The Adventures of a Frustrated Baker

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!  I know we did!  As part of our family gift-giving, I always make a little package of goodies for family and friends. This year, with the moving and work and everything going on I decided to go ultra easy and quick.  I made these secret turtle candies that I learned from my mother-in-law (sorry guys she won't let me tell you all the recipe) and candied almonds!  Those I can share with you cause I found them all on my own! They are super duper easy!  It does take an hour and 15 minutes or so total to make, but most of that can be spend hanging out with the family or relaxing and recuperating from all the holiday festivities.  They are super tasty and very addictive and would probably make great snacks for a New Year's Eve party or a great gift to the host of a party you may be attending.  My main tip would be to buy the almonds at a bulk store or out of the bulk bins if your grocery...

So in honor of Easter, I made some cupcakes last week.  These weren't just any kind of cupcakes mind you, no they were cupcakes decorated to look like sheep!  They were adorable and yummy and actually quite easy.  A little time consuming, but if you have a few trusted responsible young little helpers at home you could probably get all the marshmallows cup pretty quick!  I got the recipe for the cupcakes and the decoration idea from Martha Stewart's Cupcake cookbook, which I suggest all of you cupcakes lovers out there should really buy.  I love it and there are so many fun and yummy ideas.  In fact someday, when I am all grown up, lol and once again have a kitchen of my own to trash, I want to bake my way through the whole cookbook.  Sigh, how I cannot wait for those days...anyway here is your recipe! Our ingredients.. After adding all the eggs...it looks like this! Look at them all!!!! Vanilla Buttermilk Cupcakes From Martha Stewart's Cupca...