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Red Velvet Cupcakes
with Cream Cheese Frosting
Raspberry Brownie Bites
Cream Puffs and Eclairs
Butter cookies
Powder Puff fillo shells filled with Marshmallow, Cream Cheese and
Whipped Cream topped with
Pink Cotton Candy Puffs
Habinaro Blossoms
Meringues with Cherry Curd
Cranberry Punch & Coffee Bar
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Bride to Be on right, McKenzi Hurt and Me.
Photo taken by: Rikki Cassell
High Heel Butter Cookies
Ingredients:
6 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups butter (4 sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups sugar
Directions:
We suggest using a standing mixer to prepare this dough.
Cream sugar and butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and flavoring. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl and add to butter mixture. Mix well.
Put a handful of the freshly made dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll to desired thickness. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Put the rolled dough, including the parchment paper on a cookie sheet and refrigerate for 10 minutes or longer. Your dough will be chilled and ready to cut and bake with no wait and no added flour! Repeat the process with scraps after cutting cookies.
Bake at 250 degrees for 8-10minutes. Let cool on rack.
Yield: 8 dozen 3" cookies. Recipe may be cut on half.
Note: This dough will not spread while baking and is perfect for cutting out various shapes and sizes.
Meringue Powder Buttercream Frosting
I found this recipe from Karenscookies.net- love it!!!
This is the best tasting royal icing I have ever had. Karen has step by step videos on how to outline and fill in cookies. See her site for complete instructions. http://karenscookieblog.com.
Introducing... Serve it up Sassy!
The Spring show featured a
segment with Sister Schubert sharing
her newest product.
A special sneak-a-peek just for you!
"Red High Heels and Cowboy Boots...."
A Bridal Shower to Remember
Now We are Serving it Up Sassy!
Former Beauty Queen and Bride to be..
McKenzi Hurt wanted an "all girl" shower... see Special Event page for more photos.
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Photo by Liz Bushong
photo by Liz Bushong
Now....That is Serving it Up Sassy!
Holiday Decorating and Entertaining Event
held November 21, 2011 at Ferguson Kitchen and Bath Gallery
Warm up a cup Santa's milk and enjoy a poinsettia cookie...perfect time to relax and enjoy the moment..
it is just for YOU!
Turkey Cranberry Chutney Brushetta and Olive Nut Wreath sandwiches
Tis the Season to be Jolly... Fa La La La...
Funky Christmas Tree made from a Rusted Copper Tinted Tomato cage. Desserts were placed on mirrored tiles to complete presentation.
Liz Bushong, the host of
"Serve it up Sassy!"
life and style television show, shares cooking, baking,
decorating & entertaining ideas
that everyone can create.
You can also watch Liz on
Daytime Tricities
the third Thursday of each
month serving up
delicious recipes and presentation ideas.
Arrange Bright bulbs for a festive wreath. Strung bulbs together on a piece of 16 gauge wire about 15 inches long. Then attached the bulbs to the wreath. Be sure to wire in place for security.
The mantel features my painted mural design, which boasts a round mirror in the center.
The evergreen garland is fresh and made from my gold thread cypress tree. Wiring 4 branches of limbs together, stacked them on top of each other, then attached to a long rope created the garland.
Using the same technique for the bulb wreath, I wired the bulbs to the cypress garland.
Bookcases:
The side bookcase walls were painted the lime green to help show off the black and white dinnerware.
A few red ball ornaments, mostly 4 inch in size were tucked in on each
glass shelf.
When you do a project like this purchase extra bulbs... you will break a few. The floor in this room is white
12 x 12 " tiles... glass went everywhere.. more than one.
Great fun and so bright!!!
Fa La La La...La...La... La.. La!
Holiday Sassyscapes TM
WSLS 10 Roanoke, Virginia
Serve it up Sassy ….Pretty in Patterns
Rustic but sophistication in presentation illustrates this festive holiday sassyscape ™… table scape. The key to success is commonality in color.
The color theme began with the plaid black, red, and white runner. Using solid white square plates allow you to play with pattern. In this case, zebra, black and white. The small square salad plate rests on top of the white dinner plate. This is all grounded by the standard red square charger. Keeping the plates and charger the same shape adds continuity.
For a clever complement to the place setting, a red water glass sporting a black fan folded napkin sits pretty near the flatware filled mini Christmas stocking. As the centerpiece, cut fresh greenery and rustic log pillars in various heights with white candles in glass canisters half full of snow, Epsom salts, help set this Yuletide Elegance.
To change it up, omit the tablecloth and set the patterned pieces and solid plates against a bare table. Change the napkin fold and color to red. By adding the traditional signs of Christmas such as hemlock, pine and holly branches along with the rustic bark covered candle holders, glass pillars and red candles or Christmas ornaments will certainly give multiple decorating opportunities.
Simple dishes, like colorful salad plates make it easy for interchanging and create endless options. Stick to timeless white china, and let other elements be the center of attention.
Make a Statement, Make it Sassy and Make it YOURS!
Serve it up Sassy...Decorating your home for the Holidays
Sassyscape ™ alias tablescape ideas include using a red tablecloth, but add black and white. From a plaid runner to black painted chalkboard placemats to red square or black round chargers, all will transition well with the white dinner plate and festive salad plates in same color palate.
The key to success is commonality in color. Simple dishes make it easy for interchanging and create endless decorating opportunities. Other transitional pieces include various sized glass canisters with candles. Using Epsom salts as “snow” as one centerpiece idea, and adding a few fresh sprigs of hemlock and holly leaves with berries completed the rustic but fun “Let it Snow” theme.
Another fun idea was snuggling a black sweater boot legging over the glass canister to create added texture and warmth to the occasion.
Food for thought: Did you know that Breakfast is the only table setting that a cup with saucer or mug is set. So on Christmas morning bring on the hot chocolate or mocha’s, be sure to add the peppermint stick and whipped cream. This is Christmas…go all out! Serve Cranberry Orange Scones, Cranberry Orange Jam and Ginger Orange Juice to round out your Christmas morning continental breakfast. See recipes on Home page.
To wrap this up…stick with timeless white or cream dinnerware and let other elements be the center of attention. For the walls, halls and other rooms in your home, use the same color theme from your beautiful dinning sassyscape ™. Fresh greens of pine and spruce mixed in garlands and wreaths with shiny red and silver glass ornaments, with or without a red bow always make a grand statement.
The smell of Christmas is in the air...take a breath and enjoy every moment.
Make a Statement, Make it Sassy and Make it Yours!
Valentine Day Tea
Check out VIP Seen Magazine Special Issue December 2012 for complete published article.
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Pots de Creme at each place setting
Alstromerium pink flowers secured in square glass cube vase that was covered with red foil and hot glued pink Hershey kisses. The flowers have organic red radishes with long roots inserted through out arrangement.
The second arrangement is a glass cube with in a smaller glass cube. A black and white zebra paper napkin was placed inside the outer glass cube for added decor
Flavored water as well as Hot Tea was preferred beverage. This water has strawberries, lemon and cucumbers.
For Valentine Day Tea scroll to bottom of page. Thankyou!
AS SEEN IN VIP SEEN MAGAZINE- FEB. 2013
AS SEEN IN DECEBMER 2012 VIP SEEN MAGAZINE
MAKE A STATEMENT,
MAKE IT SASSY,
MAKE IT YOURS!
SERVING IT UP SASSY FOR YOU!
