Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Tip # 11: Cupcake carrier
It's about time. For years we have been taking our kids' cupcakes to school in cardboard boxes as they sway to and fro in our car. Not anymore. Check out this cupcake carrier. It almost makes me sad to see the product and to know that it exists. I mean, this should be on the school supply list when your kid starts kindergarten. How has this escaped me?
Ode to a Cupcake Carrier (an original by nap mom)
You held my perfectly primped cupcakes as we traveled to school
so that the other kids would think that my kid was cool.
The cupcakes nearly fell off of the car seat.
Icing all over the car floor? That wouldn't be neat.
Through rain and through snow
to the classroom you would go.
Halloween... Christmas parties... and Valentine's Day
no relaxing for you on this holiday.
Always playing second-fiddle to the real treat
the gooey icing cupcakes that the kids would eat.
But things would get worse at the end of the bash
when you would be tossed away into the trash.
Wilton and Tupperware tried to upgrade you
but their carriers held several cupcakes too few.
Now you have been given your rightful look.
Oh carrier, my cupcake carrier, you're #1 in my book!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Tip #10: cinnamon and sugar pancakes
These pancakes reminded me of cinnamon buns. All my husband did was make regular pancakes and then add cinnamon and sugar to the top.
They were so yummy and much healthier than store bought cinnamon rolls. I was amazed at how much a little cinnamon and sugar can really change the flavor of the pancakes. This is a great fun way to add some flair to your pancakes, in a pinch, when you need to do something special for the kids!
If you try this then send us a comment and let us know what you think!
Tip #9: Improvise in the kitchen
What do all of these items have in common? They are being used in my kitchen for purposes other than what they were designed.
I used a baby bottle to measure out 10 ounces of couscous. I'm thinking that a baby bottle should be a staple in every kitchen. It has all sorts of measurements on it. Everyone should have one. You could give them out as housewarming gifts.
I'm kidding... about the housewarming gift part.
Aluminum water bottle as a rolling pin!
Don't throw out that large worn out pan. Keep it and use it as a top to the new pan for the occasions when you need to cover and simmer your food.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Tip #8: easy jungle pull-apart cake
Look at this cute pull apart cake that was at a birthday party that we went to recently. Isn't this the cutest cake for a first birthday? All it is is cupcakes on the bottom and then they are topped with green icing. This particular person used piping bags to pipe the "grass" onto the cupcakes, but you could easily just smear on some green icing. Then, she just added some jungle creatures to the cake as decoration. I thought that the upside-down ice-cream cone in the corner (meant to look like a tree) was great. Don't know where she got the tree topper though. You could make this for any number of guests.
This is such a creative and easy idea.
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