Monday Morning Covet . . .

Oh my gosh, I heart this. This cake village comes from Williams Sonoma, as does the scalloped cake stand. How cute would this be on a Christmas dinner table?

Favorite Site Tuesdays: Wanna Hava Cookie!

Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Peanut Butter Filling

This week's favorite site is Wanna Hava Cookie, a New York bakery started by Marissa Angebranndt out of her love for, what else: cookies. I share a similar love, so I sympathize;)

And talk about yummy! One of her main staples is the whoopie pie, something I discovered while I was going to school down south and have never quite gotten over. She makes them in Chocolate, Vanilla, and Red Velvet varieties, with all manner of fillings. I'm getting a craving already. And, that's to say nothing of the cookies, brownies, and other edibles she makes.

I'm definitely impressed, and I'm definitely getting ideas . . .  Head on over to Wanna Hava Cookie and check it out for yourself;)

A new idea . . .

So, I've been baking for many years, and it seems like 9 times out of 10, when I bring my baked goods somewhere, somebody says: "You should sell this!" I always laugh, smile demurely, and shake my head. Well, I'm starting to think Why the hell not? So, here's my little idea, which I think I'll be making cards and stickers with, and maybe, when I get out to SoCal, I'll get this little venture going. You know, go around to hip little bakeries out there, where the bakers are all pierced and tatooed and awesome, feed them my stuff, and ask if they want to put my pies and tarts and cookies on a shelf somewhere. Might be fun;) What do you think, dear readers?

*By the way: don't even think about stealing this logo or name. It's copyrighted to me, and I'll be really pissy if I find somebody has stolen it. I'm not even kidding. Don't make me break out the Insane Bunny Posse on you. They throw their own poop. 'Nuff said.

I heart Williams-Sonoma

Can I get married just so I can register at Williams-Sonoma?

You think I'm kidding.

I am seriously into puttering in the kitchen, especially when it comes to baking; the more elaborate the recipe, the more I want to try it. I have made things like Raspberry Trifle, New Orleans-Style Bread Pudding, Chocolate Ganache Cake with Truffle Eggs, Apricot-Almond Cake with Spun Sugar. . . the list goes on and on. Whenever I get a cookery catalog or wander into a Kitchenware section in a store, my mouth starts to water for silpat sheets and piping bags, cupcake pans and mandolins.

Williams-Sonoma is like porn to me.

Take one of their latest cake pans: Williams-Sonoma Goldtouch™ Sandwich-Cookie Cake Pan

Not only do you get two adorable cake pans that make your cake look like an enormous Oreo, but you get to be the envy of all your friends at the next housewarming or dinner party. "How on earth did you do that?" And, you will smile, sphinx-like, and simply laugh quietly;)

Then, there is this ridiculously-expensive-and-fabulous stand mixer: KitchenAid Professional 620 Stand Mixer

This thing is truly a thing of beauty, and it will practically fold your socks for you, if you ask it nicely. Sure, it's almost $900, but a girl can dream, right?

Finally, the piece de resistance:

Mechanical Pastry Bag

No more messy plastic bags with a hole cut into them, squeezing and getting clogs and having frosting go everywhere! This thing is awesome.

Why do brides get to have all the registry-fun, anyway? There should be perfectly commonplace reasons for singletons to get to register for kitchenware and small appliances!

Until then, pass me the Williams-Sonoma catalog, and turn down the lights . . . ;)