Posted in Cupcakes, Life, Recipe, birthday on Jun 22nd, 2008
I was born in Dallas and before my dad and I moved to Central Texas, we were mostly in East Dallas. As an adult when I moved to Dallas for work, I would see things around town and have deja vous moments. I would see a building or a street corner and know that I […]
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This building an Empire business isn’t easy folks. I’m struggling with site design, product inventory and what is quickly becoming an even bigger struggle; Accepting payments online. I’m a little frustrated with the PayPal integration over at CupcakeCabana.net.
But my struggles (aka learning opportunities) could be your gain. I’m going to continue my sale. I’m want […]
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Posted in Cupcakes, Holidays, Mexican, Recipe on May 5th, 2008
My dad as often said that he doesn’t know where I got my ’spice’. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the food, the people and the culture of Mexico. But oddly enough, I didn’t make this batch of cupcakes specifically for Cinco de Mayo, but for bookclub tonight.
We read two […]
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There are all sorts of carbonated food products popping up according to the May 08 issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray. The article highlighed one product that caught my eye, carbonated sprinkles from a company named Pop’rs.
Their website is nice and simple. It features cute shots of kids eating their vegetables with Pop’rs sprinkled on […]
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Posted in Cupcakes, Life on Apr 21st, 2008
I found the coolest online photo editing website called Picnik and I’ve been going crazy with it. I’ve messed with saturation levels, color adjustments, overlays. You name it and I’ve tried to apply it to a picture. Hence, the photo of this Lemon Lavender cupcake with the big ol smooch on it. I can’t help […]
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At least four other people rode their bikes to work today. So, in the grand scheme of things, it’s not monumental that I rode my bike to work today, but in my little world it was super exciting. And what was more exciting than that was that I rode it to work toting my […]
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Posted in Cupcakes on Apr 6th, 2008
“You’re so tall.” I don’t know how many times Molly must hear that in a week and for a chick, she IS tall. It’s so obvious that she’s tall, that for me it cracks me up every time someone feels obligated to mention it to her. It’s the equivalent to saying to a person, “You […]
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Posted in Cupcakes, Shopping on Apr 1st, 2008
It’s a very busy night. I’ve got Cupcake Week on Martha Stewart on the DVR. American Idol is on and tonight is the season premier of Hell’s Kitchen! Whew! In honor of Cupcake Week however on MS, I think it’s important to talk about cupcake essentials.
My favorite kitchen essentials are my OXO non-slip bowls. I’ve […]
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Posted in Cupcakes on Mar 31st, 2008
…so you know it’s going to be a good thing!
I’m so excited that it’s going to be Cupcake Week on Martha Stewart. I’ve set my DVR and I’m ready to see what’s cooking in the kitchen and who she’ll bring on to interview. And because it’s Martha, you know that the decorations will be perfect […]
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Posted in Candy, Cupcakes, Holidays, Recipe on Mar 24th, 2008
Oh Cupcake Hero Challenge, you almost got me on this one. I joined during peppermint, caught my stride during coffee, said cheers during liquor but this one was not an easy challenge for me. I struggled with what approach I wanted to take and I wanted a challenge. But how much can you do with […]
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