Surprise! A Stomachache!
When word got around to my family that I started this blog, saying they were merely surprised is a serious understatement. Shocked. Amazed. Baffled, is more like it. “Erin has a blog about food?” They...
View ArticleBeat Cancer!
As you all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. All month long, people show support for family, friends and survivors by sporting all things PINK! It seems just about everyone knows someone...
View ArticleBlack Bottom Cupcakes…
You make the rockin’ world go round! I channeled Freddie Mercury making these cupcakes. :) All afternoon, I was singing about taking them home tonight and enjoying them beside the red firelight and how...
View ArticleI Choo-Choo-Choose You!
Ralph Wiggum is my Valentine. I choo-choo-choose him. :) Oops. I mean, Ralph is my four-fingered, animated, 2nd grader Valentine. Eric is my real life Valentine. I choo-choo-choose him first. If you...
View ArticleHappy (Official) St. Patrick’s Day!
As I was making these Guinness Cupcakes, I couldn’t help but think of St. Patrick’s Days gone by. See, I never think of March 17 as the day for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The parties, the...
View ArticleBeautiful Disaster
HEY! Look what I have for you! Cake, filling and frosting, piled into a fluted glass and garnished with fresh fruit. They are begging to be demolished by your spoon. Strawberry-lemony goodness in every...
View ArticleTrick or Cupcake Treats!
I liked the idea of Halloween as a kid. Spray on hair color? Awesome. Eyeliner kitty-cat whiskers? Yes, please. Freeeeee Caaannnnnddy! Check and check. But when push came to shove, it turns out...
View ArticlePros and Cons
Pro: My husband and I now have a place to live in our new city. You know, together. Con: It is NOT in the house we’re trying to buy. It’s a rental. You are KILLING me, Short Sale! Pro: It’s a very nice...
View ArticleFirst Fall
When we packed up and relocated earlier this year, we only moved about 150 miles from our previous location. Really, this is a drop in the bucket as far as moves go. A quick trip. Even so, it’s amazing...
View ArticleTimeless
When I was a kid my parents had a set of glass-topped coffee tables with brass accents. Oh, they were fancy and cutting-edge chic. So modern. They sat nestled there in our formal living room next to...
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