Have you missed me? I’ve missed you. I’ve been busy galavanting around, hiding from my roommate, writing magazine articles and taking ballet. You know, important life stuffs. .@keeleymcguireblog found me in #allergicliving! Have you read the article yet? ・・・ Hey #allergicliving readers! Be sure to check out @frannycakes on page 82!! #allergiclivingmagazine A photo posted by Mary …
I really just want to share these gluten-free cupcakes with you. It’s no secret that I think cupcakes have magic healing powers. Or that they are a divine sort of therapy. This particular recipe is no exception. Actually, it might just be the cupcake that proves the rule. This summer hasn’t been quite what I …
Baby, it is cold outside. Freeze your patootie off while wearing all the clothes you own cold. Close all the schools in Chicago cold. It hasn’t been winter like this since I was a kid. Tomorrow’s high is estimated to be -13 Fahrenheit (that’s -26 Celsius). We are at almost 20″ of snow this week …
Does Pinterest get you too? I swear, every time I log in I find some beautiful cake or cupcake that I wish I had the skill to make. I dream about all the intricate piping I would do if I could get my hands to obey. The fondant sculptures I would make if I had …
Just for one moment imagine you have met someone incredibly interesting. And that someone happens to be handsome. Fairly funny. A giant nerd who loves sic-fi and web related nerdery. He wears google glass and loves open-source software. Now imagine he can recite Shakespeare and quoted the first sentence of Pride & Prejudice when you …
My birthday is a once a year occasion. Which is sad because the more birthdays I have, the more excuses I would have to bake a cake. The good news here is that I have friends. And all of those friends have birthdays. And the best part is that friends with birthdays challenge me to …
I’ve spent a lot of time doing what is expected. Playing it safe. Being nice. I always thought that I was nice. And that I should be nice. I thought that it was exactly right. Recently, someone told me that they didnt think nice was the right word to describe me. Someone else said that …
This year is the FDA deadline for creating standardized gluten free labeling. This will be a godsend to me, my family and my friends who must follow a gluten-free diet to stay healthy. The proposed rules state that a product can be labeled as gluten-free with less than 20ppm gluten. There is lots of science …
Today felt like fall. There was a chill in the air. It rained a gloomy rain. I was wishing I had worn a sweater. This week is framed by college football. An Illini game last Saturday and a Notre Dame game this weekend. Fall has arrived. And so has the insane amount of weekends filled …
