Cake Pops

Seem to be the "It" thing these days.. so I figured I would give them a try!!

First I made a cake:

Then, I made some icing:

Then (after letting the cake cool) I crumbled the cake:


Then, I mixed in some icing
Until I had a giant cake ball like this:

Then I put the giant cake ball in the fridge for an hour or so. Then I made mini cake balls like this:

I left these in the fridge overnight.
The next morning, I melted some white chocolate in the microwave, skewered the mini cake balls and dipped them in white chocolate. Before the chocolate set, I covered the cake balls in sprinkles!

Then, I put the skewers in a piece of Styrofoam from one of J's computer boxes!

Presto! Cake Pops!!

Verdict: Fun , but a complete novelty. Also, I ate 2 that didn't make it to the final stages, and that was enough to send me into a sugar coma, and give me a serious tummy-ache!

Baby Craft: Name Pendant

So, I found this link on another blog... LETTER TEMPLATES and couldn't resist!!

1. I printed the letters I needed
2. Glued the printed flags onto cardstock
3. Cut flags with exacto knife
4. Punched holes in the flags.
5. Strung flags on polka-dot ribbon.

LOVE it!! And SO Super easy!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

A little something I made for the 2 Moms in my life <3 Love you both!

Some Updated Pics

J. remarked the other day that my blog has changed over the past few years.

Blog about Food
Blog about Food & Dogs
Blog about Food & Dogs & Books
Blog about Food & Dogs & Books & Crafts
Blog about Food & Dogs & Books & Crafts & Baby

It's true, life has gotten more complicated the past few years. And I LOVE it!!!

EXTREME close up!!


Bad-A$$ Baby Z.

In her royal Chariot

And my personal favourites... can you tell Mommy dressed me??

First Bus Ride!!!

Yup. Me and the Big Z took the bus to the mall yesterday to do some serious shopping! The highlight of our trip was the cheese kiosk. FREE CHEESE!

Anyways, here are some pics. (sorry for the crappy cell-phone quality)

Post-Voting-Election-Day-Hello Kitty-DQ Cake

What better reason to celebrate than an Election Day!!
I was craving DQ cake- so we stopped by on our way home from the polls.
I chose Hello Kitty because it was either that or some lady in a yellow bikini on the cake.

50 Books in 2011: April Update

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
4. Room by Emma Donoghue
5. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
6. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
7. Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
8. Life by Keith Richards
9. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
10. State of Fear by Michael Crichton
11. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
12. Unbearable Lightness: A story of loss and gain by Portia de Rossi
13. It Could Happen to You: A Diary of Pregnancy and Beyond by Martha Brockenbrough
14. The Favourite Game by Leonard Cohen
15. Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen
16. Julie and Julia 365 Days 524 recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
17. Memoirs of a Geisha by Aurthur Golden
18. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
19. The World According to Garp by John Irving
20. The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Samaya Gowda
21. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
22. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
23. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
24. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
25. The Help by Katherine Stockett
26. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
27. Bossypants by Tina Fey
28. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
29. Are you there Vodka? It's me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

Best Book: The Red Tent
Worst Book: Are you there Vodka? It's me Chelsea

Big Z. 1 Month.

I can't believe how fast my little girl has grown!!
Not the best picture (in fact Z. looks kinda like a little alien in this pic) , but I plan on taking one with Green every month to show her growth!



Some highlights of the past month:

Brand New:
First family photo:



My lovely new hat from Allison:

Chilling with Barley:


Perfect little fingers:
Napping with Grams:

With her Dad, Nonno and Grandma:


With Grams and Grandpa:

With her fashion mentor: Auntie Steph