This week’s sweet was chosen for a couple of reasons: it would be delivered on Earth Day so I wanted to include something representing the four seasons and I would share it with a friend who is Jewish so I wanted to make a traditional Jewish recipe. Hamantaschen worked on both accounts! I started with…
Duck Funkin’ Donuts, May 19th
In my donut journey last year, my absolute favorite donut shop in the KC area was John’s Space Age Donuts. I was hesitant to visit it so early in the year, because I knew it was a sure thing. Nearly everyone I asked in the Johnson County area said I HAD to visit John’s. They…
Paradise Donuts, Lenexa, KS
I know, I know…my 52 weeks is up. I’ve visited more than 52 unique donut shops in 11 states but still can’t get rid of the Donut Bug. On April 3rd Jasper Mirabile talked about coffee and donuts on his radio show and I realized I was seriously missing donut adventures! (I also think I…
Sweet of the Week #15, What’s New Cupcake? Cupcakes and Sugar Cookies
(This post grew quite long. It contains 3 recipes that are related to each other, the story of my first food competition and meeting two of my cupcakes heroes. So much for brevity!) While at the Giada De Laurentiis book signing hosted by Rainy Day Books (more on this later), I received a flyer about…
Sweet of the Week #14.5, My Birthday!
There is not an actual recipe to share with you in this entry. It was my birthday and I made my own cupcakes. Perhaps this was more than a little self-indulgent, as I rather enjoyed making them. I did share them with friends, I just didn’t bake them for a specific friend. It was a…
Donuts vs. Cereal
It seems when people mention a bad food, one that is nutritionally defunct or that we should simply avoid, donuts are at the top of the list. While I am not in agreement with this, I’ve not spent much time arguing the point. I’m too busy eating donuts. Here’s an article about the sugar content…
Sweet of the Week #14, Caribbean Cowboy Cookies with Samara
Recipes for Cowboy Cookies were numerous across the net. I chose to start with one from Martha Stewart, since “my” cookie recipe is a modification of one I found on her site years ago. I trust her and have never had a total failure from one of her recipes. This is the recipe I started…
Sweet of the Week #13, Cadbury Egg Cupcakes with Jodi
With Mother Nature teasing of Spring’s arrival, I wanted to bake something that made me think of Spring. Not necessarily Easter, but Spring…like baby chicks, coconut nests and gooey filled chocolate eggs. My first idea was to use the Russell Stover coconut nests to top cupcakes, however when I went shopping I discovered their coconut…
Sweet of the Week #12, Strawberry Mint Cupcakes with Mendy
Wow–it’s been a crazy couple of baking weeks around here! I got a new oven and had my first absolute baking disaster of the year. I am not telling you about the recipe, because I don’t think it is the fault of the recipe, more the fault of an inexperienced convection baker. I’m back on…
Happy National Corndog Day!
Yep, another “not a sweet” post from me…but this one for good reason, really! Today is National Corndog Day. When I stopped eating gluten, I didn’t think I would ever again have fried mozzarella sticks, onion rings or a corndog. I was really sad about the corndog. It has always been a challenge to have…
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