Dear Julia,
How I wish I could ask you how to become the best baker in the country! I have a new adventure I'm calling it because for me, it is stepping out of my comfort zone. I'm starting a cupcake business called Kristen's Kupcakes and it is thrilling and scary it all ways possible. But, I'm willing to try this and I wish I could have you by my side to guide me but mostly to give me some of your profound confidence...you were truly amazing and I know your cooking for Jesus now but could you send me a dose of sugar knowledge from Heaven?
Sincerely,
Kristen
Ahhhh, let's see, as I fumbled through recipes, ingredients and cookbooks the last three days, I came across one I was able to make my own and thus have found recipe number one. It is my first cupcake recipe, a dark chocolate cake and buttercream icing...yes, it turned out yummy but with one mishap and decorating horror....hehhee. I mixed up my batch of cake mix, spooned it into cupcake paper cups, placed in the oven and realized I forgot the baking soda! I whip them out of the oven, squeeze everything I could out of the wrappers and back into the bowl, mix in the baking soda and do it all over again...yes, they turned out....oh thank you Lord, yes, they were moist, tasted like a deep, dark chocolate heaven and I was pleasantly pleased. Okay, cake recipe number one works and tastes great. Now the icing, beautiful, silky, delicious icing, started out great on the cupcakes and then as I continued messing around with decorating decided to start sliding together...it was kind of like watching a picture turn into something else...example..I did a basket weave on one, looked great and then somehow in a matter of seconds blended all together and just looked like I frosted the cupcake plainly....Dear Lord, could you let me borrow Julia for about 10 days?
So, I figured out I can cut back on how much cream I add and hopefully next time, work with it better. This was just step one and I liked it...I found I was talking to myself to, which in turn made me laugh...I loved the release it gave me and I loved how the cupcakes I absolutely thought were the worst decorated, my children thought were the best! Julia, do you hear me? Send me a dream tonight with your best frosting recipe, I promise to follow it to the tee and never let you down!...smiling BIG!! The adventure begins..!!Oh yes, and three dear friends I will see tomorrow get the samples from today...I will get my first reviews...yikes!
Until next time, Happy New Year!!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
End of the Year 2010 Festivities and 2011 Goals
Once again time has gotten away from me so I am going to close out December's blog with a variety of activities that have happened the past couple of months. I have several New Year's Resolutions but one is to write on my blog at least once a month in the year 2011, another is to write in my children's journals once a month and the third one is to continue organizing my "stuff." Notice there isn't the typical still-try-to-lose-weight one or eat better one...well, that's because I'm not talking about it anymore. I turn 40 on January 5th and yes, I still have weight on and yes I will still try to lose it but I think I finally figured out that my time is of the essence and I need to focus more on things I want to do and have done for my children. Not that I'm not important but time keeps flying and I'm not getting younger and there is still so much to do.
I have boxes of things for them, souvenirs, photos, special memorabilia, clothing that they wore as babies etc... the list goes on and I need to sort and put in their own special box. I have school projects, writings, drawings too. Plus, I want to scrapbook their lives for graduation and haven't even started that whopping project. The organizing projects are huge, I even need to organize photos and recipes and they really are things that I want done and can't put off anymore. So, 2011 for me is making over my "stuff", not having piles, boxes and containers of things but projects to show, keep and treasure and eventually share and pass on to my children.
Now, for the conclusion of 2010, we have had a year full of fun and the photo books I made for the grandparents and myself turned out awesome and really showcased our adventures, fun and memories. Here are some photos of projects in the last several months:
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| Thank you cards I made after Vanessa's birthday party |
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| First attempt at homemade pie dough |
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| Christmas card I made in Photoshop, it's not an original idea but I took an example I liked and changed a few things and made it my own |
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| More thank you cards |
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| second attempt at homemade pie dough, turned out yummy! |
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| Inside of Vanessa's Thanksgiving card to her teacher |
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| Outside of the Thanksgiving card Vanessa made her teacher. |
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| Outside of Thanksgiving card Hayden made for his teacher |
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| Inside of card made by Hayden |
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| One of five different cookies I made with a great friend. We had a wonderful time baking and chatting and can't wait to do it again next year! These are Fudgy Mint Cookies. |
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| Another cookie I made, Lemon Wreath Cookies |
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| Another, Pecan Lace Cookies |
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| And another, Tropical Chewies. Number 5 cookie, I never got a photo of because they were gone in a flash. They were a chocolate and vanilla bark made with oreos...so yummy! |
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| I delivered pies to the police station from my husband and made up these tags to go on the gifts. They had a cute Christmas poem and I just loved playing Mrs. Claus! |
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| Snowflakes Vanessa and I made |
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| on the window |
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| Vanessa, Hayden and our babysitter Paige made these while my husband and I were out at a Christmas party, how cute! |
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| The kids and I made rice krispie treats for the postal man and the newspaper gal, Vanessa decorated with sprinkles and Hayden put them in the tins. |
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| This is by far one of my children's favorite things to do the month of December...advent calendars! Can you say 6 a.m. is never too early for chocolate...hehehe! |
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| Santa's note to the kids. They really got a kick out of that! |
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