To Be Charmed» food & beverage http://to-be-charmed.com A place to be inspiried and to inspire others Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:14:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 { this woman makes me want to bake beautiful things! } http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/05/11/this-woman-makes-me-want-to-bake-beautiful-things/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/05/11/this-woman-makes-me-want-to-bake-beautiful-things/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 23:03:01 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=3266


How beautiful is this cake?! I love the soft colors and the photography is amazing. Linda of Call Me Cupcake’s blog is chalk full of yummy pastries, desserts and recipes to share. Make sure to visit on a full stomach or you’ll be foraging through your cupboard for something that will satisfy the cravings this site will be sure to evoke.



♥ Elizabeth
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]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/05/11/this-woman-makes-me-want-to-bake-beautiful-things/feed/ 6 { the anatomy of a cupcake } http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/04/20/the-anatomy-of-a-cupcake/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/04/20/the-anatomy-of-a-cupcake/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:43:40 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=3236
Cupcake Anatomy by Allen Hemberger

Cupcake Anatomy by Allen Hemberger


I’m not sure if you’ve had a chance to check out this layout design of the anatomy of a cupcake by Allen Hemberger. It’s been floating around the internet and it’s just so dang cute I just had to share it with you all!
♥ Elizabeth


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I ❤ peeps. They are without a doubt my favorite Easter candy. When they start to stock the shelves at the stores with those little guys my heat skips a beat! Thank goodness I’m usually with one of my kiddos so I’m able to constraint myself and not load up my cart with the little guys. Leigh Anne of Your Homebased Mom has created this great little DIY goodie. Isn’t it totally cute and yummy?
❤ Elizabeth


]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/04/14/your-my-favorite-peep/feed/ 2 { happy saint patty’s day! } http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/16/happy-saint-pattys-day/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/16/happy-saint-pattys-day/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:40:15 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=3005 Happy Saint Patty's Day!
i am baker - happy saint patty's day
i am baker - happy saint patty's day
I’ve been scouring the internet for some super yummy, fun cupcakes to make for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party and came across the blog, i am baker. OH MY GOSH… she is such a talented and creative gal. WOW is all I can say, oh and YUM I wish I could be her taster :) . With that, I wish you all a Happy Saint Patty’s Day.
♥ Elizabeth


]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/16/happy-saint-pattys-day/feed/ 1 { the perfect meal to bring skiing… } http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/14/the-perfect-meal-to-bring-skiing/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/14/the-perfect-meal-to-bring-skiing/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:45:41 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=2965 Sausage, Chard, and Lemon Lasagna via Martha Stewart
So we are heading up to Big Bear for a weekend of skiing in a couple of weeks. Wouldn’t this be a perfect meal contribution? It’s such a fun twist on lasagna. Recipe can be found here.


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]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/14/the-perfect-meal-to-bring-skiing/feed/ 1 { and speaking of drool… } http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/13/and-speaking-of-drool/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/13/and-speaking-of-drool/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:48:09 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=2939 celine have cake, will travel
1. Chocolate Cake , 2. Apple Pie w/ Pecan Crust, 3. Quinoa w/Hazelnut Parsley Pesto, 4. Meatless Meatballs


How simply divine and beautiful are these photographs created and taken by Celine of the blog, have cake, will travel?! Her blog is filled with a variety of recipes that are 100% vegan (yep, that’s right, there’s isn’t a drop of dairy or other animal product in any of her recipes). And thanks to her talent in the photography department everything looks so delectable it will be hard to decide which recipe to try first. I hope you all enjoy the eye candy ;)

♥ Elizabeth


]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2011/03/13/and-speaking-of-drool/feed/ 3 { DIY Halloween Cake Bunting } http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/10/17/diy-halloween-cake-bunting/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/10/17/diy-halloween-cake-bunting/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:20:13 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=2300 DIY Halloween Cake Bunting
Hello All! Us SoCal folks have had a cloudy, cool weekend with patches of rain. I’m absolutely loving it! We got to bust out our sweaters, cook up some stews and stoke up a fire in the fire place. How about you, how was your weekend? Are you going to get dressed up for Halloween? Brewing up any fun craft projects for the Holiday season?!


Speaking of getting crafty are you as in love with bunting as I am? When I saw it on cakes I went bananas! It’s such a cute way to spruce up a cake and takes very little time to make. Below is the list of materials and instruction.


Halloween Cake Bunting


]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/10/17/diy-halloween-cake-bunting/feed/ 2 { something is brewing… } http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/10/13/something-is-brewing/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/10/13/something-is-brewing/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:48:53 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=2251 I’m up early this morning. In part because my hubby was out the door catching a flight up to Seattle at 4am and in part because I’m hosting book club here tonight and I’m really excited to make this…

You all will just have to stay tuned to see what this creation could be! Oh and it also involves craft paper and a glue gun :)
Hope you all have a great day!
♥ Elizabeth

]]> http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/10/13/something-is-brewing/feed/ 0 {it just takes two lemons…} http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/08/13/it-just-takes-two-lemons/ http://to-be-charmed.com/2010/08/13/it-just-takes-two-lemons/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:53:05 +0000 Elizabeth http://to-be-charmed.com/?p=1546 making lemon pie
After reading the book Amelia Bedelia my son Jacob was completely inspired to make Lemon Meringue Pie (I’m not sure if you’ve read the adorable children’s book but if not here’s briefing of it, Amelia is hired to be a house keeper at which she does a disastrous job. While cleaning she decides to make the husband and wife a Lemon Meringue Pie. When the couple comes home they are gravely disappointed to find their house in disarray but once they have a bite of the amazingly delicious pie they decide to keep her on. Jacob was so inspired he decided he must make this amazing pie! You just got to love kids!).
Recipe Lemon Pie
Recipe Lemon Pie
At first I was a bit nervous to make the pie because I’ve never really made a pie before. I found this recipe on All Recipes.com. I love how easy it was to make and the ingredients where so basic. You just need two lemons, a frozen pie crust and some basic ingredients and Volia you have a Lemon Meringue Pie (I did leave out the meringue but only because I’m not a huge fan of the stuff)!


Oh and if I must say so, it was delicious! Super creamy and not too tart. Both of my kiddo’s devoured it. :) The recipe is below with the meringue omitted. Just right click on the recipe and download to your desktop. Enjoy and have a fabulous weekend!


recipe lemon pie

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Hello All! I just couldn’t pass up these pancakes I found on Amanda Bakes. The red pancakes are made using a red velvet pancake recipe which sounds amazing. She admittedly says they where a bit much work but for a one time event it may be worth a try! For further pics and the recipe click here.


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