Wish List Wednesday: Daydreaming

Ah, Wednesday. Otherwise known as Hump Day, the day you need to get through before the week is almost over, and also the day I’m supposed to post a wish list but almost never do because my life is ridiculous. Well, this week I am being a productive panda and I am allll over it. In the last few days I’ve had a few little baking projects on the go, like this miniature almond ruffle cake with raspberry and vanilla filling, and a Hunger Games themed potluck contribution.



These Effie Trinket inspired cupcakes are vanilla and "nightlock" berry,
otherwise known as blueberry, to incorporate a few elements of the story.



This  week's Wish List is inspired by the progress I’m currently making with Little Bow Sweets. As I’ve been looking to upgrade my kitchen space and take the next step, I thought a few dream kitchens would do the trick this week! I also found this fantastic guide to planning your dream baking kitchen here. My favourite part is Alex Hitz stating that, "the key to everything in life is a Kitchenaid stand mixer." I really, really couldn't agree more.



This one is all over Pinterest for a reason.
It's almost toocute to cook in!




A little less pink, a little more practical, a double oven and a huge granite topped
island to decorate on is probably all I need to be happy. And maybe a special
nook for a stacked cooling rack..





Since I like to have pink stuff, I feel like an entirely pink kitchen might be
overkill....so an obnoxious amount of another colour instead?




Just in case you forgot, "the key to everything in life is a kitchenaid stand mixer."



The Weekender: Playing Catch-Up!

Tasty lemon cupcakes, perfect for Spring!

Hey Sweet Things! It's been a couple of weeks since I've been able to post properly. Things have been a little chaotic over here, but everything is on its way back to normal, which means lots of cakes and other treats on the way! I was all set to start a new cake design idea on Wednesday afternoon, but ended up spending the whole night in the ER because a certain little mini-me fractured her wrist playing dodgeball at school! Needless to say, that took priority over my floral spring cake, so I'll be getting to that today. Thank goodness for long weekends!

This weekend I'll be launching the first Little Bow Giveaway, so keep your eyes peeled this afternoon! Anyway, here's some snaps of what I've been up to lately!

These sweetheart engagement cupcakes were a great excuse to play with
my new wedding themed cutters!

Kiddie ketchup-cup cupcakes for a church picnic!

Half red velvet with cream cheese frosting, half vanilla raspberry
with purple buttercream!

Mother's Day Weekend was a busy one over here...about 200 cupcakes
were made and decorated for luck mamas all over town!

Wishlist Wednesday: 10 Things I Hate About Guy Fieri

This week, Wishlist Wednesday is a bit of a rant. It's not technically what I'm going for with these posts but it has been one of those weeks, and it's only Wednesday, so just bear with me. I headed to Canadian Tire after work today to pick up some items for an event this weekend. I decided to wind down by browsing through the kitchen and bakeware section (yes, I'm that sad, deal with it) and drooling over the new colours of Kitchenaid mixer. Somewhere in between deciding which Tassimo coffee maker I would buy if I weren't poor and pondering exactly how many Kitchenaid mixers one person needs, I turned a corner and was met face first with this:

Possibly the most irritating man on television, and definitely the most irritating person associated with the Food Network, Guy Fieri, has come out with his own set of overpriced cookware which he will likely make a small fortune from. Instantly, the only thing I wish for this Wishlist Wednesday, is for Guy Fieri to stop existing....and here's why:

1) No self respecting adult male should be allowed to bleach his tips, his hair, or part of/all of his beard and still be taken seriously.

2) He wears stupid sunglasses.

3) His show literally revolves around finding the greasiest fattiest foods in America and eating them like a pig while making disgusting noises of appreciation.

4) He owns, and wears, button down collared shirts with flames on them.

5) He has been known to describe himself as a "culinary gangsta". As punishment for this I think he should be dropped off in Harlem with a bunch of cilantro and one of his monogrammed frying pans to use for survival.

6) He regularly says things like "this sauce is MONEY". Enough said.

7) He openly stated that gay people "weird him out" and is somehow still on television. Clearly his values are still decades behind along with his style.

8) His wife is actually decent looking, which leads me to believe that he feeds her sedatives hidden inside fried chicken so that she doesn't notice how annoying he is.

9) He is really, really, really annoying.

10) He designed this frying pan and is making money off of it.

Seriously.