Gone Baking

It's good to be back in Colorado!  I spent the weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona with the girls from college - hello, Spa Weekend!

A couple of them stayed at my place the night before our flight down there.

Of course, I had to have some fresh Brown Sugar Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream frosting waiting for them.  What kind of friend would I be if I didn't fatten them up before we spent the weekend poolside in our swimsuits?

 With St. Patty's day right around the corner, I had to give my Irish Car Bomb cupcakes another shot.  I've gotten better at baking since my first attempt with these...and better at taking pictures of my baking, too.

I brought a few of these to work, but sent most of them to the hospital with Wilberforce.  His coworkers seem to enjoy cupcakes a little more then mine :)

Last week, before my spa trip, I tried out a few healthy recipes.  These cookies were a favorite of Wilberforce's.  They're made with oats, coconut, pumpkin, applesauce, almond meal, mixed nuts, and mixed fruit....along with a few spices.  No butter, no oil, no flour.  Healthy, healthy, healthy.  The only sweetener was the unsweetened applesauce and dried fruit!  Pretty tasty!

My dad is doing great after his surgery!  I'll be going home to play farmer this spring, hopefully...the old man might be out of commission during planting season still.  But his cardiac plumbing is all cleaned out and ready to rock and roll!