If you’re a fan of Carmen’s Babycakes on Facebook, you already know how excited I am that Oprah Winfrey is taping her show at the State Fair this Monday, October 12th… Click Here to read more…

My girl friend Martha and I were having lunch yesterday at our new favorite hangout, Chef Point Cafe. We talked about the typical musings of everyone we know (all in good fun of course) and then talked about this being her 2nd year to do the 3 Day Walk for breast cancer. I had been thinking about joining her this year. See, my Mom died of ovarian and colon cancer in 1997 at age 55, and my sister died of pancreatic cancer in 1992 at age 25… Click Here to read more…

There is something a little intimidating about baking for 700 people you don’t know. I have offered tastings to a few groups, but never 700 people. I decided to participate in The Great Taste of Grapevine, the city’s annual event featuring 50 area restaurants and chefs providing samples to attending guests. I thought this would be a great opportunity to let lots of people taste my Rum Babycake, and get my feet wet participating in a large “foodie” event. Click Here to read more…