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Fondant Cake Party

When crafty baking ladies gather – cool things come of it! We had a fondant decorating party. Some used the Cricut Cake and some went old school free-hand! It was so much fun to mix colors and create designs and the frosting was pretty tasty too. Thank you to my friend Sherrie for opening up her home and sharing her day with all of us at the Cake party!

Super Cool cake by 7 year old Samera

Cupcakes by Julie

Graphic Cake by Ruth

Geometric Cake by Ruth

Flower Volcano by Sherrie

Floral Loveliness by Pat

Cool Man Cupcakes by Eileen

Sarah my party co-hostess

Sherrie our host rolling out fondant

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A perfect foodie goodies day

Today spontaneously turned into a yummy foodie day. We started off with a delicious breakfast of hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese, avocado and steamed spinach. Mid morning I started to dehydrate a stack of herbs I needed to get at before they went bad. Then on to tackle a giant zucchini a friend gave me from her garden. The Short One is here with me today so she requested that we bake. I decided to accommodate and bake some zucchini bread. I put a twist on it (thank you Paula Deen) by making it a chocolate zucchini bread! After it came out of the oven the Short One asked that I spread cream cheese on hers. That was a pretty yummy idea! Click here for Paula Deen’s Chocolate Zucchini Bread.

Yummy Breakfast

Dehydrating herbs

Giant Zucchini

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread - close up

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How AZ deals with the heat

Every year I forget what 110 degrees feels like. I think the subconscious mind makes a clear decision at the end of the hot season to block out what a painful experience the body just went through. I guess like childbearing,  we forget quickly so that we are willing to do it again. We all tell each other that we are not allowed to complain, we live here and we know what it is about. I have to say however, that first 110 degree day always hurts and no amount for spiting misters can make it better. Walking outside instantly drains the body and we all start to nap more, get up earlier and drink more then our normal gallon of water a day required to live in the desert. For anyone reading this who does not live in AZ I will say yes it is a dry heat and yes all we prefer it over the eastern humidity but there is just no way for me to describe the feeling of a blast furnace heat smacking you in the face. That said, I love living here and would never trade it for a mid-western winter of my youth. To kick off summer in AZ and celebrate our first 110 degree day I share these pictures of foam taped to door handles so patrons do not literally burn their fingers. It’s that hot!

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