nostalia

maple sugar candy

March 1, 2011

Maple sugar candy.

Have you ever in your life had the pleasure of eating this delightful treat?

Please say yes.

And if your answer is no, then I hope for your sake you get a chance to experience this in your lifetime.

Sugary, maple-y, sweeter than watching the sunrise goodness.

Maple sugar candy is out of this world.

My teeth hurt just thinking about it.

It’s amazing.

I’ve always known this is my favorite treat ever but sometimes I forget just how much I love it until I have some on my tongue again after a long time apart. This candy, made up purely of maple syrup, is found in parts of the northeast. It’s often made into shapes like maple leaves and can be popped into your mouth in one piece, or savored slowly by licking the sugar with your tongue. Either is delicious!

We were luckily able to stop at one of the very best Maple sellers in all the world! Smack dab in the middle of nowhere NY, Wicks Pure Maple Products sells quality maple products straight from the maple trees of the Adirondacks. DREAM.

Lucky to know they ship these candies just about anywhere. I might have to order some boxes of these come September. I vow never to go so long again without these little leaves in my life. Hallelujah.

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weekend in the adirondacks

February 24, 2011

Today we are heading up to the Adirondacks… to Lake Placid!

Lake Placid brings back so much nostalgia for me. I used to go there every summer as a little girl, to attend a summer figure skating program at the Olympic Arena. Yep, I used to be a figure skater when I was younger, gliding through the ice doing leaps and bounds and jumps and spins.

I found this amazing photograph by New Yorkled on Flickr that perfectly captures my memory of Lake Placid. This was taken in the summer, but winter is equally as beautiful up in the Adirondack Mountains.

The Empire State Winter Games are happening this weekend, which means we’ll get to take full advantage of viewing the Olympic Facilities. My cousin Phoebe and Aunt Holly live in Lake Placid too, and they’re the owners of three successful restaurants, all of which I can’t wait to try. It’s sure to be a great weekend and I can’t wait to get there and start the experience!

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hummingbird bakery

January 2, 2011

While browsing the anthropologie website (a daily go-to for me) I came across this wonderful baking cookbook.

It’s from an American bakery in London that I went to a few years back. Right on Portobello Road, this bakery lies in the midst of one of the most famous and largest antique markets in the world. I remember being very pleased to have found it after walking the stretch of the market, which takes a lot out of you!

Thanks to trusty old facebook, I still have some pictures from that glorious day:

It’s fun revisiting old photos isn’t it? I just spent the last 45 minutes looking through the each and every one of my facebook albums. I started with the London one, but then got caught up in the memories of my past. After rekindling my memories of London, I savored the pictures from Venice, and then decided while I was at it I might as well look through every other facebook album I’ve ever posted, which just so happens to be over 30 albums (because I love taking pictures), and here I am 45 minutes later and none the wiser. But that’s what facebook’s all about, right? Wasting time and reliving memories? At least that’s what it is to me and boy do I love it.

Anywhoo, where was I? Oh yes, The Hummingbird Bakery. That place was sure mighty delicious if my memory serves me right. I had a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting, because that’s what I like best. But they have lots and lots of goodies to choose from and just because we live here in the US doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them either. Just buy the cookbook and you can bake up those delectable treats right in your very own kitchen!

Think of all the fun you’d have eating these treats…

above photos from hummingbirdbakery.com

Yummy. Oh so yummy. I love dessert. It’s just the best. Pick up your own copy of The Hummingbird Bakery cookbook online at anthropologie, amazon, or at The Hummingbird Bakery’s website. Enjoy!