Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Derby Days at Mt. Brook Brombergs with My Scoop

Ashley Mac's partnered with My Scoop and Mountain Brook Brombergs to raise money for "Hand In Paw" by holding a "Derby Days" party. Ashley Mac's provided our Pimento Cheese tea sandwiches, strawberry cake truffles, chicken salad tartlets, cheese straws, and fruit trays for the event.










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Monogram Cake

Below is our popular Strawberry Cake (without the strawberries in the icing for a fancier look) Don't worry, there are still tons of fresh strawberries in the cake plus strawberries in the icing in between the layers- just not on top. The perfect cake for a baby shower, engagement party, or any other fun occasion! Scroll down for more new posts below!

Cooking Segment on ABC 33/40


Click on the link below to see Ashley making her Coconut Caramel Pie on "Today in Alabama" on ABC 33/40. Once you click on the link, scroll down and you will see segements 1 and 2.
The recipe from today is on our website at www.ashleymacs.com and click on "Press Release" at the bottom of the homepage

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Cupcakes!


Happy One Year Birthday to SKIRT magazine! We provided 250 cupcakes and 3 giant cupcakes for the event, held at the new ALOFT hotel in Homewood a few weeks ago. If you haven't had a chance to check out SKIRT, a FREE publication targeted towards women, stop by either Ashley Mac's location for the free issue anytime! And while your in, place your order for our yummy strawberry cupcakes or try some of our new flavors!





Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Pie Recipe in the Birmingham News!

Someone requested our Coconut Caramel Pie recipe and we decided to share it. It was featured in the City Scene of The Birmingham News this past Friday. To read the article and get the recipe click on the link below.

http://www.al.com/entertainment/birmingham/index.ssf/2009/04/ashley_macs_recipe_for_coconut.html

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Career Days

We had the opportunity to speak at a few schools this winter for "Career Day"- 7th graders at Simmons Middle and 3rd-5th graders at Trace Crossings. The kids were so cute and wrote very sweet (not to mention really funny) thank you notes to us......

"Thank you for coming to career day. You were one of my first choices and I don't regret it. I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Now I know it is a lot more work than it looks like."

"I think your career is so cool. I always thought a chef only cooked. I didn't know about the finance and stuff like that"

"I don't usually like chocolate but when I put it (brownie) in my mouth, it tasted better than heaven."

"I didn't know it took so much just to start your own business"

"You have really inspired me to be a chef! I will always keep the thought of being a chef as a career. Who knows, I might be the next Emerald! Bam!"

"I am not that great of a cook, but it (hearing about a chef) was a great experience"

"I've thought about it, and now I want to be a chef and start my own restaurant. You were the best session I had"










Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Auburn Grooms Cake


Nicole, Ashley Mac's pastry chef, did a fabulous job on a grooms cake for a wedding in January

Acoustic Soup

The soup's on - Acoustic Soup that is
Thursday, January 29, 2009
`Too many cooks spoil the broth."
Not so when the broth is Acoustic Soup, and the cooks are some of the best restaurateurs of Birmingham.
Guests will enjoy delightful soups, breads and appetizers at Acoustic Soup benefiting VSA arts of Alabama. The benefit will be from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 at The Tutwiler Hotel and Icon restaurant.

Participating restaurants and chefs include Ashley Macs, chicken tortilla soup; B&A Warehouse, beer cheese soup; Bistro Provare at the Culinary and Hospitality Institute, Mediterranean seafood and orzo soup; Coretti Catering, Chaquecan (native American); Daniel George, butternut squash; Icon Restaurant and Bar, spicy green tomato; Lucy's Coffee and Tea, New England clam chowder; Tavern on the Summit, chili; and V. Richards, Rick's sirloin chili.

-Susan Strickland-Birmingham News