Cookie of the Day

I'm seeing a bit of resurgence in cookie cake popularity...are they making a comeback or is it just me?

Either way, I'm all for it.  Who doesn't love a soft baked cookie with frosting??

This particular one was customized with the birthday boy's name, age, and baseball team.

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Cookies of the Day

Our local swim team is the "Gators," so naturally, when they ordered cookies, there was only way to go.

Alligator cookies, of course!

Thouh the coaches got custom cookies because, well, they are the coaches!

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Cookies of the Day

It's a good sign when you can laugh and joke with co-workers...even at retirement when you are "quitting."

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Cookie of the Day

Let's be real...sometimes you just want a giant cookie!

Getting one for your birthday...even better.

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Cookies of the Day

One of our run group friends recently departed for new pastures.  We were sad to see her go, but celebrated her opportunity by raising a glass and wishing her well.

Embrace the adventure.

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Cake of the Day

And cookies too!

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Cookies of the Day

Power lifter graduation cookies...first time for everything!  But I love the way they turned out!

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Cookie of the Day

Cookies to celebrate run club birthdays.

The cookies say - "More Years.  More Miles & Beer."

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Cake (& Cookies!) of the Day

It's a twofer day!

Cake:

Or more accurately, cupcakes.  So maybe this a three-fer instead?

Cookies:

Yes, it's almost Memorial Day.  Yes, these are Easter cookies.

No, I will not be posting any cakes this weekend.  

I need to survive the last of the graduation orders and then I'm going to kick of my summer by playing catchup on home things.

See you next week!

Laissez Bon Temps Rouler

Yes, I know that Mardi Gras was a few weeks ago.

And Easter is on April Fool's Day this year.  Hopefully some of you will have some fun with the collision of the two.  After all, no matter the time of year, let the good times roll!

I attempted making a King cake for the first time this year; I took the lazy man's route and didn't bother to braid it like a traditional King cake.  And, there was no naked baby inside to pose as a choking hazard, but all in all I thought it was pretty tasty.  (My coworkers did too!)

February turned out to be a fairly busy month.  Which is strange because usually everyone is still trying to recover from the holidays and the New Year.

Neither Snow Nor Rain

Neither snow nor rain nor frigidly cold temps could keep me from attending the 1st birthday party of my first great niece.  Because, I am after all, a GREAT aunt. *wink wink*

Her party was book themed with all the food, drinks, and, of course, cakes being book inspired.  Yes, I said cakes; four to be exact.

Oh Look...A Post!

Yep, it may be a new year, but I'm still set in my old ways.  Queen of timely blogging, I am not.

But, hey, I've got a post for you today.  And, maybe, I'll even keep up after this.  Even though technically, I'll still be behind because these goodies are from November 2017...the struggle...

I could use some magic to help me with my to do list.  What about you?

Animal Kingdom

October brought a veritable menagerie to my kitchen.   Yes, I said October; you know by now that I have a tendency to get behind schedule with my postings.  I figure it's something you like about me...maybe.

Anywho, back to that menagerie.  It started with the peacock.

(I've still got feathers in my house.)

Chevron: Yay! Nay?

I think I may have mentioned it before, but I can't wait for the chevron trend to die.  I have a love/massive dislike (hate is such a strong word) relationship with the pattern.  I love the way it looks, but hate applying it to cakes.  Sooo many angles! But, maybe I just need more practice?

Trucks, Trains, & Cranes

I know the weather has been unseasonably cool around these parts lately, but I promise I have nothing to do with it.

Yes, it is only August 30th.  And, yes, I am posting August goodies.  But, no, as far as I know, nothing has frozen over.

Let's get on with the heavy lifting.

We might need a crane and some heavy equipment.

Christmas in July

Yep, it's Christmas!  If you consider my sharing July cake and cookie pics with you a gift.  And, hopefully you do.  Or at least, I hope they bring some joy to your day.

Let's go!

I love it when clients tell me to design whatever I'd like; this time around it was pineapples and glitter and bright spackled paint.  Pineapples are seen as a sign of hospitality and friendship, did you know?

June Boon

Time to share the June goodies!

I had the privilege of making a unicorn cake this past month - yep, I took part in the trend.  And, I may have the opportunity to make another in July!

 

Hard to tell in this photos, but there is even edible glitter in the mane!

December = Done

And, I'm back again today with December goodies.  Which means, I have finally managed to get all the 2016 goodies edited and posted.  Let's take a moment to appreciate this happening and to hope I don't get this far behind ever again.

Ok, moving on.

December is for Christmas goodies.  These were my first attempt at petit fours.  They were a pain.  I'm not sure I ever want to make them again.

November Nosh

I apologize in advance for inundating the blog with photo heavy (and long) posts.  But I'm finally (FINALLY!) catching up with posting some older goodies.  I've back burnered doing so for too long and I need to get the task off my to-do list.

So, today we travel back to November of last year (2016).  Hopefully, either tomorrow or by the end of the week, we'll get to re-visit December, too.

With it being roasty, toasty summer outside, why shouldn't we spend a few minutes imagining the cooler temps, shorter days, and winter weather?  Maybe it will help us forget the heat for a few minutes.

More May

Lots more May; actually, the rest of May.  Hope you're in the mood for a long post full of photos today.