Deborah

Yes, the avatar is one of my cakes. Thank you so much! It was my first attempt at gumpaste flowers...I am hooked now!

I've been doing some internet searching and saw someone else recommended Hot Mama's too. Great--can't wait to try theirs too. Thanks for the tip! So does anyone know what the secret is to NYC pizza? Anyone try making it at home?

Great! Thank you for the suggestion. I'll add Tutta Bella to my list! Looks like I'm going to be eating a lot of pizza!

The pizza I ate was simply sublime---it was the epitomy of less is more. It had a thin and chewy crust that had almost a faint smokey flavor to it (perhaps from the slight char on the bottom), a thin layer of really flavorful fresh mozarella cheese and a very thin layer of sauce that was neither spicy nor sweet. The sauce just had a very fresh flavor to it. It was really incredible how with so few toppings the taste was so striking. It really was unlike any pizza I've ever had. It was so good that one night we had a slice about an hour before we ate dinner at Roy's! Can ya tell I'm hooked. My description is probably lacking(hard to find the right words to describe) but here’s a website that had a nice breakdown of pizza types that I found on line and the description for New York Style pizza fits what we atePizza Types Defined Just a few hours away from trying Piecora's tonight!

I probably have around 500. There are many more that I want but I have gotten to the point where I need more bookcases and wallspace.

We decided yesterday to order a whole pie but thanks for the tip that the slices aren't as good. I'll let you know what I think. And if anyone else has some suggestions on other places to try I'm all ears!

Thanks everyone! My husband goes to school at night on Capital Hill so perhaps tomorrow I'll have him stop at Piecora's on his way home and bring home a few slices. Tomorrow Piecora's and next week New York Pizza Place....the quest begins!

Thanks I'll try them too. Ha--maybe there is something in the water in NYC that makes their pizzas so good! I told my husband we need to move to NYC for a few months so I can work in a pizzeria and learn the secret to making fabulous NY style pizza! Although, I'd probably get fired for eating too much on the job!

Thanks for the tip---I'm on a mission!

I just returned from attending a wedding in NYC and hand many slices of amazing pizza while I was there(thin crust, amazing flavor, yum). Before we went, my husband who grew up back east, told me that New York pizza was the best. I had some and was in heaven. Well now that I've returned home I am having serious cravings for New York Style Pizza (goodness I'm starting to drool again just thinking about it). Please oh please tell me there is somewhere here that does a great NY style pizza. Thanks!

Hi TP! Your cupcakes are very pretty* but your CCC has always been one of my favorites of yours. I love how original and creative your designs are. *holding out on your TCB pals? Hmmm? Hmmmm?

Sounds like a fun party! If you decide to do a pink pumpkin-- using two bundt pans would be the easiest as you don't have to worry about carving. You could then use black fondant for the stem, vines, and face details. Another idea, and you could do this on a round or a sheetcake, is to have a pink background and then black fondant halloween cutouts for your pattern. Just get the small Halloween shaped cookie cutters, roll out your fondant, and then cut them out and put them on your cake. Ta da!