Someone......

Give me a challenging baking idea. Please.

Off to the Andes

Yes it's off to the Andes. No not the mountain range, unfortunately. As you know we have been been at our base camp here in Bellingham Wa. No traveling for another twelve weeks or so.

Anyways I did mention the Andes, yes Andes mints, part of my new creation. Andes Mint cake. As I am learning and teaching myself baking and baking techniques. So I decided to do the Andes cake, black forest cake with a chocolate ganache center layer and a cream cheese mint butter cream frosting. I used a little heaver mint flavor for the ganache and a milder mint flavor for the butter cream. Overall the flavors came out great. Just need more work on the decorating part of it. Oh, I have also learned don't point out the mistakes, usually no one will notice. BTW it was delicious. Seriously, it came out shall we say.........MINT!

another easy fix

fruit Popsicle made with fresh fruit. I don't recommend using Kiwi fruit but it came out okay. The Mud Slide Popsicle .....awesome!

first 70 degree day

so I thought it would be a good idea to make some yogurt pops to celebrate. Next going to the store to get fruit to make fruit pops, in white grape juice and some mudslide pops. Kahlua and vanilla ice cream.

Bacon, Bacon and more........Bacon

Today is the "Everything Bacon" meal that I was asked to make a few things for. I always go overboard, cause I love baking. LOL.
1) pumpkin bacon pies                                                                                                                                    2) bacon sandies (like pecan sandies but with bacon)
3) bacon wrapped stuffed jalapenos
4) apple bacon pie
5) apple bacon jalapeno pie

6) Brown sugar/cinnamon swirled cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting sprinkled with bacon and a bacon topper.

Internet down, driveway alarm up!

Well our internet "hotspot" has been down for a few days , had to get another Fed-Ex to us. However the good news is we are back up .

Drive alarm and box completed and up.

DIY day

Yes today is a do it yourself day. Ha, and you thought I was talking about baking or cooking.

Nope today I'm creating a hopefully attractive case that will hold a driveway alert system. You know one of those system that beeps when someone or something comes into your driveway. My cousin needs one and from my researching I discovered its best to put them in some sort of enclosed box to keep them out of the elements. Anyways I should be able to get it all done and put together today and then I'll post a picture or two.