I am a Hero… A CUPCAKE HERO

This was my first month entering the Cupcake Hero event over at quirky cupcake because, well, truth be told, I don’t consider myself very good at being creative in the kitchen. I can follow a recipe to a T, but when it comes down to creating something on my own I don’t feel very confident [...]

Things will be slow for awhile…

Prepare for a little lull over here at Sugar & Spice. I know, I’m disappointed too!
The next month is filled with activity over here in our little corner of the world. On the agenda:

Starting next Saturday, we are getting our entire house painted, which will take a week.
Then out of town for the weekend for [...]

Taste and Create: I’m Getting There!

I just wanted to apologize for being a little slow with getting my recipe for Taste and Create finished and posted. The deadline (today) crept up on me and being away this weekend and then coming home to empty cupboards hampered my baking. It will be complete by the end of this week, I promise!
While [...]

Another Blake Makes Giveaway - TCHO Chocolate!

Last Tuesday, Blake over at Blake Makes held another terrific giveaway - a pack of chocolate from TCHO Chocolate. TCHO Chocolate is based in San Francisco and produces wonderful dark chocolate. Check out their website, and you can order chocolate right there! I thought the packaging was so simple and awesome, and the chocolate was [...]

Win a FREE iPod Touch!

You’d think that this would be too good to be true, wouldn’t you? Well,  you’re wrong! Jerry of Cooking… by the seat of my Pants! is raffling off a free iPod Touch in an amazing giveaway! If you haven’t checked out his blog yet be sure to head on over there and check it out [...]

Williams Sonoma Gift Card Giveaway!

Williams Sonoma — Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways…

The insanely gracious Kate at the clean plate club is giving away a $50 gift card to Williams Sonoma on May 1st. To get in on the action, simply blog about her giveaway and leave her a comment linking back to your [...]

She Made My Day!

Thank you to Laurie at quirky cupcake for being so kind as to bestow upon me the “You Make My Day” award. When I started blogging I had a small group of other bloggers that I knew, but I never imagined that my network would grow so much and that I would make friends from [...]

Blogging By Mail… All the way from Singapore!

A day after I received my Blake Makes surprise in the mail,  I was shocked to see a package waiting for me from Singapore! At first I wasn’t sure what it could be, and then remembered Blogging By Mail… this must be it!

THANK YOU to Laureen at Eat and Be Happy for such a wonderfully [...]

E is for Excellent

Thank you to April from Abby Sweets for rating my blog as “Excellent”! It was such a surprise and so sweet of you, April! A nice pick-me-up, for sure! I knew of April’s blog from being a fellow Daring Baker, but have gotten to know her much better after starting off Tuesdays With Dorie [...]

Blake Makes - Delivered!

I was so excited to get my mail yesterday and see a little package with the “Blake Makes” label on it. My dulce de leche had arrived! I honestly love nothing more than finding fun packages at my doorstep. It’s always a pleasant surprise and pick-me-up!
If you don’t know who Blake is or what he [...]