Baby Shower

One of the creative admins at work is about ready to pop so we had a small baby shower for her this week. Her sister-in-law owns an online baby store so she has pretty much everything she could possible need, but we managed to pick out a few things we thought she'd like. I forgot how much fun shopping for a baby is, I went a little overboard.... Everything was just so tiny and soft, I couldn't help myself!!

Retirement Party

Having just begun my career, it felt a little strange when I was asked to make a retirement cake for a woman at work. It's one of those times when you realize that with every beginning comes an end. Not to be too much of a downer, but it really got me thinking about my goals, aspirations, and dreams. I want to look back on my 40 years of work and feel like I've accomplished something. So in a way, I think it was good for me to think about the end while I'm still at the beginning.

Chocolate Swirl Buns

It's been a while since my last post, sorry! I've been so caught up with my job and moving that I haven't had much time to blog. I've finally gotten settled in to my new place enough to start baking again and I'm pretty excited.

Sugar Covered Cranberries

This weekend was my families annual cookie-baking weekend. Every year the women in my family get together before Christmas and bake. I don't mean bake a couple dozen cookies and call it a day. I mean bake over 2000 cookies, bake until we were covered in powdered sugar (okay, that only happened to me), bake until the thought of cookies made us cringe, bake until we literally couldn't bake any more!

Deep Dish Pecan Pie

This summer we went on vacation in SC. While we were there we took a day trip to Charleston. We shopped the market, walked down King Street, and visited Rainbow Row. Everything was great, but the one thing I remember the most, the one thing that I have dreams about (sometimes romantic) was the bourbon pecan pie from Kaminsky's.

Turtle Cheesecake

Earlier in the month I had a slight mishap. I may or may not have scortched the bottom of a pan with sugar that I was cooking..... Who knew that electric cooktops could get so hot?! Needless to say I was a little nervouse to make anything involving cooked sugar. However, my mom mentioned making caramel and chocolate sauce and I couldn't get those two things out of my head. So I put on my big girl apron and went to work making a delicious caramel sauce.

Apple Pie Bars

It's that time again people, apple picking season!!!!!!!!! I don't think you understand just how excited I get knowing that I can make a trip up to Carter's Mountain and pick an awesome variety of apples. I know what you're thinking, she's only in it for the apple cider donuts, which is definitely a big part of why I go. But being able to watch my son run/trip up and down the rows of apple trees is the real reason I go. He was so excited to be able to walk on his own, and pick his own apples (with a little help from his uncle). I admit it was a little difficult explaining why the apples already on the ground weren't good, but he got the idea after a little while.We picked fuji and jonagold then we went to the general store to pick up some cider and apple butter.I already have plans to go again a little later in the season!