Wednesday Night Thread

starrynight84 · July 2012

Any- What exactly are you making? Recipe link? And let me know how it turns out!

Anysunrise · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Any- What exactly are you making? Recipe link? And let me know how it turns out!
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

<div>It's just red velvet cupcakes. I'm using a box mix for the cupcakes, but I'm making the frosting from scratch.</div>

azdancer8 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wednesday Night Thread : It's just red velvet cupcakes. I'm using a box mix for the cupcakes, but I'm making the frosting from scratch.
Posted by Anysunrise[/QUOTE]

When I do box mixes, I substitute 1 cup of buttermilk in place of the water and use 4 eggs (usually the mixes say 3) and the regular amount of oil. The cupcakes come out almost spongy, and really easy to frost.

starrynight84 · July 2012

Okay now I am going to be a busybody because I love red velvet cupcakes. My fiance and I tried to make them after having them at Magnolias and couldn't find any recipes that tasted remotely like red velvet. So, after a long and hard search, we finally found this one:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/388523The icing is a pain to make but honestly it is incredible and tastes much better than the usual cream cheese. I'm not a big icing person but I eat this right out of the bowl. And I do substitute melted butter for crisco in the actual cake recipe.

ETA: No idea why the font went weird?

Btw, Any, where is your dress from? It looks like one from Pronovias that I really wanted to try on.

Blueyed228 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]KD- Adorable! I love his name, too. Blue- I can't see your dress (or train) in your sig pic... Can you possibly make it a bit larger?
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

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starrynight84 · July 2012

Love the bodice, Blue. What did you do about a veil?

Anysunrise · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Okay now I am going to be a busybody because I love red velvet cupcakes. My fiance and I tried to make them after having them at Magnolias and couldn't find any recipes that tasted remotely like red velvet. So, after a long and hard search, we finally found this one: <a href="http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/388523" rel="nofollow">http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/388523</a> The icing is a pain to make but honestly it is incredible and tastes much better than the usual cream cheese. I'm not a big icing person but I eat this right out of the bowl. And I do substitute melted butter for crisco in the actual cake recipe. ETA: No idea why the font went weird? Btw, Any, where is your dress from? It looks like one from Pronovias that I really wanted to try on.
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

<div>It's Caldera by Blue by Enzoani. </div><div>
</div><div>And this is the recipe I'm using for the frosting:</div><div>
</div><div> <a href="http://www.glorioustreats.com/2010/02/recipe-cream-cheese-frosting.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.glorioustreats.com/2010/02/recipe-cream-cheese-frosting.html</a></div><div>
</div><div>I've tried it before, but I didn't add the extra cream cheese, so I'm going to do that this time. It was yummy, but definitely not cream cheesy enough.</div>

starrynight84 · July 2012

I almost got an Enzoani dress. The Diana, I think? The fit was so nice.

I clicked on that link and my mouth instantly watered at the pictures of the cupcakes. I don't really like cake, but I love cupcakes. Weird, right?

Anysunrise · July 2012

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[QUOTE]I almost got an Enzoani dress. The Diana, I think? The fit was so nice. I clicked on that link and my mouth instantly watered at the pictures of the cupcakes. I don't really like cake, but I love cupcakes. Weird, right?
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

<div>Hah, I'm totally the same way. Things taste different when they're shaped differently. Don't get me started on pasta.</div>

starrynight84 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wednesday Night Thread : Hah, I'm totally the same way. Things taste different when they're shaped differently. Don't get me started on pasta.
Posted by Anysunrise[/QUOTE]

<div>Could not agree more. There's a reason you never see linguini vodka or elbow alfredo, KWIM?</div>

Anysunrise · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wednesday Night Thread : Could not agree more. There's a reason you never see linguini vodka or elbow alfredo, KWIM?
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

<div>THANK YOU. H thinks I'm crazy, but if they didn't taste differently/ hold sauces differently, we'd only ever need one kind of noodle.</div>

ZombieNates · July 2012

Pasta freaks

Starry, you look lovely in your dress.

Blueyed228 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Love the bodice, Blue. What did you do about a veil?
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

I did an elbow length one with crystals along the edge. My seamstress did a removalble blusher for it.

<a href="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/2/12/c221cca7-0dd7-4a5e-9c19-fe61c31ca0e1.large.jpg" title="Click to view a larger photo" class="PhotoLink"><img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/2/12/c221cca7-0dd7-4a5e-9c19-fe61c31ca0e1.medium.jpg" alt="" /></a>

Blueyed228 · July 2012

Starry I love the detail in your dress and the tulle. I tried on tulle but im too tall for ball gowns and too chubby for tulle lol.

starrynight84 · July 2012

Any- If you're crazy, then I'll be crazy with you. You can't tell me there isn't a difference.

Nates- Thanks! I was a little nervous buying the sample but it really did feel good on.

Blue- I am rolling my eyes at you being chubby. I didn't think a tulle ballgown was going to work at all for me but for some reason this one just looked right, you know? I love the shape of your dress. And man, oh man, that train! I can't imagine how you bustled it.

Ladies, where did you get your veils from? Is it worth it to get the "designer" ones?

Anysunrise · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Any- If you're crazy, then I'll be crazy with you. You can't tell me there isn't a difference. Nates- Thanks! I was a little nervous buying the sample but it really did feel good on. Blue- I am rolling my eyes at you being chubby. I didn't think a tulle ballgown was going to work at all for me but for some reason this one just looked right, you know? I love the shape of your dress. And man, oh man, that train! I can't imagine how you bustled it. Ladies, where did you get your veils from? Is it worth it to get the "designer" ones?
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

<div>Same boutique that I bought my dress at. It was 200 bucks, and hell to the no it's not worth it. I loved it, but if my mom hadn't insisted on paying for it because she liked it so much, I would not have bought it.</div>

ZombieNates · July 2012

Bought mine on Etsy and it was the same thing as the one they showed me in the bridal salon, but I wanted an absolutely plain white veil with a pencil edge because my dress had so much going on. I think it was like $36 and it was elbow length.

starrynight84 · July 2012

Good to know. I am leaning towards a very plain veil for that exact same reason, Nates.

ZombieNates · July 2012

If you want a plain veil, I'd go the cheap route. I don't know how great the beading would be on a cheapie, but my pencil edged veil was perfect. Macy's thought it was their veil at one of my fittings, lol.

I think the seller is in my bio, if you want to check her out (if not, I have it somewhere). She made sure the length would hit right above where the ruffles started in my skirt and made sure the pencil edge was a similar length to the edging on my skirt.

jcg98 · July 2012

Gorgeous dress starry!

starrynight84 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]If you want a plain veil, I'd go the cheap route. I don't know how great the beading would be on a cheapie, but my pencil edged veil was perfect.<strong> Macy's thought it was their veil at one of my fittings, lol</strong>. I think the seller is in my bio, if you want to check her out (if not, I have it somewhere). She made sure the length would hit right above where the ruffles started in my skirt and made sure the pencil edge was a similar length to the edging on my skirt.
Posted by ZombieNates[/QUOTE]

<div>Ha! I will definitely check her out. I am actually on etsy right now. </div><div>
</div><div>Thanks, jcg! I love your lace sleeves.</div>

jcg98 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wednesday Night Thread : Ha! I will definitely check her out. I am actually on etsy right now. Thanks, jcg! I love your lace sleeves.
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

Thanks! It was a bolero, I wanted my shoulders covered in church. I actually wish I had worn it more during the night.

Better pic of it:
<a href="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/7/3/079e41b5-1c71-4453-a34e-25c2ea791266.large.jpg" title="Click to view a larger photo" class="PhotoLink"> <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/7/3/079e41b5-1c71-4453-a34e-25c2ea791266.medium.jpg" alt="" /></a>

Pic without:
<a href="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/9/7/2927aa5b-77e2-4c3c-87a4-faffdfab11c5.large.jpg" title="Click to view a larger photo" class="PhotoLink"> <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/9/7/2927aa5b-77e2-4c3c-87a4-faffdfab11c5.medium.jpg" alt="" /></a>

starrynight84 · July 2012

It's beautiful either way, though I am partial to lace sleeves

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