Miss Scarlett Cooks! Banana Bread

Hi, everyone! This is a milestone; my 100th post here at the Hobby Haven. And to celebrate, I'm sharing my favorite, signature recipe: Miss Scarlett's Banana Bread. Seriously, I don't even share the recipe with my family. But here it is, just for you~ (Everything, as always, is after the jump.)

Miss Scarlett Cooks! Coconut Cream Pie

Welcome to the Hobby Haven, everybody! I've got a recipe here that's a sweet treat to beat the summer heat! Honestly, nothing says "summer" to me more than citrus and coconut, so this coconut pie is the perfect dessert for a summer meal.

Miss Scarlett Cooks! Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Miss Scarlett here, bringing you Hobby Haven readers a cake to end all cakes. This is the most requested cake I make; and don't worry, you won't get drunk off of it! But if you're concerned about the alcohol, you can swap it out for coffee. The recipe is after the jump.

Weekend post before Miss Scarlett's vacation!

Hey, everyone! I've got a quick update for you here!

I finally picked up the souvenirs that Miss Moon got me while she was in Japan, and I'll be doing those as a Friday review. Maybe next week, maybe the week after; we'll see. I'm still going to be spacing out reviews with craft and recipe posts, and although I haven't figured out when I'll be posting them, I promise that they will go up.

I might even have a tech review--I know, I know, what?--up in the future, since I bought a new gadget.

It feels like I'm just making excuse after excuse, but I have been kept so busy with work and trying to get things on track for vacation next week that I've just had no time for anything related to the blog.

Anyway, have a good week, everyone!

Ever After High Newsapalooza

Oh, my. I am in Ever After High doll HEAVEN here, boys and girls.

The Ever After High Dolls Facebook fan page just broke out TONS of news with gorgeous high-quality pictures, and Miss Moon and I have been drooling over these all evening. So, so in love.

• 5 new characters' basic dolls announced: Courtly Jester (daughter of the Joker Card, and is an exclusive for Way Too Wonderland), Justine Dancer (daughter of the 12th Dancing Princess), Melody Piper (daughter of the Pied Piper, and fans have been asking for her dolls for YEARS), Farrah Goodfairy (daughter of the Fairy Godmother), and Mira Shards, who I think is the daughter of the Magic Mirror?
• Another basic doll line; these are very, very simplistic looking (think cheap Barbies) with non-articulated limbs and what look like molded-on dresses. Apple, Raven, and Ashlynn; not looking too bad, but still very cheap-looking.
• A new book-themed line with Lizzie Hearts, Kitty Cheshire, and Ginger Breadhouse.
• A special deluxe Cupid doll that is incredibly ornate and stunningly beautiful
• An announcement of a new EAH Netflix special, "Dragon Games," with new dolls! Mira will be making her debut, and we'll also get a "Dragonrider" Apple white with a really reindeer-like dragon, Holly O'Hair, and a STUNNING Duchess and Raven. Also, three forest animal-themed pixies. So many dolls.
• A sports-themed 3-pack with Cerise, Hunter, and Lizzie

(OH. And something completely different: we've just learned that the "Sailor Zoicite" Sailor Moon S.H. Figuarts is going to be a San Diego Comic Con EXCLUSIVE. Japanese collectors will only have access to her via a special lottery run by Bandai. This is incredibly bewildering and makes me wonder if the Sailor Moon Figuarts have been doing better abroad than in Japan? I have never heard of this before.)

More ramblings after the jump...