Lunchtime Links for August 30th, 2013

• Brown Eyed Baker: Thai peanut cabbage slaw. 
• Sweets with Sara: Dark chocolate peanut butter cookies. 
• I Heart Naptime: Sweet and sour chicken. 
• Averie Cooks: Fudgy chocolate brownie microwave mug cake with vanilla glaze. 
• Serious Eats: Red velvet cheesecake. 

Target Ottoman

A while ago, Target had an online furniture sale and I found this great gray patterned storage ottoman for my apartment.  The gray color is actually slightly lighter in person, so even with the busy pattern it manages to feel neutral enough with the other items in living room.  Also, I love that I can store my extra bedding sets and blankets in this ottoman - it fits quite a lot inside!  Unfortunately I am unable to find this exact ottoman online, but there are a few others that I think are great too, like this blue chevron one, and this blue diamond ikat one. 

Lunchtime Links for August 29th, 2013

• Food Fanatic: Ice cream bread. 
• How Sweet It Is: Crispy buttermilk baked chicken and cornbread biscuit sliders. 
• I Heart Naptime: Peanut butter and honey dip.
• Table for Two: Turkey chorizo burgers with guacamole. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: Glossy and smooth macaroni and cheese. 

Chobani Bite - Coffee with Dark Chocolate Chips

A while back, Chobani came out with these cute snack-sized Chobani Bite cups, and I was especially excited to try the Coffee with Dark Chocolate Chips flavor.  It sounded like something I would definitely like since I love coffee ice cream and dark chocolate.

Luckily, it didn't take too long for me to find these at my local Target, and on sale too! The chocolate is blended pretty well - they're more like flecks of dark chocolate vs. bigger chunks mixed in.  There's still a bit of sourness that comes with yogurt but the coffee flavor was still strong in these.  I enjoyed these as a mid-day work snack - they are small yet satisfying for that afternoon sweets fix.   I haven't tried it yet but I think these would be great frozen, like a frozen yogurt pop! 

Lunchtime Links for August 28th, 2013

• Cookies & Cups: Devil's food Snickers cheesecake cupcakes. 
• Oh Sweet Basil: Baked Mozzarella bites. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: 5 minute Chinese buns. 
• Table for Two: San Francisco visit. 
• The Budget Babe: Vinegar for longer lasting manicures. 

Shake Shack - Peach Pecan Custard

I wasn't specifically planning on trying the Peach Pecan custard from Shake Shack, but I figured it was a nice seasonal offering to taste, especially since I happened to be there when the flavor was available.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a fan of fruit pies, and this essentially is a peach+pecan pie a la mode blended together... but this was much better than I expected.  The fresh peach flavor was great, mainly because it still tasted rich like a custard and not like a peach sorbet or anything. The pecan bits added great texture to this custard as well.

Any peach pie fans will love this custard - heck, maybe even non-peach pie fans like me will too!

Lunchtime Links for August 27th, 2013

• The Pioneer Woman: Breakfast potatoes. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: 1 minute microwave chocolate mochi doughnuts. 
• Picky Palate: Roasted banana and Nutella s'mores bruschetta. 
• Buzzfeed: N'SYNC then and now.
• Averie Cooks: Soft and gooey loaded s'mores bars.