Nothing is more classic then a vanilla cake with a buttercream frosting. My favorite is Martha Stewart’s Yellow Buttermilk Cupcakes. What I love about this recipe is it makes a lot. It is perfect for cupcakes or cakes. 
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Friday Favorite: Back to School
I don’t know about you but I love back to school because school supplies are on sale.
Ever since I was little girl I remember getting excited to go school after I got new supplies. I loved getting pens, pencils, crayons, coloring pencils, etc. These days back to school shopping consist of expensive textbooks and lab manuals. No matter how old I still get a thrill of back to school shopping.
I am very pick about what pens, pencils, binders and notebooks I use. Especially since I am a lefty, getting ink on my hand and smudging is the bane of my existence. My current favorite pen is Paper mate inkjoy for color pens and Pentel R.S.V.P. ballpoint pens for black ink. One of my teachers in middle school told me only write in black ink because it is professional. I haven’t taken notes or written essays in blue in since.
For pencils I like mechanical ones because you never need a sharpener.
I will post the photos later. Right now I am in a diner on the way up to Oneonta to drop my sister off.
Have a amazing weekend!
Love,
Katie ❤
Pink Lemonade Jell-O
Happy Monday! Hope you had a fun weekend. This weekend I was at the pool all day for swimming championships.
Summer is almost over but there is still time to make a last-minute treat. This week I was watching Rachel Talbott on YouTube. She made pink lemonade in lemons. I thought it was such a cool idea I would try it and share.
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New Schedule
Happy Friday!
Sorry I haven’t posted in a week. It has been crazy this week because it is the last week of summer school and all my final projects are due. With the school year starting I wanted to make a set schedule that I can commit to. I will be posting every Monday, Friday and one random day. My friend Carissa will be posting every Thursday. So each week there will be two recipes. I have a lot planned that I think you all will love. I will be continuing the Back to Basics series and starting another in the middle of September.
Have an amazing weekend!
Love Katie ❤
Friday Favorites: Weekend in D.C.
Happy Friday! I though I would expand the Friday Favorites to more topics then just baking. Last weekend my family and I went to D.C for vacation. We left Friday and took a walking tour of the National Mall, which was free. I found online a company call free tour by foot. It was a 2-hour tour with a tour guide. We lucked out because there were only 20 people in our group. The tour guide was awesome and knew a lot of the history behind the monuments. Here are some photos.
Washington Monument
Me at the Washington Monument
Word War II Memorial
Back to Basics : Sugar Cookies
Back To Basics: Sugar Cookies
Happy Monday! I though I would do some baking series and what better way to start it off then Back to Basics. For the next couple of weeks I am going to be sharing my favorite recipes and tips for staple baked goods that are very versatile. I wanted to start off with sugar cookies because you can make them any shape and they are perfect for any occasion.
Friday Favorites
Hi it’s Carissa! Katie is away, so I will be posting the Friday Favorites today!!
A couple of months ago, I started doing Pilates through YouTube, and I stumbled upon Blogilates and Cassey Ho. As I started exploring the YouTube channel, I discovered that she has a “mini series” of sorts called Cheap Clean Eats. It’s all about recipes geared towards people who want to eat healthy on a budget. I have tried many of her recipes, but my personal favorite is the Peanut Butter Dorm Cookie! She posts new recipe videos every so often, and I hope she comes out with more soon because I just can’t get enough!
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