Tiny fragments of pep...

Snapshots with my beloved T3 from the past few months..

What more to start off the day than with green tea and honey? mmm..

Grilled Chicken & Spinach sandwich with balsamic vinaigrette on Sunflower bread.

Carrot sandwich Cookies with a smooth cream cheese filling.

Chocolate chip & bluberry Granola bars.

Rich in Fragrance Thyme / Rosemary loaf.

Flamin' hot chicken tenders (using Cheeto's flamin' hot cheesedoodles).

Northern Star Cupcakes

Parsnip & Carrot chips.

"Be my valentine" Red Velvet buttermilk Pancakes..

Turkey, lettuce, tomato & pesto sauce in between two slices Thyme / Rosemary sandwich bread.

Tapioca pudding

Valentine Cupcake #1

Straight from the oven Thyme / Rosemary loaf.

Tri-taco Salad #1

Tri-taco Salad #2

Rainbow Sherbert (Made by Addison, Age 9)

Thai noodle soup

Valentine Cupcake #2

Chicken Sandwich - Take 2 - Cut in half

Roasted Beet & Apple Salad

Valentine Cupcake #3

Pumpkin spice scones

While pumpkin alone is nice..what's even better than to pair it with a few chocolate chips!?..

These treats can either be shaped by hand or by using some festive cookie cutters! I found a cute 4" x 4" square cut out, with ridges all around. They keep excellent form in midst of baking and puffin up :) I found that some like to burn (esp. on the outsides of the baking sheet) So watch your timing with a hawks eye and check 2 minutes before with a light touch.



My baking addiction

Linked above is where I got this delish recipe. They are a great morning treat to take on the early morning commute in this fresh, chill October weather :)
The only 'tweak' I pulled in this one was using brown sugar AND granulated sugar for the 6 tbsp (so 3 and 3)..

Serve with a nice glaze warm out of the oven.
ENJOY!

Choc. Chip Whoopie Cake!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. -Mouth Drools-
This cake was for my Sweetie Pie, Peter. We celebrated his 28th Birthday :). It was very last minute, as I wanted to surprise him. So on my way home from work I stopped by Barnes and Noble and picked up a cute little book as seen below.

So if you want to be different, just prepare your desired Whoopie recipe and split your batter in 1/2 for a top and bottom. I chose the Chocolate Chip whoopie and made my own Italian Style Buttercream (Vanilla) with a Mix or Chocolate Ganache inside.

When filling your cakes (or other pastries) I just cannot get enough of the switching up factor with your piping bag. Of one or more different fillings. The contrast of your fillings is very appealing when cutting the cake! Also instead of just doppling on, piping creates a more 'evenness' to your cake. With the same amount of applied pressure , of course. Deeeelish!

When my giant whoopie was created. I wanted to be a great girlfriend and have his name on the cake somehow. Creating is my thing, and so is Chocolate! So my friendly little lightbulb dinged in my head. I love that little guy :). Just happens to light up at the best of times, he he. Why not take some 'already' tempered chocolate..pipe it on some Acetane paper and stick a tooth pick in while it sets!?..classy and clean.. <3 It was rather hot in my tiny Brooklyn kitchen, so I stuck the piped out creations in the freezer for a few. :)

The end result?!..He had a snack for every day of the week. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

Until next time!

xo.