Archive for September, 2009

Carry me with you where ever you go

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Check it out, dude, I’m a tote bag! Not only that – but I’m a tote bag with a built-in craft project! How amazing is that? Some of you might remember when Bonnie of Model Citizen did her Bake and Destroy Tiger Lady t-shirt – heck, some of you might even own one! Well Sublime [...]

Bake It Pretty Q&A and Giveaway!

Friday, September 25th, 2009

A few years ago, trolling around Etsy with my first bit of Bake and Destroy shirt sale money burning in hole in my PayPal account, I discovered a shop called A. Bell Emporium and was instantly smitten. Plastic ballerinas, kitchy mushrooms and wee little deer all ideal for topping the weirdo cupcakes I’d been baking [...]

Welcome to Angel Food Bakery

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Way back before there was a Teno – or a Bake and Destroy – Tony and I were watching Sugar Rush, a short-lived Food Network show that I’m guessing would do much better these days than it did then. They covered an adorable place called Angel Food Bakery that did quirky wedding cakes, cute cupcakes [...]

Burka and Destroy – My Adventures in LA

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Let’s begin at the beginning. A while ago, maybe two months, I got a phone call from someone at Super Delicious about a new show for Food Network called Cupcake Wars. What started as a concept for a docu-series about cupcake bakeries and their turf battles had transformed into a challenge, pitting baker against baker [...]

So Here We Are, Los Angeles

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

LA and Destroy

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Eco-friendly Baking Tips from the Unfriendly Baker

Friday, September 4th, 2009

I know it may come as a shock to some of you that a jerk like me actually cares about the environment, but I do. Think of it this way – caring about the planet is just another way to be disgusted with other people, which is one of my favorite things to do. I [...]