Hi, I'm the Not Martha plumber. If you can see this post, it means this site has successfully transferred over to it's new home. Yay!

I've been getting lots of recommendations for books on baking, thanks! The most recommended is, understandably, Baking Illustrated by the Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine. Also on my list now are On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee, The Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg, In The Sweet Kitchen by Regan Daley, Cookwise by Shirley Corriher, and I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking by Alton Brown.

Lavender Week 4, a few buds have opened.

The Inside Scoop, Slate reviews ice cream makers.

How To Fold A Fitted Sheet a photoset on Flickr. Thank you catiecake!

Daymented made the Hi-Hat cupcakes mentioned a few days ago and found both the taste and the process less than satisfying. She documented the process here on Flickr (warning: a word in the title of the Flickr set is not really work safe). follow up from the next day: "they were SO MUCH EASIER to dip in the chocolate after refrigerating overnight"

Grand Central's Pina Colada Cupcakes, thanks to da*xiang for sending along the link!

Boston Creme Cupcakes at Cake Fun, who also points to these mini no-bake cakes made from Sarah Lee stuff.