Don’t you love a warm boozy drink? Not only do you have a way to warm your hands, but you get to warm your insides too. Today I put together a little roundup of my favorite warm/boozy drinks. Cuz it’s Halloween and you might wanna bring a nice hot drink in your travel coffee mug while you’re trick-or-treating.
Parents looking out for parents.
Say hello to my new favorite cake! It sure is lovely, isn’t it? It’s such a lady-like cake. Let’s have a tea party with it. Let’s also use up all those pears we have sitting on our kitchen counter. OK?
It’s a cornmeal cake studded with pears and sweetened with a rosemary syrup infusion on top. It’s kind of like cornbread meets cake meets spoon bread meets poached pears meets LET ME JUST HAVE ONE BITE and it turns into two slices CAKE. I should also note that I sat on the floor as I ate this yesterday. You gotta do what you gotta do for good light, people.
This cake is perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack with a good book & a cup of hot tea. I suggest you do that this weekend!
Autumn colors wash out my skin tone. WOMP WOMP. Orange, crimson, brown, burgundy & eggplant are all no-go. BUT! I really love a good GRAY/RED/YELLOW combo during this time of year and here is an example of my perfect Autumn weekend outfit. It’s casual yet makes a bold statement. I love grays because they act as a great neutral. Look at how much the yellow and red POP when paired with gray. I’m ready to go on a city art museum adventure with fancy cake & coffee in this look.
ONE/TWO/THREE/FOUR/FIVE/SIX/SEVEN/EIGHT
I had a fantastic weekend of eating. Doughnuts, tater tots with fried eggs, sausage & cheese, a mushroom burger with fries, bourbon, pumpkin ice cream sandwiches…THE WORKS. While I’d like to think I’m gonna spend the next week living off of greens, smoothies & green juices, I know myself all too well.
I know that I my tastebuds still want something hearty after eating excessively. I know that a shock to the system with a little green injection is what I need, but if I don’t add something with a little ooooomph, I’m liable to turn EAT WEEKEND into EAT WEEK. I just know this.
This salad straddles the line between healthy & indulgent. There’s spinach, tomato & avocado–all healthy things. But, there’s also bacon and the combination of the bacon and slivered almonds= CRUNCH TOWN. How could I forget to mention the dressing? It’s super savory with the soy sauce and the creamy avocado base! It’s everything I want in a salad when I’m trying to be good yet I still wanna be bad.
This is the story of my life.
HEY!! A new podcast is up! But consider yourself warned. We’re talking about IRRATIONAL FEARS. We make a joke about Deuce Bigalow that I’m still laughing about…in my head. Enjoy!
Joy She Cooks made my Malted Waffles
The Frosted Vegan adapted my Maple Bourbon Cider
Honey and the Baker made my Lemon Buttermilk Bundt Cake
Mandarin & Thyme made Caramelized Banana Loaf
Lemon Jelly Cake made my Hot Cocoa Popcorn
This is the part where I try to entice you with my words. But, today there are none. I MEAN.
I have no words.
I adapted my Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Sandwiches from this summer and made them even better!
What should we do for winter??? Something cranberry-ish! Let’s think. Maybe something orange for citrus season?
The pumpkin ice cream is dotted with cinnamon butter coated pecans and the cookie sandwich part is like a chewy ginger molasses cookie meets blondie. Iz goooooood and I CAN’T STOP EATING THEM which means YOU SHOULD MAKE THEM like NOW.
