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Now That the Musical is Finished...

I have time to do all kinds of things, like:

1) Blog! This should make my mother extremely happy, since she has been waiting all week for my latest note. Here it is mom!

2) Bake! I have been fascinated with a few baking blogs as of late. My favorite is Bakerella. She makes this super cute cake pops, which are a little too labor intensive for me. So, I decided to just do the basic cake ball. They are extremely good. Here is the finished product.3) Read! Since I read two books this weekend that I own, the library is calling my name once again. I will probably blog a bit this summer about the different books I read.

4) Garden! It is a little to early to actually put much of anything in the garden yet, but I decided to try to start some plants inside this year. I tried pepper and tomatoes. The peppers have yet to show anything, so I am pretty much giving up on them, but the tomatoes have done great. Here are the top two that will find their way into the garden soon.
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Han said…
Tell me more about these cake balls. I recently got the recipe for oreo truffles from a friend in town, so they have entered our regular baking creation (although technically, they don't involve any baking). Good to hear from you, friend. I hope the musical was a success.
May 5, 2009 at 10:59 PM
The Talens said…
The Bakerella blog gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make the cake balls. I think it is like the oreo truffles. You basically bake a cake, crumble it, mix in some frosting, form the balls and then cover them in chocolate. They are a bit time consuming, but very good.
May 7, 2009 at 9:11 PM
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