Forgive me, I haven’t posted cutesy stuff for a long time, it’s practically like I’ve weaned myself off it, but I couldn’t bypass this! Today I read GCC‘s post about her trying to find Halloween costumes for her twins, and she talked about Pottery Barn‘s costumes. And they are killing me, people. Killing with cuteness! [...]
If I weighed half of what I do and ran around in flimsy hula-skirts and had coconut-halves for a bra and flowers in my hair, if I never had to wear any shoes, merely flip-flops to get around and would see a vanilla-pink sunrise and a golden-red sunset each day, If all I’d have to [...]
A friend of ours turned 30 yesterday. A gift was in order, but we didn’t want to get the usual CD/DVD. Why not bake something, with heart and love and muscle-power! The task was clear, it had to be cupcakes! A birthday cake is so 2004, and cupcakes are just nicer for a party, especially [...]
I generally don’t like bake-mixes and there are only two I use on a kinda- regular basis. One of them is a French Chocolate Tarte and the other one Dr. Oetkers “Maulwurfkuchen” (Mole-Cake). Named after its appearance, it looks like a mole-hill. It consists of fluffy chocolate cake with a creamy filling. I usually pimp [...]
It’s no secret that I’m madly in love with anything out of the muffin family. Blueberry? Bring it on. Cherry-chocolate? Hell yeah! Having been brought up in a household that emptied at least one glass of Nutella a week, I was pleasantly surprised as I stumled over this recipe over at the bakingsheet. Mmh, cupcakes [...]
Good fences make good neighbors. At least Robert Frost thought so. I have to disagree, at least regarding our last flat’s neighbors. Below us lived a darling old lady, Mrs. A, who never complained after a party and always helped out with an onion or some vinegar. She was always friendly and talkative, but left [...]
