Happy Friday, friends!
Please enjoy, five little things that made my week.
{This. So happy to feel cool.}
{This kitty. He is so photogenic :)}
{This pasta. A ‘use-whatever-you-have’ type of lunch that turned out delicious.}
{This muffin. Topped peanut butter, banana and honey. Too good.}
{This. We applied!}
Enjoy every moment of your weekend. Talk to you Monday!
What made your week special?
I again apologize for being a bit absent from the blog this week. A fun weekend with my parents (I did no work) and a majorly failed recipe on Tuesday set me behind.
As a blogger trying to share recipes with all of you, failed ones can be very frustrating. I felt discouraged on Tuesday. I had nothing to share with you on Wednesday. And I thought I would have to continue to play catch-up with posts.
But, I had one bad day. That’s it. The next was great. I developed four recipes on Wednesday, without having to rush. It’s like the food blogging gods were there to help pick me up after my day of discouragement.
Reminder to self: there will be good days and there will be bad days, but the good seem so much more significant than the bad. The bad will disappear, you won’t remember them. The good will stick around. Words to live by for blogging and for life.
Enjoy, five little things that made my week.
{This kitty. For being the best little cuddler.}
{This pasta. For being just so delicious. And for making the best leftovers.}
{This doughnut. Given to me by Ben (Greg’s cousin) at the Headhouse Farmer’s Market. It was from here and undeniably delicious.}
{This. With mom, dad and Greg. And a great surprise from Janet and Eva. We went, we ate, we explored. So much fun. }
{This sugar. I love this picture for some reason. The only good thing to come out of the failed recipe I mentioned above.}
What little things made your week special?
How do you deal with a bad day?
Enjoy your Friday!
*Photoshop photo action credit goes to Whimsical Dreams.
I made you a cake.
I know. It’s the least I could do after disappearing off of this little blog for an entire week.
I feel bad, I feel terrible for leaving for a week without a word. But, I am now a college graduate and resident of Philadelphia!
My mom and I had a long week of moving out of a tiny apartment that seemed to accumulate a lot of stuff in just three years.
But, that work is now over and I am back to making things to show all of you. 🙂
This cake is special. It’s a celebration cake.
It was made in my new stand mixer that I showed you a couple of weeks ago.
It was such a wonderful surprise to get a mixer. I was with Greg, his mom and his stepdad. We walked into a store, and to my great surprise I went home with a brand new beautiful KitchenAid!
It was and is so wonderful, sweet, thoughtful, kind and exciting. I got to make this delicious cake in my tiny apartment. I have made cake there before, but this time was better, it was easier.
I love my mixer, and I know that I will put it to good use in my new tiny apartment. 🙂
I used this recipe for chocolate cake, from my trusted baking source Sally’s Baking Addiction. The frosting recipe is below. This cake is amazing. It’s the the perfect cake to satisfy a chocolate craving. And an excellent summer dessert. Chocolate + raspberry in every single bite is just too good.
Ingredients
1 stick of butter, softened
4 oz. cream cheese (1/2 of a block), softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1/8 cup raspberry schnapps
Using a stand or handheld mixer, beat together softened butter and cream cheese. Mix well, until they are completely combined and soft and whipped in texture. Slowly add powdered sugar and continue to mix until completely incorporated. Add in the raspberry schnapps and mix until just combined.
I used this recipe for chocolate cake. It made two 8-inch round cakes. I baked the cakes and let them cool completely. Once cool, I placed one cake on a dish, topped it with half of the frosting and then a layer of fresh raspberries. I placed the second cake on top of the first and then finished by spreading the rest of the frosting on top and adding more fresh raspberries.
Who has heard of a slump?
Not a senior slump, like the one I am now experiencing. No, I mean a fruity dessert slump.
I had not heard of a slump until yesterday, when I decided I wanted to make a fruity, cobblery dessert with my cast iron skillet and found this recipe.
The word slump goes back to colonial times, I read. We now generally call this a cobbler, but it is referring to the same delicious, beloved summertime dessert.
This is the best dessert I’ve had in awhile And that is saying something, because I have had a lot of dessert lately.
So sweet, so good, especially served with a healthy scoop of vanilla ice cream. This is delicious when it has cooled for a bit, but still has a touch of warmth to it. The berries become thick and creamy when mixed with the melted ice cream.
This slump has made my senior slump seem more manageable.
For this fabulous recipe, click here. I used blackberries instead of blueberries. Enjoy your Monday everyone!
My mom loves s’mores. And anything chocolate + marshmallow in general. Chocolate marshmallow ice cream, an ice cream sundae with marshmallow topping. Anytime we are in a situation to have a s’more with the marshmallow cooked over a fire, I know my mom will want one, marshmallow slightly charred. I am pretty sure I remember a time when we would eat a s’more almost nightly, without a bonfire, just using our microwave.
So, today, something special. I love you momma!
I used this recipe. Thank you, B. On a Whim blog, for helping to make Mother’s Day special for my mom.