16 Saturday Nov 2013
Posted in Baking
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birthday, birthday cake, bundt cakes, cake, celebration, confetti cake, food, foodie, mini bundt, whipped frosting
Happy Birthday Hubster! Pumpkin & I love you!
Confetti Mini Bundt Cakes
Confetti Mini Bundt Cakes:
I stirred rainbow jimmies (that’s Philadelphian for sprinkles) into Nanny Florida’s White Cake Recipe. Then, I baked the batter in my mini bundt pans. Once cooled, I filled the center of each mini bundt cake with whipped frosting and added a few more jimmies.
XOXO,
Young Wifey
30 Monday Apr 2012
Posted in Blogging
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Yesterday was my blogoversary! Three years ago I started my blog. 🙂 Since then, I’ve had over 105,000 visitors, written 488 posts, had 4,000 comments, was featured on several other blogs (including The Graphics Fairy). For the first time, I posted more in another category than I did about food. Due to our move this summer, deocrating and creating were my two most posted categories. What do you think, time to balance it back out?
Top 10 Most Viewed Posts in the Past 365 Days
10. Cinnamon Extract By Accident – Cinnamon hit the top ten in two places.
Cinnamon Extract
9. Wall Art for Master Bedroom – My home decor projects made a big sweep in the top ten countdown.
Wall Art for my Hubster ❤
8. Disarrono Soap Dispenser – Not too many recipes made the list this time, but at least we have another post that represents the kitchen.
Disaronno Soap Dispenser
7. Indoor Succulent Garden– Perfect centerpiece for the dining room or kitchen table.
Indoor Succulent Garden
6. Majestic Pillows for a Regal Room – Most of the crafts that made the list and items I’ve created for my guest room.
5. Flirty Fleece Ear Warmer Tutorial – This one keeps it warm, staying in the top ten.
Flirty Fleece Ear Warmer Tutorial
4. French Chic Wall Art – This craft makes a terrific gift for newlyweds or new homeowners.
French Chic Wall Art
3. Cracked Glass Candy– This oldie, but goodie continues to give my blog many hits each December.
Cinnamon Cracked Glass Candy
2. Fairy Lights for Guest Room – I guess with all the guest room posts, I’m getting ready to finally reveal one room.
Fairy Light Bird House
1. French Chic Lamp– No surprize here, this lil’ craft landed me on many blogs and giving me over 10,000 views in March alone!
French Chic Lamp
Did your favorite post make the cut? What one was you favorite?
Please excuse the sparse postings in April. I started off super strong the first week, but I completely over did it while landscaping over my Easter break. I hurt my back… really really bad 😦 So I’ve been out of comission.
19 Monday Dec 2011
Posted in Entertaining
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birthday, drink, Entertaining, friends, friendship, postaday2011, recipe, Red Cat, slushie, wine wine trail
Today is my one best friend’s birthday. One year we did a wine tour in NY at the Finger Lakes. The first time I ever had Red Cat was at the Hazlitt 1852 Vineyard & Winery. It was towards the end of our tour on a cold and muddy November Day, but it was still a blast! After sampling wines inside, we ended out at the tent drinking Red Cat slushies. I still have my plastic, color-changing cup and think about that day every time I use it.
One Stop on the Wine Trail
You can get a slushie at the winery or make them at home…
Red Cat Slushie Recipe from Hazlitt’s Winery
In a standard counter top blender combine.
375 ml of Hazlitt Red Cat (about 1/2 bottle or adjust to your liking)
1/4 cup confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
2 oz. Frozen Fruit Punch concentrate
Ice (fill to blender top)
Happy Birthday Mrs. H!!! I hope you don’t mind me posting this pic! XOXO
29 Friday Apr 2011
Posted in Blogging
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birthday, blog birthday, blog count, blog numbers, blog stats, Blogging, blogiversary, blogoversary, domestic, favorite posts, postaday2011, top posts
It has been two years since I created Young Wifey’s blog!! Some months I’ve been better about posting than others.
Spring 2011
Countdown of Visitor’s Top 10 Favorite Posts (from the past year)…
#10. Christmas Cheer T-shirt Refashion
#9. Grilled Ginger Sesame Shrimp
#7. Flirty Fleece Ear Warmers Tutorial*
#6. Chicken Crêpes with Tarragon Champagne Sauce*
#5. Beautiful Baby Headbands for A New Niece
#4. Yellow Sundress
#3. Coconut Curry Shrimp*
#2. Indoor Succulent Garden – Gift for the Non-Green Thumb*
# 1. Grilled Pound Cake with Crème Fraîche, Tangerine & Pomegranate*
Other than the starred ones above… these are My 10 Favorite Posts from the past year and the ones of which I’m most proud (no particular order)…
Eleventh Day of Christmas – Gingerbread Man Ornament, Puff Pancake with Pear, Pomegranate & Dark Chocolate Drizzle, Fifth Day of Christmas – Melted Frosty Ornament, Parisian Café Tray, Green & Blue Chandelier Earrings!, Good Bye Jasper Lane, Fruit Pizza, Yellow Caprese, Grilled Corn on the Cob Discs, My BFF’s Baby Shower
What was your favorite post to read in the past year? Leave a comment and let me know!
15 Saturday Jan 2011
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birthday, cute monster, gift, gift giving, monster, postaday2011, present, puppet, washcloth, washcloth puppet
Remember these monster dolls I made for my nephew’s 1st birthday last year? Now he is turning two! And what my Little Monster deserves is more monsters for his collection. I found these cute monster (rubber duck type) bath toys and knew immediately they’d be perfect with this present. My MIL lent me her sewing machine (mine’s still out of commission) and I stitched together these cuties. They’re not finished yet, I need to pick up some embroidery thread to finish the eyes (in place of the pennies), make mouths and other facial features…
Project In Progress: Monster Washcloth Puppets
I’ll take a picture when they’re done and update my post afterwards. For now, I’m away for the weekend and tomorrow’s post won’t be until later in the evening… hopefully. I already have other new monster ideas for future projects… I already have most of the materials. I love to craft, however I never feel like I have the time.
Do you have any special little monsters in your life?
26 Friday Nov 2010
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birthday, birthday dinner, bleu cheese, broiled steak, dinner, food, grilled steak, lunch, meal, recipe, steak, yellow pepper
Steak ala Hubster
Last week was Hubster’s birthday, and his birthday dinner is the obvious choice… Since I don’t make red meat for him often, it’s time for him to get (the cliché) slab of juicy steak…
Steak ala Hubster
Ingredients:
Steaks, paprika, olive oil, fresh ground sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper, yellow bell pepper, 1 c. chardonnay, 1/2 c. butter 1/2 c. bleu cheese crumbles
Directions:
Rub down steak with olive oil and season with paprika, salt and pepper. Rub seasoning in, place in fridge and allow to sit overnight. Take steak out of fridge and bring to room temperature. Saute yellow peppers in butter over low heat, add wine and simmer. Broil or grill steak to your liking. Place steak on plate, top with peppers, drizzle with sauce and sprinkle bleu cheese crumbles.
Served with twice baked potato, glazed carrots and salad with ginger sesame dressing.
What is you favorite birthday dinner?
29 Thursday Apr 2010
Posted in Blogging
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birthday, blog birthday, blog count, blog numbers, blog stats, Blogging, blogiversary, blogoversary, domestic, favorite posts, top posts
Blog Birthday, Blogiversary or Blogoversary? Today is mine!
Azalea Bloom
It has been one year today since Young Wifey’s Blog was created (See my first post here). Thank you to everyone who regularly reads my ramblings and thank you to those who take a peek. I encourage everyone to comment (no matter how old the post may be), even if they’re just passing by and see something that interests them. I love hearing from people who’ve tried my recipes, made my crafts, have a tip, related to me or just had a laugh.
Before this post, I’ve written #183 posts, had #500 comments and just over 12,000 visitors. That’s with a slow attempt to start my blog last year and summer, then a broken camera in the fall. My most posted category is Cooking (second is Baking)…
Visitor’s Top 5 Favorite Posts from this past year are…
3. Pretty Pavlova & Egg Yolk Beauty
1. Sunscreen, Salsa, Side Dishes Surprises
My 5 Favorite Posts from the past year and the ones of which I’m most proud (no particular order)…
Gummi Candy, Homemade Ice-cream Cake, Monster Dolls, BFF’s Baby Shower, Tuscan Vineyard in My Kitchen
Leave a comment and let me know which post on Young Wifey was your favorite to read in the past year.
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