just sharing some photos

I finally got my hands on a copy of Photoshop the other day. Then I downloaded the Photoshop Actions from the Pioneer Woman. I love them.

Here are a few of my favorite photos that I've taken in the last year (some from the wedding I shot in September, some from the Strong Vincent re-enactment I shot in June, I think you'll be able to tell which are which, lol, and one of me, 'cause I'm feeling vain!). Feedback is always welcome!

cupcake video

So, now that my Food Chain video is done and uploaded, I can share it with you! You'll have to excuse Dave's shaky camera work, this really wasn't filmed in an earthquake, LOL.

I left out the outtakes (thankfully, LOL), but still have one of them saved, just in case I decide to share it one day. You won't see me swearing because I screwed up or spilled milk all down the front of me. You won't hear the dog tap dancing through the kitchen because I forgot to put him in his kennel (he's not allowed in the kitchen while I'm baking). You won't hear the kids wrestling above me in their rooms.

Here it is, me, in all my dorky glory, baking in my teeny tiny kitchen!

Cupcake video from Kimberly Sprickman on Vimeo.

I got the camera!

My Blake Makes Food Chain camera has arrived!

I needed something good after the week I've been having and when I called Dave as I was leaving work he let me know that I had a package arrive for me at the house. I knew exactly what it was, as I wasn't expecting anything else.

Here it is!

Here's me with the camera .... *ooooh ... ahhhh*

I just had to test it out, to get a feel for it, so I used the subject closest to me, which just happened to be my Milo! It was really easy to use and didn't take much figuring out how to get things working.

Now, if there's anyone local who happens to read this and wants to help out with my video, please let me know - I'd love to have you in it!

strawberry stuffed chocolate cupcakes

From start to finish:

The un-stuffed and unfrosted cupcakes:

The ganache and diced strawberries:

Stuffed:

"Lidded" and glazed:

The final product:

fluffy love patties

Hey, I didn't name them, but they certainly lived up to their name!

I got the recipe when I saw a video posted on the Blake Makes Food Chain blog and just had to try them, because I couldn't make a good chocolate chip cookie to save my life.

Well, thanks to these cookies, now I can! Even I ate them, and I'm not real big on chocolate, or sweets in general.

Here they are all mixed up and scooped out and ready to go in the oven. Please ignore the Spiderman table cloth. I promise we don't have that up all year long, it was just up there for Mason's party.

Here's a very sad Milo and his chewy stick. Milo was sad because I told him he couldn't have a fluffy love patty. He can have plenty of love, just not in chocolate chip cookie form.

Ok, so this was actually the first batch out of the oven and they came out a little crispier than I would have liked, but they were still the best chocolate chip cookie I've ever baked. The rest of them turned out perfectly soft and chewy - and are totally gone.

I will DEFINITELY be making these again!!