Baking Bread and Cinnamon Rolls

Today the aromas that came from the kitchen 

were unbelievable. Unbelievably good.

Making bread is so easy...it just takes about 4 hours

before you can put some butter on it and devour.

The ingredients are probably already in your kitchen.

Milk, egg, butter, flour, salt and yeast.

Then more flour, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. 

(I ended up making cinnamon rolls.)

Patience is required as they rise and the dough

fills out so that it melts in your mouth like cotton candy.

Full of goodness that you roll around your mouth

and then swallow. Bliss.

Who cares what the weather is outside

when all of this excitement is happening inside?

Recipe here.

I didn't make the Cream Cheese Glaze they were

heavenly without it.  

Original ACEO's Here Dictionaryreader

Sweet little creations have been flowing

as of late from my creative space and heart.

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Vera took a napkin and folded it into a chef's hat!

She is clever and fun.

Little Vera is a fine baker (whereas I am a better taster

than a baker at times) rolling out some dough

cutting out some round cookies when she noticed

she had a rather pumpkin face in front of her.

Her kitchen wall is painted with chalk paint

so she can write down the recipes as she creates them.

(I rather want a gray wall myself to doodle on.)

And her banner, well every day should be a fun day...

and it is if you are doing what you love!

My shop here.

How many times have you started a project to have

it take a turn in midstream...and the turn being for the better?

That seems to be me. Not sure that everyone

will think it is better but I do.

My son has had his third chemotherapy treatment and 

is halfway through them. Yay! 

White and Rhubarb Raspberry Valentine Hearts

Any excuse to whip cream.

My favorite Lenox bowl to whip it in. Got out my heart cookie tin.

Played a bit. I spooned some whipped cream into the heart cookie cutter and lifted it up. So pretty. Would anyone like a little whipped cream on the side of their dessert?

Here is the treat! Rhubarb raspberry crisp. It's so good. It makes you pucker up your mouth and squint your eyes because of the tartness, then the sweetness kicks in and it's oh, so good.

A little mini heart on top.

The little whipped heart grew. Not only are the heart cut outs very Valentine like, they also make for smaller servings which is just what I need.

Connecting up with White Wednesday
A Beach Cottage

Breakfast Delicious Art - Food

Sometimes I need a little pick me up in the early morning . Keep those eyes open. This morning I got out the pewter plates. Nothing makes you more thankful for nice china dishes than pewter. I love the old-fashionedness and the slate grey of pewter. Like I am waking up in Colonial Williamsburg. But they are heavy! Can you imagine hand washing a stack of these every meal? Pass the jam please and the cookie cutters.




I was given some Trader Joe's preserves (thank you Rebecca) and they are so tart and delicious. Like a day in May. Philadelphia Cream Cheese on my first toast and then added the star toast with raspberry jam. So delicious. Fully charged. Ready to leave my French Castle. ;-)


Linking up with these friends:

Potpourri Party

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

Freckled Laundry

Romantic Home

Dandelion House

White and Pink Christmas

Sugar and spice and everything nice! Simple and sweet is always a treat! I've got one of Santa's reindeers. Not with a red nose, but a pink ribbon.






Pink Christmas cactus in with my pink rose bouquet. A different little mix up that has a little holiday flavor. It's sitting in the real sweet. White snow sugar.






I haven't made any sugar cookies yet. That doesn't mean that I haven't had any though. We've got a few reindeer cookie cutters so I'd best get busy baking. This one is tied to a ribbon and then tacked on the back of the frame. There are so many options what to dangle from these white-washed frames. I've got a few more ideas rolling around in my head making noise.






Can't have a little display without a little westie added.





One thing about aluminum is that it sparkles and shines.

Twinkles! That is this reindeer's name. Sprinkles is the other one's name that I have.

I am connecting up to White Wednesday which is always fun!

Also Wow Me Wednesday.

First time linking to Good Life Wednesday

The Perfect Pink Cake

This would look great on my table tonight! It wouldn't have to be a large cake even a cupcake turned upside down out of it's wrapper frosted like this would be a taste of heaven. I am getting out the butter, sugar and cream now!

Photo credit pinterest.

Cupcakes Toadstools Alice in Wonderland Painting

Painting titled: UNDERCOVER

Posing as toadstools

these two cupcake kids

are hiding from

the Queen of Hearts.

Do you think she will spy them?

They are crafty and have

used their cupcake wrappers

as toadstool hats.

Yes, there is no end to the creativity

of these cupcake people.

They are very good

at artistically recycling

cupcake wrappers.

I used to dream

of opening a

gourmet cupcake shop,

but for now

I will be happy painting

and not getting up

at 4am to bake cupcakes!

Please check back

for the rest

of the cupcake gang!

For sale on ebay.

Cupcakes Outsider Art Paintings

Humor is part of an illustrator's job. Sly humor is the best road to run. Mix in a little imagination and color, stir well and pour out onto the canvas... no weight gain involved in these cupcakes...I'm finishing my Alice in Wonderland cupcakes and I hope you'll fall in love with them like I have. (I promise not to be jealous if you do.)

The cheshire cat and the madhatter titter totter on a flattened cupcake wrapper balanced on another rolled up cupcake wrapper. (There is no end what these cupcake folks think to do with these wrappers.) Since the madhatter has more frosted (frosting) hair than the cat he's on the edge...figuratively and literally.

About the colors---I am into recycling brown paper bags so I love the neutral background color for that reason. It's a crafty color. The blue grey is from one of our siamese cats. These cupcakes are similar to my other alice in wonderland paintings, but differ in shape! Fun round shapes and yet still very handsome.

Up for sale.