I am extremely excited to share with you guys that two Hungry Happenings recipes have hit the newsstands this summer and are in some magazines!
At 7:23 p.m. today, a boy, no actually a man, will get off a plane from Russia and I’ve been frantically getting ready for his visit. The last time he was here, he was 16. Now 21, I’m not sure how he will have changed, all I know is that I can’t wait to see him. His sister will arrive on Sunday and both will stay until month’s end.
Needless to say, I’ve been crazy busy trying to get projects done for my blog, create recipes for my freelance gigs, and clean my house. Have you ever started to clean then couldn’t stop? What started as just a bit of organizing turned into a major purge. Twelve boxes went to be shred, endless garbage cans went to the curb, even more went into the recycling bins, and the back end of my car was filled with donations twice. Every room is clean and boy does it feel good.
I must have had a heavy load on my shoulders recently as I’ve felt the need to clean house and clean up my blog. Now I feel ready to take on the world. Well, O.K, at least Woman’s World.
Two of my recipes, my Wedding Cake Cheese Ball and my Red, White, and Blue Dip were featured in summer issues of Woman’s World Magazine. I really wasn’t aware of the dates of publication until reader’s let me know they saw my smiling face in the magazine.
One reader wrote to share with me a picture of the wedding cake cheese ball she created after seeing mine in the magazine.
Not only did Cindy make a beautiful wedding cake cheese ball, she piped a rose out of cream cheese to place on top. She said the guests at the wedding shower had no trouble cutting into her masterpiece. They devoured it. I love to hear that and I am always so happy to get e-mail’s from my readers with pictures of what they created.
Have you made something from one of my recipes? Have you sent me a picture so I can share in my Readers’ Gallery? You can send them to me at beth@hungryhappenings.com.
Here are a few more wedding cake cheese balls from readers.
Doris used to decorate cakes which is evident by the lovely piping on her cheese ball wedding cake. She served her cake to guests at a wedding reception and they were in awe of her creation.
Angela created this wedding cake cheese ball for her sister’s bridal shower. She didn’t have the cookie cutters needed for the project, so she used bowls to mold her cake layers. I love how she used dill to decorate the side of the cake. It really adds a nice visual element.
If you’d like to try your hand at making your own wedding cake cheese ball, check out these tutorials.
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cheese Ball Wedding Cake
Cheese Ball Wedding Cake decorated with mozzarella cheese daisies.
Wedding Cake Cheese Ball Decorated using dill and real roses. Â
Wedding Cake Cheese Ball Decorated using Rosemary and real flowers.
Simple Wedding Cake Decorated with Rosemary.Â
In the next few weeks, when I finally get the post written I’ll show you how to make a cheese ball birthday cake. I made one for a friend who’s birthday was last month and she loved it.
I’ve gotta go finish preparing for my guests!
Congratulations on the 2 features!! How exciting for you. You have sooooo many creative recipes I know we will be seeing more and more in magazines in the future. 🙂 Hope you and your guests have a fabulous visit!
Thank you! My first guest arrives in a few hours. I'm finally ready and even have some time to go get some exercise. I'm so excited!
WOW Beth, I love your "cheesecakes"! 🙂 They look amazing and are so cute! Congrats on the magazine feature! You must be over-the-moon!
Sounds like you are all ready for your guests; Have fun!
Thanks Sue. It is pretty cool seeing my recipes in a national magazine!
My first guest arrived last night and we are having a great time already.
Congrats Beth! Woman's World..that's pretty big stuff! So happy for you!:)
Thanks so much Jill!
Beth, you never cease to amaze me with you creativity, cooking talent, boundless energy, generosity, and now your ability to clean! You rock, Girl! Congratulations on the publications, which are definitely well-deserved! And congratulations on your clean house! 🙂
You are cracking me up! Cleaning is really not my thing. There are so many more fun things to do during the day. I do have to admit that it does feel really great to have a nice clean house. I should learn from that:)
Thanks for your kind words. It's nice to hear.
How exciting for you – now I must get my copy!! Those were amazing recipes/ideas!
Yeah, sadly these magazines where on the newsstands last month and I missed seeing them. They are weekly magazines so they come and go really quickly. I was happy that a reader sent me her copy of one of the magazines and a friend gave me the other.
Congrats Beth! I am so happy for you! I am going to grab a copy tomorrow. Enjoy your guests and your clean house. LOL
I wish you could grab these magazines but they where on the newsstands last month. Unfortunately I didn't know until they were gone. Happily friends sent me copies so I could have them for my scrapbook.
My first guest is here and we had a great day yesterday. He's going to help me photography today! I'm so excited. Maybe my pictures will start looking better soon:)
I've SO done that and then you wonder, why was I holding on to this stuff for so long?
Congratulations on your feature in Woman's World!
Thanks, Tiffany. Yeah, when I do a big cleaning I throw things away or give them away if they haven't been used in a while, but sometimes I've held onto things for so many years, and think why do I need this anymore. My bread machine was donated this time. It hadn't been used in at least 3 years, maybe 4 or 5. It's been so long I can't even remember:)
Congratulations! This is awesome that you are featured, but you should be all the time.
I love your blog.