Cupcakes!

A couple of weeks ago I had what I guess you could call a dream job. I know I would.

 When Mandy from OvenLovin emailed me and asked me if I wanted to photograph her cupcakes I didn't have to think before I said, "Heck yes, I'll do it!"

I mean, these are the same cupcakes we had at our wedding. The very same cupcakes that almost caused the first fights of our marriage. (How could he eat the last mini cheesecake without checking in with me? I will never understand.)

These are cupcakes that you would go a hundred miles for, sell your mother for, elbow your friends out of the way for. Trust me, they're that good. And fortunately for me, they're pretty easy on the eyes as well.

Enjoy! And if you get hit with a sudden craving, OvenLovin does deliver!

I just love the 'smores cupcakes.

A little behind the scenes action . . .

'Smores.

Banana Dulce de Leche.

Churro.

Cheesecake. Oh, the cheesecake. Evan, I'll never forgive you.

Rose et Blanc. 

Red Velvet.

Mocha. Probably my favorite. Probably. But I'd have to try a few more to be sure. Mandy . . . . .

Black and White. Classic.

Marble & Peanut Butter.

Chocolate Raspberry.

Peanut Butter Chocolate.

Towering deliciousness! 

Chee in the Box

More Cats and Kittens at the Shelter

This is Katie, a real sweetheart.

She and Cosmo below are a bonded pair. They just love each other.

And this little one is Orbitz. He was a little shy, but he warmed up pretty quickly.

And this cat. Winslow.  I almost took him home, he was so cute. A total lap cat, he tried to climb out of his area to come hang out with us after we finished with the photos. If I didn't already have two cats, I'd adopt him in a heartbeat!

And this is Beckett, the third brother. He was also a sweet one, unafraid and interested in everything.

Kunoichi was the last cat we photographed and she is just gorgeous! Look at those markings. And those eyes!

Go ahead, adopt them already!

Breakfast

When I buy fruit, I tend to get a little out of control. Most people buy a basket of strawberries, I buy a flat. Most people buy a few peaches, I buy ten pounds of them.

The most delicious ten pounds EVER, I just have to say. Too good for baking, too good for jam, pies, cakes, you name it. Almost too good to pour yogurt over. Really, they are just meant to be eaten as they are, as nature intended. As we speak, only one lonely peach remains. The rest have been decimated.

Oh man. I love peaches.

The Bridge

Strawberries!

I don't know about you, but I feel like I've been living off the fruits of the season this summer. First it was cherries, which I ate as many of as I could (Evan can attest to this, as he witnessed the carnage, and the mountains of pits and stems left over), and these days it seems to be strawberries that I can't get enough of.

This year they seem better than usual, sweeter and more complex. I eat them rinsed, just out of the carton, cut up into little pieces, in yogurt for breakfast and I even made this cake last week (highly recommended, but find lots of people to share it with or you might end up eating it for lunch the next day like I did).

What's your summer fruit? I can't decide if I want to go for peaches or plums next . . .