The other day I had the delicious opportunity to enjoy a cup of “Belgian hot chocolate” from a super sweet café called Le Pain Quotidien (pronounced luh peh(n) ko-tee-dyeh(n)…kind of). What I loved about it was the way it was served to me, and I think we all need to make hot chocolate like this more often! Here’s what’s different about it: The vehicle. It’s served in a small café bowl that you hold with both hands as you sip.…
Cake Sans Frosting (Inspiration)
January 15, 2014Cakes sans frosting: It’s a trend I’ve been seeing pop up quite often lately. I thought about doing a tutorial for the blog, but then I realized—they’re pretty self-explanatory, aren’t they? Frost between the layers, and…done. So. Instead of a tutorial, I bring you some sweet cakes-without-frosting inspiration. Reasons to love ‘naked’ cakes: They have a natural aesthetic You save on frosting (not to mention time and effort) Dislikers of too much frosting will stay quiet Should you decide you’d…
Toasted Coconut and Marshmallow Cupcakes
January 13, 2014
Ah, the Toasted Coconut and Marshmallow Cupcake. Also known as the David and Mallory Cupcake. One of my favorite-ever things to do is create custom cake recipes for friends on special occasions. So when two friends of mine—Mallory and David—got married (congrats, you two!) of course I created a special cupcake just for them (: I got lots of feedback from Mallory when I asked her what desserty flavors she and David both love, but when I saw coconut and…
The Best Ever Party Mix
January 1, 2014Happy new year, everyone! Every year during the holidays, my mom makes this dang tasty party mix that I think the world needs to know about. She packages it in pretty jars and gives it away as a holiday treat. It’s so good that I’ve pretty much decided that it’s the only party mix I’ll ever prepare for parties. And it’s nothing fancy, either…so you don’t have to stress yourself out about making it 😉 Here is the simple, delicious,…
The Art of Creating a Mixtape + A New Playlist
December 16, 2013Today I wanted to talk about mixtapes (or playlists, to use the boring, modern term.) They’re probably my favorite way of listening to music, and I like to think there is kind of an art to creating them. A friend of mine named Jared is kinda sorta really a genius when it comes to this. So I thought I’d ask him what he thinks are the best “rules” to go by when it comes to creating a new playlist. I…
Photo Fun with Florals.
December 9, 2013
Gasp! A photo of me! So…my friend Victoria and I decided to practice our photo skills with some floral head crowns we made. You know Victoria—you met her in this blog post. She’s crazy awesome. She’s also a vegan blogger. She and I became friends in about two seconds while doing internships together. For the headbands, we started with some long strands of fake leaves from Michaels and then for one of the headbands added in bits of fake berries…