Pumpkin

I also love fall because it means the return of pumpkin spice latte's at starbucks and an excuse to make pumpkin everything! On a chilly morning, I love to make smitten kitchen's pumpkin butter and stir some in my oatmeal. I am very upset about the pumpkin shortage this year, it is only September and I had a really hard time finding some.  I may have to limit the pumpkin items on my fall menu :(

I made pumpkin mousse for a dessert party on sunday and I have been craving it since then!

I wanted some myself Sunday night but since the wedding is on Saturday, I decided to search out a lowfat version.  The lowfat version is not as "home-made" as the real version but besides the whipcream (nothing beats real whip cream) it tasted almost the same and took about 10 mins to make!  

Here is the recipe:

1 box instant sugar free fat free vanilla pudding
1 cup skim milk 
1 cup organic pumpkin 
1/2 cup fat free whipped topping
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon

1. Whisk the pudding and skim milk until there are no lumps.  Let sit 5 minutes.  

2. Whisk in the pumpkin and spices

3. Fold in the whipped topping

4. Enjoy!

Bride's Magazine!

I was really excited when an editor from Bride's magazine asked me to design a K-pop cake!  It was a lot of fun (and LOTS of trial and error:) ) creating the finished product, but I was thrilled with the result. Know any brides looking for a unique cake at their wedding?? Make sure to pick up an issue of the October edition of Brides Magazine to see the full page picture on page 63. :)

Rocco's 1st Birthday!

My parent's neighbors son turned 1 this past weekend and I was thrilled to be making the treats.  It was a baseball themed party with hot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy just like when you go to a game!  I made him a cake, baseball cake pops, cupcakes, and chocolate chip ganache cookies.

Fashion's Night Out!

When you are out and about tonight make sure to stop by Greenwich Jewelers to design a custom piece of jewelry and view the lovely work of Melissa Joy Manning!  You can enjoy some champange and treats made by me while you are there!

Back to School.....

The end of summer is always bittersweet for me, I hate leaving the beach but fall in NYC is my favorite time of the year (which is why I am very excited to be getting married in September).  As Labor day was approaching I starting thinking about some fun after school snacks.  As a child I didn't really mind the fall and going back to school (I guess I was kind of dork :) ), but not all kids are like me and I thought that back to school party could help gets kids excited about the new school year!  I made a mix of healthy and non-healthy treats :)

I made some math themed cupcakes, "apple" cake pops, rice krispie pops, granola bars and baked apple jars.

The granola bars are 100% whole grain, made with oats, nuts, peanut butter and honey.

The baked apple jars are a fun individual treat with apples, oats, brown sugar and nuts baked right into the jar. 

*These were taken before they were baked

A fun treat to bring to a playdate!