sugarcoated street art

How amazing is this cake piping street art by canadian artist Shelley Miller?  What a crazy and fantastic idea.  She does everything from intricate piping work to using royal icing to attach painted fondant tiles.  (I think it's fondant, her website doesn't say.)  What an inspiring way to brighten up some decaying and graffiti covered walls.

summer treats

frozen lemonade with coconut rum

watermelon mojito pops

lime sorbet margaritas

white sangria popsicles

campari citrus sorbet

What goes better with summer than a nice cool refreshing treat...alcohol.  The delicious recipes combine both for the perfect evening delight on the back porch.

tea time

Check out these gorgeous, inventive, and super fun ceramic tea sets by artist Rachel Boxnboim. She creates a mold out of fabric then casts porcelain in it to create these deliciously quirky cups and pots. So fun.

plant me

Last year, my husband and I started a little herb garden from seeds. This year we've decided to add to that with a few more herbs and some vegetables, (two different kinds of squash, zucchini, and peppers, maybe some spinach or arugula). A bunch of people I work with are doing it too so I'm excited to be able to share veggies with them. These plant markers from daisychestnut would make the perfect addition to a quirky garden.

yum

How delicious does this drink look? Recipe here

pop of color

How much fun are acrylic flatware? The fork looks more like a spork to me, but still, these would brighten up any meal.

Red Velvet

I just came across the most adorable shop full of vintage housewares, vintage clothing for men and women, a collection of children's handmade clothing and if that wasn't enough a tasty looking treat shop. I need to go there!












images by float away studios via a beautiful mess

lots of cupcakes

today I will be baking and decorating lots & lots of cupcakes for an art opening tonight at my work that is full of many wonderful drawings. I'm hoping it's fun and the people actually leave on time this year.


non jamais

It was a good day.

Yesterday, I got some delicious macaroons, went to anthropologie and got this headband I've been lusting after all year (which I got for 10% off because it was the last one and had been used in their display) and a cardigan I've been wanting that was finally on sale. Then I came home to find my new polaroid color film waiting for me in the mailbox! I love life sometimes.

Parisian Market

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danske

baking

I have been baking up a storm lately. I was never really good at it before, but I'm convinced it was because I never had an electric mixer. It really makes all the difference. I came across this wonderful site devoted mostly to cupcakes and tried one this weekend. It was the best cupcake I've ever had. No. 27.


I think I'll make No. 12 next.


I just wish I could have caffeine again! These make my mouth water.


I also made Savory No. 2 which were AMAZING!


But we ate them all before I could photograph them...

101 cookbooks

This weekend I was browsing online for cooking blogs with a lot of vegetarian recipes. Then I came across this amazing blog 101 Cookbooks. I love the photography and the easy to use directory (you can search by style or ingredient). I've already tried four of the recipes and they all were amazing.


I made these orange and oat scones yesterday morning (which is why I didn't post) but substituted dried cranberries for the currants.


This lemon cucumber tofu salad might be my favorite. (pardon my disgusting yellow lighting.)


I just discovered while doing this post that she has a cookbook out that's actually been on my wishlist for almost 2 years! I think it's time to buy.

fish tacos

I love pretty much anything Giada De Laurentiis makes. I've cooked a ton of her recipes and pretty much all of them have been amazing. On Sunday, my husband and I made her new
fish tacos recipe and it does not disappoint. It contains some of my favorite ingredients including arugula, tilapia, mango and avocados. It's perfect for summer.

all i want to eat is breakfast

why are breakfast foods so damn good? I never used to even eat breakfast and now I want it all hours of the day!











all images via Jennifer Causey - Simply Breakfast