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Happy Birthday Pam!

I made Apple Streusel Muffins for a co-workers birthday. She loves Harleys so I went with a "chrome" theme. I found the recipe for the muffins here. I decided to omit the walnuts in the streusel topping because you never know everyones taste and I didn't want to be "that guy" who's treats go untouched. Not a worry there. I snagged my container when I saw there was only one left. I wanted one for myself.

The muffins were very good. Very moist and tender just as described in the recipe. To go along with the muffins I made cinnamon butter by combining a stick of butter, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and a tablespoon of cinnamon. It was wonderful! People were eating it without the muffin, I also made vanilla cream cheese by combining softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. It was gone before the muffins were. Sorry, didn't measure out this one but it was getting late and all of my measuring utensils were dirty.

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S'mores 6 Ways

I guess I should have posted this during the summer when these were actually made, but the need of a warm fire on this cold night prompted me to post it now, so here are some ideas for "fireplace s'mores." At least I have this posted before the first snow.

S'mores Trifle

Chocolate Covered Mini Marshmallows with Graham Cracker Crumbs

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Happy 97th Birthday Grandma

For the past 17 years or so we have been trying to get together to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. Every year it seems to get a little bigger. This year the family took my grandmother to church and after had a light lunch at my parent's home. I was in charge of the dessert buffet. The menu included brownie bites, raspberry cheesecake bites, and my mom's lemon cake bars. Happy 97th Grandma! I better start planning for next year.

Chocolate Covered Cherries

My mother-in-law loves chocolate covered cherries so I have come up with creations inspired by her.

Chocolate covered cherry and double chocolate covered cherry cake pops

-cherry chip cake, cherry frosting, chocolate coating

and chocolate cake, cherry frosting, chocolate coating

Chocolate covered cherry cupcakes-cherry chip with cherry and chocolate frosting and chocolate with chocolate covered cherry middle

Chocolate covered cherry trifle

-chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, cherry pie filling, whipped topping and chocolate curls

Thank You for the Peppers

We received a nice surprise over the weekend - fresh jalapenos from my aunt and uncle's garden. They have tasted my cranberry salsa (recipe to come)and know that it contains jalapeno peppers (hint maybe?) I made them this thank you note in appreciation.

Where are you Summer?

It has been so unseasonably cool here that when a co-worker asked me to come up with something for her to take to a bbq I thought it needed to be something that tasted like summer since it didn't feel like summer. Her only request was she wanted them to be hand held and she wanted to use umbrellas. One trip to a supercenter and I was set

Summer Desserts-lemon cake pops-coconut cream mini desserts-pineapple jello shots

Lemon cake pops

lemon cake, cream cheese frosting, vanilla candy coating, crushed vanilla cookie crumbs

Coconut cream mini desserts

vanilla cookie crumb and vanilla candy coating crust, coconut cream pudding, whipped topping, toasted coconut

Pineapple Jell-O Shots

pineapple gelatin with whipped topping