The Pike Gang! Just Too Much Fun!

UGH!! Has it been so long since I've last written? OMG I need to get on the ball with blogging, or else...

So much has been going on these last few weeks I dare not give out too much information (I'll definetly be keeping that info for several more posts, in due time;-) don't want to spill the confetti here...)

Let's put it this way: Miss Kitsch has plenty of open kitchen cupboards, full of sweet projects and surprises. It is all incredibly sweet and exciting and I'm just dying here, holding back.

However, the only bitter part has been the utter lack of sleep that comes with massive preparation. Tomorrow, Miss Kitsch heads out to ice hockey camp with Miles, my shining star. Despite me not being very "outdoorsy" or "adventurous" (as in sleeping in a room filled with bunk beds and several other people (who might snore:-O), I swear I am so sleep deprived at this point in time that I would happily sleep outside on the pavement if it meant that I could sleep a whole 6-7 hours all-in-one-piece!!!!

So really, this Ice Hockey Lager is exactly what I need right now! I can replenish my empty batteries and come back home with ideas galore!

Since July I've been wanting to post this, but never got around to it. I gave a private cupcake workshop to a fine bunch of Anglo ex-pats, including an Aussie! It was tooooo much fun! A fine bunch they were and among the group was a very skilled, artistic young man. He created some amazing designs. Ms Kitsch was impressed. He took plenty of pictures too! Here they are. Enjoy!

Introduction and orientation

Ms Kitsch demonstrating how to decorate...

Veryyyyyy concentrated

A sprinkle here, a sprinkle there...

What's that? LOL

Ahhhhhh, yes of course! Add some Royal Icing details and Presto!

This story was the best: This lovely lady from Australia works in a bakery that sells cupcakes--but she didn't know how to make them. The irony is that she had to come to Switzerland to learn how to make them (and they don't sell cupcakes in Swiss bakeries...LOL!!)

The Birthday girl checking out "The Best Of" finished product!

Verrrrryyy cute, guys!

"Say Kiiiiiitsch!" (for the camera)

It was fab meeting all of you! Keep in touch! :-D

Big Hugs and Sweet Cheers!

A historical August 1st

Today is August 1st, which means Switzerland has its Birthday! Born in 1291, that would mean that our Confedera Helvetica is 720 years old!

For Kitschcakes, August 1st will always have a certain significance and this is why:

This time last year, I sent one of my favorite politicians, Christophe Blocher, a cookie collection made especially for him. Since I don't know him personally, it was difficult for me to come up with a personalized design. However, I do know that he loves his country.

Knowing this, I decided to create a "Blocher Cookie Collection", consisting of sacred Swiss cows, Edelweiss (the Swiss national flower), Swiss flags, and alps.

So I sent these cookies off to him and his wife, not really thinking much about it.

Well, 2 weeks later, to my shocking surprise, I received an email from a luxurious biscuit chain here in Switzerland: "Läckerli-Huus". It turns out that the CEO of Läckerli-Huus is Mr. Blocher's daughter! And as fate would have it, she was visiting her parents the weekend of August 1st and it is then and there that she discovered Kitschcakes!

To make a long story short, Mrs Blocher thought it would be great to incorporate my Kitschy cookies into her assortment. After many months of discussing designs, testing and controlling for quality, labelling etc, the very first collection was herded into all 11 Läckerli-Huus stores all around Switzerland in May 2011.

The first collection of cows and butterlies sold out within 3 weeks, and so a second bunch were produced and shipped out in July.

Fingers crossed that the Kitschcakes become a staple in all of Läckerli-Huus stores:-)

On a personal note, of all the incredible highlights I have experienced in my lifetime (and I assure you, there were many of them!), this episode definitely ranks up there near the top.

On Monday August 9th 2011 at 10:30, I picked up my iPhone to read my emails. I was working at the dental office at the time (dental hygiene). After reading the email from Läckerli-Huus, I remember vividly how I felt: it was one of those rare moments in my life where everything became suddenly blurry and I became weak in the knees. I thought "Thank You GOD", someone who sees what I see...

Somebody pinch me please..........

Swiss Helvetic Collection from my kitchen:

Sent off to Blocher's home:

Where they landed in their new home: Läckerli-Huus of Switzerland.

Life really is like a box of chocolates... (or in my case like a box of cookies)....you just never know what you're going to get!

Thank Goodness for those who walk through life with their eyes wide open!