Taste the Rainbow

Since featured in Styled months ago, I cannot get this image out of my brain when I see sprinkles. And since then I have been allured to all sorts of treats embellished with the colorful adornments. Whether it be delectable strawberry milk whoopie pies or a glorious funfetti cupcake, everything tastes better with sprinkles.

And how fun is this inexpensive way to spruce up a candle?

Images: Styled, Sprinkle Bakes, Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, Cake Date, How Sweet Eats, Pink Preppy Lilly Lover, Sprinkle Bakes, The Yellow House

All That Glitters...

Images: ruffles & sequins, The Glitter Guide, Made by Girl, Pretty Stuff, Momtastic, The Glitter Guide

Feeling like I need a little end-of-the-week pick-me-up. Nothing a little sequins can't do.

P.S. I am totally getting my hands on that nail polish this weekend.

Hungry?

Quite simply put, I cannot get enough of Food Gawker. As you may know, I'm not much of a cook (mostly because I think I am just intimidated), but the endless drool-worthy photos on this site make me want to get in the kitchen and work it.

Some enticing recipes to try this summer:

{ pulled pork with cornbread }

{ s'mores bars }

{ potato salad }

{ watermelon lemonade }

{ lemon pound cake parfaits }

Images: Food Gawker

Perfect Palette

Could not be more infatuated with the color palette in the restoration of this Ohio 1890's German Village house. The combination of the modern creamy whites with aged dark woods and industrial accents is quite dreamy...

Images: Capital Style via Sweetie Pie Style

Burn, Baby, Burn

***

Beauty + the BEE

The girl has MAD style. As previously featured here, I just can't get enough.

Images: Atlantic-Pacific

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

I haven't baked in awhile, so it was fun to get in the kitchen and make these delicious treats for some friends last week (who doesn't love peanut butter cookies?). It was one of the easiest recipes I have ever tried and they turned out pretty darn good.

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup white sugar (I opted for 1/4 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar instead)

1 egg

*I also added 1 tsp vanilla, and because the recipe doesn't make many cookies I doubled the ingredients.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Combine ingredients and drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet. Use a fork to press down on dough balls to create traditional criss-cross look.

3. Bake for 8 minutes and let cool.

For a personal touch, I added chocolate frosting details in the criss-crosses.

One of my favorite ways to package cookies as gifts is simply wrapped up in parchment paper with some ribbon or yarn. It feels that much more special to give, no matter the occasion.