Dreaming of Cupcakes, Thin Mints, oh my!

I love this new site I discovered called "mingmakescupcakes". Not only does she have lovely photography, but also all the details on the ingredients needed to make your own at home. Happy Baking!

How to Make Your Own Deodorant (that smells good and actually works too!)

Here's a great recipe from How About Orange on how to make your own deodorant. I think I might whip up a batch this weekend!

Red Velvet Cake and Cupcakes

Lately, I have an obsession for Red Velvet. I can't get enough of it. Of course, I did just commit to 6 months of training to get rid of the baby chub. So for now, I dream about these fabulous recipes.

http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/09/red-velvet-cake-with-fluffy-white-frosting/
http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/09/my-favorite-red-velvet-cupcakes/

Matcha Cheesecake

http://en.julskitchen.com/dessert/go-matcha

Matcha Cupcakes

http://www.foodbuzz.com/blogs/it/tuscany/1240656-matcha-and-white-chocolate-cupcakes

Japanese interesting lunch box “Charaben” bento

Photos courtesy of Japonica

It would be so much fun to make these!

http://www.yurucafe.com/food/fine-japanese-bento-charaben/

How To Make Vanilla Extract

A great tutorial from Joy the Baker! We plan on using our Fiji Rum from our honeymoon!

Click here for instructions: 

http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/06/how-to-make-vanilla-extract/

Vegan Chocolate Cake with Avocado

My husband bakes while I sew. Here's a new favorite recipe!  Just adding Avocado instead of Butter to your Brownie Mix will produce amazing results!

http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/07/vegan-chocolate-avocado-cake/