Cupcake Stand

I would

love

to have

a little

trailer

like this...

So I could

bake and sell

cupcakes!

Via: Green Wedding Shoes

Ming Makes Cupcakes

Oh my!

A blog

devoted

to

cupcakes...

Yum!

Cupcake

creations

by:

Ming Makes Cupcakes


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Jon Klassen"

Ice Cream Parlor

Oh my

goodness!!!

These look

amazing...

Neapolitan

 Mint Chocolate Chip

 Orange Cream

I just

wish

there was

a holiday

for presents

in the 

summer.

Godiva is

simply

wonderful.

Coriander Girl

I want to

shop at...

Coriander Girl.

What a

wonderful

shop idea!

It would be

so fun

to open

a shop

like this

where I

live.

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Wisteria"

Tuscan Eggs on Toast

I woke up

at 6am

this morning.

I usually

wake up

that early

and casually

sit around

and sip

my coffee.

But this

morning

I was

ravishingly

hungry.

So I

made this!

Tuscan Eggs on Toast

Adapted from Martha Stewart

5 large eggs

1/4 cup olive oil

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 dried oregano

1 (24oz) can whole tomatoes

1/2 tsp salt

fresh ground pepper (to taste)

6 slices toasted bread

1. Separate the eggs. Make sure not to break the yolks!

2. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes without browning the garlic.

 
3. Raise heat to medium-high, then add the tomatoes (with its juice). Break up the tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened and become less watery.

4. Lower the heat to medium-low and stir in the egg whites. Cook until the whites have been all cooked and are not clear.

5. Turn to low heat, make 5 small wells in the egg mixture. Then drop each egg yolk into the wells. Cover the skillet and cook until the yolks are at your desired texture.

6. Serve over toasted, buttered bread.

7. Delicious!

On another

note...

Look

how big

Silas is

getting!!!

 

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Not a ring person"

Micah....

Micah...

Created by:

Vol 25


On another

note...

Here
is a
weeks
wrap-up
of some
lovely
things
I found
while
browsing
the web
this week.

Enjoy!

A cute little friend coming to visit Pia.

Track Pants that actually look beautiful.

House Crashing done right.

What a lovely breakfast.

My worst fear.

Realizing how awesome Diane Kruger is.

Inkadinkadoodle.

Wish I could vintage shop like this.

Loving Carrie's hair and outfit.

Dreaming of this Veranda Stripe Skirt from Leifsdottir.

Chez Chanel

The Cherry Blossom Girl

got a peek into

Coco Chanel's

Paris home....

I am so

jealous. 

Posted 1 Year Ago: "On my last trip"

Family Tree

This 

would be

wonderful

to have

hanging
in my
home.

I just

love

family

trees.

Found via:

Cardgirl Invitations

First for Silas

 Silas,

being a

Newfoundland...

is a

water

dog.

Which

was the

reason

we had to

get him

to the

lake

as soon as

possible.

Eventhough

it was

super cold...

we had

fun!

Emmentaler Peppered Turkey Panini

I think

I found

my new

favorite

cheese...

for hot

Panini

Sandwiches!

It is

Emmentaler

Swiss Cheese

and it is

delicious.

Emmentaler Peppered Turkey Panini

2 slices bread (I use flax bread, but any country style bread would be good too)

olive oil for brushing

mayonnaise

sliced peppered turkey breast (from your local deli)

slice of Emmentaler cheese (I found mine at the local grocery in the specialty cheese section)

leaf of Romain lettuce or Arugula

1. Brush one side of the bread slices with olive oil. Lay that side on the panini press.

2. Then layer your sandwich with mayonnaise, turkey, cheese, and lettuce. Top with other slice of oiled bread.

3. Press and then eat! 

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

I just

love

looking

at old

pictures

of when

my mom

was young.

My mom

is the

girl

on the

right.

I love you

mom...

Happy Mother's Day.

Cotton Flowers

How cute!

Using

Cotton Flowers

for Party

decorations
is such a
wonderful
idea.

via: Lauryl Lane

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

Remember

when I

bought

this

cookbook.

Well,

I finally

made

another

batch of

cupcakes

from it!

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

Batter:

1 cup flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup coconut milk

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp coconut extract

Buttercream Frosting:

1 cup butter, softened

4 cups powder sugar

2 tbsp milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp coconut extract

1/2 cup toasted coconut

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  In a small bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.

3. In a separate larger bowl, mix together the coconut milk, sugar, vanilla and coconut extracts. 

4. Melt the coconut milk in a small saucepan over very low heat. Add to the coconut milk mix.

5. Slowly add the flower mix to the coconut mix in batches.

6. Bake for 25 minutes. Then cool completely before frosting.

7. To make the frosting: beat the butter and powder sugar together until very smooth. Add the milk and extracts. Beat again until very smooth.

8. Spread (or pipe) onto cupcakes then roll in the toasted coconut.

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Red"

Cinco de Mayo

How

did you

celebrate

Cinco de Mayo?

Our day

started off

with snow...

But by

the end

of the

day

the sun

came out

and all

the snow

melted.

So...

we had a

fiesta!

I only had

about

10 minutes

to decorate

for this

party.

So my

decorations

consisted of

making 

streamers and

drink garnishes

out of

napkins!

And we

feasted on

Carna Asada Tacos

and 

Guacamole,

Pico de Gallo,

and Chips.

Posted 1 Year Ago: "Annie Leibovitz"

Kate Spade's Spring

Oh Kate....

I love

your

clothing.

Meet Silas

Here

is our

new

puppy!

His

name is

Silas.

He's not

really

posing

in any

of the

pictures...

but

it is

kinda

hard

to get

a puppy

to pose. 

I am

sure

there

will be

more

pictures

to come.

Rosemary Bread

I made

this bread

along with

dinner

last night...

and it

tasted

just like

Macaroni 

Grill's

Rosemary 

Bread.

It was

delicious!

We had

this bread

along

with

Creamy

Wild Rice

and 

Mushroom

Soup

Rosemary Bread

Adapted from The Secret Recipe Blog

9 tablespoons olive oil, divided use
3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsifted semolina flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons quick-rising dry yeast
1 1/2 cups hot milk

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves

1 teaspoon of kosher salt

 

1. Place all-purpose flour, semolina flour, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and all of the yeast in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook and mix the ingredients on medium speed.
 
2. Slowly add the hot milk and remain to mix the ingredients on medium speed. 

3. Put a little olive oil on the bottom of a bowl and  removing the dough from the mixing bowl, spread out evenly in your olive oiled prepared bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes. (You want it to double in size).
 
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

5. In a small bowl mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil with the chopped fresh rosemary. Let sit while the bread is rising.


6. Remove plastic and brush dough with the olive oil/rosemary mix. Dust the top with additional kosher salt.  Bake for 20 minutes.

Serves 6-8

Eruca

I wish

I could

shop

here...

Eruca

I also

wish

I spoke

Japenese

so that

I could

understand

the website.