Happy 2nd Birthday, Eleanor!

Eleanor celebrated her 2nd birthday last weekend!

These Noah's Ark cookies were perfect for her party at the zoo!

And how adorable are these little favor tags that her mom found on Etsy?!

Hope it was a great party, Eleanor! :)

Happy Birthday, Sofia!

Sofia wanted a Bolt cake to celebrate her 7th!

Happy birthday, Sofia!

It's raining cats and dogs for Calla's birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday, Calla!

Cinnamon Rolls

Quick!  Make and eat these cinnamon rolls before you officially embark upon all those New Year's resolutions...

I have been meaning to make these Pioneer Woman Cinnamon Rolls forever and finally did - so delicious.  Here are some pics...

Make your dough and let it rise as directed, then refrigerate overnight so you are set to go the next morning.

Drop it onto a well floured work surface.

Roll it out into a long rectangle.  (I only made a half recipe, so I rolled out my entire amount of dough instead of half of it like PW suggests in her recipe.)

Cover with a ton of melted butter, sugar and cinnamon.

Roll toward you and crimp the edges to seal.

Slice, place in buttered disposable pans and let rise again before baking.

Yum!

PW makes a maple frosting but I used vanilla in place of maple flavoring and omitted the coffee.

This half-recipe made 3 nice pans of rolls and an extra pan of 1/2 nice and 1/2 leftover end rolls (still super good, but not as pretty).  They freeze beautifully and you can always add extra frosting (which I did after that last picture!).

Here is the link to Pioneer Woman's recipe.  Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve's Red Velvet and White Chocolate Cheesecake...

...and Christmas Day's Refrigerator Cake!

Chocolate wafer cookies and fresh whipped cream

Merry Christmas!

Happy 10th Birthday, Drew!

A #10 cake and cake pops for the birthday boy!  Hope the party was great, Drew!

Happy birthday, Drew!

Tree Lighting Cookies!

Here is a sample of the Harper Street Treats cookies that will be available for decorating at tonight's annual West University Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony!

Don't miss the festivities starting at 5:30pm tonight, Monday December 2nd, outside the Community Center on Auden Street.  There will be hot drinks and sweets, crafts, Santa, reindeer, singing and, of course, a chance to decorate these gorgeous and delectable cookies!  :)

Let the wonderful Christmas craziness begin!