
HRM Pat Condelli, THE Cookie Queen, invites you to stop by The online Cookie Castle to see what her company can do to serve you. Cookies - cakes - cookbooks - cooking classes - and entertainment are her specialties.
The Cookie Queen bakes the world’s most delicious all-natural cookies. She will be happy to plan special cookie displays for your event. She is known for speedy service when cookies are needed for a funeral or a sick friend.
The Cookie Queen also is the director, choreographer and lead soprano for The Original Class Act, a group that has been performing together since 1992. There are 18 programs from which to choose.
Cookie Queen Cookies are simply the most delicious cookies you can buy. They are made fresh daily in the spotless kitchen of the Cookie Queen's Castle in the town of New Kensington, Pa., near Pittsburgh. There are 50 varieties of Cookie Queen Cookies. See current cookie list below.
The Cookie Queen makes wonderful-tasting cakes for any occasion .. like this cherry-infused cheesecake. Live and silk floral bouquets are the only decorations. The Queen makes only butter cream and whipped cream frostings. She does not make fondant icing (it tastes terrible). See list of cakes/frostings available blow.
The Cookie Queen has published three books: "Royal Recipes From The castle of The Cookie Queen," "Hassle Free Holidays" and "Never Scrub Another Toilet." You can order copies from the Queen at cookiequ@verizon.net or phone Word Association Publishers 724-226-1255.
Just like the old movie story - a group of friends got together to “put on a show” for the church fun fair way back in 1992. They presented a program of Cole Porter music. The 3-day gig stretched into many years and many shows as the phone never stops ringing. Everyone wants to book this group for a retirement home, church dinner, women’s club, lodge meeting, holiday party.
Christmas is over, New Year 's is too and now it’s time to think about Valentine’s Day. The Original Class Act has a program that will get the celebration started.
Among the songs in the show are Love Changes Everything, It's Now or Never, The Way You Look Tonight, You Made Me Love You, It's Almost Like Being In Love, This Can't Be Love, Somebody Loves Me, It Was Just One Of Those Things, For I Can't Help Falling in Love With You, The Man I Love, Get Me To The Church on Time, All You Need Is Love, I’ve Never Been In Love Before, Chapel of Love, Begin the Beguine, I Loved You Once in Silence, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, It Had To Be You, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore and My Funny Valentine.
All shows are choreographed and costumed. We arrive with our own sound system. All we need is space to perform and nearby area where we can change costumes.
We are available for daytime and evening performances on weekdays or weekends.
Call now to reserve your date for this program 724-339-0920 or e mail cookiequ@verizon.net.
Owner of Cookie Queen Cookies, Cookbooks & Entertainment, Pat is the director and lead soprano of The Original Class Act. Pat also can be booked for a one-woman show - 20 songs in one hour. Pat enjoys spending time with her Australian Shepherd Jenni Luigina.
Vocal coach for this group of outstanding musicians, Terry is our alto and also plays the piano, organ and guitar and does solo gigs for weddings and funerals. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. Terry is wearing one of our new St. Patrick show costumes which we made in January.
Ladies swoon when Bill holds their hands and sings directly to each special lady in the audience. Bill is available as a wedding and funeral soloist.
When engaging in conversation with friends and family, ask them to define some words.
Start out with an inanimate object … say a book. Ask, “What is a book?”
Then ask them to define an animal … say a dog. Ask, “What is a dog?”
Then ask them to define a woman. Ask, “What is a woman?”
If you want to hear how others define a woman and learn something about the strange “trans” phenomenon I urge you to watch the outstanding Matt Walsh documentary “What Is A Woman.”
It is a powerful groundbreaking
documentary exposing the history and progression of the trans movement often referred to as gender ideology.
“What Is A Woman” is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. It is reviting and has extremely high production values - outstanding story, narration, cinematography, music.
I got to see it for free yesterday on Twitter and it will be available there for free all weekend thanks to the intervention of Elon Musk.. Go to
https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1664424891372941312
Initially the documentary was restricted content on Twitter. Twitter hid the film from the feeds of Daily Wire followers and removed the ability to re-tweet posts in which the movie was embedded.
Then Musk said the suppression was “a mistake” and lifted all restrictions then he Musk actively promoting the movie on his Twitter profile.
If you miss the free screening this weekend, you may have to pay $7 to watch it on the Daily Wire website. But after seeing it for free I would gladly have paid $7 and much more to watch it.
After watching “What Is A Woman” you will be in the mood for something funny and on the same topic is one of the funniest movies ever - “The Bird Cage” which also is free — on You Tube. Also very well done. “The Bird Cage” stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Christine Baranski and Hank Azaria. It’s the 1996 movie version of the1983 Broadway musical “La Cage Aux Folles” which was based on the 1973 French play of the same name. It tells the story of two gay men, one of whom earns a living as a trans performer. It gives humanity and great insight to this lifestyle.
And after you have had a chance to laugh a bit, I also urge you to be brave and purchase tickets for the movie “Sound of Freedom” which will be released on July 4th. It’s not about what you think. It’s about child sex trafficking. I just saw the trailer and can’t stop crying.
“Sound of Freedom,” a new Angel Original, is a thriller based on the incredible true story of a former government agent turned freedom fighter who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue dozens of children from modern-day slavery. This emotionally riveting narrative is a powerful story of heroism and stands as a testament to the tenacious spirit of those who refuse to let evil triumph.
This movie shines a light on one of the most horrific crime industries in the world: child trafficking which has become rampant thanks to the evil open border policies of Brain Dead Biden.
The movie stars Jim Caviezel (“The Count of Monte Cristo,” “The Passion of the Christ”) as Tim Ballard, a man who spent over a decade working as a special agent at the Department of Homeland Security. “Sound of Freedom” highlights one of his first missions to free dozens of children from sex trafficking and exploitation. It is a story of the fight for freedom and hope, even in the darkest of places. 47 children every single day are stolen by child traffickers which are given freedom to operate thanks to Biden’s open border policies.
Those are the government statistics. Experts believe it is 10 times that many. God’s children are NOT FOR SALE.
You can pre-purchase tickets at www.Angel.com. You can watch the trailers at www.warroom.com.
Just be forewarned - this is awful, awful, awful stuff. But everyone needs to see it. And then everyone needs to take action. I strongly suggest you join God’s Army to end this nightmare — message Biden and tell him to stop this now or resign.
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In reply to a few readers who accused me of being a “transphobe” after my newsletter commentary last week - you are wrong. I am not a “phobe” of anything (except maybe spiders - arachnophobia). Because I have been involved in theater my entire life I have many friends who are gay or lesbian or drag queens. True - I do not know any trans people. But those with alternative lifestyles that I do know are fine, upstanding, kind, considerate, thoughtful, generous, creative, wonderful people. All I ask is that they stay in their own lane and not try to indoctrinate children. That is evil and the evil ones have to stop. NOW. That does not make me a homophobe or a transphobe. It makes me a person who loves and values children and will do everything in my power to protect them.
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I told a friend that I had made mini meatloaves that cooked in a skillet not in the oven and she said, “Isn’t that just a hamburger?” Well…technically. But these taste like REAL meatloaf. Not like hamburgers. But they cook as quickly as hamburgers and because they are small if you slice them the pieces fit perfectly in mini slider buns. This recipe makes six. I froze half of them for future use.
Ingredients
1/3 cup breadcrumbs
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 large egg
3 Tbsps. Worcestershire sauce
1 small onion, finely minced
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 1/2 pounds meatloaf mix
Salt and freshly ground pepper (optional)
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 cup ketchup
2 Tbsps. packed light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
How To Make Them
* Put onion, parsley and garlic in a mini chopper and mince them. Then add egg and Worcestershire sauce and continue to blend.
* Mix breadcrumbs, milk and meat with your hands in a large bowl. Then add the minced onion mixture and salt and pepper (if you wish) and continue to combine.
* Allow meat to “rest” 15 minutes, then shape into six 6 ounce oval loaves.
* Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add loaves and brown 3 minutes on each side.
* Whisk ketchup, sugar and vinegar in a bowl and brush some over the meat. Add 1/2 cup water to the skillet, cover and simmer over low heat until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Keep heat lows they do not burn.
* Transfer the loaves to a plate. Add the remaining ketchup mixture to the skillet and cook over high heat, stirring, until thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve meatloaves with the thickened sauce.
Amaretti $6
Amaretti (filled) $8
Apricot Delight $9
Biscotti $7
vanilla
almond
lemon
anise
Brownies/15 $9
Chocolate Chip $7
Chocolate Chip/Nuts $8
Chipettes $7
Chocolate Macaroons $7
Coconut Macaroons $7
Cowboy Cookies $8
Fudge Dusters $7
Ginger Snaps $6
Gingerbread Cutouts $7
Gobs, Chocolate $6
Gobs, Pumpkin $6
Ladylocks $9 (8 oz)
Lemon Tarts $9
Molasses Oatmeal $6
Molasses Raisin $9
Nutrolls $9
Oatmeal:
cho chip $6
plain $5
pecan/cc $8
apricot $6
cherry $6
raisin $6
Pistachio $6
Orange $5
PB OF $5
PB Cups $6
PB Kisses $6
PB CC $6
Pecan Tassies $9
Pizzelles - Anise $4
Pizzelles- Vanilla $4
Pizzelles - Filled $7
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip $9
Pumpkin Gems $7
Snickerdoodles $8
Snowballs$9
Sugar - Ch Chip $6
Sugar - Pecan $7
Sugar Cinnamon
Sugar - Trees $7
Blue stars $$7
Thumbprints $9
Chocolate
Lemon Cream
Butter Cream
Raspberry Cream
Tr Cho Chews $8
Weecakes $6
It is most important that your wedding cake taste good. You want guests leaving your reception to say, “That is the best wedding cake I have ever tasted.” That is why you have chosen THE Cookie Queen to bake the cake for your Special Day. My cakes taste really good. I do not specialize in elaborate decorations.
I specialize in making “one of a kind” cakes. I do not have a portfolio of cake photos because I simply refuse to do any cake design twice. Each cake is unique and is designed for YOU alone. If you have a photo of what you would like your cake to look like, please bring it to our initial consultation or Email it to me (cookiequ@verizon.net) prior to your consultation to save time.
Here is a selection of the most popular Cookie Queen wedding cake ideas:
1. A two-tiered “show” cake with the 10” bottom to be cut at the reception and served at the head table and the 7” top to be frozen for the First Anniversary. Undecorated double-layer sheet cakes are served to the other guests from the kitchen. This way everybody gets icing. There are no center cuts.
2. Filled cupcakes and Weecakes (mini cupcakes) are ideal because your guests can choose their favorite flavor of cake and frosting. I recommend still having a small two-tiered “show” cake to cut at the reception.
3. A selection of 8” or 9” cakes in many different flavors: You can choose the usual chocolate, vanilla, marble or anything else you might want to have: carrot, spice, chocolate-cherry, chocolate- raspberry, German chocolate, rum cream, lemon cream, pineapple cream, peanutbutter-chocolate or a choice of your own. Cakes are on display where guests can select their favorite and cut their own slice.
4. 8” cakes on each table - so the guests can serve themselves at each table. This provides dessert and eliminates the expense of table centerpieces. But - there sometimes is wasted cake with this method. However - any leftover cake can be frozen for use at a later time.
Prices: based on the batter, filling, frosting and number of servings you will need.
Floral Decoration: I will coordinate with your florist and have them design the flowers or I will work with your colors and design the flower decorations myself from either real or silk flowers..
Frosting: I do butter cream or whipped cream only. If you wish a smooth rolled fondant finish, please select another baker. The fondant may look nice but tastes terrible. Also I do not use “white” chocolate. There is no such thing and “white chocolate” has a strange after-taste. (FYI: White chocolate contains no chocolate liquor. It is a mix of cocoa butter, sugar, lecithin, milk solids and vanilla. Chocolate liquor is the brown paste leftover after the cocoa butter has been extracted from the cocoa nibs.)
Cookie Queen Cakes
7”, 8”, 9”, 10”, 13 x 9, half sheet
Price depends on size, type of cake, frosting
Layer & Sheet Cakes
Almond Flour Cake
Angel Food Cake/ Cream Cheese Frosting,Cherries
Amaretto Apple Cake
Carrot Cake/ Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Peanutbutter Cake
Chocolate Cake/White Buttercream
Chocolate Cake/ Whipped Cream Frosting
Chocolate Cake/ Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
German Chocolate Cake
Lemon Cream Cake/ Lemon Curd filling
Marble Cake/Chocolat filling/White Buttercream
Rum Cream Sponge Cake/Whipped Cream
White/Yellow Cake/Caramel Frosting
White/ Yellow Cake/Chocolate Frosting
White/Yellow Cake/White Buttercream
White/Yellow Cake/Strawberry Buttercream
Cheesecakes
Almond Cheesecake
Amaretto Cheesecake
Boston Cream Pie Cheesecake
Cherry Cheesecake
Italian Ricotta Cheesecake
Lemon Curd Cheesecake
Lime Coconut Cheesecake
Margarita Cheesecake
Mexican Cheesecake
Mini Cheesecakes
Patty’s Perfect Cheesecake
Peanutbutter Cheesecake
New York Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Western Cheesecake
Pound Cakes/Bundt Cakes
Amaretto Apple Cake
Apple Cider Bundt Cake
Apple Loaf Cake
Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
Blueberry Coffee Cake
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Coconut Pineapple Loaf Cake
Lemon Pound Cake
Lemon Yoghurt Bundt Cake
Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Pumpkin Roll
Frostings
Butter Cream, white
Butter Cream, chocolate
Butter Cream, lemon
Chocolate Ganache
Coffee Butter Cream
Cream Cheese
Irish Cream
Maple Cream
Peanutbutter Cream
Raspberry Cream
Rum Cream
Strawberry Cream
Want to learn how to make the best pie crust in the world?
Do your homemade cookies turn out misshapen and burnt?
Can you put a gourmet dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes?
Interested in learning more about Italian cuisine?
HRH Pat Condelli, The Cookie Queen, also known as "the practical Martha Stewart," teaches all the tricks of the trade in fun-filled classes at the Castle in New Kensington, Pa.
Home Economist Pat Condelli
Pat received her degree in Home Economics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has been teaching cooking, baking and home making since 1968.
Choose one of the following classes or tell the Cookie Queen what you would like to bake or cook and she will plan a class specifically for you and your friends.
Pat also is available for LIVE consultation on SKYPE. If you have a web cam, message Pat on the internet for a time for a live SKYPE consult on your computer.
* Dough Re Mi - How to handle all types of doughs - yeast, phyllo, pizza, pie, biscuit. Hands on. Sampling. Take home something wonderful.
* Hassle-Free Holidays -. Save time and your sanity with easy holiday recipes. Hands on. Sampling. Take home something scrumptious.
* Kids Can Cook - Easy recipes. Lots of fun. Hands on. Sampling. Take home something to show your family what you made. Class limited to six children.
* Cookies to Die For, Cry For, Lie For - Learn to make "professional-looking" cookies that taste fabulous. Men of all ages really love this class. Hands on. Sampling. Take home some goodies.
* Yes, You CAN Make a Pie - Anyone can and I’ll teach you how.
* Intro to Cooking for the Single Man -Basic cooking skills for guys. Prepare wonderful meals for you and your buddies. Food safety. Learn how to host a party. Hands on. Sampling. Something to take home.
* Carry Me Back to Old Italia - Grand recipes from the North and South of Italy. Family-tested for generations. Hands on. Sampling. Something to take home.
* Ethnic Cooking With American Flair - You’ll get a little bit of everything in this class - Italian, Greek, Polish, German, Mexican, Dutch, Indian, Chinese. Six sessions.$300. Come for dinner. We eat first. Then I’ll show you how to make it. And you can take some home for your family to taste. Class size limited to six students.
All classes feature hands-on (not just watching me do it) experience. And everyone gets to take home something they themselves made.
Most classes are just one 2-3-hour session. There are morning, afternoon, evening and weekend sessions available.
Individual Classes: $40-$60 (depending on items being prepared), which includes recipes and something delicious to take home.
To register for a class, phone the Cookie Queen at 724 339-0920 or E Mail: cookiequ@verizon.net
Can you believe this - two pop songs featuring Donald Trump roared into the No 1 spots on iTunes, Apple music and every other place where music downloads are sold or streamed in just the past week.
The first one — “Justice for All” — released on March 3 - is a musical collaboration between a choir of jailbirds and President Donald Trump. The prisoners sing our “National Anthem” and behind them President Trump recites our Pledge of Allegiance.
It is very moving.
The illegally incarcerated prisoners of the D.C.Gulag who have been in there without charges and without hearings and without bail for the past TWO FEAKIN’ YEARS (in the United States of America!!!!)? sing the National Anthem every night at 9 p.m.
A friend of Trump’s — Kash Patel and Real America’s Voice’s morning show host Ed Henry — who have been working to get the illegally imprisoned people freed — decided to do the recording as a means of raising funds for their defense lawyers. All profits go to their defense or their families who have suffered terribly without bread winners to support children. (In the United States of America where we actually have a Constitution!!!! Brain Dead Biden even took away Veteran benefits from the prisoners!!!!!! (He is just evil evil evil evil evil evil.)
FYI: Some of the PRISONERS did nothing more than walk through open doors of the Capitol and walk out. One guy was in there for less than one minute and when asked to leave by police he did. Proof of this was shown last week when the security tapes from the Jan. 6, 2021 protest were finally released.)
Within one day “Justice For All” raced to the top of pop music charts. ($1.29) on iTunes. Then Patel and Henry released it as a vinyl 45 collector’s item since Trump was our 45th President - $99.
It is now No. 2 because this week another Trump song took its place — “Trump Won” — sung by Christian country musician Natasha Owens. I t rocketed to the top of the charts within 1 hour of its released.
Thousands and thousands and thousands of people have downloaded it. (99 Cents on iTunes).
In the first day it was streamed more than one million times!!!! https://youtu.be/mkA2_nijiyE
I bought it to show my support but I have watched the accompanying video on You Tube maybe 50 times. It’s soooooooo great.
I’m going to play this song on a loop on loud speakers in my front yard all summer long. It’s such a catchy tune too. Great for doing housework. Great for doing exercise routines.
If you want to sing along, here are the lyrics. I hope my group The Original Class Act can learn it soon.
Trump Won and you know it!
Trump Won and you know it!
The fake news will never show it
cuz it's true Trump won and you know it
We got dead people voting,
drop boxes and Dominion
In fact, some facts. It's not just my opinion
The Democrats know how to steal,
Cmon' man here is the deal!
Trump Won and you know it!
Trump Won and you know it!
The fake news will never show it
cuz it's true Trump won and you know it
While Biden's hiding in the basement, babbling away on zoom,
Patriots for stadiums are circles in an empty room.
Twitter and The FBI
One day you won't deny
Trump Won and you know it!
Trump Won and you know it!
The fake news will never show it
cuz it's true Trump won and you know it
The thing about truth time is always gonna tell.
I bet he took New York and carry California as well,
He's done it twice before.
And he's gonna win again for the third time….. in 2024
Trump Won and you know it!
Trump Won and you know it!
Fox News won't even show it It's true
cuz it's true Trump won and you know it
Trump Won and you know it!
Trump Won and you know it!
if there's a line they’re gonna toe it,
it's true Trump won and you know it
I know it, you know it, we know it, they know it,
Everybody knows Trump won (x3)
Are you planning a special event? Are you looking for performers for a variety show? Send me a message about your plans, and I will get back to you soon.
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