Attack of the Killer Cupcakes

I love to bake. Really. There’s just something wonderfully homey about taking cookies out of the oven, or banana bread, or brownies. But there’s something about holiday baking that makes me want to go cower in the closet with a roll of pre-baked cookie dough. I think it’s the fact that all the baking happens AT ONCE. All the kids’ school parties are tomorrow or early next week. If it were spread out more, it would be much easier. (We could have the annual Christmas parties starting in October. Hey, the department stores do it….):slap:

I cooked 30 deviled eggs for my husband’s office party yesterday, 20 cupcakes at 6:15 a.m. this morning, and at some point I’m supposed to bring in goodies for my faculty pig-out tomorrow. This, of course, occurs on the same night I’m required to chaperone the school chorus concert.

Where’s that roll of cookie dough again? I’m thinking of venturing out to the grocery store at the crack of dawn and looking at whatever’s left over in the deli. How sad is that? :loser: Yes, I KNOW I should have just doubled one of these recipes, but have you ever smelled a house when someone has been boiling eggs? It’s not pretty.

But on the bright side, I got the nicest surprise gift from my agent. A box of Godiva chocolates. That was all it took to make my day better.

Have you had to bake/cook a lot lately for kids’ parties or office parties? What’s your favorite hors d’oeuvres to make? (I’m a fan of meatballs. You combine one package of pre-cooked frozen meatballs, one small jar of grape jelly, and one jar of BBQ sauce in a crockpot for 4-6 hours. Very easy.)

4 things meme

Mary Beth tagged me on this one, so I’ll see if I can answer.
Four jobs I’ve had:
1. Dorm custodian
2. Mystery shopper
3. Mortgage Handbook Editor
4. Teacher

Four Places I’ve lived:
1. Ramstein AFB, Germany
2. RAF Lakenheath, England
3. South Bend, Indiana
4. Springfield, VA

Four favorite foods:
1. Russell Stover chocolate-covered caramels
2. spaghetti
3. Hunan Chicken
4. Tiramisu

Four movies I could watch over and over:
1. Braveheart
2. Gladiator
3. Last of the Mohicans
4. The Karate Kid

Four TV shows I enjoy:
1. LOST
2. American Idol
3. 24
4. Survivor

Four places I’ve traveled:
1. Ireland (everywhere)
2. New York City
3. Paris
4. Rome

Four places I’d like to visit:
1. London–to meet the fabulous Mills & Boon Editorial Staff in person!
2. Egypt (to see the pyramids)
3. Australia
4. New Zealand

Four websites I go to (almost) daily:
1. eharlequin.com
2. pubrants.blogspot.com
3. writemindedblog.com
4. amazon.com (to make sure my book is still there and stare like a deer in the headlights)

I’m not going to tag anyone specific, but please feel free to share this on your own. I think the question that was most interesting to me was the travel-related one. I hadn’t really thought about exotic places I’d like to visit. I had a hard time narrowing it down. I’d still love to do a Caribbean resort or something fun like that. What about you? Where would you travel if you could go anywhere?