Lunchtime Links for August 20th, 2019

• The First Year Blog: Peanut butter frosting.
• Serious Eats: Mocha icebox cake. 
• A Spicy Perspective: Panda Express super greens.
• Averie Cooks: Chocolate cake with chocolate ganache.
• Weelicious: Ice cream cookie sandwiches.

Lunchtime Links for August 19th, 2019

• The First Year Blog: Peanut butter swirl brownies.
• Crazy for Crust: Creme brulee.
• Handle the Heat: Cinnamon rolls. 
• Cookies and Cups: S'mores stuffed chocolate chip cookies.
• Picky Palate: Chocolate peanut butter cake.

Sunday Morning Bakehouse - Chocolate Sprinkle Cruffin

Even though I'm not technically eating this festive Cruffin today, it seems fitting to share this fun sprinkled treat on my birthday :o)  I was happy to see a variation of Sunday Morning Bakehouse's regular Cruffins, with chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles.  The Cruffin really is like a compact croissant, with a tasty sugar coating.  The extra flavor and texture from the frosting and sprinkles is so delicious, and a great option for any type of celebration! 

 

Lunchtime Links for August 16th, 2019

• Serious Eats: Ice cream cones.
• A Spicy Perspective: Sweet potato hash browns. 
• The Kitchn: Ina Garten's outrageous brownies.
• Damn Delicious: Chicken tacos.
• My Baking Addiction: 12 frozen desserts.

Lunchtime Links for August 8th, 2019

• The Live-In Kitchen: Oven roasted corn and black bean salsa.
• Seasons and Suppers: Creamy roasted red pepper and cherry tomato pasta. 
• Serious Eats: Salty sweet Korean beef Galbi.
• Table for Two: Meal prepping containers.
• How Sweet Eats: Slow roasted tomato basil pasta.

Lunchtime Links for August 7th, 2019

• Brown Eyed Baker: Soft pretzels.
• The Impulsive Buy: Krispy Kreme Reese's Lovers filled doughnuts. 
• Apartment Therapy: Travel, laundry, and packing tips.
• Creme de la Crumb: Pork Banh Mi bowls.
• The Kitchn: Turkey meatballs.

Starbucks - "The Gary" Drink

If you're a fan of Brad Goreski and his husband Gary Janetti like I am, you probably have seen a million photos of an iced Starbucks drink on social media linked to the two of them, haha.  Brad recently posted a montage of Gary ordering the same drink at Starbucks at a bunch of locations while on vacation, and some versions of the drink seemed to fare better than others based on Gary's reaction.  Of course I wasn't the only one that went out and tried "The Gary" shortly after seeing these posts!

Based on the videos, "The Gary" is:
- Starbucks Grande Iced Mocha
- 2 pumps of Mocha
- Almond Milk
- No whipped cream

I got the Tall version of "The Gary" and I loved it!  I like almond milk to begin with and I think it adds a little extra flavor to the drink as well.  I love that this fun and silly social media post got so many people to try Gary's Starbucks drink of choice :o)  I also posted on Instagram that I wondered if my pre-order of Gary's book (Do You Mind if I Cancel?) would come with "The Gary", and he replied that it sadly does not, haha!