Thinking about Vegas...

My love and I got hitched in Vegas in January and I was Just thinking about how much I would love to be sitting at the roulette table right now.


Really delicious cake with buttercream frosting



We signed our papers

I look like my mother
Said yes.
Incredible view

I love Nathan

Dear Miss Stark, You made me fall in love with construction paper today.

Artwork by Jen Stark. I Have no idea how I haven't seen this artwork before ...its amazing.

How to become a millionaire in 100 days (above)
Flash Spectrum / 12" x 12" / hand-cut paper / 2007
Radial Reverie / 20" x 20" / hand-cut paper / 2008

Sunday at the Met with my Grandma .... La Grande Jatte

Beautiful Cakes I saw on the lower east side
desserts

Grandma- my personal tour guide. She has been a docent at the met for a very long time. Probably taken a tour with her a million times...I am a lucky girl :)

A roasted chicken

I think roasting a chicken always makes me feel good. The whole house smells delicious and always makes for a tasty chicken salad the next day.

Bacon wrapped roasted chicken with garlic, white wine and thyme.

Chicken (about 5 lbs)
Garlic powder
seasoned salt
black pepper
two garlic cloves- smashed
6-8 strips bacon
bunch of thyme
half bottle of white wine
handful of garlic cloves
sweet onion- cut into quarters

Combine garlic powder through garlic cloves. Rub all over and inside chicken. Stuff chicken with thyme, half of garlic cloves. Wrap the chicken and tie the legs together with bacon. Place remaining garlic cloves, onion and wine in the bottom of the roasting pan.

Cook 20 minutes per pound. Do not baste.
Let chicken rest 10 minutes- tented with foil
Serve with polenta, balsamic glazed mushrooms and au jus on the side. Sprinkle fresh herbs on top.

Jenny Cupcake-Pastry Chef

Once upon a time I was a pastry chef (or cupcake chef :)) and these were some of the highlights..Fall cupcakes (above)
"Jenny Cupcake" (nom de plume) photo by Douglas Nebitt, wonderful photographer
Sparkly cupcake tree tower for the festival of trees
Pink lemonade , carrot, red velvet, sprinkle sprinkle, cookie dough, and kahlua cupcakes
A Classic album cover themed cupcake tower
me and my mom in the kitchen
red velvet and hot pink/ turquoise tower for red head boutique
choc peanut butter cup cupcakes
marble cakes with strawberry frosting
mint chocolate chip with my paintings in the background
A picture of the cupcake case
A birthday tower for a "white themed" birthday party

Paintings...

This is not going to all be about cupcakes, I promise. I just need to get the past out to move on to some new ideas. Food, I promise I will have lots of food on here. And sparkly things that make me happy...

cupcake love

I love cupcakes. The main reason I love them is for aesthetic reasons as opposed to a sweet tooth. I'm drawn to most things that sparkle and creamy Wayne Theiebaud-esque textures. I think this was my first official cupcake painting. I painted this at SCAD in 2001. I wish I still lived in Savannah, Its a very magical place.
riding my bike in forsythe park
Savannah

Sparkly cupcake :)