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Friday, 18 May 2012

  • The Four Best Bakeries for Cupcakes

    Since I contributed a lengthy post about cupcake criteria, I decided it would be fun and beneficial for fellow cupcake lovers to share my opinion of the best bakeries for cupcakes. These places fulfill all three of my cupcake criteria.

    I wish I could provide a more national or even international list, but the truth is I haven’t had many cupcakes outside of New York City. Yet, I can safely say that I have eaten my way through NYC one cupcake at a time. I’ve had the good, the bad, and the ugly, but for today’s purposes I will just share the good. I have a huge mental list of amazing cupcakes but I will only include a few, because I do not want to bombard you, readers. Here it is--my TOP FOUR bakeries for cupcakes! More Here...

  • Hot Milk Sponge Cake

    This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings.


    I don’t know why, but just the name hot milk made this cake sound so appealing to me. Images floated in my head of a simple, soft and delicious sponge cake.

    I tried making a hot milk sponge cake once before. I was disappointed with the result. It looked so beautiful but it tasted dry and not at all like I imagined.


    This recipe seemed promising so I tried again. I was a little sloppy making it so my cake didn’t bake up as pretty as I wanted, but it tasted as wonderful as I imagined. I won’t share how much of the cake I ate myself in one sitting. I’ll just let you know it was a lot… More Here...

  • Bright Lemon Dishes for Summer

    As the weather warms up, nothing beats the bright, fresh taste of lemon. Here are a few dishes to try if you want to get tangy.More Here...
  • Baked Plantains

    This is a guest post from ChowTimes.

    In this South Arm Seniors Kitchen, Colleen introduced yet another new ingredient for dessert.


    The dessert is Baked Plantains. Plantains cannot be consumed raw. They are used for cooking. When buying plantains, look for those with darkened skin, which indicate that it's ripeness. Colleen had a hard time finding ripe plantain when she went grocery shopping for the kitchen. More Here...

Thursday, 17 May 2012

  • Kumquat Cupcakery Classes

    This is a guest post from CakeSpy.

    I don't know about you, but even though I'm not in NYC, I am nonethless absolutely inspired by these cupcakes and the concepts of these upcoming classes put on by Kumquat Cupcakery. Perhaps you, too, will be inspired by the flavor combinations--or if you're in NYC, you're lucky enough to sign up!

    Here's the scoop on the upcoming classes: More Here...

  • Top 5 Fast Food Restaurants

    A while back I wrote about my top “fast food” restaurants that were a smarter choice than McDonald's. I chose Five Guys Burgers and Fries, not because their burgers are healthy, but because they use better quality ingredients than Burger King. I also chose Panera Bread because they pride themselves on a wide variety of fast, healthy choices in addition to offering tasty pastries. For this post, all of that goes out the window and I am going to share with you my top 5 completely and totally unhealthy fast food restaurants picks. Sure, some of these places offer grilled chicken and salads, but when I do go, that is not what I get!

    I cannot remember the last time I did dine at a fast food restaurant for unhealthy food, but these are the places I would go when I was less of a health nut. More Here...

  • Ecuadorian Vegetable Salad

    This is a guest post from ChowTimes.

    The second dish which Colleen prepared for the South Arm Seniors’ Kitchen is a simple and colorful salad.

    I enjoy this Ecuadorian Vegetable Salad which has a combination of raw lettuce and cooked beets and carrots. More Here...

  • Tea Ceremony Celebrates the Drink’s Spiritual and Mystical Aspects

    In Chinese culture tea is not just a beverage, it’s a way of life. Through the ages it has been an integral part of Chinese culture and it is found woven throughout the people’s philosophy and spiritual beliefs. The Chinese Tea Ceremony is an intricate celebration of the drink and all it represents.

    The Significance of Tea

    In China, serving and drinking tea has been elevated into an art. More Here...

  • Nutella Cupcakes with Homemade Nutella frosting

    This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings.

    My mom recently gave me a bottle of hazelnut creamer which I find every excuse to use. The other morning, while pouring some of the creamer into my coffee, I had a thought. What if I could make a Nutella-like frosting by making a chocolate ganache with hazelnut creamer instead of heavy cream?

    I haven’t had much success frosting with regular Nutella because of the consistency. The closest I’ve done is a Nutella whipped cream frosting. It’s really good, but I loved the idea of a chocolate hazelnut ganache idea even better. More Here...

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

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