SOMEONE is getting MARRIED!

I was one of those people who got up at 4 a.m. today.  I was so excited to see all the dresses and hats.  There were some CRAZY hats! So much fun! I love Princess Catherine's wedding dress.  It was so gorgeous.  Pippa's dress was super beautiful also.  It was really exciting and fun to watch on TV.  I did make some hot green tea for my mom and I to drink while we watched!  We used two tea cups I had been given by my grandmother.  Though I was not invited, I enjoyed drinking my hot tea while wrapped in a blanket sitting on my couch.  It was such  special time to spend with my mom.  DID YOU SEE THAT CAKE?!  Wow!  I will try to put a picture up soon in case you didn't!

WAHOO!

Guess who found their camera?! This girl!  Woot! Woot!  Anyways, here are some pictures of the cupcakes I blogged about a couple days ago. Hope you like them! They were so fun to make! I really love cupcakes!  YUM!



This is one of my favorite ones :)

And so were my Easter egg cupcakes.  I loved making them.  It took a long time.  Part of the reason was because I got distracted.  I watched an old version of Emma.  (That is seriously an amazing movie and book.  I definitely recommend it to you!)  
The delivery part was probably the most intense.  We went with a friend to take them an assistant living/nursing home.  On the way over, my mom and I sat in the back of the car.  We each held a tray of cupcakes.  All of the sudden it started hailing.  CRAZY! It was a little wild considering the fact that we could barely see the road.  It was a blessing to get all the eggs to the final destination without destroying them.  They looked all the more amazing after knowing what all had happened to get them to the right place.   

p.s. Remember! The Royal Wedding comes on really early tomorrow morning! Get excited! Pull out those tea cups, make some hot tea, sit, relax, and watch the wedding.  Those are my plans.  :)

LOST! and other things about me...

I have not been able to find my camera to upload those cupcake pictures.  It makes me quite sad because they were so cute.  Don't worry.  I will find it soon. 

How was your Tuesday?  Mine was very interesting.  Thethe power went out at my school.  Just as everyone was about to leave, the lights came back on.  Some worker at the power plant near us messed something up.  Anyways, all that to say that our lunch got pushed back about 10 MINUTES! I was quite sad because my tummy was already getting quite impatient.  To tie me over, I had two Reese's peanut butter cups.  I have to say that I feel terrible sorry for those who are allergic to peanut butter.  I hope you do not suffer that.  I love peanut butter.  Especially peanut butter and chocolate. 

Now my mom and I are just deciding on a meal for dinner.  I am definitely going to have some hot tea afterwards.  I love hot tea.  We are supposed to get a storm tonight.  It has been raining the last couple of days.  I love rain.  It is so soothing.  My favorite nights are a rainy Friday nights.  I just sit on the couch bundle up watching a good movie and drinking my hot tea. 

I guess you learned a lot of interesting things that I like today.  What are some things that interest you? 

It's almost Easter...

Easter is great for two main things really.

The first thing that makes Easter the greatest is Jesus! I can't even tell you how much He means to my life.  That is a story I will probably share with you another day.

Easter is also fun because you get to make great food.  Today I am going to be making Easter cupcakes for a friend.  I will post pictures either when I get them done or tomorrow hopefully.  I realize now that I am an official blogger and all how busy my life really is :).

Do you have plans for Easter?  Is family coming or are you going to them?  I am not doing anything except staying home.  I am also going to cook and go to church.  If you have no plans this Sunday, I totally encourage you to go to church.  The story of Jesus/ death and Resurrection is so amazing and his love for you and me is indescribable.

Have a good rest of the day!

p.s. High five for you if you are out of school tomorrow!

So you think you have what it takes?

This is probably my new favorite TV show! Have you seen it?  If you haven't, I will quickly recap what has happened so you can be prepared for the next episode tomorrow.

Here are the contestants from the start of the show.  They all think they have what it takes.  Do they?  Only one will win?  Which one? That is the big question that America must be asking right now.  I sure know that I am.  Starting with...

And by the end of the first episode:

Over the coarse of this season of America's Next Great Restaurant, the contestants have had to do an assortment of different things.  All their efforts are in striving for the prize.  The prize?  Good question.  The winner will get three restaurants in three of America's largest cities.

First they had to come up with their idea.  What was their restaurant going to be called?  What is there slogan and logo going to be? Menu? Who was going to be their chef.  This ended up being a hot topic with some contestants as the weeks went on.  Did the contestant have what it takes to fire a chef if they just can't make anything work.  Some were thinking too much about not hurting their chef's feelings.  They thought it would work out.  What a mistake.  That caused some problems with the investors.  The investors? Who? Well...

Investors (left to right): Steve Ells: co-CEO, founder, and chairman of Chipotle.
Bobby Flay: restaurateur with a couple cooking shows
Lorena Garcia: restaurateur and executive chef
Curtis Stone: famous chef also on TV shows
These four investors will invest in the business that they choose as the winner.  I guess that is why they are called "The Investors".

Last weeks was probably one of my favorites yet.  Each contestant had to design their uniform and participate in a photo shoot.  The food challenge was "Investor's Choice".  The investors could pick anything of a contestants menu and ask them to make it a certain way.  It was to help each contestant define their idea a little more.
The photo shoot was great.  Some of the uniforms were better than others.  All the restaurants are supposed to be somewhat healthy and somewhat fast-foodish. 



Sandy (from Sinners and Saints) was in the bottom three.

Jamawn (from Soul Daddy) picked a more formal uniform, but he was safe.

Sudhir (from Spice Coast) is doing Indian food.

Stephenie (from Harvest Sol) is doing nutritious foods.

Joey (from Saucy Balls) makes all kinds of meat balls.  He was in the final three last week.

Greg and Krystal (the Grill'billies) was probably my favorite outfit.  They also had the best food--Cherry Coke Burgers (or something). 

 Eric--Meltworks--was actually the contestant to get kicked off.  He had this idea of a grilled cheese shop for so long that he was not exactly very open to suggestions. 

The one thing I wish is that I could taste some of this food.  Hope you tune in tomorrow night!  You can catch up on all the past episodes and see pictures like these on NBC.com.

What would your restaurant be like if you had one?

Don't play with your food!

"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it."
— Julia Child

This s such a great point. When I am making a meal, I try hard to make it look beautiful. Nobody wants to eat food that looks disgusting. People will generally be more inclined to try something if it looks appealing. It might just be me, but I am goin to guess maybe you are the same way. Anyways, it is good point that Julia makes. If you think about it, that food had to be handled a fair amount of times to look perfect. Remember what you parents used to tell you all the time? "Don't play with your food!"
Though your food my not e fit to put on a magazine, keep cooking! Don't give up! Cooking and baking are the two most of my most favorite things! Making perfect food is not very normal. The taste is what really counts! Hope you had some great meals today!

A thought for the day...

"Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."
— Julia Child