Tombstone Cupcakes, written 1 day ago, I can't believe I'm doing another cupcake post, but I had to share these with you. Once again, it's nothing fancy, just a devil's food cupcake with basic chocolate frosting. Throw in some dirt (crushed chocolate wafers), tombstones (shortbread) and cute little ...

Blogtoberfest Winner #2, written 10 hours ago, Congrats to the second Blogtoberfest winner at Chocolate Bytes - Michelle Maddock! Michelle has won a $25 gift certificate ChicGemsEtc.com! Share This

Now what?, written 3 weeks ago, This has probably been the longest hiatus on my blog. 1 month without blogging. Where the heck was I hiding?? Truth to be told, there's been a tremendous lack of motivation from my part to bake & blog. Oh I still do love baking & I try to bake whenever...

cooking my way through life, one recipe at a time!

Etsy Shop Open!, written 2 hours ago, I'm proud to announce the opening of my Etsy.com store, The Wild Animus (more later on that name, because yes, it is kind of odd).  I wanted to wait until I had a few completed projects ready before starting.  Here's what I have so far: Hey, Sugar framed 5×7 ...

Chocolate cake with Raspberries, written 2 weeks ago, Basic chocolate cake topped with chocolate ganache and decorated with chocolated dipped raspberries.

Still gone, written 1 week ago, In case you were wondering, I'm still between housing (and a kitchen and a personal computer).  Sorry I haven't been able to bake anything good! ShareThis

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe, written 11 hours ago, Nothing but some classic comfort food here – Chicken pot pie. This is a recipe that dominates anything you can buy frozen in the store. Unfortunately, this does require a lot of prep work to prepare. There are tons of vegetables that go into this, most...

Nathaniel's First Birthday, written 1 week ago, This weekend I made a cake for a little boy named Nathaniel, which is near and dear to my heart, because my own son's name is Nathaniel! It is not a name I come across too terribly often, and I also thought it was neat because both boys were born in Oc...

Lavash gets dressed; Mozzarella Pizza, written 2 days ago, Short post, the Husband is cooking his success and my failure dish (scalloppini) tonight and I'm baking cookies to take to my father in law when we go to visit tomorrow. I loved the dough that made the Daring Bakers lavash recipe and made it...

Simple Pumpernickel, written 3 days ago, I've had a few people asking me for a pumpernickel cooking class. So, I decided to create a simple Pumpernickel recipe that a beginner could create. A pumpernickel is actually a rye type bread. What gives the pumpernickel it's dark color is the molasses and c...

Pineapple Bundt Cake, written 6 days ago, Before summer officially ends in my book and I let the wonderful fall season roll on threw, I had to bake something that had a summer sense to it. The heat is still already looming around in Florida (no surprise), so it really does feel like it's summer stil...

Friday Cheers!, written 1 week ago, It's almost the weekend... which is reason enough to celebrate! Why not try a refreshing Italian cocktail, the Sgroppino. Light and fresh, it's simple to make and sure to impress. 1/2 cup chilled Prosecco (Italian sparkling white wine)1 tablespoon chilled vodkafro...

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TWD: Caramel-Peanut Topped Brownie Cake, written 6 days ago, For ages, I've had my eye on this Dorie recipe because the picture in the book just looked so damned good. I very nearly chose this when it was my turn to pick back in June but the hubby overruled the choice so I'm so glad that all us TWDe...

Another Book Find..., written 3 weeks ago, I've been meaning to buy Cookies Unlimited by Nick Malgieri for quite sometime now, with most of the 3 major bookstores here in Manila going on sale the only thing that is stopping me is that I max out my credit card buying other cookbooks (so sad :o).Yeste...

Smoking Hot, written 3 days ago, Here's an interesting tidbit that caught my attention this week: the USA Today reports that while smoking cigarettes may no longer be cool, smoking cocktails is extremely hot.Apparently, "pyro-inclined mixologists on both coasts are smoking ingredients — liquo...

What Do You Do When You When You've Forgotten the Camera? Iketeru Revisited, written 1 day ago, October has turned out to be a surprisingly unhappening month for me, socially. Well, actually it's a myth that I lead a busy social life to begin with, ...I'm usually free as a Malaysian Civil Servant (o...

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