I found this recipe while looking through some older posts from How About Orange. They looked so good that I had to try them right away. I made them a few Sundays ago, and brought them into work the next day. They were a big hit. The cupcakes are delicious and don’t take very long… Continue reading Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes
Month: March 2009
Spring Cleaning
One of my best friends, Emma, is coming to visit next week. I’m very excited, we have all sorts of spectacular plans made: bookstores to visit, places to go, bookish events to attend, movies to watch in the evenings, and food to eat. This also means that I need to clean the guest bedroom. The… Continue reading Spring Cleaning
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Making Pound Cake When I run on the treadmill at the gym, I like to watch movies on my iPhone. I’m out of digital copies of my movies for now, so I’ve been watching Martha Stewart’s free video podcasts from iTunes. Sometimes they are about cleaning, gardening, or crafts, but mostly they’re about cooking and… Continue reading Cream Cheese Pound Cake
A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernieres
A Partisan’s Daughter [PARTISANS DAUGHTER] Louis(Author) de Bernieres I noticed A Partisan’s Daughter at the Hoboken Library a few weeks ago, and remembered seeing it on a few “Best books of 2008 lists” as well as part of The Morning News Tournament of Books. It looked like a short, interesting book, so I checked it… Continue reading A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernieres
Cozy Reading Spot
I was very sad a month or two ago to hear that Domino Magazine was folding. It was a great magazine, and very fun to browse. Their website had a feature called “my deco files” where you could save images from their website into your own personal design inspiration catalog on their site. One of… Continue reading Cozy Reading Spot
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson I finished reading In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson this morning. Reading it over the past week has left me with a very strong desire to visit Australia. I desperately want to see for myself all the wonderful things he described. In fact, I wish I was there… Continue reading In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
3.14
Happy Pi day and Happy Birthday Albert Einstein! From today’s Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Albert Einstein, born in Ulm, Germany (1879). He was taught at home for a while, and when he finally went to school, his teachers thought he was developmentally disabled. In high school, one of his teachers tried to expel… Continue reading 3.14
Shopping Indie
I’ve been making an effort to buy my books at independent stores more often. In this economy, it’s very important to support your local business community – and bookstores especially. Author Joe Hill came up with a very fun contest to help encourage shopping at independent bookstores: Okay, been thinking about this whole March-is-love-your-Indie-Bookstore month,… Continue reading Shopping Indie
Cream Cheese Frosting
I’ve tried two different recipes for Cream Cheese Frosting on my Red Velvet Cupcakes, and I prefer the recipe from Magnolia’s. It’s a bit sweeter without being overly sweet. It has the added bonus of not having sour cream as an ingredient, so that’s one less thing to buy. We nearly always have sour cream… Continue reading Cream Cheese Frosting
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Valentine’s Cupcakes I figured my next baking post should be about the best recipe I’ve made this year, so far: Red Velvet Cupcakes. I’ve made this recipe three times so far – twice as cupcakes and once as two mini two-layer cakes. It’s been delicious every time. It’s most delicious as cupcakes though – the… Continue reading Red Velvet Cupcakes
Poll Results/Thank You!
A big thanks to everyone who left a comment on my post about baking! It’s unanimous so far, no one minds me turning my Vox into a Books AND Baking blog and most of you are even excited to read more baking posts. Fabulous! :) If you still would like to comment on the original… Continue reading Poll Results/Thank You!
Quick Poll?
If I may, I’d love to request some feedback from anyone who reads (and presumably enjoys) my Vox blog. Over the past year I’ve developed a passion for baking. Not nearly as obsessive as my passion for books, but I do love to bake. :) Baking is a very fun hobby for me, and I’ve… Continue reading Quick Poll?