Cupcake expertise

My sister is expecting a baby girl this January!  I can't wait to meet my yet-to-be-named-but-I-really-like-Audrey niece!  Naturally, my mom and I are planning a shower in November and she has requested white cupcakes with pink frosting.  Being a cook more than a baker this presents a challenge and I refuse to use boxed cake.  So I'm hoping C and I can do a practice run of cupcakes this weekend or during the week.  Here's a list of great tips that I will use to help.  I am planning to run to the store later to get my first piping bag with tips.  Should be fun!

http://blog.pennlive.com/life/2010/09/experts_share_cupcake_tips_in.html

Happy Friday!

OMG!

Must make!  

http://sweetkiera.com/?p=919

Creepy? Yes. Appetizing? No.

blah.  Definitely points for creativity.

http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2010/10/20/hot-dog-spaghetti-spiders/

Pizza Cupcake? YUM!

Ok this is a combo who's time has come!  Finally...  Pizza cupcake!  I know, gross, but read first before judging.  C will gag :)

http://willowbirdbaking.wordpress.com/2010/10/17/anachronistic-pizzas-pizza-benedict-and-deep-dish-cupfakes/

Whoa Crazy Inventive!!

Check out this blog of pizza four insanely different ways.  Would you try them?  I would definitely try all of them but I'm guessing C wouldn't touch the boiled and baked one with a ten foot fork.

http://joeandbetsy.com/2010/10/16/project-food-blog-challenge-5/

Sunday Pizza: 10.10.2010

So, this Sunday we decided to try something different with our pizza.  We decided to make a barbecue chicken, jalapeno, and red onion pizza.  For the barbecue sauce we used what was in our fridge, Stubbs original sauce.  No high fructose corn syrup here.  We decided to sweeten it up though so we mixed in several tablespoons of honey.  About 2.5 tablespoons in a cup of Stubbs did it for us.  We also decided to make the crust thinner than our standard pizzas.  For the chicken, we grilled it first.  The end result . . .  super tasty!  It was decided though that the pizzas did need more sauce on them.  When making the pizzas,  Chris put on the sauce light because of the power barbecue tends to carry.  Interesting outcome though, the pizza could have used more sauce.  Maybe it was the crust, or our tastebuds, but the barbecue sauce did not have the same properties that tomato sauce has on a pizza.  So, next time, more barbecue sauce.  What this also means is that we need to start thinking about what is our ideal barbecue sauce and create it.  I have to admit, the evolution of our pizza sauce was an experience, so I cannot wait to begin the journey to make a barbecue sauce.

No leftovers?!

Our great friends joined us for Sunday pizza. They have a boy the same age as Z and it is always a super fun time.
We had a blast but sadly Z is teething and kept waking up through the night.
Happy to report no leftovers. Mmmmm
Lisa