Sparkly Colored Oreos

Colored Oreos are an adorable party treat. Think of the theme possibilities! Pink and purple for a princess party. Red and blue for a Superman party. Light blue and brown for a boy baby shower. Green for St. Patrick’s Day. Oooh, my imagination is running wild! These are white chocolate… Read More

May 5, 2011

Cake in a Jar

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! In the past some Room Moms have turned it into more of a Parent Extortion Week with requests for gift cards and hardcover books, but this year we’re keeping it simple. My kids will be doing thank you notes and these lovelies: Red Velvet cake in… Read More

May 3, 2011October 21, 2015

Hubris in the kitchen

I may have thought that I could cook anything, but apparently baking a Papa Murphy’s pizza is beyond my abilities. By Hildie | Filed under Bad Things, Baking, I'm Not So Great, Yuck 5 Comments Share

April 2, 2011

Oatmeal Cookies!

In honor of our item of the week (Oats! Buy some now!) let’s make some oatmeal cookies! This recipe is my favorite Oatmeal recipe ever. First of all let’s talk about oats; they come in Regular (also called Rolled) and Quick. The only difference is that Quick oats are rolled… Read More

March 4, 2011

Braided Herb Bread

In honor of this week’s preparedness item–flour–I’m going to show you how to make one of my family’s favorite foods, Braided Herb Bread. It’s a lovely white bread chock full of savory herbs. I think it’s especially good with soup or a hearty salad. If you are already thinking that… Read More

November 23, 2010

Thanksgiving cooks, start your engines!

I’m off to smock a dress with a friend this morning (I’m so excited! I’ve always wanted to learn how!) and then the Thanksgiving preparations begin. I asked everybody in the family and it seems that we only care about mashed potatoes, rolls and dessert. We can’t exactly skip the… Read More

October 22, 2010

Follow the T-Rex, don’t go astray

Do you have a little boy who loves dinosaurs and will be getting baptized soon? If so, I think I have the perfect cake for his special day! Don’t forget to sing everyone’s favorite Primary song, “Jesus Loves the Little Raptors”. (In case you’ve never checked out Cake Wrecks, please… Read More

May 17, 2010

Rainbow Cupcakes

I’ve been devoting all morning to these. They are totally not worth the effort, by the way (but let’s hope the third graders in Arabella’s class appreciate them.) In case you’re super insane and want to make these, here is the easiest way to do it: –make a white cake… Read More

March 17, 2010

The curious case of the cupcake

It was Finn’s birthday last weekend (Happy Birthday, 11-year-old!) We celebrated by making fudgy bon bons A red velvet cake and faux Hostess cupcakes (sorry about the weak photo. All I had with me was my camera phone.) I love all three dearly, but I must admit that my heart… Read More

May 26, 2009

It’s brownie time!

Dear Selwyn, Sorry things are so yucky for you right now with the ex being a douche bag. Here is the recipe for the amazingly wonderful Cream Cheese Brownies to help you drown your sorrows. I would send you some but you live in Australia and they would taste wretched… Read More

November 30, 2008

Thanksgiving revisited

Would somebody grab this friggin’ turkey before I drop it???!!! Mmmm, rolls. My favorite thing to eat. Pie. One of many. I was so excited about the food situation I forgot to take any more pictures. It was one of our tastiest Thanksgivings, though. By Hildie | Filed under Baking… Read More