Half of you who come here already know Amber - she is one talented lady who seems to have boundless energy and skills. And if you don't already know her, you really must check out her blog:
Amber's Ambry. You'll thank me for turning you on to it...probably more so than you'll thank me for sharing cookie recipes with you, but I'll do that too (at the bottom of this post). :)
Amber and her very cute, and equally talented, apparently, boys made the sweetest bird seed ornaments, which I just had to have because I love to spoil our birds. Heh. Aren't they cute and perfect for the holidays?
I first knew Amber for her soap-making skills, and she never disappoints:
Amber made this incredible hand-balm that is so emollient, it actually speeds the healing of paper-cuts! I kid you not. I have empirical evidence!
Because no blog post is complete without the mention of food, and because I don't want you to think that I didn't bake at all during my months off from blogging, here are some pics of FOOD.
These are magnificent
Magnolia Bakery chocolate cupcakes. They were one of my best batches yet!
I was making a lot of the no-knead artisan bread for a while. Here is a slice that became an experiment in seeing how Vegemite (on the left) differed in taste from Marmit (on the right). Dh and the boys definitely prefer Vegemite.
Because the sweet potatoes kept so well in the utility room over the winter, I was able to make a sweet potato pie:
As a healthier change from
Coconut-Cranberry Chews, I made some
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies instead. We definitely preferred the former, even though the latter has heart-healthy oats in it.
So there ya have it...my past 2 months reduced to two blog posts, and missing all the really juicy stuff (that's in my
other blog).
I'm now back in full blogging force and am looking forward to reading everyone else's blogs again!
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams
24 comments:
As always, you are far too good to me T. :)
I'm so glad you like everything!!! And I hope your birdies like their treats. :D
YAY! You're back!
Amber, birds aren't very fussy, but I loved everything! ;)
Robin, I'm glad to be back and reading your terrific blog...speaking of talented folks!
I still haven't made a sweet potato pie!
Wow the cupcakes are so beautiful. As are those cookies. I think I'll have to try those coconut cranberry cookies though. Maybe I'll substitute some oats for some of the coconut to come up with a balance.
How is it you and the boys stay so fit and trim with all that baking going on???
And great idea on the bird ornaments! We just bid on a house that has a wooded lot. If there is a tree close to the house we may have to give those a try too!
Ducky, put that on your to-do list! ;)
Grace, let me know if you do sub in oats for coconut and how it turns out. I often sub in stuff, but oats seem to have too much substance (but yet not enough flavor) compared with coconut that I don't see it working. But ya never know! The boys stay fit; me, I'm bulging at the equator.
I hope you get that house! Did you not see it first before bidding on it? Is that why you don't know if there's a tree near the house?
We saw the house back in November. I can't remember things back that far! : )
Gotcha...got your email about it. :) I understand now.
I read your blog and now I'm STARVING!!! lol :P That sweet potato pie is seriously calling my name...."Stacccyyyy...eat meeeee" Creepy..but compelling...
It's good to have you back :)
Happy Thursday!
I did post it. I just put it on the ode because if I didn't, people would be asking for it.
Amber is a super talented creative artist! The bird feeders look like a project I'd love to do when my grand girlies come to visit.
Oh and I see you posted some yummy things too! Now I'm hungry!!!
Teresa, so glad you are back!!! Amber is one talented gal. I adore the bird feeders! I would love to make one...just high enough for Mr. Quincy not to get at the birdies. Lol. The food always looks scrumptious on your posts..and oh those cranberry cookies! I need to try those. I've only recently grown to like dried cranberries in the last year or so. :) Hope you are doing well and Happy Birthday to No. 1 son!! xoxo and extra kisses from Quincy. :)
I don't dare look at the goodies because I don't eat sugar anymore. But I love the bird feeder treats! Those are so cute! I will go visit Amber's blog too. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Love Amber's packaging. So cute!
Okay, the Sweet Potato Pie and Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are calling to me! Glad to have you back. :o)
Thanks, Holly! :)
Have a magical Monday!
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Happy Tuesday!
Have an exciting weekend!
I'm so excited that you're back! I'm going to have to check out Amber's blog. For some reason the chocolate cupcake picture isn't posting for me. It's probably a good thing, though, right? Chocolate cupcakes sound really good right now:) I spoke too soon, they just took awhile to load. Dang, those look tasty.
Hey Squid...good to be back! :) Hm, the choc cupcake photos loaded fine for me just now. Oh well, I guess the computer gremlins are trying to save you...LOL!
Yum, lots of good recipes for me to try. Good for my tongue, bad for my waistline. :-) I've never made sweet potato pie, though I've made sweet potato "casseroles" that were essentially pies w/o crust. Glad to have you back and I'm eager to hear about the "juicy" details you allude to. :-)
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