tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86428287016230975492024-02-07T16:53:16.274-08:00Anna's Cookie Projectand other delicious treats!Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-32067274933976582362011-03-27T14:21:00.000-07:002011-03-27T14:31:55.842-07:00Kari's Baby Shower<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l5yw3Zx8r9BUlmkpcoL2VKPb_R722F-pu6HV8VXzwMVKEHwEN-XyyZ60MB3ymSldLtGlyzEwU-DcJtME9DLP8N9hxdWFfpbCr3W45JQxhtJ7nDYck1jiiCMELXArxQUCpajc00R0EHg/s1600/IMG_4861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l5yw3Zx8r9BUlmkpcoL2VKPb_R722F-pu6HV8VXzwMVKEHwEN-XyyZ60MB3ymSldLtGlyzEwU-DcJtME9DLP8N9hxdWFfpbCr3W45JQxhtJ7nDYck1jiiCMELXArxQUCpajc00R0EHg/s320/IMG_4861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588875508582246258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My cousin Kari had a lovely baby shower in January and I was in charge of making a <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >favor </span>for the guests. I was a bit weary of making and decorating 40+ sugar cookies but with my mom's help and a very <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >simple </span>idea, it really wasn't that big of a project.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I like round cookies the best, plus, I think they are the most fun to decorate so, roun</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">d it was. I found miniature cookie cutters in an animal theme, picked up some <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >fondant </span>and started decorating. EASY! Plus, I think they turned out pretty cute!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwSCTmc5ggI9bdITdPuBpaFT5WY_8Hvf47q6F7avhJaXzvvnB1ul2nSVqctOoQ0mc9Cm5cocCZINI9B9wIkW_ngmidomngwpvYaoxiRP6R5zeKTdI0wYz7tqoASPTOl9PWc-rbCUMnw4/s1600/IMG_4862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwSCTmc5ggI9bdITdPuBpaFT5WY_8Hvf47q6F7avhJaXzvvnB1ul2nSVqctOoQ0mc9Cm5cocCZINI9B9wIkW_ngmidomngwpvYaoxiRP6R5zeKTdI0wYz7tqoASPTOl9PWc-rbCUMnw4/s320/IMG_4862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588875514304978882" border="0" /></a>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-6678776632682190702011-01-08T08:35:00.000-08:002011-01-08T08:44:10.115-08:00Christmas Santa Cookies<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As usual, my assignment for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Christmas </span></span>Eve dinner is to bring sugar cookies. They do take quite a while but I don't mind making them. And actually, I chose a simple <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">pattern </span></span>this year and it didn't take too long at all. Of course, I had my lovely <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">sister<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >, Megan</span> </span></span>helping out a little to put on Santa's belt buckle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I got the idea for these cookies </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://chiccookiekits.blogspot.com">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphapigvTH860KS78IvpTJr355Ib9lxk8M9yQVckw2HTXfE-XuaMgCmrK2wA1rf-zk_FmNG7BELTpo8_TPStoM735id6Im42h6Xn99b7GXXYJXtHFsyQsTVu_YRugSebSiISklCBWmxbQ/s1600/P1090059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphapigvTH860KS78IvpTJr355Ib9lxk8M9yQVckw2HTXfE-XuaMgCmrK2wA1rf-zk_FmNG7BELTpo8_TPStoM735id6Im42h6Xn99b7GXXYJXtHFsyQsTVu_YRugSebSiISklCBWmxbQ/s320/P1090059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559855816411180322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpCGihxJbv-YTu3rENejnW-gFGqgLYZWsHBtGC2ddOrCYFnCBTc6mf4olU6Pyl_dcLQJIImrs_6D5XCBEYk8lAOvEkN-TNwA-kkEp2vqJF4vv1qNJXhc4dh6nilxV1hbc5qR6RkoWzb8/s1600/P1090057.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpCGihxJbv-YTu3rENejnW-gFGqgLYZWsHBtGC2ddOrCYFnCBTc6mf4olU6Pyl_dcLQJIImrs_6D5XCBEYk8lAOvEkN-TNwA-kkEp2vqJF4vv1qNJXhc4dh6nilxV1hbc5qR6RkoWzb8/s320/P1090057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559855810848937138" border="0" /></a>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-82666625162326548892010-11-04T11:58:00.000-07:002010-11-04T12:04:28.499-07:00Cookie Decorating Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcoWmgJUC8t_WVVI4_gL-POz7izxcoD8-8rhUHJquPis6GK5cniRMAyTQQKSEbUdQrasF7CG6rDO1Rr2LsGojlSjKeMQWwuzitcGf7JqFOeRIXIZKT2kzHUOcQjDFXl88tjeehBCwZfw/s1600/1000-ideas-for-decorating-cupcakes-cakes-and-cookies.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcoWmgJUC8t_WVVI4_gL-POz7izxcoD8-8rhUHJquPis6GK5cniRMAyTQQKSEbUdQrasF7CG6rDO1Rr2LsGojlSjKeMQWwuzitcGf7JqFOeRIXIZKT2kzHUOcQjDFXl88tjeehBCwZfw/s200/1000-ideas-for-decorating-cupcakes-cakes-and-cookies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535772077863975394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Check out this site for a totally cool <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" >book</span> with 1000 ways to decorate cookies and cupcakes! YUM! With <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >1000</span> decorating ideas, you can never go wrong!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://thebakingsheet.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway.html">http://thebakingsheet.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway.html</a>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-69469102175069026832010-10-11T15:24:00.000-07:002010-10-11T15:35:44.256-07:00Candy Corn Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsefJ_kJ75jp6_l8PtoYH4WNUFvoneaihhWg2UzOhoOoDDLLqk1-9tF_kM-Huoh_3kdUjp1ftRI6ate5Yz25DJ3e4WzcGjDAbkoAm-XoXIUrLkxt6eSwkf3J1dGaFHxpTZ0feC0thmi8/s1600/P1080873.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsefJ_kJ75jp6_l8PtoYH4WNUFvoneaihhWg2UzOhoOoDDLLqk1-9tF_kM-Huoh_3kdUjp1ftRI6ate5Yz25DJ3e4WzcGjDAbkoAm-XoXIUrLkxt6eSwkf3J1dGaFHxpTZ0feC0thmi8/s200/P1080873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526919872879211234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I guess I haven't made or attempted any new cook</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ie projects or treats lately but now, it's kind of getting back in <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >season</span>....Halloween delicious treats, then Thanksgiving delicious treats and then of course, Christmas delicious treats. These delicious treats mainly include sugar <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >cookies</span>, but yesterday, I tried out some Candy Corn Pinwheel cookies.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These cookies don't look like candy corn, but I did use the same colors - yellow, orange and white. I used my mom's recipe for Candy Cane cookies (a personal favorite) to make there:</span> <div face="trebuchet ms" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span>1/2 c. butter</span><br /><span>1/2 c. shortening</span><br /><span>1 c. powdered</span><span> sugar</span> <span><br /></span><span>1 egg</span><br /><span>2 1/2 c. flour</span> <span><br />1 tsp. salt</span><br /><span>1 1/2 tsp. almond extract</span> <span><br />1 tsp. vanilla extract<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: left;"><span>Then, I split the dough into thirds, colored them, rolled them out. I stacked all three colors together, rolled them a little more to squish the colors together and then I rolled the whole thing into a big log to slice up. And there you go - Ca</span><span>ndy Corn <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Pinwheel </span></span>cookies.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNDo-aM4bHrIzNnUARaMXGKx8t9RW4zjmXnHN7O3AQOGzvpn4pBx7r36-hAnuyBvuMfWEt576VTnKQV43tIBQs71-QsB3b_IJR89KjJOPuglsqOZvMThv7-_ifLobngqyz7BLYGdkx3w/s1600/P1080872.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNDo-aM4bHrIzNnUARaMXGKx8t9RW4zjmXnHN7O3AQOGzvpn4pBx7r36-hAnuyBvuMfWEt576VTnKQV43tIBQs71-QsB3b_IJR89KjJOPuglsqOZvMThv7-_ifLobngqyz7BLYGdkx3w/s200/P1080872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526919868621273250" border="0" /></a></div></div>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-75709939640228908922010-07-30T15:51:00.001-07:002010-08-07T14:37:08.940-07:00Flour and Sugar Giveaway<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Here is a <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >totally </span>cute blog that is giving away something else totally cute - a <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >cupcake </span>kit. Check it out here:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://flourandsugarthougth.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >http://www.flourandsugarthoughts.blogspot.com/</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Here is just one of the <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >cool </span>kits you can choose from!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbWs88A5h6oZ1OZaNs2EK3vnYGaRaD3wiMVIQ8leklHHvugLl0RQJgPICbthoQ68ZP0Q_-J4e2Whw5dFt9ICK1dSgZpSFhD4jLicrHwlhmTs9hnt_kNmpdB_DMLgSDVxtta6Ka2YtZG4/s1600/animal-parade-lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbWs88A5h6oZ1OZaNs2EK3vnYGaRaD3wiMVIQ8leklHHvugLl0RQJgPICbthoQ68ZP0Q_-J4e2Whw5dFt9ICK1dSgZpSFhD4jLicrHwlhmTs9hnt_kNmpdB_DMLgSDVxtta6Ka2YtZG4/s400/animal-parade-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499836511178618050" border="0" /></a><img src="file:///C:/Users/ANNA-L%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-9530794380053562502010-07-02T09:42:00.000-07:002010-07-02T09:54:05.370-07:004th of July Cookie Bouquet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-Ug0wY083_wBCUZtHYPw31D-_vdEV3rFJ7RnOYfsv7Bx4st-OqzqBzMEm_RDUliQz6qur18vP1nLMdoCpLY8z6D6_H_Ot3VYKZnTnfqBPu0ZYVHP35R4lLtI1xeOk_embwkUCqS1Wrc/s1600/P1080359.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAT9IEJgMjcVrPIgR6kEl74D2ok7GuAXEU-Wr682nO4Cclvg8zt3X1BxoN8mpw4sElNPvNp1W-YBOTMltyaLiv4lwi4p40aPinHs6vkgEJEXxcvKS90jwUuFH0SEB5eth6FAeiutKnsk/s1600/P1080363.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAT9IEJgMjcVrPIgR6kEl74D2ok7GuAXEU-Wr682nO4Cclvg8zt3X1BxoN8mpw4sElNPvNp1W-YBOTMltyaLiv4lwi4p40aPinHs6vkgEJEXxcvKS90jwUuFH0SEB5eth6FAeiutKnsk/s400/P1080363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489352470738000226" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This year for the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >4th</span>, I decided to try out a cookie <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >bouquet</span>. While doing this I realized that there are two different types of cookies, a <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-size:180%;" >delicious </span>cookie and a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >beautiful </span>one. Beautiful ones are the kind people make to build bouquets (though I think mine are pretty nice, there is room for improvement - I'm still learning!). Delicious cookies are the kind I like to eat! </span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I still made my normal recipe for cookies but I think the true secret in my cookies is the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >butter-cream</span> frosting. I have been looking at other people's cookies and I determined that there is absolutely no way they use butter-cream frosting. Everyone uses <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-size:180%;" >royal </span>icing - the kind that turns rock hard and doesn't taste good - hence, the beautiful cookie but not the delicious cookie. So I added almond flavoring and a little bit of shortening to my royal icing to add flavor and softening power! We'll see if it works!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-Ug0wY083_wBCUZtHYPw31D-_vdEV3rFJ7RnOYfsv7Bx4st-OqzqBzMEm_RDUliQz6qur18vP1nLMdoCpLY8z6D6_H_Ot3VYKZnTnfqBPu0ZYVHP35R4lLtI1xeOk_embwkUCqS1Wrc/s1600/P1080359.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-Ug0wY083_wBCUZtHYPw31D-_vdEV3rFJ7RnOYfsv7Bx4st-OqzqBzMEm_RDUliQz6qur18vP1nLMdoCpLY8z6D6_H_Ot3VYKZnTnfqBPu0ZYVHP35R4lLtI1xeOk_embwkUCqS1Wrc/s400/P1080359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489352668932949458" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Happy 4th of July everybody!!</span><br /></div>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-50255150012576761222010-05-20T16:19:00.000-07:002010-05-20T17:09:43.592-07:00Baby Shower<span style="font-style: italic;">Okay - so I haven't updated this blog in forever and this update doesn't contain cookies OR cupcakes. But, it does have <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);font-size:180%;" >delicious </span>treats and I wanted to remember them for future use.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">On Saturday, my friend Bri and I hosted a baby shower for another friend who is due in June. I made a <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >strawberry </span>topiary for refreshments and also for decoration. I got this idea at a family girls night. One of my cousins made one and I loved it. She served it with sour cream and brown sugar. I've heard it is quite delectable but I won't touch sour cream unless it's baked into something so instead I made a fruit dip out of:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">1 jar Marshmallow Puff</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">1 package (8 oz) cream cheese</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2 Tbsp Lemon Juice</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I know lots of people will use strawberry cream cheese but I just like it plain.</span><a style="font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mr4ghFP7UCyfdvRnWWMSwSXYy26n0LHgLiHFjDgb2cRPii9w8wbyGCAPURWz5kx8tBVt8xDZi1fUmBF1nCPUk45qNlPKXP32Dy4nwb2cnbBvIcanGa55XkbRugihptd9K1ZnjahNMj4/s1600/P1080133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mr4ghFP7UCyfdvRnWWMSwSXYy26n0LHgLiHFjDgb2cRPii9w8wbyGCAPURWz5kx8tBVt8xDZi1fUmBF1nCPUk45qNlPKXP32Dy4nwb2cnbBvIcanGa55XkbRugihptd9K1ZnjahNMj4/s400/P1080133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473498482031958098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I love these topiaries because they really do look good once they are finished. Some of the downfalls of the topiary are:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">1. It takes a TON of strawberries - well, not really a ton but about 4 pounds so try to get them when they are on sale.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2. Nobody eats the strawberries, they think it's just for decorations. In fact, some people at the shower thought it was fake - though the smell of strawberries was quite strong all around!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Put the two together and you end up with a lot of strawberries after the party! Luckily, I had another party that I was hosting after, so I just filled in the openings and re-used it. I've been eating strawberries daily since, but I absolutely love them so I'm okay with it.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />This other picture is of the party <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >favors </span>I handed out. I got this idea from my cousin. They are Junior Mints wrapped in colorful paper. She used "It's a Girl" wrappers but my friend doesn't know what her baby will be yet so I just used pink, blue, and green papers.</span><br /> <br /><a style="font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw_9hDtpsMtf6DTJTZgukLszfoU9lBzPeba-QDaLs17MStmsfJzI3zbCesk3uUNeMRG-JyVu0JFfylA9LS5xWr1KowoVUSN9T7JHOdK17se_EK8OVAPawe6Ep4jeVLTOPkQh94h_SvkQ/s1600/P1080134.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw_9hDtpsMtf6DTJTZgukLszfoU9lBzPeba-QDaLs17MStmsfJzI3zbCesk3uUNeMRG-JyVu0JFfylA9LS5xWr1KowoVUSN9T7JHOdK17se_EK8OVAPawe6Ep4jeVLTOPkQh94h_SvkQ/s400/P1080134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473498896259926642" border="0" /></a>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-68843523629483601932010-03-26T21:45:00.000-07:002010-03-26T21:59:03.102-07:00Pat's 27th B-Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Jgz2sbc2un-USwAUiubPvlBKtXltdQAYPG38X_4I6turFyJbekgS_IX4hlqHh52o89tYZ2-u15AZtfbM-g6eq52lE5ooRJgAyt2vVxREEj2VBMur5A-36STXx22tFY1PhCzNW7fkPS4/s1600/pg071p.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Jgz2sbc2un-USwAUiubPvlBKtXltdQAYPG38X_4I6turFyJbekgS_IX4hlqHh52o89tYZ2-u15AZtfbM-g6eq52lE5ooRJgAyt2vVxREEj2VBMur5A-36STXx22tFY1PhCzNW7fkPS4/s200/pg071p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453172532846177298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Pat turned 27 last year. For</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBancZtIWHnOQf6sJD-hbaMbJ5PwmljLUB9et20nKsnIV5zTLYUsOkb-cC9oYc7iMTS-RE4R3YpIJjX0zDEQcIrfRR6nYnLiMZ1gnofewf2pYNkKay3pTIc6V2BpZVgM4zpaFOAg3jMys/s1600/P1050836.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBancZtIWHnOQf6sJD-hbaMbJ5PwmljLUB9et20nKsnIV5zTLYUsOkb-cC9oYc7iMTS-RE4R3YpIJjX0zDEQcIrfRR6nYnLiMZ1gnofewf2pYNkKay3pTIc6V2BpZVgM4zpaFOAg3jMys/s200/P1050836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453172341286751618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > his <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >birthday</span>, we got together with friends to play <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >Steel McRad</span>, a totally awesome and unique frisbee game. In honor of the game, and of course Pat, I made him a Wham-o Frisbee <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >cake</span>. I know, I could have done a bit better on the roundness of the frisbee but I'm learning. It was my first time using fondant - props to those who know how to use it to </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >create masterpieces, you're amazing!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The cake turned out quite tasty - yellow butter cake with lemon butter-cream filling.</span>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-22231701826789390612010-03-20T19:35:00.000-07:002010-03-26T21:57:06.428-07:00Christmas Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfKKCBzlVfrvVSp0dsoNCXbNbv4KT7WxZ81Vyu0ymElZ7wd_bqJuR3Qt7PH3l7zgHKY2gpLlmpqyaLah0ITMPYl1pYjx7dEM5Z9re0YY1SRMxpRVKeh64FxocMTQ30sfrbCC-q8JvYQg/s1600-h/P1070314.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfKKCBzlVfrvVSp0dsoNCXbNbv4KT7WxZ81Vyu0ymElZ7wd_bqJuR3Qt7PH3l7zgHKY2gpLlmpqyaLah0ITMPYl1pYjx7dEM5Z9re0YY1SRMxpRVKeh64FxocMTQ30sfrbCC-q8JvYQg/s200/P1070314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450911954722530946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Christmas </span>time is the best time to bake cookies. I try to have all Christmas present shopping done before December so th</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPbTgrYprg_mJiin6n5oU0wPsRrMNY94GvFCycudvbnnXhdGh1JovTQ5JCgzT3J7LCWwdf4silc5mLOqfziopr5qT6NcVxEPE-ZV6hTl53aVA_HHLc1xtCOyEfGDTF3B0fCVgC68arHI/s1600-h/P1070309.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPbTgrYprg_mJiin6n5oU0wPsRrMNY94GvFCycudvbnnXhdGh1JovTQ5JCgzT3J7LCWwdf4silc5mLOqfziopr5qT6NcVxEPE-ZV6hTl53aVA_HHLc1xtCOyEfGDTF3B0fCVgC68arHI/s200/P1070309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450911429761726866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >at I can bake cookies all December long. When my brother comes in to town, he likes to have 100 sugar cookies - frosted. That's a chore. One year I actually decided to go along with it since I <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >LOVE </span>them. I've learned my lesson, but I still like to bake up a batch.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Here are the cookies I made for Christmas Ev</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >e with Pat's family. It was fun to make them though I've learned to use a different red food coloring. This one is the Wilton's "no taste" red but it was just too pink. Next time I will try out the gel.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0kz9x1bXpaCRfSGALfUClh1IgYR_fBOQljg_LiFkr56iFG0yNcrdN-fCfXy4w2g9k1y5s8KhLUPi1DpA2qSG6_4QSJAisy9GKcG9pUNU-qMDsqa08F8daDCndE78OgFypboT0GIOI_U/s1600-h/P1070313.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0kz9x1bXpaCRfSGALfUClh1IgYR_fBOQljg_LiFkr56iFG0yNcrdN-fCfXy4w2g9k1y5s8KhLUPi1DpA2qSG6_4QSJAisy9GKcG9pUNU-qMDsqa08F8daDCndE78OgFypboT0GIOI_U/s320/P1070313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450911656582218098" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-4206128315178882202010-03-20T19:29:00.000-07:002010-03-26T21:58:00.090-07:00Fall Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJdvq5nCO5c-SprBG3NDW_KXgkU92LPDeaEN1ZUqbyfZ9jrYKNpi7LU8jFFF0_hrbzUp9mNCzxvQ25hdf-65Q7ts3obG3DSuNSfA8PjBcCLDEv3ru9IlqyTotANch5_jhXTd6kopcotc/s1600-h/P1070221.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJdvq5nCO5c-SprBG3NDW_KXgkU92LPDeaEN1ZUqbyfZ9jrYKNpi7LU8jFFF0_hrbzUp9mNCzxvQ25hdf-65Q7ts3obG3DSuNSfA8PjBcCLDEv3ru9IlqyTotANch5_jhXTd6kopcotc/s320/P1070221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450909838673499186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Well - here are our Fall/Thanksgiving <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >cookies</span>. No - nothing spectacular, but that's because we had to frost them quick or else they'd be eaten before we could <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-size:180%;" >frost </span>them at all! You see, the first attempt at making these cookies ended up in my sister's family and me eating all the dough (yes, a double batch) before we could turn out any baked cookies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >second </span>attempt I made the dough AND baked the cookies before any of my sister's kids got home from school. That was successful and luckily, I had my other sister to help get them frosted before any of them disappeared. And - in all honesty, sometimes it doesn't matter how elaborately decorated a cookie is right? It's mainly the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:180%;" >taste </span>that counts!</span>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642828701623097549.post-38855356735177479252010-03-14T12:55:00.001-07:002010-03-14T14:03:19.328-07:00And so it begins.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4gmlWpBINRjKnHFgE7NtTq9BgUqWGk625J7kda4N0_13XV0o3Eah-L1XPBkN2_39ViD0eJpaHAJdSsDc8wGpmgA8dXQE9DycIS6EOMwK8Z_yPB-eZWd0ezv28hEvSoWFSNOpeWBWOnQ/s1600-h/DSC08239.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4gmlWpBINRjKnHFgE7NtTq9BgUqWGk625J7kda4N0_13XV0o3Eah-L1XPBkN2_39ViD0eJpaHAJdSsDc8wGpmgA8dXQE9DycIS6EOMwK8Z_yPB-eZWd0ezv28hEvSoWFSNOpeWBWOnQ/s320/DSC08239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448589257610545602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I have always, always, <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" >always </span>enjoyed cookies. I looked in my baby/childhood book and on one page the question "What does Anna-Lisa spend her allowance on?" was asked. A sibling was filling this page out for me and the reply was, "Anna-Lisa doesn't spend money, she saves it. Unless it's <span style="font-size:180%;">cookie </span>day at school."</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Cookies are my most extreme tasty treat weakness - not chocolate, not cakes, not ice cream.....it's really just cookies. My most favorite cookie is a <span style="font-size:180%;">sugar </span>cookie with <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >pink</span> frosting so you can imagine how much I love <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Valentines </span>Day! One of my other extreme weaknesses if hydrangeas, the flowers above that I crawled through at the Bellagio so I could get my picture taken with hydrangea's surrounding me.<br /><br />Back to cookies - </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I'm starting this blog up for my own sake. I want to capture all the sugar cookies and cupcakes that I create and store them somewhere. I figured a blog is as good a spot as any so here goes. </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Well, I just found out that my St. Patrick's Day cookie pictures that Pat took on Thursday were all erased on accident....I didn't think that losing pictures happened anymore in the digital age but I guess that's the way the cookie <span style="font-size:180%;">crumbles</span>! (I'm sorry, sometimes I can be horribly pun-y.)</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">And of course, we can't take anymore pictures because the cookies are gone. It's<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" > Sunday </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">- I told you sugar cookies are my weakness! So, to make sure none of my other pictures get lost, I am going to start posting them all up. </span><br /></span>Anna-Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764947786925783107noreply@blogger.com0