Giant Daiquiri Glass

Happy 21st Birthday Katie!

Katie got a giant daiquiri glass filled with birthday necessities; a flashing birthday star necklace, a flashing pin if she cannot wear the necklace to the hospital tomorrow, and a pink, cliché, flashing shot glass! Also included are some of her favorite candies!

More Bachelorette Cookies

red and black lingerie cookies for Lauren's bachelorette party in Dallas! Have fun girls!

Wrapped and ready to go to Dallas!

Your Turn! Cookies 'n Cream Pudding

I am going to try something new. I will find a recipe to make for dessert (be that from a magazine, website, cookbook, or blog) and show you how to make it and give you a rating on it from my panel. Who will be my panel, you ask?

Well, to answer that you need some back ground! Michael and I moved into our new house June of 2009. Guess who moved in next door 3 months later!? Not one, but TWO Aggies! Justin & Katie (c/o '09)! Well, we immediately became friends and started doing weekly dinners. One week they make dinner and I make the dessert and the next week vice versa! We now have been doing this for over a year! In March we added a new couple to our weekly dinner, Ashley and Cory.

There ya go! Every 3 weeks, when it's my turn to make dessert, I will put on my blog a new recipe, directions, hopefully a few pictures and the overall rating from my panel of 5 judges!

So, here's to a first of many! Recipe Source

Cookies n' Cream Pudding

8 Oreo Cookies

2 cups of milk

1 pkg (4 servings) Jell-O Vanilla (I used chocolate) flavor pudding and pie filling

3/4 cup cool whip (I used light)

1. In a medium bowl mix together the milk and jell-o packet until thick (approx 2 minutes)

2. stir in 8 crushed oreos (I did this quickly with a zip lock bag and a rolling pin)

3. stir in 1/2 cup of cool whip, the rest can be used later

4. spoon into 4 dessert bowls (I had enough for 6)

5. Garnish with cool whip or oreo. (I used cool whip with some chocolate sprinkles, in a homemade chocolate bowl).

Panel Score: 4 out of 5 stars!

Baker Notes: Very, quick and easy to make. Maybe 10 minutes - total! Quick clean up!

Happy Baking!

Bachelorette Cookies

purple and black lingerie cookies for Katie's bachelorette party!

(The colors are a little off, they are actually purple!)

Bagged, and ready to go!

Damask Cookies

I was looking at my decorative pillow on my bed the other day and decided I wanted to try and put that design on cookies. I think it turned out really well!

The 12 cookies create a giant image; if you look carefully you can see it, but the gaps between cookies makes it a little difficult.

A closer view

Individually bagged and ready to go! (please ignore my fall decor)

Texas Army National Guard Cookies

Saturday afternoon I received an email from a woman requesting a dozen cookies to give to her husband this Wednesday when she picks him up from the airport. Her husband is in the Texas Army National Guard and has a 4-day pass to spend time with his family before an 11 month deployment to Afghanistan this Saturday.

Thank you for your service Joshua!!

A special thanks to Joshua and all the men and women for helping to protect our lives and freedom!

Ladybug Themed Cupcakes

I made some cupcakes for a friend, Sherry, who is hosting a baby shower to welcome baby Addison!

Half are chocolate and the other half are vanilla!

Cookies for Barktoberfest

* 2010, 8th Annual Barktoberfest *

Saturday, September 18th 9:30a- 2 pm at Old Settlers Park

Saturday morning I will be volunteering at Barktoberfest bright and early to help set up for the day's activities. I also baked lots of cookies and pooch treats to sell for the bake sale.

This is a wonderful event to help raise money and to help to save innocent pet lives and to find orphans a forever home!

What can you expect? Fun, games, food, cake walks, moonwalks, face painting, arts & crafts, a 3k walk and a dog costume contest!

Come out! Bring your dog! Support the SPCA!!

9/21/10 Update: Special thanks to everyone who came out! We earned $9,000!!

Homemade Oreos

I tried making a recipe I found online, homemade oreos! They are a little bigger and have less preservatives, but still do not come close to tasting like an actual oreo. They are, however, delicious and quite addictive! I have no self control when it comes to eating oreos, so I try not to have them in our house at all. One oreo just is not enough! But, if I am going to over indulge, these are better for me, right?! =D

First Fondant Attempt

This is a Woldorf Astoria cake covered with pink, homemade fondant.

1st Birthday Cookies

Homemade sugar cookies to celebrate Coop, Jack, & Kate's first birthday!

German Chocolate Cake

German chocolate cake with the filling in between the layers and on top as well.

Chocolate, Ganache filled Cake

vanilla cake with chocolate frosting with ganache topping and filling! topped it with 6 milk chocolate covered strawberries!

Happy Birthday Michael!

I had a few technical difficulties, the strawberry fell off the side! =( It still looks yummy!

Sunflower & Mum Cupcakes

Sunflower and Mum Cupcakes

A little closer in to see the little ladybugs!

The Chrysanthemums! Now, I do not have a closer image because apparently I was in video mode when I thought I was taking a picture. So, I do have a video of these cupcakes up close. Not helpful! ugh!

Now they are ready for delivery and enjoyment!

Birthday Cake Gift Box

Vanilla birthday cake in the shape of a gift box. I tend to get picture happy and take pictures of the un-finished products. I took this picture before I added the string to "hold" the tag on, so please just imagine a curly white string that appears to be tying the tag to the bow!

Honey, what's for dessert?!

Hamburger and Fries!

(mwahaha - a cupcake and sugar cookie spears!)

234 Years of Independence!

4th of July Cookies!

John Adams wrote that the 4th of July " ... ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other ..."

Anniversary Cake

Happy 25th Anniversary Dennis & Mary!

Thank you Ashley for your business!

Golf Themed Cake

A golf themed birthday cake for Clay! It might have been a tad easier had I been to a golf course before; I do not think Putt-Putt really counts!

Chocolate Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday Katie!

Flowered Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday Brooke!

Edible Arrangement & Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Happy Mother's Day to all moms!!

You are all, very appreciated!