week in the life | tuesday

Packing lunches in the morning.  Afternoon tea.  Waiting for the train home. Waiting for my running partner.  Well deserved dinner after a great run.

week in the life | monday

I'll admit that I didn't do so well on the first day of a Week in the Life.  I was only able to take a few pictures.  Here are some of my favorites

Getting ready. First cup of coffee. Mid-morning snack of yogurt. Evening workout with Jay. Max getting his chew on.

I am realizing that Week in the Life does require a lot of commitment especially for someone like me who works.  But I'm completely up for the challenge!

pantry treasures

My pantry is a treasure trove of surprises these days.  I am constantly amazed at what I find when I poke my head in. It used to be organized, honest.  Now, it's just a plain mess.

Last week I found a bags of toffee and butterscotch chips and I knew exactly what I wanted to make:  blondies and toffee chip cookies.

And now we have a ton of sweets in the house, even after giving some to my in-laws and bringing some to work today!

Happy Monday!
xo

week in the life

Getting ready for Ali Edwards' Week in the Life which starts tomorrow and runs through next Sunday.  I'm participating for the first time!  I'm excited and nervous, mostly because I don't want to flake half way through and not finish.

I'm not sure how many pictures I'm planning on taking per day, but I'm hoping to post whatever I take everyday.

And I just wanted to share a card that I made last week.  It was really quick and easy.

I used my new Martha punch. So love this color combination!  Thanks for looking!
Have a great week!
xo

friday faves | summer food

Happy Friday!  And a truly happy one for me as I finally got a good night's rest last night after several days of insomnia.  I'm not sure what did it, I think it may have been the run outside that did the trick.  Hopefully it wasn't just an aberration.

Unfortunately my fave selection this week is a bit, well, underwhelming given my state of exhaustion from lack of sleep.

• Gelato bars care of Gelaterianaia.  Will have to make a special trip to a Whole Foods soon for these!
• These ice cream sandwiches look to die for!
• The perfect summer snack: smores!  Cute gift idea!

I'm sad to see Borders closing down for good.  It has been my bookstore of choice for many years.  I have spent many hours browsing, having coffee, studying and actually reading at Borders.  I was thinking of heading over to the nearest Borders tomorrow morning to see if there is anything leftover.  Hoping to find good deals on cookbooks I wouldn't necessarily pay full price on.   What's my luck that' there will be anything left except the dregs? 

Have a great night!
xo

sweet nothings

Not sure what it is about July, but I seem to be baking quite a bit this month. First, cheesecake for 4th of July weekend, then peach galette. And since the galette last week was so delicious, I attempted another one over the weekend to use the second pie crust.  This time: strawberry.

I had a few modifications, including some lemon zest and a couple teaspoons of cornstarch.

Some of the strawberry filling oozed out through the crust (you can kind of see it in the corner), otherwise I was very pleased with the way it turned out.  Jay and I pretty much inhaled it.  But here comes another weekend and probably more baking.  Perhaps some toffee chip cookies?

xo