FOOD.

Homemade Red Velvet Cupcakes

Used the Paula Deen recipe off the foodnetwork site... not much else to say about this.  I've used the same recipe to make a cake before and it turned out great, and the cupcakes look and smell promising so far.  Both the red sanding sugar and the pastry bag I used are from Williams Sonoma.  The pastry "bag" is kind of weird to get a hang of, but according to the reviews on the site I won't have to put up with that problem for very long... http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/mechanical-pastry-bag/?pkey=cbaking-pastry-tools%7Cctlpstdec

I also used those Reynolds baking cups with the foil on the outside.  Contrary to what the packaging says, you do need to use a cupcake tin, too, unless you like egg-shaped cupcakes.  They have a paper lining inside them and I'm pretty sure you're supposed to remove the foil after you take them out of the oven, but I think I'll keep them on there.  They feel more festive that way.