Wednesday, February 27, 2013. 1st Place Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes. Last year, I won 3rd place in the Decadent Dreams Chocolate Festivals Cupcake Wars with a Raspberry and Chocolate cupcake, and this year, I won 1st place! I entered a Strawberry Chocolate cupcake made with local winter strawberries from the Bush N Vine. They were FANTASTIC! One of the judges came up to me afterwards, and he was like, How did you get it so moist? Continued after the jump. Posted with love by Kara.

Wanna See How I Did It? Where I Like to Party. Monday, July 15, 2013. I have a new Bethanyism to share with the world. For those new readers, you can read this post. For the explanation on what a Bethanyism is. I post a new one every Monday with the hope that they will inspire, make you think or spark some creativity, either in myself or others.

The Clutter in the Life of an Italian Girl. Thursday, July 21, 2016. Art By ASM Food Blog Has Moved! Thank You for following my blog. I just want to say, my food blog has moved. I am now at www. Please come find me there. I will continue to write here to update all of you but please bookmark my new page! Hope to see you there! Thank You for always being there, Annamaria. Thursday, December 5, 2013. DIY Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Bulb Ornament.

Sunday, March 18, 2018. My youngest baby just turned FIVE! Where does the time go? Every year I make him birthday cupcakes. First there were these meatloaf cupcakes. As well as funfetti cupcakes. And the next year Cookie Monster cupcakes. Which also works great for cupcakes! Fitted with a large round tip.

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A foodblog from Chicago about keeping it simple in the kitchen. Saturday, July 11, 2015. As side dishes go, Quinoa is the gift that keeps on giving. Thursday, July 02, 2015. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic, Bacon and Balsamic Vinegar. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. 100 Cloves of Garlic Spread. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. 5 Different Ways to Cook Quinoa. Sunday, May 10, 2015.

At the beginning of September I fled an abusive relationship. It was something I spent months trying to figure out how to do, and I remain nervous about how things are going to go in the coming months. Or through the GoFundMe that my friend set up.