I said I was not going to make smoothies because of the cold weather.I lied.These ripe Hachiya persimmons were calling out to me asking me to use them in another fun way. Blend me! Puree me! Sqeeze me! ---Yes, my fruit calls out to me. :-)I am very low on my persimmons and I have to use them before I leave on vacation. Well, I might freeze the freeze the rest for a special occasion.Fun … [Read more...]
Spicy Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Fig Preserves and Spiced Buttercream Frosting
What a great weekend! We had GREAT sunshine and weather thanks to God! On Friday night we went to an MSU fundraiser that featured the 5 accapella groups at MSU. They were all pretty cool, especially when one of the groups sang Nothin' on You by B.o.B.Saturday turned out to be a perfect day starting with an hour of zumba with my favorite teachers. We headed out with 5 friends to the Cider Mill at … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Donut Cake with Walnuts
Thank you everyone for shopping and for visiting my blog over the past few days. As things get a little more sane over here, I slowly get back to baking, cooking, and LEARNING my aria for a competition NEXT Saturday. Yikes! Actually, after I finish cooking for 34 people for tomorrow's LAST 3 hour rehearsal before Ryan's recital on Sunday, THEN I will be able to focus on the next few things of … [Read more...]
