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Arrival in Tokyo
I spent pretty much my entire birthday preparing to travel and traveling. By the time I set foot back on the ground my birthday was over…. but I couldn’t have asked for a better day. 12+ hours in the air is a long time. Once we landed we still had a ride from the airport …
Trial run for blog post from phone
Itinerary arrived. It is almost starting to seem real!
Lily’s Birthday Cake
My niece, Lily, is into rainbows this year, so I made her a rainbow birthday cake for her 3rd birthday. Royal icing flowers in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (yes I left out indigo). Multi-color batter for the layers (I had just put the blue layer in the oven). Assembling the cake did not …
Cherry blossoms and frost in April
My weeping cherry tree had buds in February. I was worried that it was going to bloom too early. The first few blossoms appeared last week and persevered through some chilly mornings.
Post NYC Weekend
I received this beautiful gift of Japanese tea from a friend. It’s packaged in such a lovely way, I almost don’t want to use it. Last weekend I took the kids out to Sake in Portsmouth. The twins ate rice and beef kushiyaki (meat on a stick). The kushiyaki had sauce and sesame seeds on …
Two weekends in NYC
I registered for a 20 hour Japanese Intensive Conversation class at the Japan Society in NYC. I took the C&J bus to Port Authority on the Friday before the first session. My cousin Elisa, who was out of town, was kind enough to let me stay at her apartment right near the Canal St subway …
Stay tuned…
I am planning on reviving this blog. Lots of cool stuff going on I want to write about.
130 Cake Pops
4 different cakes, 3 different frostings, hours of labor – I now have 130 cake pops to sell. Here are some photos of the process. Candy coating for the Pineapple-Coconut pops Drying the pops on foam floral blocks. Wrapped and fit to be tied Pre coated red velvet pops Melted chocolate Post coat red …
Red Velvet – Second Try
I wasn’t happy with the way the Red Velvet cupcakes came out last week so I made a last minute recipe change. I’m making 4 different kinds of cake pops this weekend: Chocolate/Peanut Butter, Vanilla/Almond, Pineapple/Coconut and Red Velvet. I’m hoping to sell them to raise money for my Avon Walk campaign. I decided to …
Manic Wednesday Cooking: Cupcakes
I’m planning to make red velvet cake pops (among other flavors) for an Avon Walk fundraiser. I figured it would be good practice to make red velvet cupcakes to try out the recipe. Scary red velvet batter. Just out of the oven. Frosted.
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