I have to try a princess cake! Maybe next time I go out to Seattle, I’ll make my brother take me to Ballard to hunt one down! Also, Cake Spy (going into my feed reader immediately) has an interesting article about why the princess cake is a delicate shade of green. (via a really great post over at not martha)
Cake Spy also has a guest post over at Cupcakes Take the Cake about the best places in Seattle to get cupcakes. I had some really wonderful ones at All City Coffee. (As a matter of fact, I ate a cupcake for breakfast every day I was there!)
The Brown Butter Shorties at Smitten Kitchen made my mouth water. I think I have all the ingredients in the house too…
Also, Theresa Honeywell’s motorcycle cozy caught my eye. I’m so far behind on my holiday knitting, I don’t know when I’ll catch up, but my next project is going to be a knitted steering wheel cover! (via Jezebel)
And if you’re looking for wonder xmas gifts, Design Sponge is the place to start. Today Grace posted a roundup of fantastic gifts for under $25 as well as a link to lovely (and inexpensive) Julia Rothman prints.
Artist Carl Warner creates dreamy landscapes out of food. Visit the Telegraph to see more. (via Arts & Letters Daily)
When I first saw these images, I had a flashback to sitting in Professor Gail Geiger’s Italian Renaissance class and seeing this strange painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
And of course, Warner owes a lot to Dutch and British landscape painting.
So far substituting Chai and Coffee for Diet Coke is going pretty well. I’m down to 2 or less cans per day! However, I also am trying to stop drinking caffeine after 3pm. That is a little bit harder-especially on school days!
However, I have found two substitutes. I don’t like teas that are grassy or herbal, and peppermint tea and red tea fit the bill. The red tea, which my friend Sonja recommended has an interesting mellow, beany taste. I highly recommend it! Wikipedia had a fascinating article about the provenance of red tea. Peppermint tea is not nearly as interesting, but still delicious.
Hopefully I’ll be off the DC next week!
If you’ve been reading this blog you know that I’ve been substituting Chai for my usual beverage of choice—Diet Coke. I have also been experimenting with other substitutes, mostly coffee and other kinds of tea.
In the morning, I do prefer to drink coffee, but I am incapable of maintaining a coffee machine (I’ve gone through several) and don’t really like the taste that results from a drip brew. I used to use my french press, but the 8 minutes it takes for me to actually brew the coffee, not to mention all the steps involved is way too difficult before I’ve had any caffeine. (kind of a chicken/egg problem there) However, I did finally find a very simple solution!
I’ve been cold brewing my coffee using this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It’s dead easy, I do the prep work while I’m still alert, and heating the water in the morning only takes a minute. Also, the resulting coffee is seriously delicious!
I have been trying to break my addiction to Diet Coke, so I have been auditioning different caffeine substitutes. Today, I found the answer. We sell Two Leaves and a Bud tea at work and I tried the chai today. It is amazing. There’s a link to the side for buying it at Amazon, otherwise you can always come and see me at work to get it!
Creative, beautiful and political pastries at Yes We Cake. One of the most delicious things I’ve seen during this long election! Maybe I should make one for our Victory Party on Tuesday night!
via Jezebel
