Jam Cupcakes

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Last week I shared with you the recipe for Jam Cupcakes from Martha Stewart. And since today is the last day of the giveaway for her Cupcake Book, I wanted to get these cupcakes done. I had bought the raspberries and I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I decided to whip up a… [Continue Reading]

Jam Cupcakes and A Special Giveaway

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Giveaway Closed While thinking about a special cupcake for Cupcake Tuesday, I decided to use a recipe from Martha Stewart. Did you know she has a new Cupcake Cookbook out? More on that later… I decided to share with you the Jam Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting. I have to apoligize, I simply ran out of time and… [Continue Reading]

Strawberry Goodness

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Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to find strawberries at my local Aldi Grocery Store for .49 per box. Yep, you read it right! 49 cents! There was a limit of 8, and of course, I bought 8. I came up with some ideas on how to use them, so I thought I would… [Continue Reading]

Black Forest Cupcakes ~ Take 2

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When I started blogging a little over a year ago, I knew what I wanted to share with my readers, but I really didn’t know how to make it look good. Since I’ve learned a little during the past year, I’ve decided to bring back some old posts, take new pictures and update the post.… [Continue Reading]

Spaghetti Sauce from Scratch

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I will have to admit, that up until last weekend, I had never made Spaghetti Sauce from scratch. I have made Lasagna, tons of times, but never really thought too much about making Spaghetti Sauce from scratch. I started by sauteeing some onions and garlic in butter. Then I added diced tomtaotes, tomato sauce and… [Continue Reading]

Birthday Cupcakes

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Recently, I had the privilege of baking for my son’s girlfriend’s birthday. She requested my Butterfinger Cupcakes. And since she doesn’t like chocolate (I know, crazy huh?) I decided to also make some fun cupcakes with Skittles and Starburst, her favorite candy. I started with a white cupcake, and made it into a Poke Cupcake,… [Continue Reading]

Breast Cancer Awareness Cupcakes

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To recoginize Breast Cancer Awareness, I wanted to bake some special cupcakes for Cupcake Tuesday. I baked two different cupcakes. For the first one, I started with a strawberry cake mix. And filled them with strawberry jam mixed with a little strawberry syrup. You can read all about an easy way to fill cupcakes here. For the second cupcake,… [Continue Reading]