Turkey in a Cup-cakes - Thanksgiving Desserts

There are so many ways to cook turkey.

Roasted, barbecued, fried and now microwaved!

With a little help from my friends at Miss Jones Baking Company, 

you can have turkey cupcakes in a cup in under a minute.

All you need are cakes in a cup, candy eyes, 

a colorful candy for the nose (I cut my favorite Sour Punch into triangles), 

a few feathers and your favorite frosting.

Cook the cakes according to package instructions by adding water and microwaving,
then frost and assemble your turkey.
Soon you can have a glorious gobbler in many different flavors.
Chocolate and Vanilla...

Vanilla and Salted Caramel

or Confetti and Chocolate.

I know you can't "weight" to get baking!

Printable feathers here

Thank you to Miss Jones Baking Company for providing their amazing products for this post and the giveaway.

Fresh Herb Easter Eggs

I can't believe Easter is almost a week away...

I better hop to it!

Bunnies and Eggs are a must and 

 I'm keeping them fresh and simple with a strategic touch of herbs...

Snips of sage for the ears...

and clipping of chives for the whiskers...

You'd be hard pressed boiled to find an easier dish to serve at brunch!

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Star Spangled and Scrambled Banners - Independence Day Breakfast

Yesterday I posted sweet Flag Holes for 4th of July Breakfast, 

but what about some grub for the more savory characters?
Bacon, Eggs and Flags,
a star spangled (and scrambled) morning!

Fry up some bacon stripes and scramble eggs..

to be cut into the perfect stars...

I think this is the breakfast of champions!

4th of July Breakfast

Looking for a fun way to kick off the 4th of July?

Get the day started with fun

Flag Holes...
I made them last year and the requests for an encore are already rolling in!

No one can resist donut holes…

why not make "Flag Holes"?

You just need powdered donut holes and colored sugar 

(both available at your grocery store)

Heat the donut holes for about 10 seconds in the microwave

(I did them 2 at a time)

then dunk in colored sugar.

swirl around until coated...

and remove with a skewer...

line them up...

and keep 

an Eye on the Grand Old Flag,

because they will be gone in seconds!

Happy 4th of July

Wonton 101

We love to go to San Francisco's Chinatown.

Full of color, good food, treasures, culture 

and if you ask my son, most importantly, you can buy fireworks.

We all have our favorite things to eat and recently we started talking about Wonton Soup. 

My family was shocked to learn that I used to make it all the time in high school.  

My friend's mom was infamous for her soup. 

She would whip up huge batches for her family, for parties or whenever anyone asked. 

If you were at their house, Mrs. Fong enlisted you help her fold the wontons.

Although I am no expert by any means, 

these were the tricks that Jetty taught us...

Position your wonton skin on the diagonal and place about a teaspoon of filling in the center.

Have a small bowl of water on hand...

with a clean finger, lightly wet the edges...

fold up and seal the sides...

then dab water on the bottom 2 corners...

and fold in so the tips meet and press ends together so they adhere...

Ta-da...

I am sharing my Wonton Soup Recipe and lots of other fun for Chinese New Year on 

The La Crema Winery Blog, 

Join me there and Gong Hey Fat Choy!

Country Club Sweet Tea Bar

I created my Sweet'N Low Sweet Tea Bar as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SweetNLowStars

Iced Tea always reminds me of being a kid and

going with my best friend to her Country Club.

Everything there was perfect, pretty and oh so preppy.

We spent long days playing tennis and swimming, 

eating and drinking to our hearts content.

Sweet Tea also makes me think of living in the South.

It is the perfect drink for the hot, humid weather and amazing food.

I put my two memories together during this Indian Summer 

and created a Sweet Tea Bar!

Easy to make and even more fun to drink.

The secret ingredients are Sweet'N Low and just a touch of baking soda...

Poured into tulip glasses with golf and tennis ball stir sticks, 

and topped with fun, fresh fruit...

 you'll be transported right back to The Club!

How does it look with my

"tennis" bracelet?

The Club Sweet Tea

8 cups water

6 tea bags

1/8th tsp baking soda

10 packets of Sweet'N Low

Boil water then pour into a heat proof pitcher.  Add baking soda and tea bags.  Steep tea for about 5 minutes. Once cooled, add to serving container, stir in Sweet'N Low, top with ice and enjoy!

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Last minute Father's Day idea

One of my favorite posts from my "archives"...

Homemade Secret Sauce
with hamburger yo-yos...

Displayed
COLD off the Grill
(full of ice)
and

ready for Father's Day

Because it is a secret, I am only telling you...

the recipe for the 

 Father's Day Secret Sauce 

can be found here.

Make it as a gift or serve it up for Dad, 

you will not be sorry!