this delicious pie for Thanksgiving. I will definitely have to find an excuse to make it again!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412541765318541138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklBfwr_SW7pUoiuthyphenhyphenoJBzR8ahFyNwpLW83mnFNSiOa4M0zJLvewRxF2-IZQHiBjb2ggu4x-raRPMEjoqkhyphenhyphenm-ptn8LFKS_B_yl36LEmrTKwIsvOJwoIzl5-ODUNsKyiPPmJm0rkkt-vl/s320/DSC03125.JPG" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-12742651828938832262009-11-23T11:37:00.000-08:002009-11-23T11:37:00.361-08:00The holidays!!<div align="center">Usually I can not wait for the holiday season so I can start baking. Well, this year I have been baking now for about 3 months already!! My mom, now more confident with my baking skills, has requested I bring several things for Thanksgiving this year. Unfortunately, only one thing will be "new" as far as my blog goes. I will be making the <a href="http://makeitacupcakekindaday.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-3-recipe-2-3.html">blueberry crumble pie</a>, potato buttermilk rolls, and pecan pie. I can't wait for the pecan pie, because the picture in the cookbook looks amazing!! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I want to wish everyone happy baking this Thanksgiving!! I hope your dinner is delicious!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-66110300668053726802009-11-20T19:34:00.000-08:002009-11-20T19:37:20.632-08:00Pizza<div align="center"> <em><span style="color:#000000;">Day 101 Recipe 61</span></em></div><div align="center">This recipe was for Margarita Pizza, but there was no way my kids were going to eat that, so I just made the dough, and used my own toppings. The pizza crust was very good. It was also very easy to make. You could start this dough in the early afternoon and have homemade pizza for dinner. The recipe makes 2 pizzas so you could make a plain cheese for the kiddos and then jazz one up for you!! </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406395808566625298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ-1e3LvgUFHY-oMGEdUl1UUXJt7AG88G__l2RmSIscafWnV3qyIqMWpkw850gYa5gB5Mw_86vnCu_9hz408QcZ9MgYLBTYp-S-ZmERcBf_wv6Q0ZV7RMDZikKRnfPoSIXcTZZ8GsGw0y/s320/DSC03011.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-77613640916750335402009-11-04T07:27:00.001-08:002009-11-10T07:19:56.861-08:00Maple Pecan Squares<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 94 Recipe 60</em></span></div><div align="center">I have been staring at the picture of these in my cookbook since I bought it. They looked so delicious and gooey. So they had a lot of hype to live up to, and did not quite make it. I think the main problem was that you were supposed to make them in a 9 by 9 square pan and I made them in an 8 by 8 pan. When prebaking the crust I should have remembered this and baked it longer instead of talking on the phone (I know, I know... lesson learned!!). So they weren't as pretty as the picture but they still tasted pretty yummy. Who knows, if I make them again, maybe I will remember to cook them just a tad longer!!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisBRMmI-2y5jUzQoBtjon3dQg3KwbU6XSAZcexdRtK2DyPW0QKTHBy8SrWgONYuOFOz_n_YIsu1c1FsS2JHZiL1j1Qgm_3rLwt9jX4nMjU72qsVBB9veEnE9wmOzDx4ReQOf_13-l_F7s/s1600-h/DSC03004.JPG"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400270753935497186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNXsNf0wUMdVf-TOu2bTo4h_3eqzDNkicC3WCE27WdH1y6epQcS12SHjL5IthU1_1xmqmOG0vZfFWAvgSCqd_iVupt_W0sVN5tvB8aK7ZzSVakfDBWK4HqV-D8nQgD-UO07v4KGOTlMvp/s320/DSC03005.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-30250007296538279922009-11-04T07:26:00.001-08:002009-11-04T08:22:34.046-08:00Apple Crisp<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 91 Recipe 59</em></span></div><div align="center">This was actually a variation on the strawberry-rhubarb crisp, that I have yet to make. Apples just sounded way better and were a much better fit for our Halloween dessert!! This recipe was super, super easy and was super, super yummy! My dad, who loves apple pie, ate half of the pan in his <em>first</em> sitting!! This is a picture of what was left after my family enjoyed it, because I totally forgot to take a picture when it came out!! I also made a homemade whipped cream to go on top!! YUM!! Trust me, you are going to want to make this recipe for sure!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45H4j_fw-HBZzk3IxBrWW_xlMML2AjM3oY_-x24zNa_lfmoaaixVhkNk1npMYeH1cYhrhKAmGfesxzAScXrjDGol7IUpufZRp_4Pzdb_S_Gv8qGx6zx4M2h5s2b81WP5IeKU-dcH9QggD/s1600-h/DSC03003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400270369515538146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45H4j_fw-HBZzk3IxBrWW_xlMML2AjM3oY_-x24zNa_lfmoaaixVhkNk1npMYeH1cYhrhKAmGfesxzAScXrjDGol7IUpufZRp_4Pzdb_S_Gv8qGx6zx4M2h5s2b81WP5IeKU-dcH9QggD/s320/DSC03003.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Apple Crisp<br />Recipe from Williams-Sonoma <em>Essentials of Baking</em></span><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Ingredients<br /></span></em><br />For the filling:<br />6 cups (about 6 apples) chopped, peeled apples<br />(I used Granny Smith)<br />2 tablespoons granulated sugar<br />1 tablespoon lemon juice<br />½ teaspoon cinnamon<br /><br />For the topping:<br />1 cup all purpose flour<br />½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats<br />1/3 cup granulated sugar<br />1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar<br />½ teaspoon cinnamon<br />¼ teaspoon salt<br />½ cup unsalted butter, melted<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Instructions</span></em></span><br /><em><br /></em><span style="color:#000000;">Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Have a 2 ½ quart baking dish ready.<br /><br />To make filling, in a large bowl, combine the apples, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon and stir until well mixed. Pour into the baking dish and set aside.<br /><br />To make the topping, in a large bowl, stir together the flour, rolled oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt until blended. Stir in the melted butter until evenly moistened crumbs form. Spoon the crumb mixture evenly over the filling.<br /><br />Bake the crisp until the apples are tender, the juices are bubbling and the topping is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm. The crisp can be cooled, covered with plastic wrap, and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days, then rewarmed at 250 degrees for 15 minutes.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-12007968387131784522009-10-25T19:50:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:05:51.476-07:00Classic Focaccia<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 85 Recipe 58</em></span></div><div align="center">This recipe was very easy, with good results. It only took 3 hours from start to finish. I was so happy when it looked just like the focaccia that you purchase in the store!! I think next time I will put some herbs in the dough and some sliced tomatoes on top!! YUM!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397419599258796290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpNiSy5DnhQSC9zBJiaqnF9jByI0p9mzcoV-a7wTGQRD5GEk6fT1An0YBdI8S35W-wKB_k1IJbKQWvMYVO0w65AGNIdJUpmhiXM086H9MAQfMzCMtFJhgV0KvaIZtjRLN4FvYSuAdRS_A/s320/DSC02974.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-28305416108231568472009-10-25T19:46:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:03:17.087-07:00Apple Oven Pancake<div align="center"> <em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Day 83 Recipe 57<br /></span></em></div><div align="center">This is basically 3 apples, chopped and sauteed baked with popover batter poured on top. I have to admit that the boys and I had this for dinner! My husband wasn't home and it is so hard to come up with stuff that my oldest will eat, and he loved this!! It probably didn't hurt that I dusted it with powdered sugar!! There were 2 small pieces left for my husband when he came home from work late... and he devoured it!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397418863995131634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDpgB3h8Qy-lkyvancSlXFpXqS6iKhcY9mo_9MszxWXMM-gqhFh0kgPKiMhIpAvDKm7FGW1dxE_VJTTvM63brdtK_nl3iOfBDK013WajkuqbV3IYCKSGDnY2dDxEzE8JA1Ea3nudtLiwY/s320/DSC02970.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-31661634595604366952009-10-25T19:42:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:00:43.168-07:00Banana Cream Pie and Pastry Cream<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2t40jeNPaHx-US-qMyZ38NXn_4nOaceBLtkhylhacuhL4N_4y_RPQMf2kw3zJ64UlrEL7Yuy7xVa19SNwNKBEZe4S29nvvEINbVxLPHr0FXJg9T1EkAH3ZAJ3tkoIV_FaQOGHk37uNxS/s1600-h/DSC02969.JPG"></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em> Day 82 Recipes 55 & 56</em></span></div><div align="center">Always follow directions!! ALWAYS!! I know this... but still I made the pastry cream first instead of the pie crust because I thought it would take longer. So instead of the pastry cream sitting to cool for 20 minutes, it sat for about 2 hours. I was hoping that it would thicken up in the refrigerator as it chilled overnight, but it did not. So it wasn't as thick as it was supposed to be, but the flavors were very good. And I cut open my first vanilla bean! I also have to admit that I did not make the homemade whipped cream to go on the top... I used Cool Whip!! :) <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397418308061433218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkhVR5dnU4hpq-dNDCxszvLJkhD9w2lujbpW2bmrArRDymGB4M4YNb7Mktb9Btz5A63vKZvejCylDIxpGvLJOu0lVFRPQOXjxDpM9sH9ZqKmhyRfsWTg_QzJo0NACQapDMhxFMsrkUQx3/s320/DSC02968.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-73250737789006049762009-10-20T16:55:00.000-07:002009-10-20T17:03:00.861-07:00Getting Back to it<div align="center">I have had such a hard time getting motivated lately. I have been baking, just not from this book!! I have found the most wonderful oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe from a Mrs. Field's cookbook from 1994 that my mom gave me. I have made some other cookies, and a birthday cake for my son. The recipes in the book are now getting more complex, needing some ingredients that I am not entirely sure where to get or even what it is... what exactly is mace, and why is it in cinnamon rolls?? </div><br /><div align="center">Some people are curious how much this is costing me. So far I have used 2- 25 lb bags of flour from Costco, which only cost about 10 bucks. I go through at least a dozen eggs a week, and about 3 lbs of butter (If I am making my 3-4 recipes). Those are the ingredients that I find I am using the most of. It is just so neat how you can take the same stuff over and over and just mix it in different quantities and different ways and you get completely different results!!</div><br /><div align="center">So I am trying to get back into the swing of things!! Next week I am hoping to make banana cream pie, apple oven pancake, and oat scones! YUM!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-13543371059905495492009-10-20T16:47:00.000-07:002009-10-20T16:55:39.340-07:00Blueberry-Cornmeal Muffins<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Day 75 Recipe 54</span></em></div><div align="center">Yes, you read that correctly... blueberry muffins with cornmeal. I thought it sounded a little weird, but so far all the recipes in this book have been so yummy that I went ahead and made them. It was pretty much a basic blueberry muffin recipe with the addition of 1/2 cup of cornmeal. This gave the muffins a slight crunch, and made them a little heavier than your average fluffy muffin. I had made these for a friend, so my boys only got a couple of mini ones, and they were begging... I mean absolutely begging for more. So apparently they were good!! I will have to keep this recipe for a unique muffin in the future. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394834622517638226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Aa2BSpSqWEnyZfaMa7HvAL9Y2y4O0Rgqa0uvWqjfJhXvAoFs-8EW6DUkW2HlL3otVgsckEt17BA6MMTGMJjbdm9fQJEpXPIx7yO6YR7cCyscwx9A8jm5gKepJ0nOG1ts7mI5_k4Hh2Hj/s320/DSC02956.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-20976801058083757392009-10-14T09:06:00.000-07:002009-10-14T09:10:22.780-07:00Busy, Busy, Busy<div align="center">Last week I only made one recipe and just blogged about it now. My family was so busy last week, my baking kind of went the wayside. It was my son's 5th birthday on Thursday and then on Saturday we had a big party. Then Monday was my 8th anniversary. My husband is also on vacation this week, so I will only be making 1 recipe because we have a ton of stuff planned!! Even though the recipe is not from my cookbook, I have to post this picture of the adorable cake I made for my son's party! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392488596240516594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmnelTNeAEuuzL4m3PGC1li7EmMFalkpU8t4yfruFhGSx2t3LRzil17eV229WrIQ_hRqruGnIZNpPMp31nVe7qMVAtGZgiDys2WqFfDbKylT_Qzrys8fLCEgVq4yYLYPSRAgUoqce3NtN/s320/DSC02899.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-88680936506826166922009-10-14T08:48:00.000-07:002009-10-14T09:06:17.145-07:00Baking Powder Biscuits<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 74 Recipe 43</em></span></div><div align="center">I have made drop biscuits several times before. They always come out slightly burned on the top and okay tasting on the inside. But these biscuits were delicious. If I would have added a little cheese and some seasoning, they would have tasted just like the Red Lobster biscuits. They were very easy to pull together quickly and baked up nicely. I will definitely be making these again!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392487450606488066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJaU6UDQYEFHD1QLxuVto9GsM5GPaA4w-dtsD8O6f2sYGXQ1Y8Ei8v_fnbe9GdaAkGTRNzOe7COZzyklyPnhhvzvC0if3H2gu8QtBnfFsSp6flK625C3XkmmFMRI8TBkCrqRgrUaju7Cj/s320/DSC02896.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-46726699564496684702009-10-01T10:51:00.000-07:002009-10-01T10:55:39.033-07:00Pain au Chocolat<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Day 70 Recipe 42</span></em></div><div align="center">Basically these are a croissant filled with bittersweet chocolate... enough said. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387691431816053746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-sw4WFSyWXUvzCmE9z8ljn7KdmnsSv7Sec1FGvHyUfcLkXNoGfpP6Gb5oxLm6TwhZSR21cVSh7SMwF_c7FocNPeCyoOrSr2efeJvPEpc7bHQF1q0p9kv2RxGxvg5GGP7V_bbn0rc9zKQ/s320/DSC02894.JPG" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152164502946501195.post-49329415477364948472009-10-01T10:46:00.000-07:002009-10-01T10:51:28.687-07:00Oatmeal Molasses Bread<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>Day 69 Recipe 41</em></span></div><div align="center">This bread was very good! And even more importantly it was easy to make. It only took 3 hours start to finish and it made 2 loaves! I am thinking Christmas presents... :)</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387690496097592498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-CkR5-Uv9RniSt74hJdlpwh0Ikea8uQFMJ7Zsjm-m0vPKELNl1RXe8NC_venumr-WNjzz6QSb-D9q7qz7YRBl99sv7NcAY9ZaUXTJ7AIGXnEHWzJ2_EKVmoOH4Mw9kjiMPEGMQtw47dt/s320/DSC02891.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1