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Chocolate or Bacon that is the question….

February 27, 2012 by Peabody · 17 Comments

First off I want to give a big thank you to those who donated so far to this week’s unexciting but needed telethon (don’t worry I am stopping any and all bugging on Saturday and won’t ask for a year). :) I know a lot of you don’t believe me but I truly mean it when I say that I appreciate any amount you give. The dollar donations are just as meaningful as any larger amount. There are more than enough times in my life where a dollar was a precious thing and I get it…especially the single moms/dads and starving students out there. As well as anyone who has been hit hard with the economy. We were having a discussion on my FB page the other day about if you had to be allergic to either chocolate or bacon which and therefore could never have it again, which would you chose? BTW- if you are not a fan of the FB page you are missing out on life shattering discussions such as these. :P Most people said they couldn’t give up chocolate. I couldn’t give up bacon. Milk chocolate is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General · Tagged With: Bacon, chocolate, Cupcake, Salted Caramel, toffee

Interrogation week…

January 14, 2012 by Peabody · 22 Comments

Chocolate Banana Mini Cupcakes with Fudgy Salted Caramel Frosting

I must have missed the memo that said it was email Peabody questions week. Holy cow. I am used to getting quite a bit of email but this week must have been REALLY slow at people’s work. None of them really hate mail either (so refreshing :P ) but some definitely quirky ones. So let’s answer a few shall we: We will start with my favorite question which won’t be addressed but was too interesting not to post: “I was just wondering if you were getting laid yet? If not, my brother’s roommate is a super nice guy with a good job. He loves the food I make for them from your website and says he finds you attractive. We live in the Seattle area. If you are interested, I can give you his info”. Wow. That is all. “What is your biggest pet peeve?” Well that’s kind of hard to say as it really changes daily depending on my mood. But since it’s the beginning of the year I have to say all the low carb people. I realize you lose weight doing it. I watch many a friend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: caramel, chocolate, cupcakes, fruit · Tagged With: Banana, chocolate, Cupcake, Salted Caramel

In cars with strangers….

June 26, 2011 by Peabody · 12 Comments

I am sad to report that though I will be going on living in the Seattle area for almost 7 years I have not been to a lot of places around here. People are often in shock when they mention a place and I have #1 never heard of it, and therefore #2 never been. This happened just the other day. While at a friend’s party I made a couple new acquaintances and they were in awe that I had never been to a local beach that is super popular around here. The next thing you know they are trying to convince me to go with them to the beach. They weren’t offering me candy so I figured they were probably safe. :) But I told them no as my dog was more than wanting her dinner as it was past due and probably wanted to go out as well. They reluctantly said okay only to start texting me shortly after I got home that I should come out, come out, come out! So I asked if I could bring the dog since I had been gone most of the day and they agreed. As luck would have it we arrived at the beach just in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baked goods, cupcakes, vanilla · Tagged With: cake, Cupcake, Vanilla Bean

Vacation, all I ever wanted…

April 24, 2011 by Peabody · 20 Comments

The first year we moved to Washington State I just would be in the car looking up at the lush green trees and I just kept waiting for someone to tell me that my vacation was over and that it was time to go back to Phoenix. While some may complain about the rain, I usually embrace it (though now that I am growing a home farm this summer, I am hoping for a little more sun than what I usually do). Without the rain, we wouldn’t be the Emerald city. We would be the brown sky, brown ground that I moved away from. Since we do get so much rain, it’s almost a celebration each time the sun comes out. I often tell people who complain that if they sun was out all the time around here, number one; no one would get anything done. And number two; it wouldn’t be nearly as special as everyone treats it around here. To me the sun is just the sun but to others it seems like a beacon of hope some days. Friday and Saturday were like that. I missed out on Friday as I was playing a little playoff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cupcakes, fruit · Tagged With: buttercream, Cupcake, Strawberry, vacation