TweetHomemade S’mores Cupcakes We’re heading into Memorial Day Weekend, which I see as the kick-off for summer. It’s time for BBQs, camping, going to the lake, and laying pool side. I actually went to my first BBQ a couple of months ago (hello, lovely California weather!), and when I was asked to bring a dessert, [...]

Tweet Almost a year ago, I posted my now Pinterest-famous guide to making cupcake bouquets. I had seen photos of similar bouquets floating around Pinterest, but never found a good tutorial on making them, so I figured it out and put together my own. I guess I wasn’t the only one who loved the idea [...]

Tweet When I arrived at work last Thursday, I was greeted by one of my coworkers, who was surprisingly perky for the early hour. “I got into grad school!” she exclaimed. I’ve known Hannah for 4 years, since her senior year of college. She was actually my intern during my first year teaching at our [...]

Tweet Have you or anyone you know been hit with the awful flu that’s been going around? I was sick for a solid 2 weeks and spent 4 long days with a fever. After being out of commission for so long, I’ve spent the last week and a half playing catch-up with work, life, emails…but [...]

Tweet If you have someone special in your life who lives far away, I know just what you should send them for Valentine’s Day: a cupcake! I’ve always wanted to mail my cupcakes but I wasn’t sure how to. It’s hard enough just to transport them across town without smashing the frosting. Instead, I always [...]