Chocolate Cake, Anyone?

I know I am supposed to be posting the rest of the Family Fun Day, but this chocolate cake totally distracted me.  Can't you just taste the chocolate from there?  Yes, it's Barbie sized and now available in my Etsy store.

In real life, my hips can't handle this much chocolate icing.  But in dolly world, bring on the chocolate!

I wouldn't give you a partially eaten cake.  You also get the two cut out slices on ceramic plates.

Jacquelyn and Grace were my chocolate cake taste testers.

There is also lemon meringue pie slices in the Etsy store, too.

The taste testers sampled those earlier.  Lucky for them they can't gain any weight!  Oh I wonder what that would be like.

Racquel's Chicken Parmesan Dinner

I finished the chicken parmesan dinner for Racquel's dinner with her mom.  Thanks to all who offered suggestions for sides.  I took the simple route with spaghetti and peas.  Once I redid the spaghetti, I was pleased with the outcome.  These dinners are available in the Etsy store.

Raquel has partially set the table.

Here the family is fully engaged in dinner and conversation.  This story will be posted tomorrow, or at the latest Tuesday.  You will also get to see the progress on the rocking horse for the kids.

Chicken or Beef? You Decide.

I made some scalloped potatoes this morning and decided to put a couple new dinners in the Etsy shop.  There is a choice between a nice cut of beef and a chicken breast.

Now I need your help.  I made parmesan chicken the other day and I can't think of anything to go with it.  I tried spaghetti, but I wasn't really feeling it.  Any suggestions?

Food, food, and more food

I am in mourning, not ready to talk about why.  But in my efforts to keep busy and my mind off my sadness, I made some food.   If I had some extra money, I probably would have gone shopping.   If I wasn't being weighed in a couple of days, I probably would have gone to an all-you-can eat Chinese buffet.   Instead I cooked.... in miniature of course.  

I made a supreme pizza, which I put in the Etsy store a few hours ago.

There's Halle and Diego. 

I made a few things for the reception.

These are little ravioli styled appetizers.  They are pasta triangles, stuffed with ricotta cheese and herbs, topped with a tomato sauce. 

These are spinach and cheese stuffed pasta cups.  I want to make sure I have enough food for the vegetarians that will be in attendance.

These are heart shaped, chocolate glazed cookies.

I also redid the chicken and waffles and the eggs, bacon, and hasbrowns.  I am still not happy with the bacon, so that won't make the store just yet.  The waffles need a little more syrup before I can list it.  They work perfectly fine in my dios though.

The last thing I made was small bowls of cottage cheese.  These will make the store, once I get some good pictures.

This is the second post of the day.  You can see the first one, After the Wedding Ceremony, here.

Sunday Dinner is Ready!

I woke up in the middle of the night and I was starved.  Too late or too early to eat, so I decided to make the dolls some food.  I finally tackled the fried chicken I've been meaning to make.  Each meal comes with a piece of loose cornbread and a choice of a wing or a drumstick.  My plan is to create some loose pieces of fried chicken in the not too distant future.  Dinner is now available in my Etsy store.

Fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans...

and a nice piece of cornbread.

Do you prefer a wing or a drumstick?  I love both, but I like the wing a smidgen more.

 

Cassandra arrives home after a long first day at the daycare, where her friend has dinner ready.

"So how were the kiddies?" (friend)

"A handful to say the least.  I can't wait to get in the tub and soak.  I think I need to hire some more help. What about you?  Any luck scoping out a new place for The Pet Haven?"  (Cassandra)

"I decided I better find a Realtor to help. " (friend)

"If the pet thing doesn't work out, you can always open up a restaurant.  You are an awesome cook.  Thanks again for cooking for me." (Cassandra)

"No problem.  It's the least I can do since you are letting me bunk her for a little bit." (friend)

Barbie Basic 3.0 has been rebodied on an old So In Style Grace body.  I left her in the SIS outfit so you could see which doll it was.  The coloring is pretty close.  Of course, I am not fond of this body, so she will get an upgrade in the future.

This post is dedicated to Loretta, of At Home with Loretta.  She cooks quite a bit and usually posts her Sunday dinners.  Sorry no dessert this time around, Loretta,

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Dinner is Served! At Least for Darius and Nikki

It is getting more complicated to prepare for these video shoots.  Life was much simpler before I was making food.  Now if there is food anywhere in the scene, I am not satisfied unless I make it.  I'm going to have to do more bedroom and bathroom scenes, where there is no food involved.

I am preparing for a dinner date between Darius and Nikki.  Remember them? They are still here, doing their thing.  They haven't had a date in some time and Darius has planned a romantic dinner.  Being that they are part of the Elite group, we know they are not eating hamburgers and hot dogs.  So, I made them something special.  How about scallops and filet mignon?  I will not be showing a picture of the filet mignon here.  You will have to wait to see it in the video.  The meat turned out great, but I am not happy with the sauce.  I don't have what I need to make the kind of sauce that I want.  I will, however, show the scallops.

I have to work on my asparagus. Not bad for the first time. I had vowed not to make asparagus, but I couldn't think of any other high falutin' vegetable to compliment the scallops.

 

I am now off to think about shooting this Darius and Nikki video.  Wish me luck!

Not exactly Fried Chicken, but Still Tasty

I started off making fish sticks, but they were a little big.  So I converted them to mozzarella sticks.  This is perfectly fine since mozarella sticks was on the list of food to make.  Don't pay attention to the sauce I used,  It is a very old one that I pulled from my stash to take the picture.  I will have to make some new sauce to go with this ensemble.  It will come loose so they can be used for appetizers.  I hope to have this listed in Etsy within a couple of days with new sauce and new pictures.

Danielle is going to start putting on some pounds soon.  She has been eating quite a bit.



I Got the Cornbread Right on the First Try

 Last night I made cornbread....for the dolls.  This was my first attempt and I think it turned out pretty well.  This will be one of the choices on the "Southern Style" menu.   By the way, I have already started the new doll food website.  It is not live yet, but I have added some food items that will be available for sale.  This will be added to the list.   

Umm, umm, good.

Nice and golden on the top.

And perfectly browned on the bottom.

Danielle, is asking the question I have been asking myself.  Fried chicken is hopefully coming soon.  Once my brain figures that out, it is on, like butter popcorn!  Or better yet, buttered cornbread.

More Food....

So I decided on chicken drumsticks.  I figured it would be easy for the kids to handle.  Still potentially a little messy.  I also finished the celery and carrots.  They will be nicely displayed, probably with a couple more veggies.  Finally, crustless grilled cheese triangles. I knew I couldn't go wrong with this one.  But what a mess!  I will have to find a different technique to make these next time.  They were so sticky, I couldn't really handle them to do all the nice detail work.  But I know the kids will eat them, especially little Ms. Zahara.  I really should rename them my "Cheez Whiz" grilled sandwiches, because that's exactly what the cheese looks like.  Oh well. 

 
I may add a few more closeups later.  The lighting was not cooperating.

I Was Up All Night Baking Cakes

Last week I decided there wouldn't be food at the Daddy/Daughter dance.  Of course this decision was made because I was feeling a little overwhelmed with everything that I was trying to get done.  Late last night I pulled out the clay and got busy.   I decided to try my hand at making some cakes.  This was my first time trying a new technique.  I didn't quite master it, but I am happy with my first attempt.  I am pretty happy with the way the strawberries turned out.  Not bad for 3am.  I particularly like the little leaf because I went from "how in the heck do you make the little leaf?" to what you see in the picture within minutes.  The strawberry leaf angels helped me out with that one.

Just a picture with Danielle to show scale.  There you can see a couple of the other cakes. I forgot to make a chocolate one.  I will probably make brownies instead. 

So, there will be food at the Daddy/Daughter dance.  I am still working on the menu.  I need kid friendly food that will not stain those pretty little dresses.  Feel free to make suggestions of things you would like to see on the menu.  I can't promise that I will make it, but I will at least consider it.