My friend and I were chatting about this, that and the other and somehow we ended up talking about baking. Surprising, right? Anyway, she said "I can't bake. I try, but it just doesn't work out." I say, "you're a fantastic cook. But cooking is an art, baking is a … [Read more...] about Measure Up
Archives for April 2018
For the Love of 15 Cents
I work in the customer service industry, retail management currently. Customers are an interesting species. It really doesn't matter the industry, if you interact with customers, my friend you are in customer service. Customers have expectations. What do they do when we … [Read more...] about For the Love of 15 Cents
What’s with the name CIDACAKES?
What's Cidacakes you ask? Well, I have my brothers to thank. On my About Me page, you know I have a few siblings. We're evenly divided 4 girls and 4 boys. I'm surrounded by brothers, Mark is 16 months older, John is almost 2 years younger than me. If there was trouble … [Read more...] about What’s with the name CIDACAKES?
Bacon, bacon, bacon
Bacon, who doesn't like it? Ok, maybe the vegetarians out there, but they are not going to be reading this anyway. With my title, I surely lost them. Maybe not, if they have a rebellious child who refuses to eat vegetables! In our house, we love bacon. It seems at times our … [Read more...] about Bacon, bacon, bacon
A Prom Tuxedo is how much to rent?
Prom, one of the rights of passage from high school. CK has a date! This weekend CK and I went looking to price a tuxedo. We are lucky, his school is new and this is only the second class of seniors, so the was no junior prom last year (saved a few $$). This was our first … [Read more...] about A Prom Tuxedo is how much to rent?