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Homemade Hostess Twinkies

Twinkies are the food we all love to hate… and hate to love. You’re not supposed to eat Twinkies (because they have a shelf-life of 398,408 years! Not quite, but I’ll get to that in a minute) but what human being hasn’t tried at least…

Teya’s Rainbow Cake

Creating this cake resulted in a comedy of errors. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Teya turned two years old earlier this month and she is obsessed with Barney. I foolishly thought that Barney had gone out of style in the late 90s…

Blue Sky Cupcakes

Raise your hand if you’re a fan of Breaking Bad. Well O-M-G… the show is back on Sunday evening for season 5! Sadly, it will be the show’s last season and I’m already missing Jesse Pinkman… and Marie’s obsession with all things purple… and Walter…

Sno-Cone Cupcakes

I just about squealed when I saw these adorable cupcakes in last month’s Food Network magazine. I mean, really. How cute are they?! And they really do resemble Sno-Cones! Oh, delicious Sno-Cones. I have vivid memories of eating Sno-Cones at the county fair when I…

Jumbo Animal Cookies

I think that there are some foods that are universally nostalgic for everyone. Pink and white animal cookies have to be included on that list. I always used to think that the pink cookies tasted different (and better) than the white cookies, but that was…