Ginger's Kitchen

The End is Near- waiting for final inspections

2006-03-07T11:18:00.000-08:00

The new bathroom.....almost finished!
Still need sconces, curtains, and a chair, bench or ottoman.

QUOTABLE, Read, Think, & Act

2006-03-01T13:22:00.000-08:00

A quote by Kurt Tucholsky printed in the March 06 Harper's Magazine article "THE CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT Why we can no longer afford George W. Bush.

"A country is not only what it does-it is also what it puts up with, what it tolerates."

Lawnstock 06

2006-02-28T08:16:00.000-08:00

Lawnstock 06 was moved to the backyard this year due to the date and time. Lawnstock usually held in the evening, on the front lawn was on Sun. Feb. 19, 3pm. This year was kid friendly. Next year won't be! I am pushing for the move back to evenings out front. This year Arlan played with special gueats, Karen, Matt and Sean. We also welcomed his girl Katie from N.J. . Hope everyone had fun. photos to follow, I have been having trouble posting pics lately.

The World's Best Eclairs

2006-01-07T17:58:00.000-08:00

Sorry no posts....been busy. Found the BEST ECLAIR at the Well-Bred Bakery in Weaverville North Carolina. YUMMY. Worth the trip! Big and delicious, filled with (what I think is a mix of) fresh whipped cream and pastry cream. SOOOO goooood.

For Cara

2005-12-01T17:10:00.000-08:00

My dear friend Cara has informed me that she is bored with my blog and I need to post something. I did not make Keith his checkerboard cake for his birthday (which is not like me), but we have been a little busy around here trying to finish this f#$%!** house. Do not be concerned, we still had cake I didn't make it. Don't do construction with kids unless you move out. Do expect it to take twice as long and twice as much money as you expected. Anyway, I have no cake to show off. I do have a picture of Buck my dog enjoying Lake June over Thanksgiving weekend. Cara will most likely be bored by this because she has already seen this photo. Sorry Ca, I need to sort myself out. I am tired...no creative energy or thoughts at this time. My daughter woke up at 2 am, called me into her room to inform me that she now has a yellow journal at school, she then went back to sleep. I was up until about 5.

One of lifes great mysteries...Beauty... Question of the week..

2005-11-15T17:50:00.000-08:00

How is it possible that the woman in this photo has sold millions of dollars of beauty products to millions of people? Am I not seeing something, help me out..Somebody... hmmm, if she can sell cosmetics, maybe I should sell sand on South Beach....Anyway...no cupcakes to show off. If you tune in after Sunday (my husband's birthday) I will unveil my first attempt at a checkerboard cake. Yummy..Check it out. Please advise me on my question... How is she making so much money in the beauty industry??

This Is What My Crazy Parents Do With Their Spare Time

2005-11-10T08:31:00.000-08:00

They like to fly their little plane at altitudes that require oxygen. This has nothing to do with anything. I have been sitting on this photo for a few weeks now. Thought it was worth sharing. Obviously I have more to worry about than finding the perfect cupcake. Food for thought!

New Edition

2005-11-09T19:43:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Joel, Julie & Molly on the recent arrival of Baby Ruby. I will bake cupcakes in her honor...vegan of course! Check out The Schantz Family Blog and all the yummy things at Tree Huggin Treats.

Bouncing Back From Hurrican Wilma

2005-10-31T17:55:00.000-08:00

Prior to Wilma I was cupcaking. Used a recipe from another blogsite who found the original recipie in cooks illustrated. They turned out not too bad, nice flavor, texture wasn't all there. Made for brunch at Mary's! Took some fun pics while baking, this is my first blog appearence.
Check in soon, fun stuff soon to come, just need to bounce back from Wilma, got the internet back about 20 minutes ago. This was a cross between survivor (Miami), and Colonial House on PBS. I'd say we were about a day away from having to churn our own butter!

"Tip of the Week"

2005-10-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

No need for the real deal pastrybag. Ziplocks require no cleaning and allow you to multitask with different frostings and no downtime in between. Just cut off the corner, insert the piping tip, twist and go!

Word is out....I'm blogging.

2005-10-10T17:53:00.000-07:00

Now that some friends are on to me I feel somewhat obligated to provide some (not much!) content other than my kitchen tricks. Although, the kitchen stuff will be the focus of this site. The following photos are a foodie shot for fans of New Orleans, and my husband. He was feeling left out just like those first 3 cupcakes!

Ta Da...problem solved

2005-10-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

Regular cakeplate + glass bowl = covered cakeplate.

I promise more exciting stuff in the future!

Hey, What about the rest of us?

2005-10-09T20:59:00.000-07:00

This evening I experimented with a new cupcake recipe in preparation for my daughter's birthday. I made more than my cakeplate could handle, hence the title. Actually, the title comes from feeling a bit left out. I have been attempting and failing to post my cupcakes, past and present on the blog site, All cupcakes, all the time. I have had no luck in doing this, it was easier for me to just set up my own blog for my cupcakes (they taste better than they look!). This will just inspire me to invite you into the kitchen for treats, other than cupcakes. All cupcakes, all the time is a great site for those of you who are cupcake obsessed, like myself. I hope that this site may be enjoyable to someone out there, and if someone out there can educate me on how to post on someone elses blog, help me out...I am new to this blog stuff. NO, I don't live in a cave.