Author: Carrie

Downton Abbey

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Today marks the one year anniversary of our blog.  I would like to give a shout out to my BFF, Sadie, for being the inspiration behind this blog.  We discussed the possibility of a blog over a lovely brunch at the Blue Pig at Congress Hall in Cape May.  Soon after, we made that possibility a reality and I think we are much better for it.  I enjoy putting my thoughts and recipes out there to anyone who wants to read them.

On that note, here’s another one of my thoughts.  If you have not yet discovered the phenomenon called Downton Abbey, you must indulge yourself and give it a try.  I know that once you are introduced to the inner workings of the upstairs downstairs relationships of Downton Abbey, you will become enamored with everything the estate has to offer.  Its mystique and charm entices you to want more and more.  You won’t be able to stop watching.  I went to my local library to get season 1 and 2 on DVD.  Season 3 is currently being featured on Masterpiece Classic on PBS.  It airs on Sundays at 9.  I only wish I could be Mary and find my Matthew to make my life complete.

Ian Somerhalder, Currently Heating up Mystic Falls

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This blog entry is at the request of my dear friend, Karla.  We share a lot of things in common but one of them is our love for Ian Somerhalder.  We first discovered his twinkling eyes and stunning sex appeal on a short-run show called Young Americans.  In 2000, Young Americans began as a summer spin-off of Dawson’s Creek.  The young and inexperienced cast also included Kate Bosworth.  Sadly, the series only lasted 8 episodes, but it made a lasting impression on me.  Its where I first fell in love with Mr. Somerhalder.

He made a few more significant appearances in Life as a House, The Rules of Attraction, Wake and Lost.  But now he has finally hit his stride in The Vampire Diaries.  He plays the insatiably handsome vampire, Damon Salvatore.  He plays the ultimate bad boy who falls in love with a human girl who makes him want to change his bad boy ways.  We all love this romantic plot line, but let’s face it ladies…in reality, no one can change a man but himself.  We all like to dream and The Vampire Diaries let’s us carry out that fantasy.  So tune in every Thursday on the CW at 8.  Here’s a little preview for you.

Flower Cupcakes

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For Fionna’s 5th Birthday, I made her cupcakes to take into preschool. Now I’m with Sandra Lee and make them semi-homemade. I used a boxed devils food cake mix for the cake and made homemade buttercream icing to top it off. She requested a pink and green color scheme a la Lily Pulitzer. I decided that these colors would lend itself to a flower theme. I put a green icing base layer on top of the cupcake. Then I sliced a large marshmallow into five slices and dipped those slices in pink sanding sugar to make the petals. After forming the slices (now petals) into a flower shape, I piped a dot of icing in the center of the petal formation. It takes a bit of time but it’s easy and makes a lasting impression on any crowd. See for yourself!

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