Posted on June 30, 2014 by Susan
To celebrate the 40th birthday of a dear friend from high school, I wanted to surprise her with a splash of color. The cookies were inspired by my friend’s amazing skill. Her art talent always marveled me. She painted beautiful images on canvas or doodled fun sketches in notes. I always envied admired her talent. …
Posted on June 10, 2014 by Susan
A big thank you to all the teachers who survived another year. This is a little treat I made up for my kids’ teachers. The thank you goes out to everyone.
Posted on June 1, 2014 by Susan
I love creating cookies for my mom. We brainstorm together about what design would suit her need. She marvels at how good they look and is still a little shocked I’m the one who can make them. I did use to burn everything and once (infamously) ruined boxed macaroni and cheese. For the record, I was …
Posted on May 25, 2014 by Susan
Thank you to everyone who give and give and give for our freedom. And a most humbled thank you to all who have died for it.
Posted on May 17, 2014 by Susan
This is a fabulous day for my little nephew Peter. Well, he’s not so little any more. In fact, today he’s becoming a religious man. Okay, well not exactly. Today Peter is having his first communion. A real right of passage in the Catholic world. An honor in which he is very proud. Peter lives …
Posted on April 24, 2014 by Susan
Who doesn’t love to soak up rays when the sun finally makes an appearance? In our house it means motorcycles. Hubs has one and now my children have little dirt bikes too. I, on the other hand, stick to four wheels. The closest I get to a motorcycle is cookies. And even with that, I …
Posted on April 14, 2014 by Susan
Easter is a week away and I wanted to bust out some holiday themed treats. I love 3D cookies. From the moment I saw the pinata cookie, I fell deeply in love with making objects out of cookies. My first attempt at 3D cookie art was a drum set inspired by my fave band, The Airborne …
Posted on March 27, 2014 by Susan
We finally has a little sun in Oregon and the flowers started to bloom. The warmth sparks many things. The desire to get out in the fresh air, enjoying the new flowers, and overflowing with appreciation. Thank you to everyone for supporting Delish by liking our Facebook page and commenting on the blog. Thank you! …
Posted on March 22, 2014 by Susan
Last weekend we jumped into the business world with both feet and started a Delish page on Facebook. Nothing is scarier than putting your creative self out there and ask people to “like” you. When the first person hit they liked Delish, we were beyond excited. As it started to grow, our confidence in having …
Posted on January 1, 2014 by Susan
These cookies were created to celebrate the new year. Instead of a bottle of wine as a party attending hostess gift, I made cookies. My inspiration came from a great new bakery site, The Baked Equation. She makes incredible cookie creations I hope to get more inspiration from in the new year. Now, go …
Posted on October 29, 2013 by Susan
I don’t think I’m alone in my assessment that candy corn is one of the worst candies ever made. It shouldn’t even be called candy. When I opened my trick or treat bag I searched for chocolate, not the tri-colored waxy triangle called candy corn. I do like its simple shape, colors and the way it screams …
Posted on October 18, 2013 by Susan
If there was a chance I could eat my favorite singer when I turned ten, there would’ve been Julian Lennon cookies all over the place. Instead, I settled for his poster in my room and my monthly letter from the fan club. When the very nice woman who watches my children said it was her …
Posted on October 16, 2013 by Susan
I love when the leaves change colors. The crimson red, golden yellow, and rich brown are such a contrast to the green worn for the last six months. I thought the best way to celebrate the change in the weather was to make some easy leaves of my own. Since I’m not an artist, I decided …
Posted on October 4, 2013 by Susan
Last week I showed the Bubble Guppies cake I created for a one year old’s birthday. When I created the cake, there was a little voice in the back of my head whispering “You’re making this too hard.” My guess is the voice stems from all the Sugarbelle tutorials I’ve poured over for the last couple years. …
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Susan
Since my children have grown out of the toddler television, The Bubble Guppies were strangers to me until a client requested them for a cake. I had to research how these half-fish and half-people with a catchy theme song had caught the attention of everyone under the age of five. Lucky for me, there were many …
Posted on September 10, 2013 by Susan
Inspired by my cookie hero Sugarbelle’s tutorial about how to make cool simple Spiderman cookie, I decided to take it one step further. Who doesn’t love a good villain? Applying the same techniques and switching up colors will produce a couple pretty good comic book characters.
Posted on September 6, 2013 by Susan
We just finished the first week of school and everything seems to be going well. The kids walked to school without complaining. They also like their new teachers. Dare I say they’re even excited about them? And most importantly I made responsible lunches all week long. (This surely will not last long.) These are the great successes in …
Posted on August 27, 2013 by Susan
Getting flowers is one of those simple pleasures in life. Well, it’s really not that simple because they are usually pretty expensive, difficult to maintain, and die relatively quick. Wouldn’t it be great if you could send the love without the hassle? New neighbors recently moved in and Hubs was quick to get over to introduce himself. …
Posted on August 23, 2013 by Susan
Not only are these cookies tasty, you can play with them too. How cool is that? Luckily I had some volunteers.
Posted on August 6, 2013 by Susan
Before baking, I had another love in my life. Writing. In the last four years I’ve dedicated myself in my journey to become a published author. A step in that direction has me reading lots of Young Adult books and tireless learning the craft to become a better writer. This weekend at a writer’s conference, all my worlds collided when I met Eileen …
Posted on July 27, 2013 by Susan
A couple blogs ago, my mother got a bad wrap. She might have been depicted as a junk-food buyin’, super-spoilin’, best-grandma-in-the-world type and I want to put that thought to rest. Oh, she is all those things (and we love her for it). But she is also the kind woman who lets my children visit for …
Posted on July 16, 2013 by Susan
I have a confession to make. I rarely make cookies for my kids. Don’t get me wrong. They get plenty of samples and whatever crumbs are left over (which are a lot!). They, however, rarely get a special treat baked just for them. The other night my daughter shoved her favorite stuffie Bob in my face. He goes everywhere with her. …
Posted on July 4, 2013 by Susan
This holiday brings a swell of gratitude. There are tons of posts that say it better. We’ve decided to show it in cookies. Here’s our firework tribute in cookies. Happy 4th! Be safe. Keep all your fingers.
Posted on July 1, 2013 by Susan
A client wanted a Hawaiian themed dessert to feed a luncheon of twenty. They wanted something easy to self-serve and in line with the tropical luncheon feel. To spice up a Pina Colada cupcake tower, we added hibiscus sugar cookies to give another dimension with a color pop. The guests loved being able to eat their cake and have their …
Posted on May 27, 2013 by Susan
The sun has made enough of an appearance for us to consider it might be warm enough to go swimming. We are very lucky because our friends have a lovely pool. This holiday weekend they have even been gracious enough to invite us over for cocktails and swimming. Adults do the cocktails. Kids do the swimming. To …
