Lake Time
Yesterday, Mom, Dad, my brother, and I spent a fantastic afternoon visiting with family friends at their camp on Northwood Lake . It was the perfect day for such an outing, by which I mean, there was MORE hot, sunny weather. I could definitely get used to this! My view from the picnic table I spent the better part of the afternoon lying on one of the cushions in the pontoon boat, reading The Omnivore's Dilemma and soaking up the sun. *Bliss* Naturally, given the weather and the location, dinner involved a barbecue and lots of lovely salads, followed by these homemade treats... Red velvet cupcakes! I can't help but wonder who first thought of dumping a load of red food colouring into their cake batter to inaugurate a baking tradition, but it definitely works! I used this recipe from the mighty Bakerella , and they were really amazing - super moist, a tad bit chocolate-y, and completely more-ish, especially with the decadent cream cheese frosting! So good were t...