Here’s what this past week looked like:
BUCKET LIST ITEM # 2 Paint toes a girly color. CHECK.
I love lists, Friday!
- The Power of Introverts. I relate to this SO MUCH.
- This Arugula Orzo Salad has my name ALL OVER IT.
- A DINOSAUR PLANTER. Omg. SO CUTE.
- Kelly Rae nails it on this post about watching your baby grow.
- The coolest way to grow salad.
- Slutty Brownies. Nuff said.
- Megan makes me want to dip dye EVERYTHING.
- Getting locked in the closet. Oh & polenta too!
- Speaking of closets, this website is pretty cool.
- Hey girl…can you hand me a dishtowel?!
- 101 Useful Websites. BOOKMARK THIS.
- Can’t wait to get my hands on this book.
- I AM SO PROUD OF MY FRIEND MEGAN! Go buy her granola. It’s amazing.
- I wanna make one of these bracelets but in silver.
- Mad Men Grimaces Grins & Reaction Shots. OMG HAHAA.
On the Joy the Baker Podcast, we talk ASTROLOGY, Flirting & Typos. I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard in years! Go check out Episode #54 WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?
This week on High Straightenence I give you a little peek at the BEFORE of my office makeover. Next week it should all be done. Cross your fingers.
My Bites Around the Net
Louise from The Round Table Kitchen adapted my Corn Zucchini Lime Pizza and loved it!
Jessica from How Sweet It Is made my Baked Artichoke Squares for her party.
The Kitchn included my Peach Shortcakes in their roundup!
Boozy Frozen Peach Pops
SUMMER BUCKET LIST ITEM # 1
Make Boozy Ice Pops
STATUS: DONE
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should listen to the Joy the Baker Podcast! Joy & I talked about our summer bucket list for 2012 a few weeks ago. To fill you in, this summer I want to paint my toes a super girly color (I’m totally a dark gothy nail polish kinda girl), have a BBQ, make/eat s’mores and make boozy ice pops. There may or may not be an impromptu laundromat dance in that bucket… I’ve got work to do!
There are a few things to note about putting booze in ice pops. It’s ALLLL about the ratio. In my internet research, I found that you need 2 cups juice to 2 oz. of alcohol. If you mess with that ratio, you’re bound to get a frozen pop that doesn’t freeze. Boozy slushies do sound kinda good though… You also have to freeze them for at least 12 hours. Booze just takes longer to freeze!
This peachy orange strawberry flavor combo was fantastic. It’s refreshing, sweet and full of good fruits. You don’t really taste a ton of booze (I think it’s the Cointreau that masks it a bit) but there is something a little “adult” about it. You’ll see.
If you’re looking for a more Boozy Susan experience, serve your frozen peach pops with ANOTHER cocktail. Dip it in there! You could also take the sticks out and blend up the pops with more booze in a blender. Consider this recipe a gateway drug to more boozy frozen pops this summer.
We’ve got your number, SUMMER!
Peach Shortcakes
When you hear the word shortcake, you immediately think strawberry, right?
Get over it! Peach shortcakes are the way to go! I mean…strawberry shortcakes are absolutely delightful but PEACH shortcakes are so unexpected. When you’re baking to impress, unexpected is the way to go!
This is the dessert I made for Father’s Day yesterday and for the 5-10 minutes it took for my family to eat this dessert, I heard nothing but silence. Silence is a good sign. Silence means that everyone is too busy enjoying what they’re eating to carry on a conversation.
If you’re a person who likes quiet (ahem, ME), this is the dessert you make when all you want is 5-10 minutes of peace. The best part is that you’re eating something good in that time. Buttery shortcakes are topped with orange spiked peaches, creamy ice cream and finished with little sprigs of MINT. Uh huh.
Silence is golden. So are peaches. Get on it.
My Everyday Life: Week 24
Here’s what this past week looked like:
I like watching people exercise on the Marina. It looks like they might collide.
I love lists, Friday!
- Bundts and hilarious writing. That’s my friend L.M. for you!
- I loved this current food photography style post! Informative & FUN!
- This is house porch parties come together.
- The secret meaning of the lines on a SOLO cup. Interesting.
- My husband would appreciate the tray of candy bars in this movie night post!
- Pillow DIY!! When I get in the decorating zone, I’m gonna exploit this.
- Mango Lassis are on my TO-DO list! Cooper LOVES them.
- There was a time in my life where I did things like this… wait. I still do…
- HEIDI! You had me at Kale.
- When I don’t know what to eat for breakfast, I turn to Jen for inspiration.
- I could send you one of these birthday cards.
- I have a denim shirt that’s BEGGING for this DIY.
- Bauble is a funny word. I want to make a bauble necklace!
- Confession: I have such a blog crush on Rebecca. I seriously stalk her website.
- Aaaaaaand I watch EVERY video Sarah James makes. I can’t help it.
- Buns!! The prettiest wheat brioche buns I’ve ever seen.
On this week’s Joy the Baker podcast, Joy & I talk SUMMER CAMP! We’re starting a new camp & calling it Camp Awkward!
On this week’s High Straightenence, I organize my Linen Closet. How cute are those bins from Target?! (They’re on sale right now! Snatch some up!)
MY BITES ON THE NET:
Olie Pants made my Angel Hair Pasta with Chili & Lemon. YUM!
Courtney from Cook Like a Champion hopped on board my Brussels Sprouts Bacon Pizza train!
Diane, A Broad adapted my Blackberry Goat Cheese Squares with extra fruits!
Coconut Cake with Berries & Cream
Do you ever look at the serving amount on a recipe AFTER you’ve made the recipe and think
UHHH…UMMM…WOOPS?
REAL TALK: I never really pay attention to serving amounts when it comes to baking. Unless I HAVE to bring something to a party and wanna make sure I have enough. Things get difficult when I make a big batch of something (ahem, COCONUT CAKE) and realize there’s only three of us actually eating it. Whhhhhyyyy are my neighbors out of town?! If the cake wasn’t so amazingly bonkers (first post using the word bonkers!) it wouldn’t be a problem…but now I have the rest of the week to finish it.
And that’s only a problem because I can’t stop myself from eating it. It’s so bad that I have a spoon in my fridge right now so that whenever I open the fridge I can swipe a bite. I’m not sure if that’s me being plain lazy or straight up genius. I’m going with genius.
So what’s it like? Imagine a tres leche cake made with coconut milk and a heavy dose of coconut flakes up in the batter. It’s kinda wet, a little spongy, sweet, creamy and nicely berry topped. It’s super light & refreshing because it’s cold! I think I figured out what you’re making for 4th of July this year. I can assure you it most certainly makes enough for a crowd! Oof.
