food

kitchen inspiration

June 29, 2011

I think one of my favorite rooms in a home (or apartment) is the kitchen. I love how people always gather there to make meals, to talk over vegetables boiling and a glass of cold milk. Eating crackers and cheese before dinner, and brownies and ice cream for dessert. There’s something about the kitchen that makes a home a home.

Right now, I don’t know what my future kitchen will look like, but I do have some ideas for what pleases my eye. One thing I know is that I would love a lot of light and soft colors. I’d like to mix patterns and prints in my dishes and bowls. And collect things that are functional and sturdy, yet pretty too.

Here are some ideas I love: one. two. three. four. five.

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cupcakes

June 27, 2011

I recently picked up this fun cupcake book at Costco. It was so delicious looking I couldn’t help myself.

That’s one of my greatest downfalls in life. The book section at Costco. There are just so many books that catch my eye, I always feel like I want them all.

Well I gave in the last time I was there and bought this fun cupcake book. It has 39 different delectable looking recipes and comes with 9 silicone cupcake molds, which is very environmentally friendly– a plus!

Of course, I wouldn’t mind having an adorable jar like this one for my paper cupcake cups collection:

I love it! Now all I need is a celebration to make cupcakes for. Hmmmm…

(jar of cupcake cases from Such Pretty Things)

heaven in a cone.

June 13, 2011

My life is complete. I can die happy now.

I have found my one true love.

Graham cracker ice cream, my friends. Heaven in a cone and then some.

Me and graham cracker ice cream go waaaaaaay back. Circa 1993 to be exact. The best summer of my life. I was in Lake Placid enjoying my carefree days as a 10 year old. And it was there in Lake Placid that I walked into Stewart’s Shop and discovered Crumbs Along the Mohawk. The best ice cream ever. Crumbs Along the Mohawk is graham cracker flavor ice cream with graham cracker crumbs and caramel trickled throughout.

Insanity, as you can imagine.

And Stewart’s Shop is a little ol’ gas station in Upstate New York. It’s amazing. They have the best ice cream on earth. But Stewart’s is not located anywhere in Massachusetts. Nowhere. Nada. Not like it matters anymore, because this past winter when I was in Lake Placid reliving my childhood days, I so painfully discovered that Sterwart’s Shop DOES NOT SELL Crumbs Along the Mohawk anymore. Surely the greatest tragedy of all time. Or so I thought, until this afternoon.

And the story goes on…

Tomorrow my first grade class is walking to the local homemade ice cream stand in Maynard. Yeah, first grade!! It’s the end of the year, and they’ve earned it, and heck, I love ice cream. Plus Erikson’s is totally famous for their delicious homemade goodness. How could we not? Anywhooo, this afternoon I went to drop off the ice cream list so our ice creams can be ready when we arrive from our long trek from the elementary school, and as I was handing over my ice cream list my eyes couldn’t help but glance at the current specials. Graham Central Station? What is that I see?

So of course, I had to try some.

And bless my soul, we have a winner.

Graham cracker flavored ice cream with chocolate covered honeycombs and graham cracker bits. Life could not get any sweeter!

And so it goes, my life is officially complete. And it tastes sooo good.

Luckily for my figure, I only have a week left at school and then I’ll be saying g-bye to Maynard for the summer. Ice cream every day could get ugly. Another cone tomorrow with my class won’t kill me though. And I can’t wait!

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