so excited to be guest posting over here. makes me feel super special to be one of a bundle of great bloggers. please check it out and all of the other guest posts. and also take a peak here at all of deb’s lovely goods.
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oh, man. it has been a tough week already. my schedule for work was changed again (3rd time!), but this time only by a half hour…and i have been having a lot of issues with my tummy…which i am convinced is because of the musical work schedule. over the weekend i whipped up some brioche (haha, yeah right…brioche cannot be whipped up…at least not for me) to make pecan-honey sticky buns for my friend brooke’s b-day. i would have made her a cake, but she was specific and requested these, and i made these banana cream tarts that i have been thinking about for ages.
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i can’t help it…i love love. i love valentine’s day and i love all the wonderful people that read this blog and comment and also those of you with mountains of knowledge and advice. so, these are for you, red velvet cupcakes with vanilla bean cream cheese, because i think valentine’s day should be somethin’ special and these are just that. a little kitschy, a little silly, and a lot of yummy goodness…just for all of you.
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i think it is safe to say that reno has nothing on las vegas as far as fine dining goes…i mean have you ever been to vegas. holy damn. that place is crazy and crazy hot too. however, in reno there are a few nice places to go and sometimes those places are in crowded (gamblin’ patrons and cocktail waitresses in crazy-thigh-high get-ups anyone?), noisy, neon-lit casinos. every so often when my mom and her boyfriend, mel, come to town we hit up one of the nicer steakhouses. i always love this…it’s fun and it’s a treat.
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i have been obsessing over making the perfect macarons since last weekend. i find myself separating eggs on a daily basis…i’ve been bitten by that sneaky macaron bug and it doesn’t look like the fever will subside anytime soon. i really have to thank aran and helen for all their advice and macaron wisdom. if i could send virtual hugs i would.
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so, i am not a huge sports fan. not a surprise if you know me, i’d way rather watch food network or a cash cab marathon. i know, tons of fun. luckily for me sean is not a football fan (of the american variety anyway, lets not bring up the world cup just yet…) so, we had a “not superbowl party, party”. we had all the obligatory snacks and brewed beverages required, but we watched scrubs and flight of the conchords instead. that is just how we roll. in the midst of all the excitement and preparation, i didn’t really take many photos, but i did snag a few of this brownie cake that i made. de-lightful. that is all you really need to know about it. i mean, come on brownie + cake + caramel + nuts? i know, not a lot else to say.
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tartlettes have been on my mind for months. literally months and months. they (for me anyhow) seemed much easier to manage than a 9-inch tart…more sturdy somehow and, of course, so cute. for whatever reason i have put off buying a set of pans. i kept telling myself that tartlette pans would be my next purchase, a christmas gift, next paycheck, the next time i spotted them they would be mine. no such luck. i meant to order them online, but always got distracted. i meant to drive all the way across town to the local williams-sonoma, but didn’t want to drive all the way to the mall just for a set of cute and tiny pans. finally, i went to a local kitchen store and bought some. finally. i have a feeling i may have paid more than i should have, but i won’t be looking into that because now i have them and i’m not about the let anything taint my image of them. i love them, they are lovely.
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