Signature Sweet Shoppe

One new cutter added!

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:25:36 +0000

It isn’t often that I buy new cutters because I already have so many, and even if I don’t have something, a template will cover the issue if necessary.

Today, however, I received a call for what will be an ongoing order, and I knew that for one of the shapes, I would need to purchase a cutter, specifically a long-sleeved shirt cutter, which I did. Having an actual cutter makes the work go so much faster than working with a template. So I took the leap and ordered the cutter, and it should be here within a few days. More on the specifics of this job later…

The perfect balance

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:29:00 +0000

I don’t know why it is, but I seem to always struggle with having the perfect balance of three essential items in my kitchen: coffee, hazelnut creamer, and Sweet & Low. I’m always running out of one of the three, and if I’m missing one, the other two items become useless to me. So here it is, nearly 1:30 A.M., and I’m actually warming a cup of coffee in the microwave. I have so many other projects going on besides cookies, but I sure would love to have a photo cookie order right now of between 500-1000 cookies. That would just be awesome! All these big movie studios having premiers could be having my fine cookies at their events. Operators are standing by…

Weekend BBQ

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:49:47 +0000

I’m going to a Sunday BBQ out in the Inland Empire region of greater Los Angeles on Sunday. Just because I make cookies for a living, however, doesn’t mean it is presumed I will bring cookies nor that I actually want to make them for the get together. In this case, however, I probably will make some simple little cookies to have with coffee/tea or just a little desert.

It reminds me of a pianist I once knew who played twice daily for a melodrama theater during the summer months. Because I have a passion for piano but am no pianist, I asked him if he practiced during the day when not in the theater, and he said he never played outside of the theater, never played for pleasure for himself or for a non-paying audience. I understand that now.

I don’t bake for pleasure for myself unless it’s a gift for someone. Otherwise I simply don’t bake cookies. It’s nice to have the calm between the storms.

We’ve Redecorated!

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:31:38 +0000

Some people are certainly going to ask why I changed the Signature Sweet Shoppe website, and the reason is that it was a business move to stay more current with how the search engines ranked me. Although the pages from the old site are still there and accessible all the time, the new site, which is designed within a Wordpress template, should help me become more visible on the search engines – and that’s what it’s all about! Being visible!

Because summer is upon us and many of you are home bakers, don’t forget to drink plenty of water when you are baking! The general rule for staying hydrated is to divide your weight in half and drink that many ounces of water. So… if you weight 140 lbs, half of that is 70, so you should drink 70 ounces, or 2 liters per day. If you are working in a hot kitchen, drink more.

Do not, however, drink too much water at one time. This can throw off your electrolytes and can cause hyper-hydration, a potentially deadly condition – although it usually happens with tons of water, like binge water drinking at fraternity hazings. Stupid. Just sip it slow and steady throughout the day. Will you pee a lot more? Only if you drink a ton at once. Your body will adjust to the hydration, and it will help you flush out toxins in your system and leave your skin oh so soft!

We’re redecorating!

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:53:59 +0000

Here at Signature Sweet Shoppe we are undergoing some major revisions, so please excuse the mess. All will be back to normal very shortly… and we do mean VERY shortly!

In the meantime, you can still access the old site at:

Signature Sweet Shoppe