Decisions!

Mini Cooper vs. Mini Clubman

White Top vs. Black Top

Votes? Thoughts?

Unimaginable

Sometimes it can be a bit eerie to learn about something you didn't know existed and in a moments time be so affected by it. Learning about the backlog of rape kits affected me this way. This is not a personal matter to me, but it about human decency. We shouldn't be ignorant because it doesn't pertain to us directly, we SHOULD be affected because no one in this situation deserves to be ignored as if it doesn't matter.

The police are there to protect and serve. Not testing rape kits is NOT protecting,
and it’s certainly not serving. — Mariska Hargitay.

End the Backlog

Huffington Post (Ending The Backlog)

Joyful Heart Foundation

Law & Order SVU (Episode "Behave")

If In Doubt, Bake A Cake

This item is sold out :( But check out more of hellojenuine here!

Via You Are My fav

And Pretty To Look At Too!

A new Baked cookbook!

Lemon Squares (First Addition!)

Make lemon squares! Yes I can! Eat too many lemon quares before they cool! Yes I did!

Storage Options

Baking Porn

Potluck Bakers from Crate & Barrel

Drew Why So Glamorous?

Drew Barrymore
Via the latest isssue of Harper's Bazaar

Home Brew

2010 Collection from Bodum

Southern Pies

Southern Pies

Dear Starbucks.... Mocha Light

Dear Starbucks, I have just discovered your Mocha Light Frappuccino's. I'm not sure if I should curse you or just enjoy the sweet bliss you give me.

Tasty Reading

Sweet Paul Magazine

The Best Part

On The Road Again

To Nashville... wish I could get frequent driver miles!

Shuga-land

Me and the BFFs are taking a quick little road trip!

I'z be excited about seeing Sugarbritches!

Orange Cake w/ Coconut Frosting

Orange cupcakes

Filled with a sour cream, orange juice and coconut mixture (sounds weird I know!)

Coconut frosting

Finished!

I now like coconut, but I wasn't sure about the orange cake. Results... tasty, goodness!

Dear Anthropologie...

Dear Anthropologie, this is a quick run down of things I saw that my house would like from your "new arrivals" page. A simpleton like me can not afford these little luxuries, but they sure are nice little things anyway.

The Kiss Off

Distance

Two

From Made By Girl

Holy S'mores

Via Someone Left The Cake Out In The Rain

For the graham cracker crust:
3 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 tbl granulated sugar
For the chocolate filling:
8 large egg yolks
1 c confectioners sugar sifted
2 tbl white crème de cacao
2 tbl Kahlua
2 tbl Cognac
1 t pure vanilla extract
1/8 t salt
1 c (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 tbl Dutch-Processed cocoa powder
12 oz semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate finely chopped
1 c heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
For the marshmallow fluff meringue:
3 large egg whites
pinch of salt
pinch of cream of tartar
1/4 t pure vanilla extract
1 c marshmallow fluff
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the crust: Combine the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and granulated sugar until well combined. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch metal baking pan. Bake the crust until it starts to brown and become crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
To make the filling: Using an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks and confectioners sugar together in a large bowl until they are thick and the color of butter. Beat in the Cognac, Crème de Cacao, Kahlua, vanilla and salt.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat and whisk in cocoa powder until smooth. Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate, and stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Let cool slightly, then gradually beat into the egg mixture.
Fold the softly beaten heavy cream into the chocolate mixture just until combined. Spoon the chocolate cream over the graham cracker crust, smoothing it evenly with a spatula. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate until very firm, at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
When ready to serve, make the meringue: Using an electric mixer set at low speed, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the salt and cream of tartar and beat at medium speed until soft peaks form. Beat in the vanilla. Add the marshmallow Fluff to the egg whites a little at a time, beating constantly until stiff peaks form.
Carefully cut the S’mores into 15 large squares. Place each S’more on a dessert plate. Top each with 1/2 cup of the meringue in a large dollop. Use a small kitchen torch to carefully burnish the meringue until tipped with golden brown. Serve immediately.

Contentment Vol. 2

Sheryl Crow's album C'mon C'mon (Old school and perfect listening to end the summer.)
Quotes from Grey's Anatomy's Meredith Grey
Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia (So bad for you, but sooo good!)
South Carolina Gamecock football & Marcus Lattimore!
Best Friends (When they are near or far.)
Reruns of House and the anticipation of the new season!
Google Reader, Google Reader, Google Reader
"Everyday" shirts from Target.
Banana Nut Bread
Kitty's that sleep in your suitcase.
Lemon water (On a 3 day obsession so far...)

Jamie Oliver at Williams Sonoma

Love the labels for the new Jamie Oliver Collection at Williams Sonoma!

Design Darling

Found the blog, Design Darling that I am mad for! I love when that happens!

The South

I snapped this picture just as these were being put on the stove.

In the south you add bacon to your (perfectly healthy) green beans for "flavor".

Chocolate Expresso Cookies (Baked)

Via Moi

I think they turned out pretty good. I ended up using my standard Honey Sweet chocolate cookie recipe... I will do a little more testing. I want to make sure I can tell that it is a "coffee flavored" cookie.

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