This rainy, cold early spring day is making me want to cozy up in a cafe with it's doors open, feeling the fresh air, reading and drinking steaming cups of coffee. Some of loveliest days are the rainiest of days.
Loving the new (and first!) issue of Sweet Paul Magazine. Filled with great everyday recipes, crafts, table setting ideas and general eye candy - Sweet Paul is the extension of the wildly popular blog of the same name. How adorable would this cheese box be for an impromptu late spring picnic!
As it's the middle of March, and officially Spring, I'll be the first to admit, we're a little late to the party on this one. Winter citrus is really one of the major culinary bright spots of the early part of the year, adding much needed zing to the winter palette. Panna cottas, tarts, sorbets, marmalades and even citrus salads are the cure all for any late winter doldrums. Read all about the array of winter citrus choices here....from honeybells to clementines to satsumas, the range of options is truly surprising.
Never has the phrase 'flattery will get you everywhere' rang so true. Came across this witty shot via the blue hour blog, strolling past a neighborhood coffee shop. One cappucino please, and I'll take that scone too, come to think of it.
The weekend has many lovely things in store...ice skating, reading, yoga and...pie! We have long been meaning to visit Hoosier Mama Pie Company in Chicago's West Town and have planned a visit this weekend with some friends. Will be hard to sleep tonight dreaming of strawberry rhubarb, coconut cream and downward dog! Oh what a sweet life!
My new book just arrived - can't wait to devour what I hear is a truly delectable treat of a read! Such great new (food and otherwise..) literature out now. I must catch up! For more information, see the author, Kathleen Flinn's site here.
I must admit, I got on the cupcake bandwagon early on. Weddings, bakeries, books & articles all centered around the lovely cupcake. What's not to love? Of late, however, my tastes have turned to not actually eating the cupcake, but admiring from afar - for no good reason other than that I must have been on cupcake overload. Oh what a fool I have been...
Coming across the literally magical combination of lemon and coconut is a revelation. But in a cupcake, it's really perfection. Here are a couple of recipies; one with lemon curd in the center, and a good old fashioned lemon cake with coconut creme. Happy Friday!
