My obsession for crafty baking, cooking, and other stuff started in college, but didn’t really start getting to an unreasonably warped level until senior year. I ended up with only one class spring semester, so let’s just say I had a decent amount of time on my hands. And let’s just say I had ”ambition” to throw a formal dinner party for 25 of my closest friends at the house I was renting. With formal invitations. And a choice of entree and dessert. With filet mignon, chicken marsala, chocolate mousse cake, and trifle. Renting all of the china and purchasing white restaurant-style linens. Plating each individual plate and thinking I could do it all myself. Why my boyfriend, now husband stayed with me I have no idea.
Now, in no way am I going to compare myself to some of the ladies on Weddingbee (even though I got married almost a year ago and shouldn’t be looking at wedding stuff anymore) or Etsy (crafty goodness), two sites I am absolutely obsessed with. In fact, I’m going to add them to my blogroll, so you can obsess, too.
Just did!
Right now my primary crafting loves are gingerbread, cake decorating, and pastries. Note that I’m long overdue for a physical to see how far along I am to going into diabetic coma.
Here’s some old eye candy for you.
Clockwise from top:
Vanilla cake with chocolate ganache and vanilla buttercream icing; fresh fruit tart with pastry cream; chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse covered in fondant; chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse and raspberry jam, topped with poured chocolate ganache wrapped in chocolate transfer; vanilla cake with pastry cream and fondant; gingerbread carousel (my 1st gingerbread competition piece); vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream; picture of the local County Theater; gingerbread reproduction of the County Theater (my 1st gingerbread piece ever); vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream and fondant (Wilton course final)
