I'm always a little floored when I get compliments from strangers on my baking. It takes a second and I get all flustered and don'...

I have a 14 year old nephew that's kind of a foodie. He wants to be a chef. But he also likes a lot of different foods so when I aske...

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this (I have) but I live in Alaska. It's cold. And dark. And every winter, I fight for every b...

Every Christmas, since I've been living on my own, I've picked a very rigid color theme to decorate my tree and home. At first, my f...

AH HA. I caught you, last day of February! Take THAT, procrastination! These are just a few mini cupcakes I made in a hurry for Valentine...

You know, when I started this blog, it was not to be Niki's Baking Triumphs or anything. It was meant to chronicle the ups and downs, th...

Halloween is, by far, my favorite holiday. I'm not sure why because I've never been big on costumes or being scared at haunted house...

Fall is official in my house. It always starts with the football season beginning (last week) and then the Halloween candy appears in the g...

I saw the movie Hot Fuzz the other day and while it was awesome, one moment stuck out: Nick Frost's character was munching away on a cho...

I know. I KNOW. I've been MIA for months. The thing is, I've been trying to eat better and that consists of no baking cupcakes or...

So, remember that aside I made in the coconut ice cream post about every time I have coconut I start wishing there was some chocolate with i...

After my last disappointing baking venture, I took a week or so off then decided to try something new. I settled on something easy but good...

Okay, here's the thing: I HAVE been baking over this past month. However. It's been for work parties and such so I haven't bee...

This is getting to be a THING, methinks... I made this for the cake walk at my work and the woman who picked it was very pleased! She had a...

There's a restaurant chain in Houston, TX, where I'm from, called Pappa's. The original was seafood but over the past 30+ years...