cupcake...

An update of Google’s Android operating system,

a major U.S. winery in California,

a term of endearment,

a small cake baked in a cup-shaped container & typically iced

They’re historic...

the first mention of the cupcake can be

traced as far back as 1796

They’re instigators...

Cupcake Wars, a competition challenge on the Food Network

They count...

12 to a dozen

uh, except if you’re a baker, then it’s 13

Float into the mix  a little root beer...

a high point of American gastronomic inventiveness

Now doesn’t that just take the cupcake?

it's just embroidery, have fun with it!

raspberry...

Definition...colloquial sound made with the lips

expressing dislike, derision, or disapproval

Wait, what?!

Not that raspberry!

The fruit kind, and the color thread kind.

Raspberry cheesecakes no one would give you a raspberry for!

Salsa!

strawberries...

...papaya...

...red onion

fresh basil

lemon juice, fresh ground sea salt and black pepper

Forget the fork,

grab a spoon!

sugar...

...ahhh sugar, sugar

wait, what?

that’s a tea strainer

in this kitchen it’s a powdered-sugar-shaker

favorite blueberry muffin recipe...Williams and Sonoma

Sweet!

Not a creature was stirring...

...not even a mouse.

 The November/December issue of Midwest Living has a favorite

recipe from Judeen Brown of Dundas, Minnesota.

 Instead of Judeen's sliced almond ears,

I used oatmeal for our ears.

(nut allergy in the family) 

Mice will be running rampant on our holiday tables!

one, two, three, four, five....

six???

wasn't me!!!