April 2012

Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream

April 19, 2012
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In my last blog post, I talked about simplicity. However, in this case, the more awesome stuff I could cram into this cupcake, the better! Chocolate? Check. Bacon? Check. NUTELLA? Check, check, check! So, you should check it out! (Did you see what I did there? Hardy har-har!)

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Spicy Candied Bacon

April 18, 2012
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Sometimes, simple is best. My instinct is always “Do more, add more,” but I have to remind myself that this thinking doesn’t always produce the best results. You can make a recipe with only 4 ingredients that tastes amazing. This recipe is proof!

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Bacon Cookies

April 17, 2012
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I love decorating cookies (obviously). But, sometimes the thought of making dough, rolling it out, using cutters, baking cookies, cooling cookies, making royal icing, dying the icing, preparing the bags, and finally decorating the cookies exhausts me. I wonder why? So, I love making cookies that look awesome and don’t require icing or pastry bags. [...]

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Bacon Week

April 16, 2012
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Image from Instructables.com The Internet is obsessed with bacon. There are bacon plushes: From Thinkgeek.com Bacon bandages: From Perpetualkid.com Bacon nails: From The Daily Nail Bacon soap: From Amazon.com The Internet also likes bacon in edible form, so get ready for a week of bacon-y desserts!  Find bacon desserts here. 

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{CLOSED} Sweetstakes: $30 Amazon Gift Card

April 13, 2012

***This sweetstakes is now closed*** And the winner is…               Comment #144…Patty! Congratulations, Patty! Please respond to my email within 48 hours. Thanks for playing everyone! I think it is time for another giveaway, don’t you?   I’m giving away a $30 Amazon gift card! Why $30? Because in [...]

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Lord Tubbington’s Litter Box Cake

April 12, 2012
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My favorite non-human character on Glee is Brittany’s overweight cat, Lord Tubbington. I call him LT for short. Image from glee.wikia.com One of the funnier storylines involving LT is when Brittany believes that Rory Flanagan (played by Damian McGinty- heavenly voice!) is a leprechaun and can grant her wishes. She wants LT to poop candy bars, so [...]

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