Poverty is an issue that effects half the world. Yes, HALF, which amounts to about 3 BILLION people- live on less than 2 dollars a day. 1 in every 2 children in the world lives in poverty. Roughly 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the […]
Month: October 2008
So for Halloween this year (my favorite holiday in case you live under a rock and didn’t know), the wonderful Jay bought me a little present: the Jessie Steele pumpkin cupcakes apron (and matching oven mitt)! I got it a week or so ago but I had to wait to post it. Yes, I’ve been […]
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Baking for boobs!
I’m posting this for a few reasons, one: because Cilantro & Lime is hosting a blog event about it, two: because its Breast Cancer Awareness month, and three: because my mother is a survivor. She’s also a speaker at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program’s Celebration of Survivorship this year, on […]
Its that time again, folks. Grab a cupcake, get comfortable, and gather ’round because its time for: Cupcake Rehab International- Part Five! For those of you who are new here, or not familiar with this, here’s the deal. It all started with me being fascinated by the vast amount of places my visitors come from. […]
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“Please, sir, can I have s’mores?”
Sorry for the lousy pun, only I would use a line from Oliver Twist to describe cupcakes inspired by s’mores. S’mores are awesome, aren’t they? I mean, whats better than what basically amounts to a warm graham cracker and chocolate sandwich with marshmallow. Well, I can think of some things better than that but its […]
I have a buttload of fudge mint cookies in my house. But that’s okay because I love fudge mint cookies. However it was once again requested that I bake tonight since there’s a cupcake deficit, so I thought of that delicious combination I love: chocolate mint, and incorporating those cookies into it. I’m always looking […]
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Happy birthday, Grandma Dotty!
Today is Jay’s grandma’s birthday, so (of course) I baked her cupcakes! Happy Birthday! (For the cupcake curious: Billy’s vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream, click the link below for recipes)
I’ve definitely mentioned before how much I adore shrimp. As for pasta? Love it. And spicy stuff? Again, love it. So when I stumbled across this recipe in Real Simple I knew I had to try it. Its so quick and easy, as corny as it sounds.. it really is “real simple.” And on a […]
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
