(Photo by Elise Kersey) Last weekend, Adam, Nani, and I went to the Coon Hollo Corn Maze in Micanopy, FL with James, Elise, and Lorelei. We had a great time! Well, at least the girls did…I think the guys just participated out of “family duty.” But, it was great to relax and have some good …
Just in time for your Halloween cakes, here’s a tutorial for how to make a cute pumpkin cake-topper. Since the topper is made of Styrofoam (or rice cereal treats), you can make it ahead of time, and just put it on your cake when you’re ready. What you’ll need:A Styrofoam ball or ball of rice …
Remember back in December when I competed in the online cupcake competition Iron Cupcake Earth? (See Chocolate Mojito Cupcake and Chocolate-Orange Cupcake.) Well, I couldn’t resist entering again this month! The theme was music so all competitors were supposed to choose a song and design a cupcake around the title. With Adam’s help, I settled …
I love the concept behind Food52! Every week for 1 year (get it? 52 weeks…Food52) they will be encouraging home cooks to submit recipes to their website. Each Monday, they announce the contest theme. Then, you have 7 days to submit your recipe. They choose 2 finalists and then they go up for a good …
My blog now has an official button! What’s a button? Well, among many other uses, buttons are used to advertise your blog or to visually display the blogs you follow. After all, wouldn’t you rather look at buttons like the one above versus a boring list of hyperlinks? Scroll down on the side bar of …
I love the changes of the seasons because that means I get to be creative with decorations and gifts! I’m already brainstorming some new home decor ideas for Thanksgiving and Christmas…if any of them are successful, I’ll be sure to post them here. I totally stole this idea from Elise. She bought a plain wreath …
All right, kids. It’s time for the Cakey Brownie Recipe Showdown! Game on! The first recipe I chose is one I found on Cookie Madness, which is an adapted version of Frosted Cakey Brownies from King Arther Cookie Companion. However, just like the Fudgy Brownie Recipe Showdown, I did not include any extras in these …
The hunt for the ultimate homemade brownie recipe is on! For a long time now, I’ve been meaning to find a really good recipe to replace the many box mixes I use. Don’t get me wrong, the box mixes are great! I always keep at least 2 in the pantry because you just never know …
Sunday night in the Judge household: Adam: “Did you have a nice weekend?”Mel: “Sure, you?”Adam: “Yea, it was relaxing. Don’t you think?”Mel: “Um…[giving Adam a confused look] if by “relaxing” you mean slaving in the kitchen over cakes all weekend…then, yes! It was definitely relaxing!” Yea, it’s true. But if I can’t completely relax and …