Blissfully wallowing in Beatrix Potter!

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Happy BEATRIX POTTER Week!

As ordained by the Novel Bakers!  Lovely posts yesterday on Rattlebridge Farm, Home is Where the Boat Is & A Quiet Life.  

Rattlebridge Farm is my hands-down favorite ~ the ornaments have me melting into a puddle of primrose jelly!

Fire Pit Friday

Perfect surprise for a Fire Pit Friday gathering - a pirated version of Red Lobster's  Cheddar Bay Biscuits!  Whip 'em up & bake them right there, so they're piping hot from the oven. 

Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

Mere coincidence?  Home is Where the Boat Is features Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs and - Voila! - the same recipe is featured in today's Philadelphia Inquirer (or was it the New York Times?).  Put 'em on next month's Baking Bucket List.

(It was Parade magazine!)

Baking Bucket List

What a terrific idea - put together a monthly Baking Bucket List, with recipes to try out that month.  Working on May's list.  My April "list" will consist of making & eating VEGETARIAN dishes, which means NO meat-based or even -whispered dishes.  And sugar - reduce my sugar intake.  Either it makes sense to be smart or it's just dumb to pretend.  In my heart of hearts, I believe it is smart.  There is no middle ground, hard as that is to admit. 

First up on my May list - the  mocha cupcakes with coffee buttercream I mentioned in my last posting. 

Mocha Cupcakes with Coffee Buttercream

Gonna make me some of these little darlin's, from Baking Bites!

Clever paper plate cookie holder - One Good Thing by Jillee

One Good Thing by Jillee has directions for a mega clever, easy-to-make paper plate cookie holder. 

Keep it super simple, just following the step-by-step instructions, or take it up a notch or two by embellishing it & adding ribbons.  (She also has instructions for a paper plate muffin holder!)

As someone who loves to bake cookies & is challenged at an economical way to present just a 
handful, this is the answer to my prayers.  And fun to make!