Daily life and travel with food and cupcakes as a common theme.
Posted in Arizona, Desserts, Food, Recipe, Snacks on Mar 16th, 2008
Spring training baseball games in Arizona, hiking Camelback mountain and patio dining are all hallmarks of Arizona spring. We trade 4 months of 110+ degree days for 6 months of crisp autumn nights and bright spring days. So, when it seemed that my whole Twitter posse was kite flying and bicycle riding yesterday, I had [...]
In a few months it’ll be 120 degrees in Phoenix, but for now it’s absolutely amazing and 70 degrees and sunny. It’s easy to get Spring fever right dab in the middle of February. I’ve already started planning out my Spring schedule with minor league baseball games, farmer’s markets and gardening.
It’s this time of year [...]
Posted in Cupcakes, Recipe, Travel, coffee on Jan 15th, 2008
Let the good times roll! As we approach Mardi Gras, that’s the cry that millions of party goers will be yelling in the streets of New Orleans. The parades, the King Cakes and the beads.
Everyone I know has a “story” about the time they visited New Orleans and most of them include Bourbon Street, an [...]
Posted in Breakfast and Brunch, Food, Holidays, Home Style Cooking, Life, Potatoes, Recipe on Jan 2nd, 2008
This is the first Holiday in a LONG time that I haven’t gone crazy being away from the office. I’ve taken extended time off, almost a whole two weeks. Yes, I have checked in a few times, but not obsesevely.
What’s been keeping me busy? Family, friends and a new venture I’ll reveal more about later.
In [...]
Posted in Arizona, Beans and Rice, Food, Holidays, Home Style Cooking, Life, Low Fat, Recipe, Salsas and Dips, Vegtables on Dec 31st, 2007
Happy New Year Y’all! I’m big on tradition and for New Year’s I must have black eyed peas. I found this recipe to help make up for the fact that most black eyed pea soups call for a ham bone and I don’t have one handy.
This salsa is so refreshing and light and flavorful and [...]
Posted in Candies and Treats, Food, Holidays, Life, Recipe on Dec 24th, 2007
I didn’t grow up baking. I grew up making candy. I know of the scale of time, talent and patience; Candy takes the cake? But that’s how it was. My mom making pralines, my grandmother making divinity and fudge and my job was making the peanut brittle.I was 12 or 13, and that was 16 [...]
Posted in Candies and Treats, Eat Local, Food, Holidays, Life, Recipe on Dec 23rd, 2007
“You’re Daddy and I have been sick all week and I haven’t had a chance to much of anything.” That’s part of a conversation my Mom and I had this week while I was planning my trip back home for Christmas. I really didn’t understand the ramifications until I got home. Everything looked normal.
Christmas decorations [...]
I’ve always been enchanted with Mexico. It’s the colors, the sounds, the people and of course the food! My dad calls it my ’spice.’
After college I moved to San Antonio, TX and it was there that I was able to explore and learn more about this amazing culture. There were Mariachi festivals, luminarias, tamales and [...]
Posted in Candies and Treats, Cupcakes, Holidays, Recipe, coffee on Nov 25th, 2007
Fa-la-la-la! Do you think there is such a thing as Christmas Song Attention Deficit Disorder? Baking away today I’d find myself singing one song and before I knew it I was on a totally different song.
But it’s not a bad thing to have happy songs running through your head. For two days in a row [...]
Posted in Desserts, Holidays, Home Style Cooking, Pies and Tarts, Recipe, Shopping on Nov 23rd, 2007
Black Friday. I’ve always heard about it, but quite honestly, I’ve never paid attention to it. My participation in Black Friday shopping was always watching people go crazy on the local news channel. I’ve never ever thought about actually leaving a kitchen full of left-overs to go shopping.
Part of my lack of participation could be [...]
Keesha oversees recruiting and training programs for GoDaddy.com. She is responsible for building programs that attract and retain amazing employees. She attended Blinn College and Texas A&M University.
Keesha loves food and photography and is passionate about community volunteering. She sits on the board of directors for the Junior League of Phoenix and in her free time you will find her baking and working on her empire Cupcake Cabana. Her most private cupcake confession? She doesn't like frosting!
