My living room lampshade & it’s Halloween resident. … In honor of today, I present one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite authors read by one of my favorite actors; a poem I once recited in high school to a packed house, a poem that opened my little 10 year old eyes […]
Month: October 2011
cake balls | cake mix | great for kids | halloween | holiday | seasonal | unique
Monsters, Inc.
… It isn’t every year that Halloween falls on a Monday, which around here is Military Monday. To avoid being cheesy & disrespectful, I’m going to just be posting today not tomorrow, & I’m not going to include any soldier’s names this week. For only the second time in the over 2 years I’ve been […]
"Lola" | chocolate | cupcakes | cuteness | decorations | desserts | frosting | glaze | great for kids | halloween | I love... | mixers | pistachio | traditional with a twist | treats | unique
Eye of newt & toe of frog.
This year for Halloween, when it came to edibles, I was 100% inspired by Martha’s Halloween issue. Literally, 100%. I found the perfect cupcakes for Halloween, not to mention other treats & ideas that I just had to make (see picture on the right). Some of them you’ve already seen (like the pumpkin cupcakes, or […]
cupcake photos | cupcake toppers | cupcakes | cuteness | decorations | desserts | for a good cause | vanilla
Think pink.
October, aside from hosting the most awesome Halloween, is also Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as the daughter of a 5-year survivor, I think it’s important to support the cause any way I can. If that means wearing a pink ribbon, or telling someone who otherwise wouldn’t know, or sharing information about a program that […]
Fantastic George Washington jack-o-lantern from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular in Rhode Island … When you or your kids are putting on your Halloween costumes next week, or trick-or-treating, or making candy apples with the family, please remember all the children without parents… or parents without children thanks to these wars. Remember all the broken families these […]
apple | caramel | cuteness | decorations | desserts | fruit | great for kids | halloween | recipe | seasonal | snacks | traditional with a twist | treats | unique
Bedknobs & broomsticks & caramel apples.
I loved the movie Bedknobs & Broomsticks when I was little. I remember watching it on VHS (some of you youngins might not remember such a device) as a wee little girl. Some would say it’s a Mary Poppins rip-off, and I can understand that, but I think it was pretty cute in its own […]
apple | brown sugar | canning | caramel | cinnamon | jam | preserved foods | seasonal | syrups & infusions | traditional with a twist | treats | unique | vegan
Caramel apple syrup that wasn’t supposed to be syrup.
A.K.A. a canning cautionary tale. This post is not particularly Halloween-y, but it is very fall-related (the apples, the caramel, whatever & whatnot, etc). Not exactly horror movie stuff. It also does not contain a recipe, just a link to a recipe. Despite all that though, it does contain an important lesson. It’s also pretty […]
Super cute cheesecakes in a jar from My Baking Addiction … With each Military Monday, I find myself wondering when this is going to end. Where are we hoping to take this? Why are we still over there? When are our boys & girls going to come home, safe & sound? I hate to think […]
cinnamon | cupcake photos | cupcake toppers | decorations | desserts | frosting | ginger | halloween | holiday | marzipan | pumpkin | recipe | seasonal | spices | whipped cream
Oh hey, pumpkin.
Halloween is a big holiday for me. It’s not only my favorite, it’s just an all-around great holiday to decorate & bake for. I know I’ve mentioned that before. I’ve also mentioned before that I just love Martha Stewart’s specialty holiday magazines. Each year for Halloween & Christmas I’m like a crackhead feenin’ for her […]
Arwyn! | cookies | cupcake toppers | dough | figs | filling | fruit | halloween | holiday | jam | preserved foods | preserves | recipe | traditional with a twist
Fiendish figs.
Before I get started with fiendish figs, let me say that my fiendish feline is extremely excited. See, because at this time of year everyone hangs up cardboard cut-outs or pictures of black cats, or has light up black cat figurines, and because stores are selling stuffed black cats & black cat costumes, etc, she […]
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. 
