He was just a daisy-fresh boy of 27 when I met him. I think...
Ah memories:)
~AnnMarie
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Showing posts with label cuppie. Show all posts
Friday, July 23, 2010
The BIG 3-0
A blueberry cuppie from Flour & Sun Bakery and the smallest, cheapest bottle of Veuve Clicquot, waiting for Marc to get home and kick off his birthday weekend. He'll be 30 years old on Sunday.
He was just a daisy-fresh boy of 27 when I met him. I think...
Ah memories:)
~AnnMarie
He was just a daisy-fresh boy of 27 when I met him. I think...
Ah memories:)
~AnnMarie
Friday, May 28, 2010
It's a very important day...
My little sister is 24-years-old today. And I'm sad I can't be with her for it.
But she's on her way to a much deserved shore weekend. After all, she needs to build up her strength for Cuppie Tour.
So since I don't get to see Nicole today, and because she will be at the beach this weekend and I most likely won't, I thought it only fair that I go treat myself to a cuppie in her honor.
Then I remembered how small those Cuppie Tour tanks are and settled for a Starbucks instead.
So here's a cheers to you Coley Stromboli!
Love you to pieces. Marc, Ron, and I will have a drink in your honor tonight. Magic Hat for me and Marc, a cold stiff water for Ron.
25 spanks to you,
<3
Ammy
But she's on her way to a much deserved shore weekend. After all, she needs to build up her strength for Cuppie Tour.
So since I don't get to see Nicole today, and because she will be at the beach this weekend and I most likely won't, I thought it only fair that I go treat myself to a cuppie in her honor.
Then I remembered how small those Cuppie Tour tanks are and settled for a Starbucks instead.
So here's a cheers to you Coley Stromboli!
25 spanks to you,
<3
Ammy
Thursday, May 27, 2010
ICE, thumbs down…so far
Sorry we haven't touched base in a while. Those damn day jobs again…
But I'm thrilled to report I actually have tomorrow AND MONDAY off! And couldn't be more excited. It will give me lots of time to catch up on stuff that has had to fall to the wayside. Stuff such as The Road to Sweetness.
So while we might not have been too vocal, we have remained active in our quest. Between my sister, me, and my mother, we've gotten through two of the Institute of Culinary Education's recreational classes over the past couple weeks, and must say we haven't walked away too enriched.
Two Saturdays ago, I took Basically Baking with Nick Malgieri, and my mother and sister took Low-Fat Baking with an unnamed instructor who claimed "these aren't my recipes, I just teach the class," last Sunday.
On the contrary, Mr. Malgieri took particular ownership of his recipes, as he's "only been a baker for 40 years, what do I know?" he asked nobody in particular.
His antics made the class, as many of us were too scared to make a move lest we get yelled at for not doing it correctly.
"I didn't see it!" exclaimed one class member as a dirty look was shot his way when it was realized that he'd neglected one egg that was needed for a recipe he was assisting with.
While definitely a fun experience, we have to say we've gotten no new information or tips to use for the Skinny Minnie Bakeshop. We had high hopes for Low-Fat Baking but Nicole said instead of focusing on ingredient alternatives, it was all about portion control.
One perk was that while I'm not sure what my mother and sister walked away with, I came home with a feast of muffins, focaccia, cookies, cakes, and more! Here's a couple shots of our final products:
(Mr. Malgieri agreed to swap some of that focaccia you see there for some drinks from the bartending class going on across the hall. Smart move.)
Up next for me will be Everyone Loves Cupcakes next month.
This is how the description reads on my receipt:
Everyone loves cupcakes---they’re fun to make, great fun to decorate, and the MOST fun to eat. Chef-Instructor Loren Banco will teach you to make your choice of old-fashioned yellow, double chocolate, and peanut butter with chocolate truffle center cupcake batters, and then assorted buttercream frostings including raspberry, amaretto and chocolate espresso. A variety of decorative techniques will be demonstrated, from which participants will be able to choose to personalize their own creations.
Hopefully, the specific cuppie classes prove more useful!
We'll let you know.
~AnnMarie
PS, only a few days left to vote for our Cuppie Tour 2010 stops! Don't forget to cast yours...
But I'm thrilled to report I actually have tomorrow AND MONDAY off! And couldn't be more excited. It will give me lots of time to catch up on stuff that has had to fall to the wayside. Stuff such as The Road to Sweetness.
So while we might not have been too vocal, we have remained active in our quest. Between my sister, me, and my mother, we've gotten through two of the Institute of Culinary Education's recreational classes over the past couple weeks, and must say we haven't walked away too enriched.
Two Saturdays ago, I took Basically Baking with Nick Malgieri, and my mother and sister took Low-Fat Baking with an unnamed instructor who claimed "these aren't my recipes, I just teach the class," last Sunday.
On the contrary, Mr. Malgieri took particular ownership of his recipes, as he's "only been a baker for 40 years, what do I know?" he asked nobody in particular.
His antics made the class, as many of us were too scared to make a move lest we get yelled at for not doing it correctly.
"I didn't see it!" exclaimed one class member as a dirty look was shot his way when it was realized that he'd neglected one egg that was needed for a recipe he was assisting with.
While definitely a fun experience, we have to say we've gotten no new information or tips to use for the Skinny Minnie Bakeshop. We had high hopes for Low-Fat Baking but Nicole said instead of focusing on ingredient alternatives, it was all about portion control.
One perk was that while I'm not sure what my mother and sister walked away with, I came home with a feast of muffins, focaccia, cookies, cakes, and more! Here's a couple shots of our final products:
Up next for me will be Everyone Loves Cupcakes next month.
This is how the description reads on my receipt:
Everyone loves cupcakes---they’re fun to make, great fun to decorate, and the MOST fun to eat. Chef-Instructor Loren Banco will teach you to make your choice of old-fashioned yellow, double chocolate, and peanut butter with chocolate truffle center cupcake batters, and then assorted buttercream frostings including raspberry, amaretto and chocolate espresso. A variety of decorative techniques will be demonstrated, from which participants will be able to choose to personalize their own creations.
Hopefully, the specific cuppie classes prove more useful!
We'll let you know.
~AnnMarie
PS, only a few days left to vote for our Cuppie Tour 2010 stops! Don't forget to cast yours...
Monday, April 26, 2010
Trials Come to Ossining, NY
So I must admit, I thought I'd just start up this blog, light a little fire under my sister's ass and POOF!--we'd have a bakery. Things haven't exactly worked out that way.
Unfortunately, we still have day jobs (Nicole will in fact be starting a new one next week! Round of applause...) And I still have a mouth to feed besides my own:
So alas, we cannot fully commit ourselves to our cuppie goals completely just yet. But we're workin' on it.
This week, trials actually came to Ossining, NY! Which I was particularly excited about because it meant I didn't have to cross any bridges for one day. So despite a disgruntled clean-freak of a boyfriend who was having heart palpitations at the thought of my sister and I taking over the kitchen, we took over my tiny attic apartment to continue working on carrot and chocolate. Here he is below in the living room trying to sleep his way through it:
Even with the angled ceilings, and our stealth maneuvering, we were able to get through one more round of each (carrot and chocolate). And they only keep getting tastier and tastier! It's been reported that Sebby and Barbara (dad and mom) thought this was the best round yet after taste-testing when Nicole returned to New Jersey later that night (after some Ossining Pizza AND The Hangover).
Who let the dogs out!!???
Nicole trekked all the way here with her bags of supplies which ended up spread out all over our tiny kitchen. We both felt like we definitely worked much faster yesterday than we had in the past for some reason.
She looks like she's singing in this one.
One problem we had that I'd like to throw out to you all is that for some reason our tops are flattening out and not fluffing and puffing out. Any suggestions? See our Frank Lloyd Wright chocolate cuppie below to see what I mean.
Waiting for brother-in-law Jimmy to give us a Godaddy lesson so we can set up our Website and apply for our trademark! And I will be taking the first ICE class on May 15. Can't wait!
~AnnMarie
Unfortunately, we still have day jobs (Nicole will in fact be starting a new one next week! Round of applause...) And I still have a mouth to feed besides my own:
This week, trials actually came to Ossining, NY! Which I was particularly excited about because it meant I didn't have to cross any bridges for one day. So despite a disgruntled clean-freak of a boyfriend who was having heart palpitations at the thought of my sister and I taking over the kitchen, we took over my tiny attic apartment to continue working on carrot and chocolate. Here he is below in the living room trying to sleep his way through it:
Who let the dogs out!!???
Nicole trekked all the way here with her bags of supplies which ended up spread out all over our tiny kitchen. We both felt like we definitely worked much faster yesterday than we had in the past for some reason.
She looks like she's singing in this one.
This one's just funny.
Now she's dancin'.
One problem we had that I'd like to throw out to you all is that for some reason our tops are flattening out and not fluffing and puffing out. Any suggestions? See our Frank Lloyd Wright chocolate cuppie below to see what I mean.
~AnnMarie
Monday, April 12, 2010
Cupcake Camp NYC
The cuppie blogosphere was all abuzz about Cupcake Camp NYC last week. Did anyone attend on Friday? Let us know how it was. It was a bit early for us to make a debut there, but hopefully we'll be up and running for 2011.
~AnnMarie
~AnnMarie
Sunday, March 28, 2010
ARGH!!!!!#($*(#)*$#((@#(((#@)
And just as I give up and sign into Facebook (my back up for the videos) I get this notification:
Your video "Trials, Take 1: Carrot Cake Cuppie" has finished processing. You can now watch it or select a thumbnail. 18 minutes ago
This is after I deleted it. Of course...
~AnnMarie
Your video "Trials, Take 1: Carrot Cake Cuppie" has finished processing. You can now watch it or select a thumbnail. 18 minutes ago
This is after I deleted it. Of course...
~AnnMarie
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