Friday musings...

I still feel like I've got frosting in my pores!

My oldest, best friend (as in the person I've known since I was 4 and further known as "OBF") came by last night and made dinner!  During this while I was baking for mine and the hubby's work parties today.  I made my sinful chocolate mint brownies for a coworker's birthday, then hubby wanted "Car Bomb" Cupcakes so I did a double batch of mini's.  While I started on the baking, OBF jumped in making the ganache and icing.  OBF and I were reminiscing about cooking together in our 10th grade "Foods" class, which we took after our required High School home-ec class in 9th grade.  Everything OBF and I made in "Foods" was very tasty but smelled like poo when it was cooking.  Interesting!

The "Car Bomb" cupcakes were heavenly!  Guinness chocolate cake filled with a Jameison whiskey ganache, then topped with a Bailey's buttercream icing!

Pictures will be uploaded soon!
But...here is the recipe as shown from the "East Village Kitchen" website
http://eastvillagekitchen.com/2009/06/29/mini-irish-car-bomb-cupcakes-recipe/

I'm so glad it's Friday and the end of the quarter, so I get the next 3 weeks off of school because I teach in a year-round school!  It'll be a good "Finish it Up" Friday in the span of a 3 week time.  I've got quilts to finish for my grandma, mom, and a few friends.

Project Linus

Today my dear friend, D. and I -- along with her friend P. -- went to the headquarters of Quiltmaker magazine to help out with Project Linus.  The goal was to make a quilt of any type, size, or material (hand tied, quilted, crochet, etc.) and donate for the cause.  Then, you got to shop for fabric ($3.00 per pound!), notions, books, etc!

The quilt I made followed the "Sweet Girlie Charm Square Quilt Tutorial" from http://www.dontcallmebetsy.com and used a charm pack of "Zoe"(from http://www.benartex.com/).  I liked that it could go for a boy or even a more mature girl's quilt.