Monday, September 26, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Who wants to join me for dinner?
Someday I will throw a dinner party at this table.
Or one very similar.
Or one very similar.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Pretty Cheese
Every time I make a cheese plate I want to take a picture. It's just so beautiful.
Am I taking this cheese snobbery thing too far?
Am I taking this cheese snobbery thing too far?
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Cactus Garden
I'm seriously thinking about starting a cactus garden. I've barely managed to keep my little basil plant alive since the Spring. I think I'm ready for something a little lower maintenance.
Pumpkin Apple Cupcakes with Maple Cinnamon Frosting
Did I mention that they are super easy and even kind of healthy?
Yay for FALL!
Pumpkin Apple Cupcakes with Maple Cinnamon Frosting
Cupcakes:
1 medium apple (peeled, cored and diced)
1 boxed yellow, or white, or spice cake mix
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground clove
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 1/3 cups water
Frosting:
1 16-ounce container cream cheese icing
2 tablespoons light maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Preheat the oven to 350 and line two cupcake pans with paper liners.
2. In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave the apple pieces on high about 1 minute or until tender. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pumpkin and water, then beat with an electric mixer on high speed 2 minutes. Fold in the cooked apple pieces.
4. Spoon the batter into prepared cupcake pan. Bake the cupcakes about 18 to 20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
5. Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, stir the cream cheese icing, maple syrup, and cinnamon until well blended. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting. Devour greedily.
Yay for FALL!
Pumpkin Apple Cupcakes with Maple Cinnamon Frosting
Cupcakes:
1 medium apple (peeled, cored and diced)
1 boxed yellow, or white, or spice cake mix
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground clove
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 1/3 cups water
Frosting:
1 16-ounce container cream cheese icing
2 tablespoons light maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Preheat the oven to 350 and line two cupcake pans with paper liners.
2. In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave the apple pieces on high about 1 minute or until tender. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pumpkin and water, then beat with an electric mixer on high speed 2 minutes. Fold in the cooked apple pieces.
4. Spoon the batter into prepared cupcake pan. Bake the cupcakes about 18 to 20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
5. Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, stir the cream cheese icing, maple syrup, and cinnamon until well blended. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting. Devour greedily.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Star Projector
Seriously romantic and breath-taking.
Do I need to say that I want one? Or does that go without saying? Well, there, I said it.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Don't be afraid to work at it
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
– Maya Angelou
– Maya Angelou
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Pink and Blue, for fall
It's that a great skirt? That outfit is a perfect transition-to-fall ensemble.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Choose
“We who lived the concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer significant proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: The last of his freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.”
– Viktor Frankl
Living Peace
He only is advancing in life whose heart is getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose brain quicker, and whose spirit is entering into living peace. And the men who have this life in them are the true lords and kings of the earth–they, and they only.
– John Ruskin
Becoming
"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a type of death."
-Anais Nin
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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