S'mores Ice Cream Cake

Sorry, I'm not sorry. Allow me to go out on a limb here, guys. I try to keep this blog pretty practical, mostly nutritious, and classic. Or I at least like to have a good excuse to be completely ridiculous (see here for an example of my reasonable insanity). 

Strawberry Granita

"Keep it simple" is probably the best cooking advice to remember this time of year. Fresh peas, tart cherries, tender spring greens, even sweet strawberries don't need much to dress them up. 

But what kind of food blogger would tell you that the best way you could enjoy those tiny, tender, sweet, spring strawberries is with a little whip cream or a drizzle of red wine? A boring one, thats what kind.

Raw Cocoa-Nut Bites

Confession #1: I'm trying to quit eating refined sugar. 
Confession #2: It isn't going very well. Mostly, I don't think wine should count as sugar, because it is very clearly fruit. 

Kitchen Sink Links {5}

This Saturday food blogger across the country will be joining forces (selling sweets) to raise money for Share Our Strength. I've been making goodies for the Atlanta event, which will be at Cook's Warehouse Ansley Mall location from 9 am to 1 pm. Check here to see if there's a sale in your city.

If you can't make the sale, consider making a donation online here.

I also decided to give up sugar for a week (great timing, right?).  I have a pretty serious sweet tooth, which seems to have taken a turn for the worst. My body (and my palate) need a little break from sweetness to recover and reset.

But, of course, I can (and do) dream about sweet things all day long, right? So here are a few things I'm lusting for:

Joy's Coffee Coffee Cake Muffins . I've been craving streusel lately (totally normal huh?) and the combo of vanilla and espresso is righteous. Bookmarking these guys for Mother's Day brunch.

I'm so in love with Ashley's words on the seasons of life. We are in a planting and weeding season right now and I'm trying to be present in that, which is always a challenge for me. Her Rhubarb Mojito will probably help though.

Megan makes a mean goat's milk caramel, I mean Cajeta.

I just subscribed to Remedy Quarterly and the back issues arrived this week. I'm so excited to dig in!

Love this info-graphic from Grist (via Good) and this twitter, PicturelessPins!

Wishing you a very sweet weekend!

Twix-moa

TWIX - MOA!

Hmm, okay, so how can I explain this to you? 

A Twix-moa is like the love child of a Twix and a Girl Scout Samoa cookie. Or maybe it is a candy bar dressed up like a cookie. It might also be a cookie transformed into a candy bar. 

Death, Taxes and Banana Bread

Inevitably, you will have brown bananas. Ugly, spotty, squishy bananas. You are not even particularly fond of bananas and yet, here there you are, you and ugly bananas, together. You have tried every trick you know, and nothing will make those bananas look better. So here's what you do: you mash the life out of those bananas and you butter them up, egg them on, and share some bourbon. You really show those frickin' bananas what's what and they give you delicious, comforting bread.