{"id":993,"date":"2013-12-30T05:46:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T05:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/?p=993"},"modified":"2013-12-30T06:22:54","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T06:22:54","slug":"993","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/?p=993","title":{"rendered":"A Woodland Baby Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boy, December sure has been a <em>busy<\/em> month!! Before December ends, I want to try and catch up on a few posts that I haven&#8217;t had time to get to because&#8230; well, partly because I have been baking! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_995\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-995\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-995\" alt=\"01\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011-300x217.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011-1024x743.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acorn cookies<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_996\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/02.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-996\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-996 \" alt=\"02\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/02.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/02.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/02-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/02-1024x728.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toadstool mushroom cupcakes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">A\u00a0college friend of mine is having a baby boy soon, so I helped bake a couple of treats for her woodland themed baby shower in early December. Among the rest of the delicious spread complete with baked stuffed mushrooms, orzo pasta salad, green salad, spiced nuts, cheese, crackers and fig spread, and an outstanding (and delicious I must say!) chocolate cake baked and decorated to look like a tree stub by another friend, were these <strong>toadstool mushroom cupcakes<\/strong>&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_997\" style=\"width: 1230px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/03.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-997\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-997   \" alt=\"03\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/03.jpg\" width=\"1220\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/03.jpg 1220w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/03-300x251.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/03-1024x859.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">trays full of yellow cupcakes and tinted vanilla frosting to look like toadstools&#8230; it took a little time to get just the right orangey-red. And placing each spot took some effort too!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_998\" style=\"width: 1253px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/04.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-998\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-998\" alt=\"04\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/04.jpg\" width=\"1243\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/04.jpg 1243w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/04-300x247.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/04-1024x843.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1243px) 100vw, 1243px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home habitat&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before packing these up for the party, I used a few items that I had to create a quick home habitat to snap a few shots of these little &#8216;shrooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"05\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/05.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"978\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/05.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/05-300x229.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/05-1024x782.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"06\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/06.jpg\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/06.jpg 786w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/06-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/022.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"022\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/022.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toadstool mushroom cupcakes in their &#8220;true habitat&#8221; for the party! The habitat was pretty much set when I arrived and made the perfect backdrop for these little red mushrooms. Thanks to Sheena for this picture!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And for the<strong> acorn cookies<\/strong>, I baked up a batch of my Grandma&#8217;s sugar cookies and dipped them in semi-sweet chocolate for the little cap. Mmmmm! I contemplated sprinkles on the chocolate part, but decided that I liked the simplicity as they were&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1001\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/07.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1001\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1001\" alt=\"07\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/07.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/07.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/07-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/07-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancing on the cookie sheet<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1002\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/08.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1002\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1002\" alt=\"08\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/08.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"982\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/08.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/08-300x230.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/08-1024x785.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">acorn swirl&#8230; getting packed and ready to go<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1003\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/09.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1003\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1003\" alt=\"09\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/09.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/09.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/09-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/09-1024x755.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One acorn&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/10.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1004\" alt=\"10\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/10.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"946\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/10.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/10-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/10-1024x756.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two acorns!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy, December sure has been a busy month!! Before December ends, I want to try and catch up on a few posts that I haven&#8217;t had time to get to because&#8230; well, partly because I have been baking! \ud83d\ude09 A\u00a0college friend of mine is having a baby boy soon, so I helped bake a couple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,7,18,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=993"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetrosalie.chibinet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}