Archive for January, 2009

Super Bowl 43 DIY Cupcake Toppers

Friday, January 30th, 2009

As a Chicago girl, there have only been two Super Bowls in my life time that truly mattered- XX and XLI. That being said, I’m always down for a reason to eat spinach dip and watch football- so all hail Super Bowl Sunday! This year I’m following Obama’s lead and backing the Steelers. Sure, I [...]

Begin at the Beginning

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Dudes! I’ve missed you so much! I have been a bad, bad blogger and I will take 80% of the blame. I’ve been trying to be less of a jerk wife, thereby spending less time blogging and more time watching Fringe and Lost with Tony; we recently lost two really great people at work so [...]

LOST Cupcake Toppers

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Tony and I have been talking about the new season of LOST a lot lately, and the conversations are eerily similar to the late-night talks we’d have when I was several months pregnant and anxious about becoming a mother. “What do you think it’s going to be like?”
“What if I don’t like it?”
“I hope [...]

Witness the Donut Database

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Why do I keep making new blogs when I can barely even keep up with this one? Well, I have a new one, check it out at: http://donutdatabase.blogspot.com/
I do have some new stuff planned for poor ‘ol Bake and Destroy – a facelift, a new URL, super-special limited edition gear…
I’m not dead, I’m just takin’ [...]

Salted Caramel Frosting

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

salted caramel frosting
Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy
I first discovered salty sweets in high school when someone at my lunch table salted my Snickers bar just to be an asshole. The same concept behind a chocolate covered pretzel made what could have turned out to be a total waste of an 85-cent candy bar into [...]