Wilton Wonders

Rick and I took a cake decorating course sometime in August. This was one of my first cakes:
These two are our pre-Halloween creations:

Coco Cupcakes and Crazy Mochas

Coco's Cupcake Cafe
CoCo's is a cute little cupcake shop somewhere in Pittsburgh, PA. When we arrived at the shop, it was really late into the evening and there were only four cupcakes left for us to sample. We ordered one of each that was remaining, the vegan, vanilla and chocolate. Surprisingly, the vegan cupcake won in taste over the two "normal" cupcakes.

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Crazy Mochas
The next morning we stopped by a local coffee chain called Crazy Mocha. Some of their artwork was just disturbing. The mocha, however, was delicious!
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Bugerittoville

What an odd combination. This little hole-in-the-wall type of place right off of I-84 was so difficult to find! When we finally found it, it was completely worth it! Yummy!! The Bugeritto was a burger stuffed into a tortilla shell and served up with a side of instant mouth happiness. The concept was simple and the results were mind-blowing. If you are ever traveling through CT and have the chance to try their cuisine, I'd highly recommend it. My mouth is still salivating just thinking about my tasty Bugeritto.
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Baking Madness

I've been bitten by the baking bug again. So many recipes that I want to try! I wonder if they can all be translated into cupcake form. Hmm... Among the recipes I want to try are:

Pastel des Tres Leches (3 milk cake)

White chocolate and lemon wedding cake

And finally an assortment of the recipes that I found on this kick butt webpage: http://cupcakeblog.com/

The Creperie

The Creperie is a great little French cafe that's tucked away in Colorado Springs. They offered sweet and savory crepes. MMMM....


The dining area of this cafe was no larger than my current living room and the kitchen was tiny! Somehow they managed to squeeze some delectable crepes out of that tight space. I loved the decor, the walls were splashed with pop art posters and overhead shelving provided storage for what would have been a bar.

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