http://www.sweetestkitchen.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:15:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shortly before I left the US I got really interested in loose leaf teas.  I had entered a Twitter contest that Rishi Tea was hosting and won a big tin of Earl Gray Lavender tea.  It smelled and tasted fantastic and I often replaced my morning cup of coffee with this tea. I still [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/03/choc-chip-chai-cupcakes/ We all try to feed our children healthy foods, but I’m pretty sure that most moms would have to admit that just sometimes we let the sweets get a little out of control.  We keep a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables in the kitchen and luckily my 4-year-old daughter loves fresh, raw fruits and [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/03/orange-pasta/ I’ve been so excited to announce the winner of my one-year blogiversary Bake It Pretty giveaway.  I made chocolate salted dulce de leche cupcakes and have been enjoying them immensely as I read each of your entries and comments on the post. I am very happy now to announce the winner of the $50 Bake It [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/03/blogiversary-giveaway-winner/ The giveaway is now over and any comments left after 7PM on March 7, 2010 as recorded on the comment will not be counted.  The winner will be chosen tomorrow so check back then to see if you have won! The Sweetest Kitchen hasn’t always been The Sweetest Kitchen.  I started out blogging about cupcakes in [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/03/cupcakes-a-giveaway/ Babies are cute. I oughta know, I’ve had three of them. My latest installment was a baby boy, six months ago. His name is Miles. He’s been the sweetest, cutest and most patient of my three. He smiles and giggles at anything and sleeps mostly through the night. You [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/02/half-birthday-cupcakes-2/ What’s your take on box cake mixes?  It appears that you either love them or hate them.  For those that hate them, the general idea is that box cake mixes are not made of anything natural and leave a chemical aftertaste.  If you love them though, you probably love them because you believe it’s quick [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/02/donna-hay-chocolate-cupcake-kit-2/ This is one for all you cupcakers out there!  Food2 is sponsoring The First Annual Cupcake Cup Challenge and is inviting you to enter your own cupcake photos into the competition.  Unfortunately for me, the contest is only open to US residents; I missed out by a couple of months! They are now taking submissions until [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/02/food2-first-annual-cupcake-cup-challenge/ I am so excited about this that I felt I needed to post about it right away! I am a huge fan of Bake It Pretty and have placed quite a few orders from there.  However, I moved back to Australia in November, and even though Amanda ships internationally, it is quite a hefty shipping fee. [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/02/little-betsy-baker/ As you may know, February 5 was World Nutella Day.  I submitted my entry, a fried Nutella and banana sandwich with cinnamon sugar crust, but a comment on that entry inspired me to make a Nutella fruit dip.  It’s basically a variation of this peanut butter dip, which I have made before and absolutely loved. [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/02/nutella-cream-cheese-fruit-dip/ When was the first time you heard of Nutella and tasted it for yourself?  For me, it was 1995.  My foreign language class was planning a “field trip” to Spain and France for spring break of that year.  I was one of the lucky few whose parents allowed me to go.  A friend of mine [...]]]> http://www.sweetestkitchen.com/2010/02/world-nutella-day/