on the menu / lunch + dessert

I normally don't have dessert with lunch, but today was an exception. Last night I made mocha silk pie and OH. MY. GOODNESS. It is SO delicious!! I followed a recipe from The Pioneer Woman's website. I've had it on my Pinterest board forever, but never thought I could tackle it. Instead of telling myself that I'm not good at baking (like I have for so long) I decided to just practice a little more until I can do it. My family got me a stand up Kitchen Aid mixer for my birthday, so now I have no excuse!

I don't have any pie tins in my house. Instead, I divided the mixture into some ceramic soufflé dishes and tiny ceramic pie dishes that I have. This works out better, because the tiny ones are great servings for just me. I should share the ones in the bigger soufflé dishes with someone else (but honestly, I could totally eat one by myself). If you like coffee flavored dessert, I would definitely give this recipe a try! It will save you the  cost of going out a few times each week when you get a craving for it...oh, is that just me that does that?

shop update

There are two new items in the shop this morning: Twiggy Dessert Picks and Lynette's Paper Feather Hair Comb.

These dessert picks come as a set of six: 2 flag picks with button charms, 3 small flag picks, and 1 custom banner. This set would be great for engagement shoots or the dessert table at the wedding. You could use them in pies, cupcakes, or use a few on top of the cake.

This hair piece is very delicate. The paper feathers are made from the page cutouts for Philip's lamps. Dried baby's breath lays across the feathers with two small flowers on one end. There are small pearl beads inside each flower.

All of my paper pieces in the shop are now coated in a matte protective finish so that they are durable against any kind of moisture or liquid. Because if you're as clumsy as I am, you'd rather be safe than sorry.

sweet gifts.

Today Beca and I got to hang out for the first time. She brought me some goodies including these beautiful and delicious macaroons! Lemon and blackberry- yum!!! I had to share pictures, aren't they pretty?! I assure you, they are as tasty as they look ;) I'm looking forward to future hang outs with her including puppy play dates. She has the cutest pups and I can't wait for Patrick to meet them.

Hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend! Here's what ours mostly looked like:

Food, babies, pool, relaxing, and family: It doesn't really get much better than that.

PS: A special thanks to my mom for always having her camera phone out :)

love.

i am a sucker for any dessert, guest, banquet, or gift table that's decorated with pretty, colorful, or rustic things [extra points if there's yummy desserts in the mix]. i dream of one day making a table as beautiful as these...my little sister is pregnant, so i'm hoping that her baby shower will be my big break ;)









PS... if anyone would like to share a pancake breakfast and a little devotional/fellowship time at a table like the last picture- let me know! i'm in!!!

you can find more pretty tables and other fun party ideas here.