It’s legend that black eyed peas eaten on New Year’s Day will bring good luck for the new year. Since I feel like I’m a magnet for bad luck sometimes, I plan to make these cajun black eyed peas and eat the whole damn pot. 2017 was been a really weird year for me. Some good,…
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(stress)baking Tips: Kitchen Essentials
I got a request from several people to start a “baking tips” series on this blog. And you know what? That sounds like a fabulous idea! While I’m a self taught baker and I would never recommend you taking my word as the end all be all, I would love to share my personal tips…
Stress Baking is all over the place today!
Happy Friday the 13th (mwahaha)! Today is a big day over here at Stress Baking, and it doesn’t involve any bad luck. I have not one, but two bits of good news to share. I wrote a new recipe for SoFabFood: Cranberry Bliss Truffles. I promise they’re as blissful as their name – go check them…
Food Blogger Pro: Only 8 days left to sign up!
Are you a member of Food Blogger Pro yet? If not, you better hurry up! They’re going to be closing their doors to new members in 8 days. If you’re not familiar with Food Blogger Pro, it’s a fantastic online portal with essential tricks and tips to create a food blog, grow its traffic, monetize…
ramen & funfetti.
I’ve decided to challenge myself this month with a weekly plan so that I can get back on a normal posting schedule. If I have a plan, I’m less likely to stand in the middle of my kitchen with all the cabinet doors open, staring into the abyss, trying to come up with a genius idea….
Welcome to the new Stress Baking!
The day is finally here where I can rollout my new site design after having completed the arduous task of migrating from Blogger to WordPress. It took longer than I had anticipated, but what matters is that it’s done. And now I’d like to give you a rundown of my favorite new features on the site….
Favorite Food Blogs
As someone trying to give her blog legs and get it off the ground, I have a great appreciation for those who have accomplished this feat. I have a lot of work to do: acquire sponsors, new food props (yes, this is a thing), better photography equipment, redesign the site…. okay, I’m starting to get…
A fruity and delicious milestone
Yesterday was a big deal for me. And if you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram you saw me freaking out yesterday afternoon. I got an email from a lovely woman at Celebrations.com to let me know my Watermelon Cupcakes been featured in their post, “Keep the Kitchen Cool This Summer With These 11…
The origin of “Stress Baking”
Some people have asked me where I came up with the title “Stress Baking” as the new brand for the blog and I figured it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if I wrote a post about it and let you into my brain a little bit more. Actually, that could go horribly,…
This makes it official.
Thanks to Moo.com, Stress Baking is “real” now. I placed an order of their Luxe MiniCards that arrived in less than a week – which is awesome. They made of four layers of Mohawk Superfine paper, so they’re nice and thick which gives them a more professional feel. I also ordered…
Changes are a’brewing…
… much like the coffee I so desperately need at the moment. You’ll be noticing changes slowly over the next week while I establish the new blog branding and the new name: Stress Baking! I’ve already replaced the site banner with the new one, and now I need to work on the rest, including a…
planning ahead: scheduling social media posts ahead of time.
Due to having a full time job, I don’t have the luxury of creating my blog and social media posts during the day. And since my day job consists of me being on a computer all day, I don’t usually feel like hopping back online once I get home. Once I get home, I…
Introducing the new Recipe Index!
In an effort to make it easier to find recipes on my blog, I’ve created a Recipe Index page for your perusing pleasure. I’m probably going to be making some tweaks soon, as I’d like to have a more visual search option with thumbnails of each recipe – but this is a start. I have…
Pinterest Analytics
While checking my emails this morning, I saw one with the subject line, “Introducing Pinterest Web Analytics”. The geek in me was ecstatic. I monitor my Google Analytics for my blog like crazy, and knowing I’d have another platform for analyzing my online content… well, I geeked out over it. Here’s what you need to…
9 Tips for Organizing Your Pinterest Boards
Anyone who knows me is aware that I’m a bit OCD. And having a small, one bedroom apartment that I share with my boyfriend pretty much pushes my OCD tendencies over the edge because there’s not enough space for me to organize the way I want to. Enter Pinterest. Pinterest is my outlet for organization. I can…