tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091796763340057342023-11-15T22:56:31.343-08:00Sassy Sweets Cakes & Treatsbaking up happiness one treat at a timeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13988073076912797714noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2009179676334005734.post-62519915987722113102011-09-07T19:42:00.000-07:002011-09-07T19:42:03.167-07:00Chicken Noodle Soup {Sass in the Kitchen}<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxHJmsEihIwllWsxp3pUF6RgWZlBoV9N_p7HCAzjCXqnoWTRouX8U1A1tT3d6L5LB6LaDwfuyZGsAZYpVGBB0xmbnM3Et8t9w-A-bmdPlmp6iVom5gu1fhieP7vQMZ_K_oUbhn3BoVY4/s1600/104.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxHJmsEihIwllWsxp3pUF6RgWZlBoV9N_p7HCAzjCXqnoWTRouX8U1A1tT3d6L5LB6LaDwfuyZGsAZYpVGBB0xmbnM3Et8t9w-A-bmdPlmp6iVom5gu1fhieP7vQMZ_K_oUbhn3BoVY4/s320/104.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 medium white onion chopped</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 bag of egg noodles or kluski egg noodles</span><br />
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Take a look at the sandwich I made. I drew on the bread with edible markers and I am sure she was the talk of lunch when her friends saw this. I also wrote on the outside of her chip bag. It's the little things that matter the most for kids. My daughter came home that day and raved about how her friends were all jealous of her lunch and that she loved me very much for the awesome lunch.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do you need a quick go to meal that is light and refreshing?? I happen to love fish in the summertime and this meal is so simple and delicious. I can usually whip this up pretty quickly and even my kids enjoy eating it. If you love fish, you should definitely </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">give this one a try. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Start by slicing your potatoes in thin slices. Put them in a pot of water and bring to a boil. After 4-5 minutes, drain the potatoes and rinse with cold water to cool them down. Now you are going to put the pouch together.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Take a piece of parchment paper and put a good layer of potatoes, then top it with a couple pats of butter. Sprinkle with chives and garlic powder. Next, put 2 pieces of tilapia on top of the potatoes. Sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley and top with 3 slices of lemon. You can also put another pat or 2 of butter on top of your fish if you like a lot and aren’t worrying about calories. I like to take the leftover lemon and squeeze the juice on top.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fold the pouch up and seal it by folding the paper down. Put in the oven at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5f6161; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13988073076912797714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2009179676334005734.post-15351690788874988642011-05-20T10:51:00.000-07:002011-05-20T10:55:29.824-07:00Garlic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes {Sass in the Kitchen}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavkqhX8Cu2z_L7khOVAj0qsWLpwwzB0KrTFAhGaQo3JvxeX9DIzNbjVI33GCsZ4aoxA-acM50ttHKo0ZSBdCvkj-Q4XtovZmrCR_STSltny6EG3QbUxI0tIYHorCb1z8wvlZr-QZzJVo/s1600/mashedtater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavkqhX8Cu2z_L7khOVAj0qsWLpwwzB0KrTFAhGaQo3JvxeX9DIzNbjVI33GCsZ4aoxA-acM50ttHKo0ZSBdCvkj-Q4XtovZmrCR_STSltny6EG3QbUxI0tIYHorCb1z8wvlZr-QZzJVo/s200/mashedtater.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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I recently saw a blog post from <a href="http://www.hwtm.com/">Hostess with the Mostess</a> where a valentine's party was being featured and it included a rock - n - roll sign that said: "Love Rocks!" and I instantly knew it would be wonderful for my party. I emailed <a href="http://www.piggybankparties.com/">Piggy Bank Parties</a> and requested a custom banner to say: Bella Rocks!. They got back to me right away and that was the start of the party. <br />
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I decided to make cake pops, popcorn, marshmallow pops and a guitar cake but I also decided it would be nice to serve rock candy, pop rocks and sixlets. The kids had a great time filling their chinese take out boxes with the special treats and the box already had 80's sunglasses, roll on body glitter, lip gloss, temporary tatoos and some chocolate candies in it. <br />
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The kids played dress up with several shoes and clothes that I provided. They actually had so much fun doing this that we didn't get to play any other games. <br />
Needless to say, this party ROCKED!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4SwzucWVxMFuGAljl0pGNk5f0xoQg4XQ5a14gcncIIKRx9E92GUN1fCUvig7R-WI1bPh75iL7hE_pIdiXCDDKHthKFXVgofHPQYyIO8NmT5fh8sHAIHyxeeSZQ3Gffq-MooEGfRrjG4/s1600/GUMBALLMACHINE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4SwzucWVxMFuGAljl0pGNk5f0xoQg4XQ5a14gcncIIKRx9E92GUN1fCUvig7R-WI1bPh75iL7hE_pIdiXCDDKHthKFXVgofHPQYyIO8NmT5fh8sHAIHyxeeSZQ3Gffq-MooEGfRrjG4/s320/GUMBALLMACHINE.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>I think she definitely enjoyed this cake, before we could get any more good photos she was already eating all the silver fondant off the cake. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13988073076912797714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2009179676334005734.post-70720470332535641382011-01-20T12:06:00.000-08:002011-01-20T12:06:48.679-08:00My new designI can't wait to show you what I am currently working on. I got a call from my little brother and he and his wife wanted a cute cake for their daughter's 2nd birthday. Here is a little sneak peek of what the theme is.<br />
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1 box of triple chocolate cake mix<br />
4 eggs<br />
1 cup of vegetable or canola oil<br />
1 pkg of instant chocolate pudding<br />
1 cup of water<br />
1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips<br />
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1 1/4 cup of creamy peanut butter<br />
4 tablespoons of butter (I used salted and softened)<br />
8 oz cream cheese<br />
1 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar<br />
1 cup of whipped cream<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
2-3 tablespoons of whole milk<br />
Garnish: crushed peanut butter cups<br />
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Preheat oven to 350. Fill cupcake tins with liners. Break 4 eggs into mixing bowl, mix and gradually add in oil. Once emulsified add in pudding mix. Continue mixing adding in your water and alternating it with your cake mix. Beat on high for at least 2 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into liners a little over halfway (I use an ice cream scoop to help do the trick) Bake at 350 for 16-17 minutes.<br />
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In a mixing bowl, mix together peanut butter, butter, cream cheese until well incorporated. Add in vanilla and mix. Slowly incorporate sugar until a frosting like consistency. Add in sugar and beat on med high, add in milk gradually as needed. Fold in whipped cream. <br />
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Frost cupcakes!! I used the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-415-850-Dessert-Decorator-Pro/dp/B0000VM782/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294717558&sr=8-1">Wilton Decorator Pro</a> I got for Christmas, it did a nice job. I was impressed!!<br />
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We arrived at Meglio's an Italian restaurant in St. Louis, MO and had to stand outside until they were ready for us to come in and eat dinner while being taped. Was this really happening? I could feel the excitement getting to me. A guy with a headset on came out to give us a briefing of what we should and shouldn't do. All I can really remember out of the whole thing was that we were NOT to look directly into the camera. This was repeated several times. <br />
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When we walked in the place was fantastic. It was filled with neutral tones and reds and the lights were beautiful. We were sat at a corner booth, very cozy. We were approached by Robert Irvine before we ever really got a chance to look at the menu. He sat down at our table and I think my jaw hit the floor and I became one of those people who couldn't say or do anything so I just decided nodding my head up and down would be best for now. He was asking if we had ever been there before and about how The menu I must admit, took me by surprise. They had appetizers like fresh toasted ravioli and calamari. There were a variety of entree's like steak, chicken, fish and of course pizza. My sister and I agreed to order the calamari and our other friends at the table ordered the fresh toasted ravioli and Ahi tuna. We all decided to try each other's appetizers and this worked very well as we got a taste for everything The calamari melted in your mouth and was in a sage butter cream sauce or at least that was my guess on what I thought it was. The toasted ravioli was the best I have ever had. Next came my entree, I ordered the Sea Bass and I was defiinitely in heaven when I tasted the first bite. It was so juicy and seasoned very well. It was rested on top of a potato hash that had a fresh tomato marinara sauce. I was very pleased with the whole dinner. This is when the fun began. The crew came over to record us eating and saying what we most like best about the meal. If we didn't say what they wanted to hear we would have to repeat ourselves and then do it again if necessary. This was such a fun experience as I had never been involved in anything like this. When we done taping, I didn't believe that I had just experienced everything I had. The moment was definitely surreal.<br />
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</div>Everything from this dessert table was made by me and my sister Brittani and we had so much fun doing it. <br />
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The adorable outfit Hayden Olivia is wearing was made by my wonderful friend Bonnie Godat and her sister Robin Godat. They are from TuTu Chic Bebe and you can find them on Facebook. Check them out for some wonderful outfits and accessories for your girl or boy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13988073076912797714noreply@blogger.com4