Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you all have a fabulous turkey day filled with whatever traditions make it yours!

Happy cooking, happier baking, happiest eating!

Exciting News!

Yep, that's right my amazing husband and I are moving to Texas! You know a few months ago when I was talking about looking for a real job? Well what I mean is, I will finally be done with "training" to be a doctor on June 30th 2012, woohoo! So what lies after residency? A real job, with real hours-well real doctor hours which is a whole lot better than the crazy person hours I am working right now, and the best part...a real life! I am so thrilled to be almost done, and finally after an 8+ year journey, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! So where are we off to you ask? San Antonio! I am looking so forward to our new venture and although we will be leaving family (which was the HARDEST part in this whole decision) and friends behind, I just know that we will meet many new friends in our future and have LOTS of family and friends in for visits!

Blue



A week or so ago, I had a request for some baby shower cookie favors. Generally when I do a party theme, I am usually asked to do something that matches the invitation or decorations etc. This time I was actually asked to do a cookie I had done almost 2 years ago! I thought, hmmm...how am I going to do that cookie similar to the original, because that was obviously what the client wanted, but different enough to make it look like it is not truly the same cookie. So here is what I came up with. Hard to tell, but I put little pacifiers on instead of a mouth :)

The Classic: Apple Pie {Tutorial}

Yeah, yeah...I hear ya, it has been quite some time since I last shared a recipe much less a tutorial! Well, never fear, you have got one here. I have been on a quest to find the perfect apple pie since, oh I don't know, the year I met my husband! He is a big time apple pie fan and his mom makes a stellar one that he always starts to crave right around the beginning of fall (yes people we do get fall here in Los Angeles). So me being the baker wife, I am always trying to reinvent the wheel, you know how it is! So I get these extravagant recipes and tweak them all sorts of ways to make a gourmet apple pie when you know what...he just wants a classic apple pie! Come on Linzy, just keep it simple and make a classic! I use third person purely for effect, lol! So anyway, my quest is a pretty slow one because I bake one every fall, but then we get our craving filled, I get frustrated because it wasn't what I envisioned and then I'm over it til the next year. So it is a slow quest for the perfect apple pie!

Happy Halloween!

Hope you all had a safe & happy Halloween filled with lots of sugar! 

Here is a drive-by of all of the Halloween treats I squeezed in!

Happy baking...happier eating!

spider web lolli

Franki-lolli

Mr. Bat lolli

Mummy lolli

Jack lolli

family-o-jacks

chocolate cupcakes with buttercream ghosts...booooooo!

creepy spiders on cupcakes (bad picture!)

Happy Birthday Taiwan!

You're wondering how I know this right...but then you remember that I told you this whole baking bit has made me a smarter gal (who needed med. school?) And then you conclude that I probably learned this factoid from doing an order, and let's just say, you would be right! So 'double ten' is the day Taiwan becomes one year older, and that's pretty cool!
A lady ordered these from me to share at a party she's throwing to celebrate the beginning of her country. She gave me two flag pics so I went from there...Happy Birthday Taiwan!

 Happy Baking...Happier Eating!

Final Catch-up!

I am so proud of myself, 4 posts this week and yet it is only Monday! This is big for me ;) Sadly, I wouldn't count on this being the norm; however, I am going to try my best to be more on top of it than I have been the last few months! Okay, so remember these guys...

Superhero Monday!

A quick post to you from me about Superheros...a very recognizable word to all comers, wouldn't you say? Well when my hubbs picked out this shirt for my godson we both immediately looked at each other and said "superhero cookies!" Since my godson tells people that his "godmother in California makes really good cookies" I could definitely not disappoint! So I made a small batch, just four (since he turned 4), just for him to enjoy! Apparently they made his day...love you my godson! Happy baking, happier eating!

the inspiration...

Crabby

Yep, that about sums up how I feel today...CRABBY! I decided to go ahead and act as though I was still 18 and play 2 hours of beach volleyball yesterday at my work retreat. Well guess what...I am definitely not 18 and I am feeling every part of that today! What was I thinking...I was diving and blocking like I hadn't missed a beat since high school, but again I emphasize...I have missed plenty of beats and was so not in good enough shape to be 'goin all out' like that! So since I am feeling a bit crabby, I figure what better time to post some recent crab cookies I did for a 1st birthday!
I love when people show me the party theme or the invitation or whatever inspiration they have for the party because it really helps me fine tune my design. I was given the link for this little guys birthday party theme and therefore I was able to make the crab cookies look just like the rest of the party stuff! I think this little guy is so cute and as my hunny says, "he looks punch drunk" and I agree!

 

Happy baking, happier eating!

Dainty

These dainty little cookies were made for a wonderful friend's grandmother who apparently really enjoys my cookies. This is yet another huge part of why I love this whole baking thing...so satisfying have people love what you make them! I was going for simple beauty and wanted to keep the color theme simple (coral & black, I almost did ivory & black but changed my mind at the last minute!) So this is what I came up with...happy baking, happier eating!