25 Things To Look Forward to While Living Abroad
Alice could see, as well as if she were looking over their shoulders, that all the jurors were writing down ‘stupid things!’ on their slates, and she could even make out that one of them...
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Guide: How I Travel With My Pup
By the time she had caught the flamingo and brought it back, the fight was over, and both the hedgehogs were out of sight: ‘but it doesn’t matter much,’ thought Alice, ‘as all the arches...
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{Review} Confections Cupcakery – Manassas, VA
I think I found the BEST cupcakes in Virginia at Confections Cupcakery in Manassas! It was by chance that I found out about Confections Cupcakery. I was meeting a colleague half way between our offices in...
Read MoreReview: Magnolia Bakery NYC
When a cupcake blogger takes a trip to New York City for the first time, it’s written in the rules that she’s got to visit the place that started the entire cupcake craze… Magnolia Bakery....
Read MoreMade Creative Bakery – Rome, Italy
Nestled on a cozy side street of Rome, Italy and close to the River Tiber and the Piazza Navona, the Made Creative Bakery is a delicious retreat for both tourists and locals alike! In October...
Read More{Review} Georgetown Cupcake – Washington, DC
In the bustling suburbs of Washington, DC, Georgetown Cupcake is a famous bakery that serves up delicious cupcakes to thousands of fans hoping to get a glimpse into stars behind the Food Network’s hit show DC...
Read MoreWashington DC Cherry Blossoms
For only a few days in Spring, the Tidal Basin at The National Mall in Washington, DC shifts into beautiful shades of pink, white, and green in a magical celebration of the changing season! After...
Read MoreA Life Changing Pilgrimage to Rome and the Vatican
Last week I had the privilege of attending a life changing spiritual resiliency pilgrimage throughout Rome and the Vatican. This trip was completely funded by The Chaplain’s Office of the US Army Europe using Chapel Tithes and Offerings in...
Read More14 Scrumptious Eats at the Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival
Each fall, hundreds of thousands of pumpkins are displayed in the gardens of a palace in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival is the largest of its kind in the world and this year the...
Read MorePolish Pottery Shopping in Poland: A Complete Guide
While living in Europe with the military, one of must-go-to places among the spouses is Boleslaweic, Poland to shop for Polish Pottery. If you live here long enough, you’re likely to go more than...
Read MoreWhite Chocolate Espresso Ice Cream Cake
Celebrate your next birthday with this perfect-for-summer White Chocolate Espresso Ice Cream Cake! If you’ve been following JavaCucpake for the last four years you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of my local gelato store...
Read MoreRitter Sport ChocoShop – Waldenbuch, Germany
If you love chocolate and you’re in Europe you must take the time to visit the Ritter Sport Chocolate Factory, Museum and Store in Waldenbuch, Germany. It is a chocolate lovers paradise! On my husband’s...
Read MoreExplore the Nuremberg Easter Market
Every Spring, cities and towns both big and small in Germany celebrate the Easter season with a festive market. The Ostermarkt (Easter Market) in Nuremberg is packed with vendors selling everything from flowers to jewelry,...
Read MoreWanna Cupcake? Bakery Review
Nestled between the bustling city of Tacoma, Washington and the majestic Mount Rainier, Wanna Cupcake? is a sweet dessert & cupcake shop in the Puyallup Valley that bakes delicious treats for every occasion. Wanna Cupcake? owned by...
Read More{Review} Bertie’s Cupcakery – Paris, France
This past June while in Paris, France I had wanted to visit my friend Cat who owns Sugar Daze Bake Shop and sample her delicious cupcakes. Unfortunately, once we finally got into Paris, the day...
Read More{Review} Cable Car Bake Shop & The Steakhouse – Disneyland Paris
I was expecting a lot from the bakeries at Disneyland Paris. I had seen so many pictures of the amazing food that people were eating at Disneyland in the USA that I had a feeling...
Read More{Review} Lola’s Cupcakes – London, England
Located in one of the oldest, busiest, most famous Underground stations in London, Lola’s Cupcakes operates one of several remote kiosks selling their American-style cupcakes to locals and travelers! I found Lola’s Cupcakes almost by...
Read More{Review} The Hummingbird Bakery – London, England
I never thought I’d be a food blogger, let alone a world traveler. But since I have found myself in a dream world being both of those things, I noticed that I have acquired a slight...
Read MoreI’m taking a little break!
If you’ve been following my blog for the last year, you’ll know that my husband deployed to Afghanistan for nine months. He’s home now and we’ve finally been given the opportunity to TAKE A VACATION!...
Read MorePolish Pottery from Boleslawiec, Polska
This past weekend I took a bus trip with three friends to Boleslawiec, Polska (Poland) to spend too much money on some amazing pottery! The bus left at 0030 on Saturday and we arrived to...
Read MoreNew York Cupcakes (Seattle) – GRAND OPENING!
Hey Seattle Friends! Since I can’t be there for the GRAND OPENING of the new New York Cupcakes shop in Seattle… I need YOU to be there for me!! When: Saturday, October 15 –...
Read MoreBurning Cupcakes-Tasting Preview
Monday night we (me, the boy & the little brother) went to a tasting preview at Burning Cupcakes (4312 6th Ave), Tacoma’s newest Cupcake bakery that is opening up on Saturday. We stayed for about...
Read MoreCupcake Camp Seattle 2011
Cupcake Camp Seattle was amazing, fabulous, delicious and phenomenal! We seriously had the best. time. ever. Everything was super tasty, everyone was super sweet and the weather was great, you can’t really ask for more...
Read MoreMarch 2011 Cupcake of the Month
Our cupcake of the month for March comes to us from Camille’s Cupcakes in Snohomish, WA. Camille whipped up a special batch of these cupcakes just for us!
Read MoreYummers 2 the 3rd Power Cupcake Factory
A new Cupcake shop opened in the South Puget Sound over the weekend and I’ve been so excited to check them out! So today, I drove the 15 minutes from my house down to Parkland...
Read MoreSimply Sweet Cupcakes & Bite Me Cupcakes – Snohomish, WA
Last weekend my husband and I took the 75 minute drive from Tacoma to Snohomish to taste test cupcakes from Simply Sweet Cupcakes & Bite Me Cupcakes. While we were in the quaint little town, we...
Read MoreThe 12th Man does Cupcakes!
The Seattle Seahawks are in the playoffs, baby!!! Hecks yeah! So in typical 12th man spirit, bakers around the Pacific Northwest have put their best foot forward and have come up with some spectacular Seahawks...
Read MoreThe Divine Cupcake – Eugene, OR
JavaCupcake Note: This is a guest post by Amanda Shrum of Eugene, OR. She visited this cupcake shop and had a strong opinion of their cupcakes and her experience there. It does not reflect the...
Read MoreWill Bake for Food
Whatcha doing this Saturday? Oh… I know! You’re coming to the Will Bake For Food fundraiser for NW Harvest!! Cause, you know, I’ll be there… and so will about 60 other Northwest food bloggers with...
Read MoreNEW Cupcake Royale in Bellevue, WA
Seriously… could Cupcake Royale get any sweeter? I didn’t think so until they opened their new location in Bellebue, WA (only a couple blocks from Bellevue Square) in an old IHOP building! They’re the...
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