Wilton 307-859 3-Tier Cakes N More Party Stand

Wilton 307-859 3-Tier Cakes N More Party Stand

• 3-Tier display stand
• Chrome-plated finish and crystal-clear plates
• See-through design puts the focus on your beautiful desserts
• Handwashing recommended

Give any celebration a big finish! Serve you’re your cakes, cupcakes and other party foods on this dramatic 3-tier party stand. Its clean lines and interlocking ring design work for any party or table décor. The chrome-plated finish and crystal-clear plates put the focus where it belongs, on your spectacular desserts. This versatile stand is great for presentations.

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Farmers Markets: It’s Not All Fruits and Veggies

Farmers Markets: It’s Not All Fruits and Veggies

There is a revolution occurring at farmers markets today. They no longer sell just fruits and vegetables, but honey, butter for the local dairy farmer, Artisan breads, carrot cake, cupcakes, cookies, pies, jams, jellies and pickled okra and bamboo shoots. The unique variety of products available is endless.

If you are interested in selling homemade baked goods or family recipes at your local Farmers Market, stay abreast of food trends by using Goggle Alerts to locate what’s hot and what’s not. What was a huge seller last year may not be this year and although people loved those buttercream topped cupcakes last year they may be seeking smaller versions this year; cutting back to help both their health and wallet.

If you are a home-based baker, baking Artisan breads; you might want to consider offering value-added items, such as homemade jams, jellies and fruit butters.  Remember though, some value added products can be costly, so select accordingly and consider selling your products both individually and as a pair. There are also numerous legal restrictions that need to be followed before selling your value-added product; you may have to use a incubator or licensed commercial kitchen facility so check with your state/local regulator agency.

Every food processor should also note that a Farmers Market is not always the best location to sell every type of food product. People who visit and make purchases at local farmers market are looking for bargains. They are not interested in paying an exorbitant amount for a gourmet pound cake, custom cookies or homemade chocolate truffles. For example, pumpkin pies may be your favorite baked good; unfortunately, no one may want them on a sunny spring day in April. The venue (a farmers market) may be the perfect location, but the product does not represent what consumers want. You might fair better selling your oatmeal raisin bars, or gluten-free coconut butterscotch cookies, priced at 2-3 for .95-4.95. These are products farmers market attendees can eat while strolling through the market or stick in their purse for an afternoon snack.

The bottom line, before deciding to sell your home-based bakery products at any Farmers Market do your homework and check out what others are selling. You do not have to sell the same thing, but think about what folks might want to purchase. Do your food products compliment other goods being sold at the market? If you are out selling on a Saturday, would a miniature pecan coffee cake be something consumers might pick up for Sunday morning coffee before church; or something they would take to an ailing friend? Farmers Markets are great places to sell your goods if you selling what consumers want.

Earn Some Extra Money Doing Weekend Jobs

Earn Some Extra Money Doing Weekend Jobs

Believe it or not, there are many weekend job opportunities for those people looking to earn to some extra money. If you have moderate to exceptional skills, for example in cooking, gardening, sewing, then consider offering them to your friends and acquaintances or neighbors for a fee. Alternatively, you can set up an online home based business with specific working hours. If you have a passion or specialty in cooking or what ever else you extra enjoy doing, then this would make the weekend job even more enjoyable—you are doing what you enjoy most.

If baking is your thing and you can make distinctive homemade cookies, cakes, doughnuts, cupcakes, then selling them at the weekend will provide you with all the satisfaction of knowing you are earning money doing what you enjoy most. Some other people are skilled at decorating wedding cakes, birthday cakes, anniversary cakes etc. Moreover, you can even decorate you cookies, cupcakes, for any festivals, or birthdays. Some people enjoy homemade foods and you can make a habit of selling them your homemade foods at the weekend. They can make custom made orders and this will gives you an opportunity to earn some good extra income and at what you enjoy most.

The other are you can offer you services at the weekend is he service industry. For example, a person can offer to run errand and be paid for doing so. Your neighbor’s car may have developed some problem during the week and you can offer to repair it at a fee. Your neighborhood may be searching for somebody to paint all their houses, and this is an area you can offer your services.-Just be sure while you are at it, you are doing a professional job. The more professional and thorough you are, the better you will get and the more jobs you will be called to do, thus earning yourselves a tidy sum at jobs you enjoy doing.

There are always some minor things to mend at home, and know that your home is not a special case, every other house has the same kind of problems. Offer to fix them but at a fee and rest assured your hands will be full and by the time you knew it, a tidy accumulation of money has formed in your pockets.

If you prefer working with computers, there are always jobs to be found over the internet if you know how to negotiate about it. If you are good with accounting, search for accounting job to offer at the weekend and rest assured you will never lack a n accounting job in your life. If this is not your area of expertise, perform other chores, for example, data entry, posting classified post, paid surveys etc.

In a summary, there are many weekends’ jobs for those who are not choosy and need to make some extra money while at the same time they are enjoying themselves. There is always something for everyone if they searched enough.

Decorating Cupcakes #9: The “Sandwich”

How to decorate a cupcake to look like a sandwich. All the ideas for assembly and ingredients came from the book “What’s new cupcake” By Richardson and Tack Music by: Jason Shaw www.youtube.com
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Chicago Metallic Cupcake Creation Kit 2-pc.

Chicago Metallic Cupcake Creation Kit 2-pc.

• Material: Plastic
• Size: 2-pc.
• Origin: China
• Cleaning & Care: Handwash

This Cupcake Creation Kit includes the Cupcake Batter Dispenser and the Cupcake Plunger.Cupcake Batter DispenserPerfect for cupcakes, pancakes and more. Pour batter into the cupcake dispenser, position over the center of the cupcake liner, and pull handle for quick and easy filling. 4-c. capacity.Cupcake PlungerEasily removes the cupcake core and allows for filling with ice cream, frosting or your favorite filling. Remove the core, fill the cupcake, enjoy! Measures 6.25x2x2-in.

List Price: $ 17.95

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Orange Cupcake – 1.5oz (45g)

Orange Cupcake – 1.5oz (45g)

Orange Cupcake (Eti Portakalli Topkek) – 1.5oz (45g)

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How to Be Secure in Your Insecurity

How to Be Secure in Your Insecurity

If you knew me 15 years ago you wouldn’t recognize the author, coach and public speaker – with a lot of Moxie – I am today.

I was once the shiest person I knew. As a child, I dreaded the first day of school because I usually had to stand up and tell everyone what I did on my summer vacation. To stand up, speak and have everyone look at me scared the ****** out of me.

As an adult and a Senior Level Executive I often had to give presentations in front of groups including the Board of Directors. Terrified, I couldn’t sleep knowing I was sure to forget everything and look like a blathering idiot. My career – my life – would be ruined. I was sure of that.

I lived. And learned how to step into my fear and insecurity instead of running away from it. I was surprised to find out it took less energy to be willing to be vulnerable than it was to resist what turned out to be not so bad after all.

The way to be secure in your insecurity is simply this:

Suck it up, cupcake.

Your insecurity is real. The reasons for your insecurity probably aren’t. They’re based on your personal view of your situation and you’ve got some schmutz on your lens clouding up your vision. For example, if you’re insecure in your relationship it probably has less to do with your present relationship than it does with a past relationship, beginning with your parents – beginning with your self. Finding Excuses And Reasons (F.E.A.R.) makes you want to Fugghedabout Everything And Run (F.E.A.R.).

Do what scares you anyway.

Take one big step into your insecurity. Be willing to be insecure. Be willing to be vulnerable. You can be secure in your insecurity by being rational.

Unless you’re standing in front of oncoming traffic you’re not going to get hit by a bus, you’re not gonna die. When you stop imagining all the terrible things that could happen you leave room in that head of yours for clarity, focus and a healthy presence of mind.

Heck, you were insecure when you tried to take your first steps. You fell on your butt – again and again. Yet you got up – again and again – putting one wobbly foot in front of the other. Pretty soon you were running, jumping, climbing, skipping and coming up with more and more ways to get yourself to where you want to go.

You’ll realize that even if you screw up royally you’ll be OK. Others have fallen flat on their faces in glorious ways – whether it be in their career, relationships, social gatherings or every day life.

And they lived to tell the tale. So will you. You might even end up with a great story that can be leveraged to your advantage – at least at cocktail parties.

Suck it up, cupcake. Do what scares you anyway. Put one foot in front of the other. You’ll be ok. I promise you.

P.S. – The thing you’re most insecure about may very well be what your heart is calling you to become.

Can I substitute Sour Cream with Greek Yogurt for my Cupcake recipe?

Question by Leona 1279: Can I substitute Sour Cream with Greek Yogurt for my Cupcake recipe?
I’m making cupcakes that call for sour cream and the only thing I have close enough is greek yogurt. Can I substitute the cream with the yogurt and bake it normally or do I need to add something to the yogurt (being baked and all)?

Thanks!

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Answer by Georgia C
You can use the yogurt. Use the same amount. 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup yogurt. Some people like to use flavored yogurt to give the cake an extra punch in flavor.

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A Conscious Guide To Saying Good-Bye To Deprivation

A Conscious Guide To Saying Good-Bye To Deprivation

Copyright (c) 2011 The Conscious Plate

Nobody likes deprivation. It just puts us in a bad mood. When we think about being deprived of our favorite foods, it usually stands in the way of our success every time we try to eat differently. Sometimes, it even prevents us from getting started.

Unless we are seriously motivated by something like fitting into a certain pair of pants for a certain occasion, getting ready for an athletic event or knowing that eating something specific will make us immediately sick; feeling deprived often sabotages us. And when we are motivated by these extraordinary factors, the results are often short lived and/or limited. While it’s great in the moment and shows us we can do it, it’s rarely a lasting lifestyle change.

Does this sound at all familiar to you? Have you ever thought that you’d like to change the way you’re eating? Maybe lose a few pounds to change your appearance or your health and keep them off? Maybe you’re just feeling like you need more energy or don’t like the fact that you eat sugary snacks every afternoon. But you just can’t wrap your brain around giving up the foods you love and if you can, it’s only for a very short period of time.

Well let’s look at it from I different angle. Let’s adopt a point of view that may actually allow you to change things permanently.

Like you, I love food. I love it in its raw form and I love cooking it. I love being around it. I love sharing it with people. I love talking about it, writing about it and eating it. I love hearing and seeing what food means to people. In fact, I am admittedly food obsessed and I am very happy with my relationship with food and the choices that I make daily.

I also don’t like deprivation. In fact, little saddens me more than when people feel deprived either because they think something is not good for them or they legitimately cannot eat certain foods. And little angers me more than people buying into the myth that eating food that will support your health means a boring, bland diet of grilled chicken with steamed vegetables or plain tofu and brown rice. Eating food that supports the way you want to look and feel doesn’t mean that you can’t eat delicious food and it doesn’t mean that you can’t eat food you love.

So what’s the solution to deprivation if you want to improve your diet permanently? Change your focus. That’s right, change your mind. Don’t think about what you can’t eat. Instead learn to eat new foods. Start adding delicious and interesting produce, condiments and cooking techniques to the way you eat. Things like sweet beets drizzled with a little roasted walnut oil, creamy mashed sweet potatoes perhaps with a dash of cinnamon and crunchy kale chips made with sea salt. How about some spicy mustard greens sautéed with some sweet onions or garlic and a fresh wild arugula salad with sweet juicy pear, crunchy walnuts and salty Parmigiano Reggiano cheese dressed with a truffle vinaigrette. Sound interesting?

Be creative in the kitchen; add 1 or 2 new ingredients each week, and look to the best of nature for inspiration. Add texture to your dishes by adding nuts and seeds. Snack on a sweet and juicy mango or mash an avocado with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and some sea salt as a dipping sauce for shrimp cocktail. Have fun with it. It isn’t difficult and you will benefit by feeling better. And I am also willing to bet that you’ll be eating better tasting food than you can even imagine today.

Once you learn to think and eat this way, your changes will be lasting and you won’t feel deprived. Please don’t get me wrong, I am not saying eat beets and pumpkin seeds instead of cupcakes, what I am saying is eat beets and pumpkin seeds and you may find yourself wanting cupcakes less often.

Baseball Cupcake Rings – 12ct

Baseball Cupcake Rings – 12ct

• 12 Rings
• Great for cupcakes or party favors
• Rings measure nearly 1.5 inches
• Add your own personal touches to your cakes

These rings look great on cupcakes and after the cake is gone the guests have something to take home. Great party favors. Can use them to decorate the sides of a larger cake. Add your own touches to any cake with these rings.

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