Jan 31, 2011

Champagne Flute Decorated Cookies

I’m popping the cork this Valentine’s to say …
decorated champagne glass cookies
You go to my head, Valentine!decorated champagne glass cookies
If you wish to toast your love or friendships this Valentine’s Day these cookies couldn’t be easier to make.Draw a champagne flute out of card stock to use as a cookie cutter template.
In-fill with thinned golden colored icing (I used Ameri-Color Gold with just a touch of Wilton Lemon Yellow), sprinkle gold dragees (I used small and large sized) from the bottom up to look like rising bubbles. In-fill the glass stem and the upper glass rim with thinned white icing. That’s all there is to it.
Cheers!Soon I’ll be toasting a new blog in addition to Pink Martinis and Pearls so I hope you’ll join me there too .
It will be a place we can go ga-ga with cookies with more how-to information and detailed photos but it won’t be all cookies all the time but other pretty things from the kitchen as well.

In the meantime, make today a celebration and have a wonderful day! xoxo

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Jan 29, 2011

How To Make Glass Heart Cookies

glass heart cookie West Elm valentine cookie decorating workshop-5882

That’s what I call these cookies that have a melted hard candy center. I make them every year but this time I’m going to show you how to make them too. You’ll need cinnamon candies or red lollipops or Life Savors. Any hard candy that is red. Pulverize the candy to a powder. I use my Cuisinart Mini Mate Chopper. It does a fabulous job in a few pulses. Spoon the candy powder into a cutout space you’ve made in… [Read More]

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Jan 26, 2011

It’s Always Sunny In…. Coto

When you think of SoCal do you think of mountains and green rolling hills? The green won’t be here for long so I’m really making a point of enjoying our spring weather. I’m very fortunate to live in a pretty location and I know I don’t always appreciate my surroundings as I’m driving in and out so I grabbed my camera yesterday and took some photos on my way out. One rule I adhered to was to take the photos… [Read More]

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Jan 24, 2011

Cookies, Picnik and Bokeh Hearts!

Originally this was going to be a post on a Valentine’s Day cookie with a familiar look but I decided to share my heart bokeh find with you. You know what bokeh is, right? ~the little glittery out of focus lights on your photo. Cookie Note~I created this decorated cookie design for my niece’s nautical themed wedding this past September but with pink hearts they’re perfect for Valentine’s Day too. Nautical Wedding Part 1Nautical Wedding Part 2Nautical Wedding Part 3… [Read More]

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Jan 23, 2011

I Should Really Get Out More Often or Should I?

Saturday was date night per se. We drove up PCH through Laguna Beach for dinner at Modo Mio. The sunset was gorgeous after a crystal clear day reaching into the high 70’s. This is an unexpected little jewel of a restaurant in the Crystal Cove center between Laguna and Newport Beach. The food is very good and it’s nice to know you can still get cozy ambiance with table linens and an entre under $20. This makes me want to… [Read More]

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Jan 18, 2011

Cookie Decorating Tip: Straight Lines

This past weekend I was making some sample Valentine’s Day cookies and I needed very straight lines to create a dotted Swiss look. First, I thought to use a ruler marking the cookie with an edible pen but using a ruler is cumbersome and I didn’t want hard contact on the cookie. I decided to place a string over the cookie and secure the ends with tape on my pastry board. The string acted as my guideline. For every new… [Read More]

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Jan 17, 2011

Emerald Earrings ‘as seen on TV’

I must confess.I’m watching the Beverly Hills Housewives franchise this season.I didn’t mean to, honest, but I was bewitched by the jewelry. Particularly by the emerald earrings Kyle wore. I can’t even believe I dare to name one of the characters on my blog. This is where jewelry will take me. These are the earrings that fueled my weakness.Did you see how gorgeous they looked against Kyle’s dark hair?Faux.No doubt like many other “accessories” on the show, if you know… [Read More]

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Jan 14, 2011

Me and Martha!

Yesterday I got an email from Martha Stewart. Well, sort of. My banana cookies photo was chosen to be a featured photo on Dreamers Into Doers on marthastewart.com. I don’t know how it was chosen, could be random for all I know, but it was fun yesterday telling my family members Martha and I were BFFs!! HA! Seeing my photo on Martha’s site…“It’s a good thing”. Have a good weekend, friends.Next week I promise something besides banana cookies!

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Jan 13, 2011

Going Ape Over Decorated Banana Cookies!

banana cookies santa ana zoo

I had so much fun coming up with a creative idea for the presentation of family memberships for our local zoo for a give-away. The business who sponsored the give-away asked me to come up with something that would coordinate with such a nifty gift.My project began with this… …membership certificates in a paper scroll. The presentation possibilities were endless but you know me…… ‘cookies must be involved!’ The zoo is known for their monkey exhibit and what is more… [Read More]

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Jan 11, 2011

Tuesday

Hello friends! Thank you for your patience while I attended to real life last week. I had a huge list to accomplish and I got all of it done except one! I’ve also been rockin’ the new year with 2 – 4 hour lunches with girl friends and today’s included 3 martinis! By 5 o’clock we even contemplated ordering appetizers for dinner accompanied by another martini. I felt so decadent.I’ve had a great year so far. I hope you have… [Read More]

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