GoodBye Kitty

Another thing on my list of things to do was work at a bakery. This one fell under the category of "things I'd always wanted to do dot, dot, dot (...)." After some supervised decorating instruction, I set off to make each of my friends the birthday cake of their choice and a few wedding cakes. This Kitty Cake, made for S, definitely took the prize for most memorable presentation.

Happiness is a restaurant supply store!

I'll just say that when ever anyone asks "want to take a walk to the restaurant supply store?" JUST SAY YES. Nough said. The fruits of my labor:

Yellow cupcakes with hazelnut chocolate (Nutella) frosting.

I am totally in love with whipped cream frostings. They are delicious, smooth, not too sweet, and you can put any kind of flavoring in them that you like. Way lighter and more versatile than a butter cream. This one 3/4 cup cream, 1/4 (generous) cup Nutella, 1/4 cup sugar. Topped with toasted hazelnuts and chocolate shavings.

No corkscrew? No problem!

After a long hard day of saving family farmers and promoting local agriculture, a girl just wants to come home and have a nice glass of white white. Yes, earlytwentysomething self, I've become the lady who orders wine, over beer...frequently! Trouble is, when 90% of your life is packed in boxes, a corkscrew can be hard to come by. Luckily, V knows my need for cold white and was prepared.

Tools required: a screw, electric drill and a hammer.

O baby! Hammer meets wine, what could go wrong.

Nothing today, the gods are on our side.

Ah........