First Communion Cookies

Continuing on with the sacrament cookie motif ;)... (Remember the confirmation cookies earlier this week?  These are for the same sweet family.)


I was really looking forward to making these cookies again.  The last time I made them was for kiddo's First Communion....FOUR years ago.

{That picture on the left is one of my favorites ever.  Rockin' the powder blue suit, yo. Maybe we can find a blue tux for prom in a few years.}

OK...thanks for letting me reminisce.

These cookies start out with the perfect cutter.  I love this cutter...it's pricey because it's copper, but so worth it.


For the cookies, you'll need:

• chalice and host cookies
• royal icing tinted with AmeriColor Gold, Bright White, Regal Purple and Leaf Green
• disposable icing bags
• squeeze bottles
• decorating tips (#1 & #2) and couplers
• gold luster dust
• vodka (yep.)
• small paintbrush

With a #2 tip, outline the chalice.


With another #2 tip, outline the host.

Thin the white & gold icings (reserve a bit for later) with water, a little at a time, until it is the consistency of thick syrup.  Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.

Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any large air bubbles that have formed. Transfer to squeeze bottles.


Fill in the chalice with the thinned gold icing.  Use a toothpick to guide into corners.


Fill in the host with the thinned  white icing.  Use a toothpick to guide into corners.

Let dry at least one hour.


Add the detail with the reserved white and gold piping icing.

Let dry overnight, or at least 6 hours.


Get out your luster dust supplies:  Luster dust, small ramekin, small paintbrush and vodka (a good excuse to always have vodka in the house).

This is "Golden Charm" luster dust.  I LOVE it and bought it at a little shop in Houston.  Can't seem to find it online, but any gold luster dust will do.


Mix up your luster dust with a few drops of the vodka and brush it on. (The alcohol will evaporate, leaving just the gold sheen.)  Add a few drops of vodka to the ramekin as you're working if it starts to get clumpy on you.  A little goes a long way, so don't worry about using all of the container in one shot.  (Here's a video about applying luster dust...)


Then, with #1 tips, add the grapes and leaf/stem detail.





All ready for First Communion!
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Ragini MMS Video Preview

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Ragini MMS Movie Preview

Starring: Raj Kumar Yadav, Kainaz Motivala Directed By: Pavan Kirpalani Written By: Pavan Kirpalani & Vaspar Dandiwala Produced By: Alt Entertainment and iROCK Media Pvt Ltd. Ragini MMS is a sensuous paranormal film, shot as if in real time! The quintessential couple, Ragini and Uday, set out to have a dirty weekend at a friend’s farmhouse on the outskirts of Mumbai. The weekend getaway quickly changes gears as they find themselves in a house that has been rigged with cameras in Bigg Boss style. The cameras that were meant to capture love-making are witness to something that is beyond the realm of human understanding...something metaphysical.... Within the confines of this house, Ragini and Uday are now at the mercy of an unexplainable paranormal force. With sundown approaching, what will the new entrants of the house do? Positively, among the most keenly awaited films of the season, Ragini MMS, a hybrid of fact and fiction, is thrilling voyeurism from the producers of Love Sex Aur Dhokha. The scariest date movie, buffering in Theatres on Friday the 13th May!

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Amisha Patel Topless

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Anushka asked to get in shape!

Anushka Sharma told to get even thinner or else... PS: She's not the first, won't be the last to get those orders Anushka Sharma isn't what you'd describe as chubby or even remotely curvy. But she has been asked to get leaner and toned than ever before! The reason? Yash Raj Films has asked her to shed any extra inches gained before she begins shooting for her next film Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl. The actress has had a long break after the shoot of her last project Band Baaja Baraat. The production house is very strict when it comes to the fitness of their heroines. While signing a film, their contract insists they be of a certain weight and have a specific Body Mass Index. A source reveals, "A foodie she binged on her favourite delicacies and let herself go. YRF has instructed her to go slow. The actress began working out with her trainer and got a toned look. Since she has a high metabolism rate, losing weight quickly isn't a problem." Those who have worked with the banner insist that they are pretty weight-specific when it comes to the women. "Every one from Kareena to Deepika have followed the YRF diktat of getting the right digits on the weighing scale. It's a rule they don't let anyone break." The YRF spokesperson remained unavailable for comment. We, Too Kareena Kapoor - Tashan Aishwarya Rai - Dhoom 2

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FALTU Movie Puja Gupta Bikini Pics

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Sarah Jane Dias Bikini Pics

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Swimsuit Gallery of All Miss India

A compilation post of all past prominent Miss India title winners in swimsuit and bikini's from the swimsuit and bikini rounds of the pageant competitions.Our indian beauties sizzling in swimsuit/Bikini in miss india competitionsAishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai in swimsuit from Miss World 1994 Swimsuit roundThe queen of Modeling and now the queen of Bollywood, and now the Bahu of the first family of Bollywood, Aishwarya has had a stellar rise to fame and she can thank all that to her first winning the Miss World crown.
Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen in swimsuit from Miss Universe 1994 Swimsuit roundShe won the Miss Universe crown the same year Aish won the Miss World crown. But somehow, even though Miss universe was considered more prestigious and she beat Aish in the Miss india competition, Sush hasn't quite had the same luck careerwize as Aish has had!Celina Jaitley

Celina Jaitley in a two piece bikini in swimsuit round of Miss Universe 2001Former Miss India Universe 2001; Regular at the page 3 circuit; Regularly wears clothes that look like they were made for a pre-teenager than her, and hopelessly bad actress, Celina Jaitley is seen here in the swimsuit round of Miss Universe. Actually she has worn more revealing clothes in Page3 parties than this,,, tsk tsk.Ekta Choudhry

Ekta Choudhry in swimsuitEkta was the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe 2009 title. She is the grand daughter of Delhi's first chief minister Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav. Esha Gupta

Esha Gupta in bikini top and skirtEsha Gupta represented India in Miss International 2007 and went on to win it. She has tried her luck in Bollywood but nothing much came out of it. So she decided to model for the Kingfisher Calendar and she did look hot in that, heh ;)Gauhar Khan

Gauhar Khan in bikini at Miss India Contest 2002Although she never won Miss India (she finished 4th in 2002), Gauhar Khan has had a far more successful career than many Miss India winners. Atleast she is getting regular Bollywood movie offers....Gayatri Joshi

Gayatri Joshi in swimsuitWait a minute, isn't she the actress of the movie Swades? Yeah the same one, who was saree clad throughout the movie and was never to be seen again. Well, now you know that before she did that movie, she was a model, and was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant, and was crowned Sony Entertainment Chania-voted by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the 2000 Miss International event in Japan.Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta at Miss Universe 2000 in swimsuitThe former winner of both the Miss India and Miss Universe competition and also the winner of the Gladrags Mega Model crown, Lara Dutta has had a far better run in Bollywood than most of her counterparts. She has also had a great run in her love life ;) After dating Derek Jeter (a pro-baseballe player in US) she is now engaged to Mahesh Bhupathi.Mihika Verma

Mihika Verma in swimsuit Mihika Verma is a TV actress now but prior to that she was the prior winner of Miss India international and the photo above is from the swimsuit round of Miss International 2004.Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia in a white bikini at Miss Universe 2002 A popular actress, Neha Dhupia has been a sucessful model and is now an actress. In 2002 she entered the Femina Miss India pageant finishing in first place, winning the Femina Miss India Universe title, and was subsequently represented India in Miss Universe competition. But she didn't win it....Nikita Anand

Nikita Anand at Miss Universe 2003 in a red hot bikiniNikita Anand won the Miss India Universe crown in 2003. A regular on the ramp, Nikita is seen on many TV shows and advertisements although she never made it big in the film industry.Parvathy Omanakuttan

Parvathy Omanakuttan in a red hot BikiniMiss India 2008 winner, Parvathy Omanakuttan went on to represent India at Miss World but was rather unfairly placed second when frankly she didn't even deserve to be in top 5. But once in top 3, she should have been placed first but somehow managed only second. Ok, you didn't get the mumbo jumbo, right? Well, just enjoy the red hot bikini photo and forget about it...Diana Hayden

Diana Hayden in something a black swimsuitDiana won the miss world 1997 crown at just 24 years old. 13 years later, we have heard of her only during her appearance on the popular Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss where she was romancing "Dehati Boy" Aashutosh and has again vanished since. Last heard, she was camping out in Los Angeles. maybe hunting for a good NRI groom ;)Priyanka Chopra

Sexy Priyanka Chopra in SwimsuitThe most successful Miss India turned actress till date. Priyanka not only won the Miss World pageant in 2002 but she has shown that she is a pretty darn good actress by going on to win almost every "Best Actress" award there is to get these days for her acting. Hats off to this all-rounder babe. Now if only she did more photoshoots in bikini's and not the kind of dresses as seen above!Puja Gupta

Puja gupta in a striped bikiniPuja Gupta was the winner of Miss India Universe in 2007. She later went to Mexico to participate at Miss Universe 2007 but never won it. Nothing more to write as i have no clue what she is doing now!Neha Kapur

Neha Kapur in a white bikiniNeha Kapur not only won the Femina Miss India Universe 2006 crown, she also won the Femina Miss Fresh Face and Femina Miss Photogenic awards in the pageant. But surprise surprise, she never took the Bollywood plunge. She still does ramp shows and is a super model.Tanushree Dutta

Tanushree Dutta in a hot multi-coloured bikiniSome are still wondering how Tanushree won the Miss India crown, let alone how she actually won the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 2004. But well she did win it and she hasn't been seen of much since then apart from doing some sidey roles in some Bollywwod movies that no one really watches...Gul Panag

Gul Panag at Miss Universe 1999 in a red swimsuitThe former Miss India 1999 winner is mostly seen in TV debates than in films but thats not necessarily a bad thing cos she hardly knows how to act. But to her credit, she is intelligent when she tweets. And when she is seen in Page 3 parties where people just can't help looking there,,, you know where!!Simran Kaur Mundi

Super hot Simran kaur Mundi in a yellow BikiniProbably the best looking Miss India in recent years, Simran Kaur Mundi, however, didn't get into even the top 10 in the Miss Universe pageant 2008 in Vietnam. This after being placed 1st runner-up in the Beach Beauty Competition, 2nd runner-up in Evening Gown Contest and placed 4th in National Costumes Round. Tough luck, cos she actually looked good. What the Hell??????

Ushoshi Sengupta in bikini - Miss India 2010Well, she is the present Miss India. Seriously!!Source URL: http://soniceview.blogspot.com/2011/04/
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