And the winners are…
Thanks to everyone who entered my blogiversary cupcake giveaway. Hope you all enjoyed reading the recaps last week while I was on vacation. It looks like we’ve got a diverse group of readers out there, you guys are known for some great things!!
And now on to the winners. I used Random.org to generate two numbers. The first winner wins the cupcake package from me. The second winner wins the cupcake cards from Jessie at Cakespy. Drumroll please…
The first winner is Amanda who is known as the girl who isn’t afraid to try new things. That’s awesome and I hope you try some new cupcake recipes using this package.
The second winner is Reinah who is known for photography, creativity, and general art skills. I hope you enjoy the cute cards from Cakespy.
Amanda and Reinah please email me your address so I can get your prizes mailed to you as soon as possible.






I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions weโve ever made. 






My last huge successful meal is the crown roast from Bon Apetite magazine. I almost canceled making it when I found out how much it cost, but ended up making it anyway. I’m glad I did, everybody loved it!
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My last hugely successful meal was sundried tomato and artichoke stuffed chicken breasts for 60you people! I have never cooked for that many people at once but with the help of my Mom we pulled it off! ๐
My last hugely successful meal was pad Thai for friends.
Thanksgiving
I’d have to say my Christmas Eve meal. Yummy pork tenderloin, baked cauliflower and my grandma’s spinach that was all on the table within 20 minutes of my planned dinner time. I’d call that a success!
The last hugely successful meal I executed was actually a cookie swap party. I asked people who RSVP’d to bring only a dozen cookies. Everyone brought so much more and brought snacks, too. I was so worried there wouldn’t be enough, I made too much just in case. Instead I had to have one guest make sure no one left without a good supply. And we helped each other set up trays for relatives in nursing homes, nursing home staff.
The spirit of the holidays was incredible and brought a bunch of strangers so much closer. (We’re all snowbirds in a campground in Mississippi)
I made slow roasted pork chops with apples and onions, scalloped potatoes and I baked Italian bread. So simple yet delicious!
I am a vegetarian, but I made Christmas dinner for our family and successfully made the ham. Everyone loved it, thank goodness! ๐
Thanksgiving! Gluten free thanksgiving to be more specific ๐