Comments for No Empty Chairs http://noemptychairs.me A blog about food, family and life around our kitchen table Mon, 07 May 2012 19:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on How To . . . Make Butterfly Cupcakes (and a totally delicious frosting!) by Kelly @ No Empty Chairs http://noemptychairs.me/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2641 Mon, 07 May 2012 19:35:34 +0000 http://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2641 I’m glad the party turned out well! Best wishes for a happy mother’s day (complete with a new stand mixer).

]]> Comment on How To . . . Make Butterfly Cupcakes (and a totally delicious frosting!) by Meegan Foster http://noemptychairs.me/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2640 Mon, 07 May 2012 19:01:36 +0000 http://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2640 That must have been my problem, I don’t have a stand mixer! That’s something I’m asking for for Mother’s Day ;-)
The party was a success & the butterflies were a HIT! People couldn’t believe I actually made them! I did make the butterflies a bit smaller because I put the cupcakes on a stand, but they were still super cute! Thank you!!!

]]> Comment on How To . . . Make Butterfly Cupcakes (and a totally delicious frosting!) by Kelly @ No Empty Chairs http://noemptychairs.me/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2639 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:15:28 +0000 http://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2639 Great tip for keeping the chocolate soft. I will have to try that next time!

The frosting starts out looking like curdled milk, but if you are patient and keep beating, it does eventually set up. I use a stand mixer to make the frosting. I have never tried with a hand mixer; it may take longer that way. Also be sure to have your butter and room temp and have the flour mixture cooled.

]]> Comment on Beachcomber Rainbow Cupcakes by Susan http://noemptychairs.me/2012/04/18/beachcomber-rainbow-cupcakes/#comment-2631 Fri, 04 May 2012 03:27:44 +0000 https://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/?p=4791#comment-2631 I just awarded you with The Versatile Blogger award! Glad I found your blog. :)

http://theroyalcook.blogspot.com/2012/05/versatile-blogger-award.html

Enjoy!
Susan

]]> Comment on How To . . . Make Butterfly Cupcakes (and a totally delicious frosting!) by Meegan Foster http://noemptychairs.me/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2629 Wed, 02 May 2012 04:44:00 +0000 http://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/how-to-make-butterfly-cupcakes-and-a-totally-delicious-frosting/#comment-2629 These are so cute!! I’m making them for my daughter’s first birthday, the theme is butterflies so these are perfect! For me they are a bit time consuming but hopefully well worth it! Something I found that helps: I heated up a travel hot/cold pad for a casserole dish, laid a paper towel over it & kept my pastry bags of candy & chocolate on it, that way I didn’t have to heat it as often! I tried to make the frosting but I think something went wrong because it looked like curdled milk :-( I’m sure it’s tasty though! Thank you for sharing this!!! God Bless!

]]> Comment on Beachcomber Rainbow Cupcakes by ps152 (@ps152) http://noemptychairs.me/2012/04/18/beachcomber-rainbow-cupcakes/#comment-2612 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:52:46 +0000 https://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/?p=4791#comment-2612 What a handy tip. There’s nothing else I can say except that I LOVE your cupcakes! Those tiny little slippers make me squeal in delight. You made the Top 5 with this one. Good job! (Sweet as Sugar Cookies)

]]> Comment on How To . . . Make Chocolate Butterflies by jess http://noemptychairs.me/recipes/how-to/how-to-make-chocolate-butterflies/#comment-2600 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:40:36 +0000 http://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/?page_id=1888#comment-2600 that means your chocolate wasn’t in temper.. did you buy regular couverature chocolate or coating chocolate? If you have couverature chocolate then you need to temper it in a double boiler, and follow specific temps to make it harden at room temp without melting.. if its coating there should be no problem.

]]> Comment on Beachcomber Rainbow Cupcakes by Happier Than A Pig in Mud http://noemptychairs.me/2012/04/18/beachcomber-rainbow-cupcakes/#comment-2584 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:41:57 +0000 https://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/?p=4791#comment-2584 What a great tip! The icing looks amazing too, I’m off to check out the recipe-thanks:@)

]]> Comment on Beachcomber Rainbow Cupcakes by Megan http://noemptychairs.me/2012/04/18/beachcomber-rainbow-cupcakes/#comment-2557 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:49:17 +0000 https://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/?p=4791#comment-2557 That’s so cute and creative! Love the colorful frosting

]]> Comment on Crock Pot Italian Drip Beef by Kelly @ No Empty Chairs http://noemptychairs.me/2010/05/08/crock-pot-italian-drip-beef/#comment-2539 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:11:01 +0000 https://noemptychairs.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/crock-pot-italian-drip-beef/#comment-2539 The sauce does have a tang from the vinegar in the pepperoncini jar, but our family really enjoys that tang. I have even found kids looking for other things to dip in their leftover jus after their sandwich is gone. If you decide to try again, you could drain the liquid from the pepperoncini jar before adding it to the beef. Different brands of pepperoncini may also have different vinegar strengths. I usually use the Mezzetta brand.

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