I know you’ve seen it on other blogs, but how many of you are really satisfied to just watch everyone else make this cake? Probably about the same number of people at my housewarming party who believed me when I told them it was a white cake with white icing. If you know me, you [...]
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Can you handle it Raw?
February 23rd, 2011 
The Empress This weekend I had the opportunity to try raw milk for the first time. I went with a few friends out to a farm where you can board your cow(s). (Raw milk, if you don’t know, is unpasteurized milk. It’s something that has people harshly divided. I encourage you to do some serious research before you [...]
Tomato Soup Cupcakes
February 17th, 2011 The Empress For my birthday I got this amazing baking bookOne of the things we noticed immediately was a certain recipe just lurking in there amongst the others: Tomato Soup Cupcakes. You just had to know I’d take that as a challenge. Especially when I saw this at the bottom of the page: Oh, yes, it was [...]
On Rough Days
February 4th, 2011 The Empress Some days you just need a pick me up. I love stemware. I love the fussiness, the delicacy, and how impractical it is. I also think it’s a sham that such frivolous things be reserved for alcoholic beverages. I don’t care what’s in the glass. I just feel better when I drink out of a [...]
The Daily Debate
February 3rd, 2011 The Empress I think we are all familiar with that horrible moment during the day when you stand in front of the refrigerator and your mind goes completely blank. Maybe it only happens to you once a week, maybe once a day, or maybe – if you’re really unlucky – it happens at every meal. There’s gotta be [...]
In Pictures: This Christmas
January 30th, 2011 The Empress 
Posted in food 
Tags: Christmas, christmas tree cake, dogs, ornament cake, pictures, pictures of food, red velvet cheesecake 
Comments OffBreakfast Blast
January 28th, 2011 The Empress Let’s talk about this bread. I used to work at Great Harvest Bakery when I was in high school. I have so many memories of afternoons spent at the bread store. Fun fact? That’s where I met my prom date. Anyway, I’ve never had a bad kind of bread from Great Harvest. I’m not necessarily [...]
Posted in food Tags: breakfast, breakfast blast, french toast, great harvest bread, ricotta Comments OffSnow Day Delights
January 27th, 2011 The Empress I have some words that will change your life completely: Hot Pomegranate Apple Cider with Cinnamon. It’s a simple treat, really. Get out a pot, pour in cider, add some pomegranate juice, and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Heat it up and enjoy. I’m not even kidding a little when I tell you this drink may [...]
Posted in food Tags: apple, cider, grilled cheese, pepperoni, pomegranate, ricotta, soup 1 Comment »Coming this Month: January 2011
January 3rd, 2011 The Empress I’m excited for a brand new year of blogging! I can’t wait to show off some of the things I’ve been cooking up. Here are some of the posts you can look forward to this month: Food – Delightful Christmas treats (that may result in a sugar coma) – Soups, soups, and more soups (does that word look [...]
Posted in decorating, food, gardening, parties, recipes Tags: January 2011, Look forward to these posts Comments OffThe Cookie Cake Fiasco
November 6th, 2010 The Empress I mentioned recently that there was an incident requiring its own blog post. This is that post. Prince Regent wanted one thing for his birthday treat – a cookie cake. I thought for sure that this was something I could handle – after all, chocolate chip cookies are the most basic things to make on [...]
