Cheap Thrill- The best pie crust recipe I have ever tried....

OK so this is only a minor cheap thrill, you save about .30 cents making this at home instead of buying those premade pie crusts. The thrill here really is that this is the best pie crust I have ever tried. I just whipped this up in my food processor ( Ninja Blender) and refrigerated it and rolled it. My husband even noticed that the pie crust was really good when I made my tomato pie last week!

Here is the link to Food52 that featured the recipe last month:
http://food52.com/blog/8953-cook-s-illustrated-s-foolproof-pie-crust?utm_source=FOOD52+Subscribers+List&utm_campaign=03d6acf9fa-Midweek_Edit_Prov_11_13_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_191568346e-03d6acf9fa-19027429

You can print right from their site.

Great Recipes are available at Wilton.com for free!

You all know I love a cheap thrill and baking from scratch is not only cheaper, it is so much fun!!! Wilton has great recipes on their site that are simple and free. Plus they are tested so you know they work! Here is one they shared recently on Face book:

http://www.wilton.com/recipe/White-Chocolate-Cake-with-Raspberry?cmp=fb2014&icid=0307whitechocolatecake

Wilton Quick Twist Coupler - my favorite of all the new Wilton Tools.

I saw this on the Wilton feed and thought I would share it here. I don't know what I ever did without this tool. And oddly enough I don't love it for the quick twist feature they demonstrate ( although it is neat). I love it because it comes with a secure snap on lid so I can store my whole bag in the freezer with a bag tie on it and it stays air tight and perfect!!!

Check it out:

http://www.wilton.com/blog/index.php/twist-quick-coupler-a-new-twist-on-a-decorator-favorite/?cmp=fb2014&icid=0228twistquickblog

Win a Wilton Cake Carrier today only.....

Hey Everybody,

If you do not get the Wilton Face Book feed you may want to go to their page at :


https://www.facebook.com/#!/wilton.cake.decorating

Scroll down an bit and you can read about and sign up for today's contest to win a free Trim and Turn Cake Carrier!

A little humor , and maybe a little reason to try a Cake Class at Michael's.......

Just a little photo of a sample pin from Pinterest and the somewhat imperfect results........ you can see more of these at the link below.  This would not have happened if you had joined us in cake class....

http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/20-people-who-tried-things-pinterest-and-totally-nailed-it#nailed-it1

Here is a cute new Gum Paste Rose to try from the Wilton Web site ....

Go to this link:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/wilton.cake.decorating

If you sign up for their facebook page they send out new ideas several times a week.

Wilton Cake Class update for March 2014.

Hello Everyone -

Please be aware that due to the snow, I had to move two of March's scheduled classes back one week:

Course 4 on Thursday from 10-12 will now start on March 13
Course 3 on Sundays from 1-3 pm will now start on March 16

Of course, you can always get my schedule by going to my web site at:

http://sweetcakesandsparklythings.blogspot.com/p/class-schedule.html

See you in class-

Tara

This is a cake done by the talented Becky R., who took all 4 courses at Michael's!