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Jay’s birthday “Car Bombs.”

As I said the other day, tomorrow, May 23rd, is Jay’s birthday. And every year for his birthday I ask him what kind of cupcakes he wants, then I make him an entire batch of whatever he requests all for himself. Usually he shares them with his family or co-workers, since he’s not going to [...]

Posted 22 May 2010 · I love... § adult § beer § birthdays § cupcakes § frosting § recipe · Comments (14) · Tagged: , , ,

Luck o’ the Irish: Bailey’s Irish cream cupcakes.

So being (mostly) Irish (roughly 40%, which while less than half of my complete makeup, is more than the other nationalities by far), this holiday is kind of a big deal for me. It’s pretty awesome if you’re a New Yorker- our parade is one of the best (aside from a few over rowdy drunken [...]

Posted 16 March 2010 · adult § cupcakes § frosting § seasonal § st. patrick's day · Comments (11) · Tagged: ,

Merry little mini-mint cupcakes.

I’ve been slackin’ with the recipes. I know, my bad. I’ve been sort of lazy, but sort of busy at the same time. Haven’t done much baking lately, save for an experimental brownie/blondie recipe that I’m still working on. But seeing as how St. Patrick’s Day is coming up rapidly, I thought I’d do a [...]

Posted 10 March 2010 · cupcakes § frosting § mini-cupcakes § mint § recipe § st. patrick's day § vanilla · Comments (11) · Tagged: ,

“Waiter, there’s fungi in my risotto!”

Before I get started talking about fungus, I wanna say how much I appreciate all my readers and fans. There’s no smooth transition between talking about fungi and my fans, or vice versa, so I won’t even try. I just wanted to tell you all that I really do appreciate you, every single one of [...]

Posted 10 February 2010 · cheese § cooking § food § meals § mushrooms § onion § rice § risotto § savory § white wine · Comments (2) · Tagged:

Homemade sauce from mia cucina.

I’ve posted this recipe previously over at my other site, Cooking the Books, but I thought maybe you Cupcake Rehab readers who don’t know about/don’t read CTB might be interested in this recipe. It’s one of the best and simplest sauce recipes I’ve ever tasted/experienced. Now, I don’t come from an Italian family, so I [...]

Posted 22 January 2010 · food § italian § onion § recipe § red wine § sauce § tomato · Comments (4) · Tagged: