Looking for a Reason to Make Pastrami-Pretzel Bites?

Here is my entry for the 47th Pillsbury Bake-Off® contest: Pastrami-Pretzel Bites. Look good?

Here are a few reasons why you should give it a try:

I left out EASY TO MAKE.

The Grand Prize is a Million bucks. Stay tuned...

UPDATE November 3: Category winners are posted at bakeoff.com

Check them out and vote through December 2. 

Marjorie Turns 29. Again!

It had been on my TO-DO list for too long: Send Marjorie a birthday card. Send her some pictures from our Pillsbury Bake-Off® Alumni brunches. 

I did some sketches.

Then I made a dieline with my Silhouette software and the machine cut it out.

OOOPPPS. The lines were very straight and when I popped out the design it was not a solid piece. See below how the eyes are floating and the hair is all wrong on the right side.

Back to the drawing board. I re-did the dielines. Now the lines were curved and all are connected to each other.

And it's all one piece. 

I love the negative space left behind as much as the positive.

I made a couple more. Looks the the drama masks.

Looks just like her, right? 

She has a HUGE smile.

Now I can cross that off my TO-DO list. Happy 29th Marjorie!