Potassium Packed Party Pastries

Potassium is a very important vitamin – it helps with blood pressure regulation and muscle contraction. Low potassium can cause your muscles to cramp – you know, those oh so unpleasant “charlie horse” level muscle spasms – not fun. When muscle cramps happen, say in a sports game or during a run, often the quickest [...]

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95th Beach Birthday

Aside from beach time, this Memorial Day weekend marked the 95th birthday of my grandfather. Friends and family gathered from all parts of the country: Hartford, CT, Washington DC, Cleveland Ohio, Boston, NYC & more to help celebrate the big day in New London, CT. It should come as no surprise to you that I [...]

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Cupcakes to Sizzle Your Date Night!

A quick note: sorry for the absence…with the economy the way that it is now, my “real” job had to take precedence over my blogging hobby… 2009 is starting up with a bunch of cupcake classes! My first one, coming up this weekend, is called “Hot Cupcakes for Cold Nights”…oh la la! J These cupcakes [...]

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The Novelty of Cake Pans…

If you have kids or go to a lot of theme parties (superbowl, halloween, birthday etc) then you should pay attention to this post! I’m very into trying to craft my cakes into my desired shape by hand, but somethings are too intricate & detailed for the human hand (mine anyway). During these circumstances, I [...]

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Peppermint-Topped Brownies from MyRecipes.com

I’ve talked about how I love MyRecipes.com before. Luckily for me…as I start to run out of my favorite cookie recipes to share with you (okay, I have a million more…but this one has to be shared) they send this AMAZING looking recipes! I certainly need to test it out. Maybe I’ll do this on [...]

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And the Winner Is…

Thanks to everyone who has entered my contest for 2 oz of Gold or Silver Dragees! I hope you’ve enjoyed my posts this month. The winner, randomly selected, of this contest is… Megan of Megan’s Munchies!!! Megan – your choice: 20z of Gold or Silver Dragees . Today, having just had a huge snow storm [...]

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Holiday Culinary Decorations

As you all know, on Saturday I will be announcing the winner of my Dragee give away! All you have to do is become a follower of this blog & you’re automatically entered to win your choice of silver or gold dragee decorating balls. Not sure what these are? Take a look: There is a [...]

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Christmas Cookies for the Football Lover in your Family

Even though we’re quickly approaching the holiday season, we can’t forget that it’s still Football Season! What better way to celebrate both than to make holiday cookies to the theme of the great sport?? Now, I don’t know all the intricacies involved in the sport…I know you need 10 yards for a touchdown, I know [...]

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Eggnog Tea Cookies

Image from Eggnog.ws (a website about eggnog!) I have one word for you: Eggnog. The delicious, creamy, incredibly bad-for-you but oh so delicious holiday drink – spiked or not – that everyone looks forward to. I even look forward to it, and I’m Jewish! Here is a recipe that I found a while ago that [...]

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Sugar Cookie Christmas Trees & A Holiday Give-Away!

Happy December 9th to everyone! Wherever you are – I hope you’re staying warm…winter has finally come to Boston, MA, which means more time inside for me (I’m not the biggest on cold weather, though I live in the NE of the states). The holidays are not too far away: Christmas day is only 16 [...]

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