Archive for December, 2010

holiday sunday!

wow, been working super hard on my business plan. so far 23 hrs. i’ll keep u posted how many more. i’d say i’m about 2/3′rds done. but who knows. actually, i’m really enjoying it. it’s really helping me to get focused on my audience and marketing strategies. did u know that gluten-free, agave, and organic [...]

business plan fatigue

here’s the images from the most amazzzzing biscotti in the world…ok, the most amazing ive ever made. i loved it and so did my friends. been busy with business plan, that’s due jan 7th. so much work, but learning alot about the industry. so it’ll pay off. but really…it’s hard!!!

thumbprint sunday

sigh. am tired. 2 hrs spent on business plan. 1 more 2 go. just baked thumbprint cookies. not quite where i want them. i think i’ll try them again with 1 more egg and less flour. also photographed the biscotti and am making the cranberry lemon biscotti 4 1 last test. let’s hope it works.

weekend wisdoms

grrr. baked the lemon cookies again this week and still trying 2 perfect. 2nite or 2morrow planning 2 bake blackberry thumbprint cookies…so much fun. also working on my business plan and will have that finalized by the new year.

lemony monday

this am i retried the lemon sugar cookies. less flour, higher temp. I baked them for 12 minutes @ 400. They taste and look way better. will try 1 more time tomorrow @ 375 for 20 minutes. just 2 see if i can get them to crunch. woohoo!

weekend whirl

sat am i made the biscotti, but need 2 increase the first bake time. so i made the choc biscotti dough this am. i’ll bake it 2nite i think. i also made the ginger cookies again, 2x’s and i think i’ve got it, double the butter and increase the bake time and no low bake [...]

biscotti blues

baked the cranberry lemon biscotti last night. cooking time needs work. i made batter for the choc biscotti this am and 2night will try baking both.

biscotti wednesday

well this am i woke up and made biscotti. just the dough. 4got about all the baking time and couldn’t bake it b4 work. might bake it 2night. we’ll see. took photos this am of the ice cream from yesterday. not bad. tastes yummy enough. am going to see kings of pastry later this aft. [...]

i scream, u scream

2day i made 2 versions of ice cream, blueberry and chocolate banana…yummmm. the unfrozen mix tasted very good. pics should come later 2day or 2morrow. i also tried the pineapple upside down cake this am but it didn’t turn out. actually, it may have, but i left it in the oven 2 long. sigh. also [...]

fantastic frosting and cake blunders

this weekend was tough, i tried 4 the cake beside times and im still not happy with it. and i tried those citrus sugar cookies and i still don’t like the way they turned out. there is nothing worse than the feeling i get when i bake and it doesn’t work out. i feel ‘exhausted’. [...]

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