Month: July 2012

4th of july | berries | cupcake photos | cupcake related | cupcake toppers | cupcakes | decorations | desserts | fruit | holiday | ideas | just photos | quick & easy | seasonal | strawberry | vanilla | whipped cream

America, hell yeah!

… Happy 236th birthday, America. You look pretty good for an old broad. To celebrate; strawberry “shortcake” cupcakes for the 4th of July; vanilla cupcakes stuffed with chopped fresh strawberries (after baking; cut a hole out of each cake & fill with chopped strawberries), topped with fresh whipped cream and more fresh sliced strawberries. And […]

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Red onion revolution.

… Happy July! I guess summer is officially in full swing, right? Summer is the time for fresh everything. Fresh veggies, fresh fruit, fresh herbs. And obviously, taking advantage of having those fresh herbs around is a must. So I try and use my fresh dill (see above) for pickles rather than dill seed as […]

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