Archive for the reviews Category
February 28th, 2010
At the book fair at Emily’s school last week, Emily was sooooo excited that she found a book that was PERFECT for me!!! “It’s Raining Cupcakes” by Lisa Schroeder is about a 12 year old girl who is dreading her boring summer until her mother opens up a cupcake bakery!
February 25th, 2010
Indulge Cupcakes in Sumner, WA isn’t just a cupcake bakery, it’s a destination.
February 11th, 2010
I made it to the third of four Cupcake Royale shops today. My good friend Jen lives just down the street from the Capitol Hill Cupcake Royale,
February 6th, 2010
JavaCupcake Note: This is a guest blog post from Taneesha Crawford of DivaMomNYC.
Be sure to check out her blog, Facebook Fan Page and follow her on Twitter!
February 6th, 2010
I had lunch at the Claim Jumper restaurant and saw these beautiful cupcakes in the dessert display case at the front of the restaurant.
February 4th, 2010
I have to admit, I wasn’t too sure how I felt when I heard the news that Cinnabon was serving cupcakes.
January 12th, 2010
Oh…. when I saw you, I knew we’d go together like a “Wink” and a smile!! Oh yes, little Wink cupcakes you were made for me and I was made to smile for you!!
My little angel and I hopped in the Routan and jetted up to the big city of Seattle to the quaint neighborhood [...]
August 16th, 2009
I spent last week in Las Vegas, NV with my husband and I *KNEW* that one stop that needed to be made was at Retro Bakery. Boy, did it NOT disappoint!
Just about 20 minutes from The Strip in Vegas, Retro Bakery is located just off the highway in a quaint little shopping center. I [...]
July 12th, 2009
This weekend was a good one. Yesterday, my husband and I had the whole day to ourselves to do anything we wanted. On the list was to go to the West Seattle Summer Fest and eat a cupcake from Cupcake Royale. Let me tell you… the cupcakes we devoured did not disappoint. I enjoyed a [...]
May 24th, 2009
A week or so ago, I blogged about the opening of a new cupcake shop in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA called The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. My husband, daughter and I went to visit that shop on Saturday to sample the much anticipated cupcakes!
The Yellow Leaf isn’t hard to find, right off [...]
May 15th, 2009
Yesterday, the Food Network ran an episode of Good Eats that was all about the Chiffon Cupcake titled “Honey, I Shrunk the Cake”. It’s a MUST SEE for cupcake lovers!!
May 15th, 2009
A friend of mine heard about this new cupcake company opening in Seattle and pointed me to THIS article about it.
The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. is a cupcake and muffin shop scheduled to open TODAY in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA. What makes this cupcake shop unique is that it is owned and [...]
April 30th, 2009
I read a lot of baking blogs… a lot. I LOVE reading all the different recipes people try and I love looking at pictures! Reading through these blogs were really what inspired me to start baking cupcakes. I thought I’d share a collection of some of my favorite blogs I follow so [...]
April 16th, 2009
One of my new friends on Twitter (@serehs) specializes in cupcakes that get you clean. She makes the most adorable cupcake shaped soaps! They come in a variety of “flavors” from:Bunny CornNeopolitianand Red Velvet… and she’s got some mini cuppie soaps too!
Check out her creations at Sereh’s: Cupcake Soaps, Handcrafted Soaps, Scented [...]
April 9th, 2009
Like I’ve said before, I’ve made some great connections via Twitter and this blog. But never would have I expected the generosity and kindness of Gina of “Avocado Creations”. She sent me a DM on Twitter a couple weeks ago and said she had made something for me. Shocked and surprised I gave her my [...]
February 19th, 2009
Starbucks’ New Instant Coffee Put to Taste TestAd Age Compares Packet Product to In-store Brew
By Ad Age Staff
Published: February 19, 2009http://adage.com/video/article?article_id=134703
Starbucks’ new Via brand instant coffee is being launched this month.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A panel of seasoned Ad Age newsroom coffee junkies surprised themselves Wednesday when they were unable to tell the difference between [...]
January 10th, 2009
Cupcakes are something you may not think of when you think about Seattle… but hidden in some of the hippest neighborhoods are a few cupcake shops that are sure to surprise. My husband, daughter and I went on a Mini Cupcake Crawl of the Seattle/Tacoma area this weekend. I had four cupcake shops [...]