I drew a heart around the name of your city

What's the best thing about Valentine's Day? Heart shaped sweets! Don't miss it!

Thank you!

This summer has been pretty hectic. With work, moving and tons of delicious things to bake, keeping up with the blog has been nearly impossible. I will now, however, take the time to recap what's gone on so far.

First of all, I'd like to thank all the bands who took the time to come all the way to Italy to play a show in a tiny, hot and humid warehouse that's practically in the middle of nowhere. Lately, not many have ventured to these lands, but we are thankful for those who have:

La Dispute
Touché Amoré
Death Is Not Glamourous
All Teeth
The Carrier
Landscapes

THANK YOU! And thanks to all those wonderful folks at the Lughè and Gold Events for letting us use up some of the limited space to display our baked goods. We are forever grateful!

@ Lughè - August 10th, 2011 - The Carrier, All Teeth, Landscapes, The Words I Never Said

@ Lughè - July 27th, 2011- La Dispute, Touché Amoré, Death Is Not Glamourous, Lantern, Locked In

In other news, we have added a new flavor cupcake to our (non-existent) menu:

Chocolate & Pear

If you'd like to contribute to the existence of our menu/website/merchandise, that is if you have any experience in the graphical arts, please email us! 

Lastly, we'd love for you all to mark your calendars for the last AntiMTV day the XM24 will ever see. Don't miss out! We'll be there on the 17th only. Unfortunately, our day jobs take precedence over our love of baking at this point in time.

Until then!

Dinner & A Concert

On Friday, May 20th my band (Prometheus) will be playing its first show at The Casa Pomposa. What to expect:

vegan dinner

live show

tons of cupcakes

Don't forget to bring your friends! We'll be waiting for you.

(If you use Facebook, you can let us know that you'll be attending the event by signing up here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=221769951170681)

The Golden Poppy now on Facebook!

That's right! We now have a Facebook page. Check it out here.

What's a Yo-Yo?

Never having all the ingredients to follow a recipe isn't always a bad thing.  A few weeks ago I tried following the recipe for Black & White from Vegan Cookies Invade your Cookie Jar by Isa and Terry, but of course I was missing some of the main ingredients, so I improvised.  The result? Instead of a flatter, more sturdy cookie, I ended up with a soft, fluffy cookie. Having some ganache on hand I decorated the tops of the cookies with it.

 

When my boyfriend and housemate tried them, they said they tasted exactly like a snack they used to have when they were kids, called Yo-Yo. 

The only difference being that they were filled with a chocolate mousse.  So I whipped up some vegan chocolate mousse with some silken tofu, melted chocolate and powdered sugar, put about a spoon full between two cookies, and decorated the top cookies with ganache.  I've never had the real Yo-Yo, so I can't comment on the resemblance, but I can tell you that they were mighty tasty!

Cupcakes & Tabling

@ Anti-MTV Day - XM24 - Bologna

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

 @ Proiezione The Cove & concerto A Birthday Party Band (PL) - Casa Pomposa - Rimini

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

 @ Proiezione The Cove & concerto A Birthday Party Band (PL) - Casa Pomposa - Rimini

Sunday, September 26th, 2010