Operation Baking GALS: Round 7

Round 7 is here for the baking gals! If you'd like to join my team, Team Ugly Angel, please contact me via email at kimturner@hawaii.rr.com

The baking gals site is having some issues with their email system. If you are able to sign in and join the team through the site, great, if not, then just shoot me an email and let me know that you'd like to bake for a Marine over in Iraq/Afghanistan.

If you have a friend/loved one who is currently deployed and you would like us to bake for them, let me know! I am searching for someone to host for this round!

If you aren't familiar with Baking Gals, it's a group of baking teams from all over who ship home baked goodies to troops who are deployed. It's a great way to help support our troops, and provide them with a little something special, home baked, to let them know we are thinking of them and are so thankful for what they are doing for us!

ROUND 7 SHIPPING DATES ARE APRIL 1-10

Baby Shower Luncheon

Here are some cookies and a cookie bouquet I did for a baby shower.

The bagged cookies were for the take home treats and the bouquet for the mom-to-be!

Kiss Me I'm Irish Cupcakes

I brought cupcakes to a squadron function today. I added green food coloring to white cake batter, and then topped the cupcakes with icing, and sprinkles. Then I made small shamrock sugar cookies and topped half of the cupcakes with those!

Elvis Birthday Cake

My friend, Julie, LOVES Elvis. I have made her a little Elvis cake on her birthday for the past few years. This year I went for the lighted ELVIS sign. But with a girlie twist.

Here are the cakes I've made in the past for her...

Cookies For Teacher

My daughter's 5th grade teacher has been hinting to her about her birthday this week, and mentioning my cookies....

So I stayed up last night and threw together a little birthday box full of little cookies that spelled out "Happy Birthday". And a couple big flowers to fill the void!

She was so thrilled with the treats, despite them being one day late!

Round 6 Operation: Baking GALS Roundup

HERE IT IS, THE ROUND 6 ROUND UP FOR TEAM UGLY ANGEL:

Schreffler family of Nebraska

mailed off a package of goodies!

Jen of BeanTown Baker
mailed off oodles and oodles of all kinds of cookies!
Check out her blog!



Chris
mailed off 2 packages including Valentines from a 1st grade class and chocolate candy bars from the 6th graders!


Alaina of Hawaii
made Peanut Butter Heath Bar Cookies

DeAnne of Iowa
mailed 2 boxes of all sorts of goodies!

Heather of H2O Heather baked 4 dozen cookies!
Oatmeal Raisin, Giant Chocolate Chip &
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut + some extra goodies!

Cheryl of Arizona along with her Mom and Sister baked mass quantities of goodies!
7 Layer Magic bars, Snickerdoodles,
Oatmeal Raisin & Valentine M&M Cookies!
+ Some Extra goodies!

Julie from Hawaii
Auntie Ono's Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies + Extras

Turner Family from Hawaii
Frosted Sugar Cookies!

A big thanks to all of my Ugly Angel teammates! I know it's been a busy time and I really appreciate your generosity! Check back for next round details if you'd like to join us again!!!

TWD: Floating Islands

This week's Tuesday's With Dorie was chosen by Shari from Whisk: A Food Blog.

Floating Islands, aka, Creme Anglaise with a cooked meringue and drizzled caramel.
Never have I ever heard of these. But since I've been MIA, I thought I'd give them a try! I was really nervous about the meringue, but ended up passing that step with flying colors. It was the creme anglaise that I struggled with. Mine had little lumps in them. But it still tasted a lot like a custary ice cream. I also bypassed the caramel making and defaulted to the jar I had in the fridge due to screaming children that needed my attention.

I enjoyed trying something new and am glad that I tried it! It was tasty, but something I will probably not make again. All that egg is just not good for me! My 11 year old daughter even thought it tasted alright!