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Star Wars Birthday Cake

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This Star Wars Death Star cake was a lot harder to execute than I had anticipated. I had SUCH a difficult time making the fondant.  I think it might have been the rainy weather.  It was too dry, then it was too sticky.  Then I added some Crisco and it was a globby mess.  I started it over … [Read more...]

Chocolate Pie Recipe by Amanda

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Like Rhea, I love to cook. OK, so she bakes. Potato, potahto. I bake too, but I MUST have a recipe, and none of that fancy fondant stuff she does. I must prefer to cook where I can add a dash of this, a hand full of that, and it all turns out OK. Other aspects of my day are so measured out that I … [Read more...]

Back to School Recipe: Pizza Sticks

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The kids are going back to school tomorrow.  No more homeschool for me (is your company hiring?  I need a job).  I made the difficult decision to send the kids off to school instead of keeping them home.  They are very excited about it!  And, I have to admit, I am a little excited about it, … [Read more...]

Sugar-Free Swiss Meringue Buttercream

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It was my Dad's birthday this past week and I wanted to bake him something special.  He is diabetic and doesn't get to enjoy home-made baked goods like he used to and I've been experimenting with some recipes lately for him.  I decided I would make his birthday cake. I've been thinking about … [Read more...]

Sugar Free Cake

I just made my dad a sugar-free chocolate cake with sugar-free Swiss Meringue buttercream frosting.  I am quite shocked that it actually worked!  Oh Yeah!  Recipes coming soon... … [Read more...]