Brown widows

I started noticing these spiders all over the yard in 2008.   I called the Charleston Post and Courier Newspaper.   I confess, honestly, I was hoping for maybe a free exterminator!  -Hey, it was worth a try!    Instead, and to my surprise, I ended up on the front page of the Charleston Post and Courier!

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2008/jul/26/fighting_spider_invasion48839/

Well, about 3 weeks ago, they contacted me again, and wanted to do a follow-up story!    Once again, to my utter surprise, my picture was plastered on the FRONT PAGE of the Post and Courier!

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/sep/22/what-brown-widow-can-do-you-cause-fiery-pain-delir/

Well, then, the next day, I am in mismatched pajama's, no make up, cleaning the garage, and a local News  Station shows up at my door and wants to do
an interview!!
http://www.wlcntv.com/shows/livin-lowcountry/

-Just call me the SPIDER LADY..............now, everyone else does!  ; )

I looked online, and it turns out, that in 2009, a similar article was run on a family in San Diego!!
  http://www.10news.com/news/21108521/detail.html

Asian Themed Party Cake

I wanted to make a cake for my daughter's wedding anniversary party.

The theme was Asian food and decorations.

I made a four layer decadent chocolate cake.

This cake took 3 boxes of chocolate cake, 12 eggs, lots o butta!,
baking chocolate, and HEAVY whipped cream for ganache filling...
-all the heart attack items except for bacon!

I followed directions for Decadent Chocolate cake and ganache filling.

After that I 'winged' it.   I made up a rich vanilla frosting and home made
fondant.  I made some of the fondant chocolate.....it tasted like Tootsie Rolls!

I also made a 'take out box' from chocolate cake and fondant.   The square
plate was from the 'tootsie roll' fondant!   I made a place mat from the
vanilla fondant.   All the food items, including sesame seeds were made
from coloring the fondant and shaping it.  

On the top of the cake, I poured unwhipped ganache icing.