As if One Weren't Enough

I have this blog, XplicitSweetness where I post my baking exploits along with Tuesdays With Dorie and The Daring Bakers. Then I decided to add The Drunken Cupcake to my repertoire. I plan on actually publishing a cookbook about drunken cupcakes, and the site is really just an organizer for me. Anyway, Glenn decided it would be fun to create yet another blog, Baseball Cupcakes. It's a cute idea I have to admit. He's been doing the recipe researching and I have been doing the baking. We're big baseball fans, and it's just another fun thing to do. Anyway, check out my new site(s). They're kinda fun and you might get a tasty recipe to try out of it.

The Drunken Cupcake

Now I can see why Glenn can get all sorts of non-sensical things done while he is at work. He can plan a wedding, he can build me websites, he can write baseball articles... the list goes on. Now I have found that I also have a good amount of time on my hands, for the time being, so I have created a new blog called The Drunken Cupcake. So far, there is nothing new on there, just a couple repeats from here, but I wanted to get it started. Anyway, I think people like me better at work when I spike the cupcakes, so I will probably get more regular in the cupcake posting department. Anyway, stop by to check it out and vote in the poll.

Last Time... I Promise!

Alright, alright, this is getting redundant I know. I just finally got around to working on the website for Chocolate Fixation and it's now underway. Feel free to visit it, but it will be a bit wonky until I work all the kinks out. Blogger wasn't working the way I wanted it so I switched to WordPress and I am still getting used to it. Anyway, I am working on adding members and if anyone wants to join I just need your name that you want to appear along with your email and the name and address of your blog. My goal is to have the site completely finished before September starts. Feel free to email me at bllutes04@gmail.com or just leave a comment.

Chocolate Fixation Anyone?

Thanks to my wonderful husband, I have been getting loads of help in the group creation/blog development department. Glenn has been toying around on Photoshop creating all sorts of fun logos and we are working together to decide what the overall look of the blog will be.

I have ironed out most of the details, I think, for the group.
-First things first, the name is Chocolate Fixation.
-Posts will be done on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month. (Fixation Fridays)
-Recipes can come from anywhere but MUST contain chocolate (white "chocolate" can count)
-Challenge recipes will be emailed on the 4th Friday of the month so there is time to prepare.

I hope this sounds good to other people besides myself. Once I get the site all taken care of, I will post it. In the meantime, if anyone wants to help moderate, please let me know. I would really like to have one other voice helping me out. Also, if this sounds fun to you, email me with your name, email, and blog and I will make sure to add you as a member... hmm, I need a clever name for members. Anyway, I hope others will join me, it will be fun. Happy baking and blogging in the meantime.

Group Creation Update

Okay, well I have a couple of votes for anything and everything PB & C, but I worry that may get limiting. To accommodate my love of PB & C, and many others, we could do one post a month that has to do with PB & C and then another post that is any other type of sweets, but no limitations, just sweets. Another idea that came up, from Glenn, is that we can discuss/vote on a specific cookbook to work out of, and follow along the guidelines of TWD.

It seems like the guidelines for the group would be like this so far:
- 2 posts a month, one being PB & C, the other being anything else sweet
- completed posts will be made on a specific day agreed upon by the group (probably not Tuesday)
- recipes can come from anywhere ( or from a specific cookbook should we so decide)
- at least one post must be made a month (except for special circumstances etc...)

I suppose a vote should be taken via comments. If doing one PB & C post a month along with another post on a different type of sweet sounds good to you, say so. If you like the idea of just working through a specific cookbook, respond accordingly. Or, if you have any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Any combination of these could work as well, but I think two posts a month would be ideal.

Finally, what on earth should this group be called? I'm in full-on blank brain mode and cannot think of anything. Also, if there is any person who is very active in their blogging and would like to help me found this, make sure you let me know and I will set it up so that person can help me maintain and moderate the blog once we get it running. Fingers crossed and we should get this together soon!

Call Me Crazy...

I have fallen in love with these online blogging communities of bakers from all around the world. It truly is an amazing thing to see so many people come together over a recipe. Whether it be the Daring Bakers or the Tuesdays with Dorie group, bakers everywhere can come together and learn from each other and share each other's experiences.

Maybe I am crazy, or selfish, or just attention hungry, but I really want to start my own community like those. It may not make headlines or be anything great, but I would love to have a group to call my own and start with a few faithful fellow bloggers. Anyone else share my sentiments? I have no idea where to start, but maybe with some like minded baking bloggers we can produce brilliance.

Call me crazy, but I think it could be fun. What do you think?

Possibilities: I was thinking, well my sweet tooth was thinking, that the group could be all baked goods sweet (forget the savory crap), maybe all things chocolate, or even better, all things peanut butter AND chocolate. I like sweets and if I am going to make a group it's going to be something I like right? I am desperate for ideas, and desperate for anyone that would like to join me.