Lunchtime Links for December 31st, 2010

• The Kitchn: Light and refreshing meals.
• The Girl Who Ate Everything: Sullivan Street Bakery bread. 
• Bakerella: Peanut butter fudge.
• Tabatha's Salon Takeover: Recap from TVGasm. 
• The Pioneer Woman: Spicy lemon garlic shrimp.

Georgetown Cupcake - Free Chocolate Toffee Crunch Cupcake

 

How appropriate for my last (non-link) post of 2010 to go to a Georgetown Cupcake cupcake, haha!  This one was a free "secret" one earlier this month- Chocolate Toffee Crunch.  The chocolate cake is a great sub for the regular Toffee Crunch cake base- makes this taste even more candyshop-esque.  

That being said, the toffee pieces on top are the only things that make this cupcake stand out, because otherwise it's exactly like their Chocolate & Vanilla cupcake.  I think it'd be cool if Georgetown Cupcake started adding more texture to the bottom of the cake portion- maybe a cookie crust or some other ingredient to make this seem more like a Heath bar... thoughts?

Also- Happy New Year's Eve day!  Hope you all have a wonderful last day of 2010!

Lunchtime Links for December 30th, 2010

• Food 52: Warm custard spoon bread. 
• Blondie and Brownie: Momofuku's compost cookies.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Red velvet cake donuts.
• Cute Overload: Cute puppy in the snow.
• Serious Eats: Sichuan-style chicken noodle soup. 

Georgetown Cupcake, Oprah-fied!

So, I probably should've posted about this before the episode aired, but alas, I didn't think to ahead of time.

On Tuesday, the sisters/owners of Georgetown Cupcake were on Oprah to promote their DC Cupcakes show on TLC, and to show a recipe for Strawberry champagne sparkler cupcakes.  The presentation could use a little work, but overall it sounds like a cute and festive recipe, with an interesting twist on a regular cupcake.  Have any of you tried to bake with champagne before?  I haven't, but I can't wait to try the Strawberry Champagne cupcake at their Bethesda store soon!

Lunchtime Links for December 29th, 2010

• Food 52: Lemony cream cheese pancakes.
• Tasty Kitchen: Light and crispy waffles.  
• Smitten Kitchen: Sweet corn spoonbread. 
• The Budget Babe: Five under $50 bandage dresses.
• Japanese Snack Reviews: Japanese KFC Christmas.

Lands' End Chunky Knit Throw

 

A big "Thank you!" to Lands' End for this super comfy throw, via a pre-Christmas Twitter contest they were having a while back.  I really love the texture detail and the GIANT size of this throw, perfect for watching all of my shows with a mug of tea :o)  This grey color doesn't seem to be available on their site currently, but the blue and white colors also look nice as well, if anyone's in the market for a living room or bedroom blanket. 

Lunchtime Links for December 28th, 2010

• La Fuji Mama: Peanut butter cookies.
• The Budget Babe: Stripe top and wedge boots.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Gingerbread men.
• metrocurean: Chocolate fudge crinkles.
• Re-nest: Neat way of re-using plastic bottle caps.