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Author Archives: Mrs. Crankipants
Just Desserts
The Apple Tart and Upside-Down Cranberry Cake are two of the Thanksgiving standards for dessert at Casa di Cranki. The tart, with its nicely fanned apples isn’t overly sweet like most apple pies, which means you can indulge without guilt. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Glorious Food, Holiday, Mrs. Crankipants, News
Tagged baking, tart apple tart, Thanksgiving, upside-down cranberry cake
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38 Days ‘Til Christmas
Get crackin’!
Posted in Crafts, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged 1970s, American Thread, crochet, humor, knit, Mrs. Crankipants
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Don Draper Fired This Moron!
Couldn’t they get the Ann Margaret lookalike for this? “Man, it’s the sloppiest?” If only she knew?
Posted in Movie Matinee, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged 1960s, advertising, beef, dance, dance trend, desperate, Libby, Mad Men, pork, Sloppy Joe, teenagers, youth culture
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Happy Children’s Day?
Welcome to another edition of Step Away From the Pastry Bag! If my online translator did right by me, the text on this cake by the butter cream Palmer Method drop out says, “Happy Children’s Day”! According to Wikipedia: Children … Continue reading
Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged bakery, cake, clown, Exorcist, hell, junkie, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
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The Disney Pixar Edition
Welcome, dear readers, to another edition of Step Away From The Pastry Bag: The Disney Pixar Edition!
Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged bakery, Cars, Disney, horror, Mrs. Crankipants, Pixar, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
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The Leaves of Brown?
The leaves of brown Came tumblin’ down, remember In September in the rain. Except that it’s October! Today’s pastry de resistance is this rose covered beauty accentuated by brown leaves. Who knew dead leaves were decorative? Except that they look … Continue reading
Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged Baked goods, disasters, Fall, frosting, humor, leaves, Mrs. Crankipants, poop, roses, Step Away From The Pastry Bag, sugar
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