The Art Of Baking

For people that are avid followers and viewers of my blog you probably know all about the parcel of goodies I received just recently. For ones that have no idea what I'm talking about or are brand new followers, I'll tell you now that I won a giveaway package from Namaste foods . What is Namaste foods you ask? Well its a company set in Idaho, U.S that creates products for people that have common food allergies.Namaste is a company that you can trust to create safe food for everyone to enjoy.  Even for someone doesn't have food allergies can easily see what its like for themselves and I'm one of them.If you want even more information about Namaste then be sure to visit their site by clicking on the highlighted words above. Namaste really tries to cover the board of all the common food products that many have allergies to.From research, I found all of Namaste products are gluten free along with being free of wheat,soy,corn,potato,dairy, casein,peanuts and tr...

With Envy Studios: It's Time for a Giveaway! : I wanted to give everyone a big heads up that there is an awesome Halloween giveaway on right now at With Envy Studios.One person will win 37 pages of cool Halloween printables and my favorite of the package is the cupcake toppers. They have something for everyone.So go on and check it out!Open till September 25th,2011

  I made this delicious carrot cake for my mom's 53rd birthday party. I made a cream cheese frosting and topped it with sliced almonds and sprinkled the middle with chocolate shavings. The almonds I used were from a package and I made up my own chocolate shavings by using a vegetable peeler on a Hershey chocolate bar. For short shaving I kept the bar cold and for larger curler strands I made it room temp.It was lots of fun to create this cake and this is now the second time I've used this recipe. It's not difficult at all to make and definitely recommend it for cake beginners.I am still in the stage of beginners in cakes, so good luck everyone in their cake adventures!

I just recently received some giveaway wins. I won two creative origami photo frames made by Debby Dyja at HandmadeBy Deb . They are super adorable and I love the patterns on them. If your asking yourself why I didn't put any photos in the lovely frames its because I don't have any picture just yet that fit.I'll have to look through some older photos or take some new ones.Anyways, thank you so much for the gift Debby! I also entered and won a big giveaway at Theresa's blog called coffee bean kisses . I was sent a large parcel filled with goodies from Namaste, which is a company that makes food products for common allergies.If you like to know more information about the products and how there made, please check out Namaste website .I also like to say thank you to Theresa for the great giveaway and waiting for my return e-mail. I'm really excited I won this package because they gave me all baking mixes, which fits perfectly for this blog and their a pr...

Hello! I am Krysta, a long time friend to our awesome Dini! And for today (or this moment) I will be your  Guest host! You know... I always thought my first guest blog post for Dini, would have some more obnoxious little dancing cupcakes. Perhaps causing some mischief. Nope, instead, you all get a taste of how nerdy some of her beloved friends are.  I already announced my boo boo on my blog , but I hadn't really made a comic for it. Until Now! I think this may help get out of my drawing slump that I've had for.... ugh , months! And when Dini first told me about it, I suddenly felt an urge to draw. I think I may be a bit rusty, but it's good to jump on the saddle.... And maybe someday soon, Dini will be a guest to my blog. And before I go....I added a special... Feature to this photo I took of my T.V screen. Don't they look like carrots!? I mean really.... When I first saw those guns, I suddenly wanted to eat some chopped up carrots..... And tasty dip..... Mmmm.......

Janimies world: Autumn Trees GiveAway : I wanted to let everyone know that there is a great giveaway at Janimies world for two people to win her beautiful, whimsical tree necklaces like this one shown above. Her giveaway is open worldwide and closes on October 8th. Also if your someone like me that doesn't know how to read her language be sure to scroll down for the English information.So you better check it out and click the link!These necklaces are beauitful and unique.Tootles!

I officially made my first fruit cobbler using fresh ripe peaches, Yum.I highly recommend using fresh fruit for this cobbler because fresh is so much more flavorful and you have more control over sweetness rather then can.I also recommend to always check the amount of sugar for fillings in recipes, especially if you change the amount of fruit. For this reason is many people have different preference in sweetness and you don't want to ruin a perfectly good cobbler with to much sugar.I actually thought I ruined this cobbler at first by making that same mistake,I don't recommend it .It did come out pretty sweet when hot or warm, but thankfully the next day the sugar absorbed it self into the topping and became mild.Don't worry about the recipe below though because I made the necessary adjustments to the measurements to keep it balanced. The buttermilk cobbler topping was perfectly scrumptious.It was soft, fluffy, crumbly and absorbed the filling flavor so well.The to...

 These are the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I have ever made and I can't even take credit for the recipe because these were created by the wonderful Chef Micheal Smith. He is my top favorite chef from food network Canada and has several shows including my favorites, chef at home and chef aboard. He has never failed me in the recipe department and so far on this blog I've reviewed his cheese & chive crackers, monkey bread and now his delicious cookies.It wont be the last recipe to get a review. The cookies were super simple to whip up and include ingredients that almost anyone has in their pantry and cupboards.The recipe is also one you can memorize very easily since the directions are so direct and the measurements are very simple.I cant see anyone having a fail attempt at making these delicious cookies. Now thinking back to the cookies I wish I made them a little bit bigger in size because they were so good and you can't just eat one either. On...

Rich, melt in your mouth chocolate blackberry bundt cake with a thin coat of smooth chocolate glaze.That sounds delightfully delicious doesn't it and you can easily make it yourself.This is a simple dark chocolate cake that's incredibly moist.This cake is best eaten cold and set overnight to absorb the strong blackberry flavor into the chocolate.If your someone that doesn't like seeds in baking you can easily replace the blackberries with a different berry or even add a berry jelly. The fruit is the key to the moisture of this cake and almost comes out as a fudgy texture.This is now added to my favorite chocolate cake recipe list and would recommend it to friends and family to bake and eat. I can see this recipe pairing very well with different toppings, for example whip cream,caramel syrup, or  a chocolate frosting.I am excited to use this recipe again and try out more of my ideas. Chocolate Blackberry Bundt Cake (Adapted from Christine Cushing, Chocolate B...