My good friend Emily from Texas made these a while back and I was enthralled. I wanted to make them but was waiting for the perfect opportunity. I finally decided to make them for the Strawberry Lemon themed baby shower last week. I followed Emily's directions exactly, but I think next time I may skip the ice bath. It seemed to cool down the lollipops a little too quickly! But it made some nice swirlies in the coloring when it got too thick to mix anymore and I knew I had mere minutes to form into lollipop shapes or end up with a bowl full of candy. Luckily I had Debbi, my friend to help quickly shape the lollipops! (*I'll probably add … [Read more...]
Fun Times with Royal Icing
Last week I had the opportunity of co-hosting a baby shower! The theme that we went with was Strawberry Lemonade, so all the decor and many of the appetizers and treats were based around the colors of pink and lemmony yellow! The first thing I decided to make was dipped Oreos, but I wanted to make it easy to decorate them. I made royal icing flowers the night before. They were super easy and turned out really well! They were so tiny and cute! Royal Icing Using Meringue Powder: 4 cups powdered sugar 3 tablespoons meringue powder 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 - 3/4 cup warm water Mix all ingredients in an electric … [Read more...]
Frozen Limeade Pie
by libraryman While most of the summer here in Chicago has been VERY mild, the last few days have been in the 90's and without air conditioning in our apartment it's gotten a little warm! I decided to whip up a quick frozen treat to help my husband and I cool down. I thought I'd share with you this simple recipe for making your own Frozen Limeade Pie! Frozen Limeade Pie Ingredients: 1 graham cracker pie shell (or make your own) 1 8oz. container Cool-Whip (I use the Lite or no fat one, it works fine for this recipe) 6 oz. container frozen limeade concentrate 2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream Here are the super difficult … [Read more...]
The REAL Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe
I guess this year is Neiman Marcus' 100 Anniversary so today at the stores in Dallas (and maybe elsewhere but I'm not sure) they gave away a free cookie and the recipe. Some co-workers and I went there after lunch and picked up the goods. I'm sure at one point or another you've come across the email with the recipe and the story about the lady who paid $250 for the recipe and was miffed about the cost so she shared it with everyone via email...well supposedly that's an urban legend but anyway....here's the real recipe (and the best part was that it wasn't $250!!): by toadstool ring The Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie 1/2 cup … [Read more...]
