January 2010

I can’t believe it took this long…

by Simmie on January 31, 2010

in Uncategorized

Ok Maryland, what the heck?? Actually, let’s extend this to the entire Baltimore-Washington Metro area. Yes, DC, Virginia, this is directed at you guys too. I deal with the slow driving in the left hand lane. I deal with the lack of use of directionals (blinkers, tickers, turn signals, whatever). I deal with the incessant [...]

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And this is what happens when I have too much free time on the weekends. I’m not entirely sure how this came about, but apparently we decided we were going to have a hearty breakfast. As long as hearty means ginormous. It started with some breakfast polenta… Then we moved onto french toast… And ended [...]

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Baby Shower Cookies

by Simmie on January 28, 2010

in Cookies

It’s been a very green and pink couple of weeks for me. First I made an adorably-whimsical birthday cake and followed that up with these little baby shower onesie cookies. I’m finally learning to plan ahead a bit so I can afford the time it takes to add many of the little details. I’d like [...]

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Ella’s 4th Birthday Cake

by Simmie on January 22, 2010

in Cakes,Traditional Cakes

Did you have birthday parties as a child? Were they awesome? I remember I had one birthday party at a craft store and we made these little figures whose bodies were jars that we filled with candy. My little figure had a straw hat, but by far, the best part of it was that it [...]

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Persimmon Coffee Cake

by Simmie on January 13, 2010

in General Baking,Recipe

When I was little, The Jackster gave me this book called The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon. It’s a Korean folk tale about a tiger who wanted to eat an ox but got distracted by a crying baby. The baby’s mother gave him a piece of dried persimmon which made him stop crying. So, naturally [...]

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Oliver the Octopus Cake

by Simmie on January 3, 2010

in Cakes,Fun Cakes

Meet Oliver. You can call him Ollie for short. Ollie is a Christmas octopus. Oh, haven’t heard of those before? I mean, he’s all dressed up and ready to go. He’s got his Santa hat and he’s even snazzed it up a bit with the bow tie. If Ollie had had more time to get [...]

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Sushi Cake

by Simmie on January 1, 2010

in Cakes,Fun Cakes

Sushi cake. Makes you think of Christmas, right? Ok…there’s an explanation. Remember the Medoways? The Medoways of basketball and television cakes? For the past few years I’ve been going to Medoways for some Christmas celebration. The Medoways are one of those great Italian families. Great, like big family, lots of food, lots of fun. Being [...]

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