BLOG
Pinata Cake
For Mother's Day a few weeks ago, I signed up to make the dessert. I had been leaning towards something light and simple, but I ran across this recipe and thought it was amazing. However, it's a lot of sugar! I didn't think my parents would like it at all, but my whole family surprised my by saying they wanted to try it, so I decided to go for it.
Sunday Round Up
With Mother's Day this Sunday, I felt like the whole week I was being bombarded with messages about gifts. Good thing I've been on point lately about getting my gifts ahead of time. It never ceases to amaze me how some people wait until the last day though. I was at the mall on Thursday night and a guy walked in to a store and asked the attendant next to me what he could buy that was small and light for his mom since he'd have to ship it Friday morning, overnight, across the country. These types of holidays can't really sneak up on people, they're pretty much the same day every year. You know, you only had 364 days since the last one to find a gift......
Sunday Round Up
This was a full week! I've been getting better at remembering to save any interesting articles in my blog as I go through the week, so I have lots to share this Sunday. I've also been getting really into Pinterest, so there are just more opportunities to find interesting articles as my feed is customized for me. So let's jump right in!
Red velvet white chocolate cheesecake
And now for my mom's dessert on her birthday. Like I'd mentioned, for my mom's birthday a few weeks ago, I made spinach and cheese stuffed shells for lunch, and a red velvet white chocolate cheesecake for dessert. I barely finished both before the Seahawks started against the Packers (it was a great birthday). Not only did the pasta turn out great, but this dessert was absolutely delicious. Even though there's a lot of steps and it looks like it may be a bit complicated, it really wasn't. Granted, I somehow managed to forget about the white chocolate chips in the microwave and ended up burning the first batch, but overall it was pretty great! This original recipe is also from Culinary Couture Blog, although I may have edited a few of the quantities to my liking and simplicity of ingredients.
Orange rolls
One of my favorite desserts is an orange bread roll. While this roll is absolutely delicious and can really be eaten at any time of the day, it's pretty time-consuming to make. However, I'd been craving it for a few months, so I decided to set aside a Saturday afternoon for it. Quick note, I don't regret it!
Cake!
As some people may know, my birthday was this month, on July 9th. Lucky for me, my parents bought me a KitchenAid mixer (YAY, trying to contain the excitement).