Jennifer Moorman's Blog, page 22

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": American Flag Cake

There are a couple of events to celebrate this week. First,Memorial Dayis coming up! Although I am thankful for our service men and service women all year long, this is a special time when we can remember, honor, and respect those who have served, worked, and fought for our freedom.The second event to celebrate is that I am going to see Graceland for the first time ever! My mom is a HUGE Elvis fan, so we're especially excited to take a tour like regular tourists and see the sights.If I were a...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Lady Fingers

Having best girl friends is like having sisters. These girls know you, love you even though you’re crazy, and answer the phone when you call them at 3 a.m. for any number of reasons. They share inside jokes with you, they encourage you, and they can get away with making fun of you to your face.My best girl friends are lifesavers. They are a necessity in my life, but I can admit that girls aren’t always the easiest creatures to understand or to get along with. Girls can be competitive with one...

Cooking Through Fiction: The Lightning Thief — Blue Waffles

The teenage years can be awkward. Sometimes you have a bad perm and bangs that are full of so much hairspray not even gale force winds could move them. Sometimes you’re in desperate need of braces (which you get only after you’ve entered high school). Most likely all of these unfortunate events happened to me.Being a teenager is also difficult because it’s a time when you’re trying to figure out who you are while desperately trying not to stick out from your peers. During these times, you nee...

Cooking Through Fiction: The Wyrm King — Star Wars Pizza

Some items just go together. They’re soul mates. For example, peanut butter and jelly; chocolate and peanut butter; rainbows and unicorns; and cookie dough and slumber parties are all matches made in heaven.Today I’d like to add: Star Wars and pizza. Both are certifiably awesome. Who doesn’t love pizza? Who doesn’t love Star Wars? I’m sure those people exist who do not love either, but not in my house!InThe Wyrm King, Nick, Laurie, and Jules no longer have a house because the giants decimated...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Blueberry Pie

One of my favorites movies isWhile You Were Sleeping, starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. I can watch (and have watched) this over and over again. The comedic lines still make me laugh, the romance still gives me the butterflies, and I still get teary-eyed at the end when she admits she loves "the other son."One of the lines from this movie that comes to my mind often (mostly during times of disappointment or trials) is: "Life doesn't always turn out like you planned." I make lots of pl...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Oreo Cheesecake

There’s a cozy feeling and a sense of nostalgia associated with creating desserts from scratch. Maybe it’s because of the patience needed to spend an afternoon making a tasty treat, stirring in love and anticipation, filling the house with the wonderful smells of sugar and chocolate. Or maybe it happens when you use your grandma’s recipe card that has a smudge of melted chocolate on one corner and you think of her making the same dessert years and years ago.Anna loves homemade desserts, and s...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Unicorn Ice Cream

Have you ever been so busy with day-to-day tasks, or madly marking jobs off your to-do list, or so buried in work that you don't even notice the winter changing into spring? You want tocarpe diembut you feel lucky to get out of the house with matching shoes? Spring bulbs are pushing their way out of the cold earth, and daffodils are waving their bright yellow blooms at you, but you're lost in your own tangled thoughts.Life in the bakery in Mystic Water keeps Anna busy–so busy sometimes that s...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Pear Pi Day Pie

Mystic Water is a whimsical little Southern town where magic floats on every breeze and is baked into every treat. Some townsfolk might complain about small towns, saying everybody knows your business, your college professor will call your daddy and tell him you skipped out on class, and boredom lingers around every corner because there’s nothing to do.Many others will argue that Mystic Water is the perfect place to live, a place where anything is possible. One of the charming aspects of livi...

Cooking Through The Baker's Man: Dark and Stormy Ganache

I'm picky when it comes to rain. I like it in doses. I don't want days and days of rain, but I do like the occasional rain-filled afternoon.Rainy days make me think of naps beneath the Mickey Mouse twin-size quilt I used in my college dorm. Rainy days make me want to sit at my desk and write while periodically staring out the window, listening to the pitter-patter against the panes, staring at the rivulets running down the window.Chapter 6 inThe Baker's Manis titled Dark and Stormy Ganache. I...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Dark and Stormy Ganache

I'm picky when it comes to rain. I like it in doses. I don't want days and days of rain, but I do like the occasional rain-filled afternoon.Rainy days make me think of naps beneath the Mickey Mouse twin-size quilt I used in my college dorm. Rainy days make me want to sit at my desk and write while periodically staring out the window, listening to the pitter-patter against the panes, staring at the rivulets running down the window.Chapter 6 inThe Baker's Manis titled Dark and Stormy Ganache. I...