Okay, here is what happened:Carol Foster and I decided that we need to have a back-up plan if teaching is just not fun anymore. Just so you know, we are NOT planning to do anything rash.
I had a reoccurring dream that we had a shoppe together... I like the spelling that way... but I could not remember upon waking what kind of shoppe it was!
A few nights later - voila - a Cupcake Boutique! Cupcakes are light, little, and luscious.
So, I went to pick up pictures that I had developed at Walgreen's and saw this book about cupcakes at the counter! How weird was that - right by the cashier - cupcakes! Ha!
Now, if you know me at all... I MEAN AT ALL ... you will know that I am the last thing that anyone would expect to find in my kitchen! The tools are there, the appliances are there, but usually I am NOT!
Back to the cupcakes... I took the book to school to show Carol... she laughed! Then she said that she had a coney sauce recipe from some restaurant, and she could sell coneys from a cart! Now, I don't know about you, but coneys and cupcakes just don't really complement each other!
Now, what to do with a cupcake book? Make cupcakes, of course. (Just a tip, kids, if something happens to me - you will want to score that cupcake book!) The pineapple cupcakes with the citrus frosting were quite tasty - even though the recipe said I would have a dozen when done, I only had ten. And I do wish there were a dozen! See the picture with the three cute little cupcakes on the olive tray!
The other cupcakes are literally called teacakes! My selection of teacups was a bit limited - surprising with all the mugs and teacups I have! Luckily, I bought the striped Starbucks teacups and saucers at Christmas for a huge discount! Aren't they pretty?
The strawberry teacakes have a bit of strawberry preserves in the bottom of the cups for an added surprise! The batter was amazing! I just ate one so that I could tell you, these were a nice treat, too! (I really don't care for strawberry, so I only used a tiny bit of the preserves in mine. I may even leave it out of a few of them the next time.) Dad said, "They're good," when asked for a comment for the blog!
I made turkey soup, pauper pasta stew, and Italian stir fry.I need to go back to school to rest!
And BTW, teaching is fun!
