Strawberry Birthday Cake

September 19, 2018 / Erica Hom

She is everything I wish I could be. Fearless, unapologetic, strong and soft, with an inexplicable confidence that makes you fall in love with her. She has the “it” factor. Watching her navigate life is both highly entertaining and nerve wracking. She’ll climb, jump off couches and battle dragons with her brother, all while wearing a princess ball gown. She knows how to manipulate better than anyone I’ve ever seen. She’ll drive you insane by testing you with her sass one minute then give you hugs and kisses while whispering how much she loves you the next. All the things I adore about her are also the things that make me crazy. She is my little enigma- and this little enigma is turning 4.

Buttered Popcorn Cupcakes

November 15, 2017 / Erica Hom

I feel like I'm breaking some kind of food blogger rule posting this recipe in November, because aren't we suppose to only do Holiday foods laden with pumpkin, and turkey? But what the heck! When your first born turns 6 and decides that he wants a random food that looks like other food cupcake for his birthday, you jump at the chance to pull out all the stops...Kinda. I thought that he would want the standard pokemon cupcake, with which I could head out to the local party store, pick up a few themed cupcake toppers and call it a day. Nooope, not my kid. He wanted hamburger cupcakes. Sounds easy enough, it was basically a vanilla cupcake with a brownie in the middle. But... then I realized that I had to make 28+ cupcakes for his class, and that simple project seemed more daunting that I realized. So, I scoured the web for another idea and came upon this gem. Cupcakes that looked like boxes of popcorn, using marshmallows! Genius! I stealthily convinced my boy that this was a much better way to go and Buttered Popcorn Cupcakes were born!

Very Strawberry Unicorn Birthday cake

September 15, 2017 / Erica Hom

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Time really flies as a mom. The best way I've heard it described is that the days are slow but the years are fast. And it is sooo true. The days drag on with screaming, fighting and now that they're older, negotiations. But man the years fly. My baby girl turned three last week and started her first day of preschool on the same day. She is the total opposite of her brother. Fearless, brave, and without any anxiety or worry. We brought her to school, she hugged and kissed her big brother (not even us...) and walked in without looking back. My heart sank for a moment. Just a moment though. Because I still remember all the crying and pushing away we had to do on my son's first day. Actually I was pregnant with her (a day away from giving birth) on my son's first day of pre school, so I guess it has come full circle. I cried that day seeing him so upset to watch us leave. And as my last child walked away from us and onto her big girl journey, I was proud and a bit sad. She didn't need us... but at the same time...SHE DIDN'T NEED US! FREEDOM! Well, freedom for 3 hours. (She only goes to school half days) Which is just enough time for me to bake her Very Strawberry Unicorn Birthday Cake!

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