The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo s Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo style, hope you had a good one! ✨
A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
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Back-to-School Rainbow Cake Party and the Pajama Program

August 29, 2010 · Narrative

Ready for the Oven

A little switch up from the usual Weekend Photos in Review to celebrate Rainbow Cake goodness!

How is it possible that we are already celebrating with our Back-to-School Rainbow Cake Party?  It seems like just yesterday we were kicking off the summer with our End-of-School party!  But it wasn’t.  Reality sets in.  It’s back to the books.  But not without a little multi-colored madness to set us off on the right path first.

Preparing for Battle

This time, I decided to do something a little different.  When the invitations went out a few weeks ago, I asked guests to bring a pair of brand new kids’ pajamas, so we could pack up a box and ship them off to the Pajama Program.  It’s a New York-based program that we support regularly, and I thought it would be a nice tie-in for our little party.  “Danger season” is coming up, and with the temperatures starting to drop, warm toasty pajamas are needed now more than ever.

As the kids came over, we put all the pajamas in a box and I passed out coloring pages for them all to work on.  As an aside, this web site is a great spot to find coloring pages — the wonderfully detailed pictures take up the whole page and they print without advertising and extra junk on it.  I thought including coloring pages in the pajama box as a little something extra for the kids on the receiving end would be a nice small gesture.

Pajamas for the Pajama Program

Payton Coloring

Nick Coloring

Going In

The menu tonight was simple.  Fresh fruit.  Vegetable chips and dip.  Honest Kids juice (love them!) and, of course, Rainbow Cake.  This go ’round, I did the traditional six layer cake and then I also did a 9×13 cake pan as well.  Although I loved the cupcakes I made back in June, I didn’t love the time they took.  Too fiddly.  This longer sized dish worked out beautifully.  I just put one layer of batter on top of the other and baked it.  It looks a little more tie-dyed than rainbow-like, but that’s ok.

Individual Pizzas

Thin Crust Margherita Pizza

Ready for the Troops

Vegetable Chips

You Wouldn't Believe the Amount of Strawberries These Kids Ate

Splinter Surgery

Naked Cake

We only have the rainbow cake twice a year, but it never fails to make me smile when I first cut into it.  So many gorgeous colors popping out from the inside.  Even the crumbs are pretty!  And now, the Rainbow Cake is retired until next June… and the kids (both!) get ready to start school next week.  One more week of freedom before reality (and routine) set in, and we’re going to eek out every bit of fun that we can from this last week of summer.

Rainbow Cake

The First Cut

Love the Colorful Crumbs

Digging In

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Posted In: Narrative · Tagged: Back to School, Pajama Program, Rainbow Cake

Comments

  1. Merry120 says

    August 30, 2010 at 12:54 am

    I’ve got to come up with an excuse to make a rainbow cake! It is the prettiest cake ever.

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    August 30, 2010 at 6:15 am

    That’s what I was missing yesterday! Multi-colored madness! Of course I don’t feel prepared to go back to school… Oy. Looks like a super fun party, Cate You certainly know how to throw one :P

    Reply
  3. Ramona says

    August 30, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Luv the cakes. Pizza looks good too.

    The pajama thing is something new to me too!

    Glad ya’ll had a good weekend.

    Reply
  4. TheKitchenWitch says

    August 30, 2010 at 11:56 am

    That cake (and the pajama party) look like terrific fun! I bet the kids thought the rainbow layers were incredibly cool.

    Reply
  5. Shaheen {The Purple Foodie} says

    August 30, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Rainbow cakes are so fun!!

    Reply
  6. Meg says

    August 30, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    The rainbow cake never fails to make me smile, too! A great way to end the summer.

    Reply
  7. thecoffeesnob says

    August 31, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    I can’t decide which I love more- the tie-dye cake or the layered rainbow one!

    Sounds like your kids had such an amazing summer and back to school feast!

    Reply
  8. mandy says

    September 1, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    I love the rainbow cakes! The pictures of them never fail to make me smile. I think I’m going to make one just because in the next few weeks.

    Reply
  9. Melissa B says

    September 2, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    Is the rainbow cake just food coloring?

    Reply
  10. Lisa says

    September 7, 2010 at 1:42 am

    I’m not sure what we’ll be celebrating next, but I’m pretty sure we’ll do it with a rainbow cake!

    Reply
  11. Monica says

    September 9, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    How do you get the colors for the cake? Food Coloring/Jello?????

    Reply
  12. Bruna says

    November 25, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    loove the rainboow cakee!

    Reply

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The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
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The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo s Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo style, hope you had a good one! ✨
A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨

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