Winter Flower Stamps

I love the new Winter Flowers collection of stamps that recently came out - how pretty!  For someone like me that sends cards out year-round, these are a pretty transitional stamp between the holidays and spring/summer. And yes, I do tend to use specific stamps at certain times of the year, haha.  If you're a fan of flowers, or of pretty stamps in general, make sure to pick up a sheet or two!

Lunchtime Links for March 5th, 2014

• I Heart Naptime: Chocolate cupcakes. 
• Table for Two: Creamy tomato Tortellini soup. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: Mongolian beef. 
• Cookies & Cups: Chocolate chip cookie dough gooey butter bars. 
• Damn Delicious: Parmesan and spinach Orzo. 

Georgetown Cupcake - Valentine's Day XO Vanilla Cupcake

I always love Georgetown Cupcake's holiday-specific cupcakes, and this year's Valentine's day cupcakes were no exception.  Here we have the XO Vanilla cupcake, which consists of a "classic Madagascar vanilla cupcake with baby pink buttercream and XO fondant". 

There was also an XO chocolate version, but for that day I decided on just the vanilla.  The buttercream frosting is thicker than the standard cream cheese-based frosting, but the vanilla flavor is delicious as expected.  This was a super cute way to celebrate Valentine's day, especially for anyone that loves the color pink!

Lunchtime Links for March 4th, 2014

• Smitten Kitchen: Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: Soft red velvet chocolate chip cookies. 
• Crazy for Crust: Funfetti cookie fudge bars.
• Handle the Heat: Homemade peanut butter cookie dough Oreos.
• Seasons and Suppers: S'mores cake. 

Georgetown Cupcake - March Flavors

March is all about the start of spring, and a fun holiday like St. Patrick's day - here are this month's special flavors at Georgetown Cupcake:

Cherry Blossom: Classic Madagascar bourbon vanilla cupcake baked with fresh cherries and topped with a cherry infused cream cheese frosting and a fondant cherry blossom

Chocolate Mint Crunch Cheesecake: Chocolate Mint Cheesecake baked with mint cookie pieces, topped with mint-infused whipped Callebaut chocolate frosting and mint cookie crumble and fondant mint leaf

St. Patrick's Day Chocolate: Valrhona chocolate cupcake with light green buttercream frosting and a fondant shamrock

St. Patrick's Day Vanilla: Classic Madagascar Bourbon vanilla cupcake with light green buttercream and a fondant shamrock

Be sure to get to a Georgetown Cupcake during March if you're interested in any of these special flavors! 

Lunchtime Links for March 3rd, 2014

• Brown Eyed Baker: Chocolate pudding.
• The First Year Blog: Roasted Parmesan green beans.
• Gimme Some Oven: Hot chocolate. 
• Damn Delicious: Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits. 
• Dessert for Two: Simple chocolate cupcakes. 

Shake Shack - March Custard Flavors

Happy March everyone!  A new month means another new selection of custards at Shake Shack, woo!

Monday: Mint Chocolate Chip
Tuesday: Boston Cream Pie
Wednesday: Black Sesame Citrus
Thursday: Pineapple Brown Sugar
Friday: Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter
Saturday: Golden Sponge Creme Cake
Sunday: Buttery Caramel Cocoa Nib

I am definitely interested in Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday the most!