I'm Baaaaack!!!

Hello all my faithful readers! Not sure how many of you there are out there but I know there are at least a handful so this is for you.

I can't believe it's been more than a month since my last post. And I can't believe it's two thousand and TEN! I've done plenty of baking (so get ready for a slew of posts in the next couple of days!) but along with that I was travelling for the holidays and work has been insane (H1N1 + anthrax in NH & Scotland + Haiti EQ) = no blogging. What's happened & still happening in Haiti is just heartbreaking. Have I mentioned how much I admire Dr. Sanjay Gupta? I know DY has heard it enough ;) Next time I see Sanjay I'm going to get over my star-struckness and say hi.

But I've found a quiet moment to finally upload some pictures and blog!

Let's start with some photos of cupcakes I made for Sutra Lounge's 5th Anniversary Party back in the beginning of December. I made 4 of my most popular cupcakes: mint chocolate, red velvet, caramel, and cookies 'n cream. Tried a new vanilla buttermilk cake recipe from A Whisk and a Spoon and LOVED it (don't get scared by the amount of eggs!). They rose up beautifully.







And you gotta make some gingerbread over the holidays, right? I think I actually like the smell of gingerbread more than the taste. I am a firm believer in baking just to make your house smell nice. Probably not the most efficient way to get a yummy smelling home, but it always works! I got this gingerbread recipe from Elise at Simply Recipes. Her recipes never disappoint.


How festive!