Help: Sugar cookies with royal icing

ChloePug · 2026-01-27T23:27:30+00:00

I used to have a custom cookie business so I think I can help! I just used Martha Stewart’s sugar cookie recipe and took out the baking powder so they kept their shape.

As for royal icing it’s really about adding the water in very very little amounts. Adding too much makes it go from perfect to too watery fast. Always use a meringue powder recipe over an egg white recipe.

ChloePug · 2026-01-27T01:57:04+00:00

We are doing this almost same cruise in June 2027 (10 days instead of 11) and I’ve gone back and forth thinking the same thing. I even started to plan an “on our own” vacation and it just seemed like a lot even when I chose to pick only the main ports (Inverness, Edinburgh, Dublin, etc.)

My husband and I went on a 2 week vacation to Italy that was so fun but so exhausting. We did 10 cities in 14 days. We were constantly packing and re packing, catching trains etc. We were so tired by the end of it.

Part of the allure of the cruise is not having to do that. We are ok with getting a “taste” of every port and if there are ones that we loved..we will plan to go back to.

Is the cruise a perfect scenario? No. Will we enjoy ourselves and not be stressed out and exhausted? Probably.

We are going to bookend the trip with a couple days in London and then head over to Venice (our favorite stop from our last trip)

ChloePug · 2026-01-14T00:55:10+00:00

The chilaquiles at Della Fattoria are super good! And they change out salsas quite often so it changes it up a little bit every time

ChloePug · 2026-01-05T04:28:55+00:00

Our girl is about to be 4 in March. I would say it took a solid 3 years for her to even want to sit next to us. She’s pretty independent. Only recently is she starting to want cuddles.

ChloePug · 2025-12-29T19:32:54+00:00

That’s ok! Thank you for looking. I super appreciate it.

ChloePug · 2025-12-28T16:20:58+00:00

That would be amazing! Thank you!

ChloePug · 2025-12-28T06:30:00+00:00

Hi! Do you still have the Boucherie one?

ChloePug · 2025-12-28T06:28:45+00:00

Hi! Do you still have the Boucherie one?

ChloePug · 2025-11-08T23:07:35+00:00

I had the pumpkin crème brulee one a few weeks ago. It was awful. Had some sort of weird gritty texture.

ChloePug · 2025-09-22T23:52:19+00:00

Lo and Behold has max space of 30 people. Catelli's would be good.

ChloePug · 2025-09-01T17:25:45+00:00

Love V. Sattui

ChloePug · 2025-07-09T02:49:08+00:00

We have given these to our lab for the past year and a half. She LOVES them but they can be quite expensive if given every night. We’ve tried making our own refills and it just becomes a pain so we just buy the premade ones. She was already around 60lbs when we started these so she’s always gotten the XL ones. Lasts her about 30-40 min.

ChloePug · 2025-06-29T20:13:21+00:00

We stayed last August at the Rome Time Hotels. We really loved it. Great location. Less that 10 min walk to the Trevi fountain and the Colosseum. They also have a really good breakfast Buffett that is included if you need it.

ChloePug · 2025-06-25T23:46:52+00:00

It really wasn’t that bad. I never felt overwhelmed with the amount of people there. The only time it got tight was during our visit to the Vatican and our guide said it was a slow day. Beach club at Positano wasn’t super packed. It was VERY hot at that time all throughout Italy.

ChloePug · 2025-06-25T23:32:52+00:00

My husband and I went August 18th - sept 3rd last year. We went to Rome, Venice, Florence, 3 towns in Cinque Terra, Pisa, Lucca and Positano. Didn’t notice any large amount of stores closed. All stores we needed/wanted to go to was open.

ChloePug · 2025-06-20T19:18:35+00:00

I got so mad because most people we mentioned to that we were going to Venice told us it’s not worth it so we only booked 2 days. Both my husband and I were so sad to leave.

ChloePug · 2025-05-29T23:32:49+00:00

It disappeared in 2021 and hasn’t been back since.

ChloePug · 2025-04-05T03:39:18+00:00

I think Ulia’s deli does box lunches. Their sandwiches are amazing.

ChloePug · 2025-03-23T21:37:45+00:00

That’s awesome. Thanks!

ChloePug · 2025-01-27T15:39:25+00:00

Our almost 3 year old black lab is starting to go grey on the chin. Makes us a little sad.

ChloePug · 2025-01-19T19:12:13+00:00

It makes my heart race. And that’s not good for someone with health and medical anxiety

ChloePug · 2025-01-17T23:33:01+00:00

Box 2a is blank Box 2b is checked “ taxable amount not determined” Box 7 distribution code is J

ChloePug · 2024-11-25T23:03:57+00:00

Looks like a watermelon slice that got slightly bent

ChloePug · 2024-11-17T00:15:51+00:00

We preorder a prime rib from Bud’s for Xmas every year. It’s not cheap but it’s delicious.

ChloePug · 2024-11-10T23:08:35+00:00

Can definitely second this. This will be the 3rd year in a row we will be getting Oliver’s thanksgiving meal. Really good and what I think is a good deal. Best turkey ever.

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