From the monthly archives: April 2009

Attention: Baking Gals

On April 29, 2009 · 1 Comment · In operation baking gals

Round 8 is onnnn!

Your mission (please accept it!): Brighten the day of a soldier serving overseas. Our soldier for Round 8, Christian, is serving our country with the U.S. Army in Iraq. And you have the ability to bring Christian some “cheer,” and to many of his fellow soldiers as well.

How? Well, [...]

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DIY Passport Photos

On April 29, 2009 · 12 Comments · In san francisco, seattle, travel

Our trip to Seattle and San Francisco is fast approaching!

When we are in Seattle, we want to take a day trip up to Victoria, British Columbia. Starting June 1, you have to have a U.S. Passport or Passport Card to get into Canada. Since we also live fairly close to Canada, it’s a good [...]

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Strawberry Cake

On April 28, 2009 · 3 Comments · In recipes - dessert

When I was coming up with concepts/options for the baby carriage cake, I remembered that I had seen this delicious-looking strawberry cake on Good Things Catered. I offered it up as a choice for Nicole, and she chose it! We decided to put a thin layer of vanilla buttercream in the middle, along [...]

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Baby Carriage Cake

On April 26, 2009 · 5 Comments · In babies, cake decorating

A few weeks ago, Nicole e-mailed me to ask if I’d be interested in making a cake for her upcoming baby shower. Her mom (the shower host), was looking to have a variety of decadent cakes, but Nicole also wanted her to include something baby-themed.

After doing some browsing online, I sent her a [...]

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Bread Machine Pizza Dough

On April 26, 2009 · 3 Comments · In recipes - bread, recipes - pizza

Today is NFL Draft Day. If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know that football is a big deal in this household. For as long as Michael and I have been together, we’ve always made a bit of a fuss over draft day. Mostly just with football food, and um, football beer. [...]

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