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Tomato Pie

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Tomato pie?!? Yep, you heard right. I had never heard of tomato pie before stumbling upon this tasty recipe lens by OhMe.

While most pies are intended for an after dinner treat, tomato pie with its healthy dose of tomatoes and its yummy addition of onions and cheese, makes a great side dish! To make your own tomato pie even better, OhMe recommends peeling your tomatoes.

The next time you host a family get together, why not surprise your guests with a tomato pie? I’m thinking of adding it to my own dinner table this Thanksgiving. I think this dish would feel right at home in between my green bean casserole and scalloped potatoes. icon wink Tomato Pie

How to Make Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

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I was browsing through various Squidoo recipe and food lenses looking for a lens to feature this week when I stumbled upon this little gem, How to Make Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes by danthemans. What? I thought. I had never heard of such a thing. I read the lens and looked at all the neat photos of ice cream cone cupcakes and couldn’t believe what I discovered, a treat that combines my two favorite desserts…cakes and cones. Dan’s lens is filled with fun pictures of decorated ice cream cupcakes. He even includes a how to video.

I think these ice cream cone cupcakes are absolutely adorable. I can see myself baking a batch and letting my kids help me decorate them to make a fun after dinner treat. They’d be great for a birthday party…ice cream themed complete with an ice cream cone pinata of course!

What a cute and yummy idea!

I really love ice cream cones, but I’m not a fan of ice cream, so these delicious little cupcakes that are baked directly in a traditional cone are right up my alley. I can’t wait to give them a try! =)

Fondant Cake Decorating with Janet21

fondant cake decorating 212x300 Fondant Cake Decorating with Janet21This week I’d like to feature a lens that belongs to one of my favorite lensmasters, Janet21. I absolutely love her Fondant Cake Decorating purple star lens.

Fondant is bold, creative, and fun. Janet claims  that it’s like play dough for grown ups, and I have to agree.

Janet’s Fondant Cake Decorating is loaded with useful information. She provides directions for working with fondant, fondant decorating tools and products, instructional videos, and many pictures of gorgeous fondant cakes from the whimsical to the elegant.

Janet’s Fondant Cake Decorating has been one of my favorite lenses for quite some time and I’m pleased as punch to be sharing it with you now.

Happy Birthday Wishes and an Easy Cake Recipe!

strawberry cupcake square fine art print p2285697867985228198phc 325 Happy Birthday Wishes and an Easy Cake Recipe!I just found out that it’s Wendy’s (thrivingmom) birthday today! Those special days that we get to celebrate and it’s all about us, come but once a year so…Happy Birthday Wendy! My wishes for you…little ones who use their inside voice without you even asking, an extra long nap time for your needed mommy time, totally unexpected kisses from muddy little faces, friends that “just show up” to babysit so you can have a date night :* and joy, lots and lots of joy!

Hippy Happy Birthday Cake – Mom baked this cake for most of our birthday’s and she made sure to stir in lots of love each and every time. When Mark and I started our family the Hippy Happy Birthday Cake tradition was carried on. Just this year my son, who turned 27, put in a special request for the cake…now ain’t that sweet?! icon wink Happy Birthday Wishes and an Easy Cake Recipe!

Image Credit – Strawberry Cupcake Square Fine Art Print by GalleryJai.com

My Chat With Robin From The Cupcake Club

The Cupcake Club 122x150 My Chat With Robin From The Cupcake ClubNot all of us are aware of the different club’s and co-brands that have been created within the Squidoo framework. No worries, for this post I’m giving a shout out about a chat I had recently with a gal that many of us Squidoo foodies know and love…Robin (rms), the leader of The Cupcake Club.

In my online life, outside of Squidoo, I’ve been hooking up with some awesome food bloggers via my personalized interviews.  From fave cupcakes to tips for creating a stellar club lens, my chat with Robin about Yummy Bites From The Cupcake Club may just inspire you to go create a page. Make it niche enough and I bet you’ll land on the top 100 list of the club.