February 2012
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There is chocolate on my face
I’m sort of making up a recipe. And it may or may not work.
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School related, but I swear I have a point...
Right now at school I’m doing a printmaking project (I’m an art teacher) and this week we’re finally doing printing. I have the tables set up on one side of the room with all the chairs pushed to the other side and the kids come up one at a time and make a print using paint rollers and the print cards that they made. I have myself and the student wearing aprons (because...
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Eeek! I'm all out of red food coloring!
and so is the grocery store.
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January 2012
16 posts
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What I've been up to lately...
(this post will no longer be a mystery) My busy life.. just got a little bit busier. Last weekend (well… Thursday, Friday and Sunday night) I worked… in a restaurant. For those of you who don’t know, I have *little, to no, experience in food services. And I want to, get experience, that is.
Now where do I begin? Last summer I met my friend Phil who is a baker in Jamaica Plain...
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A Bath and Book on Baking Bread
…how’s that for alliteration, eh?
This year I made 2 new years resolutions, 1 - to try my best to doodle/draw daily, and 2 - to take a bath once* a week. I’m happy to say, almost 3 weeks in, I’m doing pretty good. I kind of started doing both of them at the end of last year, and wanted to make sure I made them a priority in my life. It’s really great to make time to...
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My first (paid) baking gig!
Almost a year ago was my first time baking for people I might not know, when I made Black and White cookies for an art opening. Usually when I bake I bring it to school, improv shows, or friends houses because I love sharing sweets. A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine asked if I had recommendations where to buy a birthday cake for her roommate’s party and of course I offered to do it....
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Note to self
Talking while measuring out ingredients that you are doubling in your head is not a good idea.
…Don’t worry, I wrote down my calculations and remeasured and everything’s okay.
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Dear Minnie Mouse, I love you. Love, Cora
Almost a year ago I went to Disney World and visited Minnie Mouse’s house and was overjoyed in her kitchen, especially since she seems like such a baker. I think Minnie Mouse is a cartoon mouse version of me… or my idol… or something.
looking at Sleeping Beauty’s house
Well, when I was on vacation in LA last week, I went to Disneyland (for the first time ever!) and I...
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December 2011
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Still here, still bakin'
I’ve been busy busy lately (I feel dumb saying that because I say that a lot, but I spent my Friday night doing schoolwork, so that’s what going on in my life) and I’ve been a little under the weather as well… This afternoon I had a discussion with my mother about what I will be baking for Christmas and I remembered I still haven’t uploaded pictures from Thanksgiving...
November 2011
13 posts
Let me tell you...
I baked up a storm last night… like, monsoon-type storm. It was wonderful. Lots of posts to come.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
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Busy week for baking, busy week for Cora
Within the last week I baked for 2 birthdays and had week 2 of my baking class. This consisted of 2 batches of cookies, 2 dozen regular sized cupcakes and a ton of minis, and led to a very full sink. Thankfully, for my baking class, we don’t have to do our own dishes (it’s really a treat!)
the sink doesn’t usually get that bad, I swear
I also had 2 rehearsals and 2 shows...
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Heather's birfday cupcakes
Last Tuesday was my dear friend Heather’s birthday. She is another teacher at my school and we’ve been close since I did my student teaching 2 and a half years ago. She is always very appreciative of my baked goods so I wanted to make sure I made her one of her favorites. Last year she requested Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, last week I made Banana Cupcakes with Peanut...
