Last week I told Jay I would make him a whole batch of cupcakes JUST for him to do with as he pleases. He can keep them for himself, share them with his family, or bring them to work. Whatever. And he got to pick what kind. Of course, he picked French Toast cupcakes. My […]
Remember that old commercial for EasySpirit pumps.. where the women were playing basetball in them, and the woman was singing “Looks like a pump, feels like a sneakerrrr..”? Well if you do, then great, you can follow where I’m going with this. If you don’t, well then I just told you… so try and keep […]
brown sugar | chocolate | cookies | oats | recipe | snacks
Baking & Politics? Yes! “Clinton’s Chips” chocolate chip cookies.
I normally wouldn’t inject my politics into a baking/cooking blog, but given that theres an election next year and this ties in to both baking and politics (and also how cool my mother is), I’m going to discuss it. I hope most people who read this are evolved enough and smart enough to realize this […]
Okay so, nobody is perfect. I always say it’d be a pretty boring world if we were. People mess up in different ways everyday; thats why there are erasers on pencils. And not everyone has every single ingredient they need for every single recipe at any given moment. I have a tendency to bake at […]
coconut | conversion tips | cupcakes | frosting | recipe | vanilla
Magnolia’s vanilla “snowcakes” with coconut snow
I had to bake tonight. I HAD to. I had a new apron and new Wilton supplies just sitting there looking at me mournfully. I had all these ideas swimming through my head but I thought of this yesterday and liked it a lot. Originally, they were going to be coconut cupcakes with cream cheese […]
Before I get started on this I wanna tell anyone who reads this to go check out my very good, very cool, very talented friend over at Topstitch. She makes awesome bags, and you should all contact her and buy one. And buy me one too… 🙂 I hope you all had a good Christmas. […]
cake | cakes | cheese | christmas | cooking | desserts | italian | macaroni/pasta | meals | recipe | savory
Thats amore!… & the mischievious applesauce cake.
Betwixt & between researching my family tree (a recently re-discovered ongoing obsession that me & my mother now have), singing Christmas songs obnoxiously loud, eating magic bars & doing even more Christmas baking I somehow managed to make the lasagna today. Fifth or sixth generation American Western/Eastern Europeans like myself don’t generally have old family […]
butterscotch | chocolate | christmas | coconut | cookies | recipe
7-Layer Magic Cookies, aka Magic Bars
I’m fairly certain everyone, at some point has at least heard of these, if they haven’t actually eaten them. These are my favorite “cookies” to have at Christmas. I’ve had them every year since I was a wee tot. I do remember thinking as a child how complicated they seemed to be to make. I […]
christmas | cream cheese | cupcakes | frosting | maple | recipe
Are french toast cupcakes technically a breakfast food?
Batch 2 of the Christmas cupcakes; french toast cupcakes… Complete with little wreath toppers and cinnamon sugar sprinkled on the frosting. Its friggin’ unbelieveable how much these taste like french toast. In case you’re too lazy to go here and get the recipe, I’ll post it. FRENCH TOAST CUPCAKES Get together: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose […]
So for my Christmas menu, in addition to turkey & stuffing (which I’m not hugely into but was requested by the older family members), I’m making homemade lasagna. I do eat turkey, just not a lot. Jay doesn’t eat it at all, so therefore I required a dish I knew he would eat. I always […]
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. 
