I think I’m coming down with a fever.
Spring Fever! :D
That is, I cannot friggin’ wait until Spring officially arrives. It’s been warm and sunny all week, which has me feeling like winter is finally on its way out, plus all the snow that fell a couple weeks ago is nearly melted. That, and daylight savings time starts in THREE WEEKS, and Negril is less than two months away – whee!
Which reminds me…I gotta hit the gym this afternoon. ;)
In the meantime, enjoy your weekend (your long weekend to those who have President’s Day off!) and please enjoy my picks from around the web and beyond in this week’s Friday Favorites!
Favorite sip: Raspberry Beer Cocktail. I CANNOT WAIT TO TRY THIS!! We’re having family pizza night tonight, and I think I’m going to bring a batch.
Favorite party: MARDI GRAS! I wrote a freelance article this week about mardi gras foods, which got me missing my favorite city. HARD. I tried to convince Ben to take a last minute trip down to NOLA this weekend and into next week for Mardi Gras but, no dice.
Favorite funny: Dogs under water. If you click through just one link in this week’s Friday Favorites, make it this one. It will nearly make your heart explode with love and laughter.
Favorite bite: Veggie Gyros. I have not had falafel in a hot minute. This needs to change with Veggie Gyros!
Favorite kitchen accent: Moroccan Backsplash. Love. Love. Love. Love. Did I mention, love?
Favorite easy dinner: Spaghetti Aglio, Olio, e Peperoncino (Garlic, Olive Oil & Chili Flakes with Spaghetti.) This reminds me of some of the yummy pasta dishes Ben and I had in Italy. Simple pleasures.
Favorite face lift: Walnut Scratch Remover. I’d heard of this tip before, but have never seen it in action. Going to try it out with some scratches that over the door hangers have made on a few doors around here. :(
Favorite mmmm: Pudding Icing. Check. This. Out.
Favorite sweet accent: The Cooking Necklace. Awwww!
Favorite time waster: Food on My Dog Blog. I seriously want a dog just so I can balance food on her head and post it here on IGE.
Favorite outfit. Minus the hat (I look ridiiiiiculous in hats,) this is the perfect summer outfit. Jorts are my fave. :)
Favorite indulgence: Bacon and Corn Griddle Cakes. There are not enough words to describe how much I want these. Sweet & savory to the max!
Favorite cereal: Nature’s Path Crunchy Vanilla Sunrise. I picked up a box of this cereal at Costco last weekend and one of the two pouches is cough already gone cough. It tastes like Rice Krispie Treat Cereal, but is gluten free and the sugar content isn’t that crazy either. It’s soooooo good with unsweetened vanilla almond breeze.
Favorite energy saving tip. This tip comes from my sister-in-law. If you don’t have little ones or pets running around, keep the oven door open after cooking something in it. You already paid for the energy to heat up the oven, so you might as well use what’s left to help heat the house!
Favorite tip: Frozen Ginger. This is absolutely brilliant!
Favorite sweet treat: Strawberry Layer Cake with Whipped Strawberry Frosting. The frosting on this cake looks like airy, melt in your mouth perfection. What a perfect girly/summer/everyday cake!!
Have a great weekend everyone! TGIF!
Amber @ Busy, Bold, Blessed 02.17.2012
Good tip with the oven! The doggies underwater are HILARIOUS! Also nice use of the word jorts :D
Is it April yet?!
Danyel 02.17.2012
That cocktail is great! I use 3 bottles MGD light and instead of regular vodka, I use UV blue. Yummy.
Melissa 02.17.2012
http://littlefriendsphoto.com/index2.php#/gallery1/1/ More underwater dog pics! (this is the guy’s site from the article)
lauren @ sassy molassy 02.17.2012
First off, Mai’s blog is beautiful. Thanks for sharing that (and her beer recipe). Secondly, I’m loving your Friday Favs more and more each week. Thirdly, I want a slice of that cake right. now.
Trisha 02.17.2012
Wow, that backsplash is GORgeous! We’re remodeling our kitchen in the next few months. I will now be begging for Moroccan backsplash until the hubs gives in!
Stephanie @ On the Road to RD 02.17.2012
hahah that Food On My Dog blog has got me DYING!
kathleen @ the daily crumb 02.17.2012
i have those griddle cakes pinned! yummmm. good roundup this week :)
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen 02.17.2012
Ahhh, seeing those griddle cakes at lunch time is killing me! They look amazing!
Amy D. 02.17.2012
Girl, you need to get out of my head! Crunchy Vanilla Sunrise with unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze is the best thing ever & is what I had for breakfast this morning. I’m becoming slightly obsessed with it and have killed about 3 boxes of it within 2 weeks. It’s addicting!
Brenda Evans 02.17.2012
I had to laugh at the oven tip. My husband is crazy about that one! Hates it if I forget to leave it open! I will def be using that ginger tip, genious!
Amanda @NotJustCute 02.17.2012
So fun to see my frosting recipe here! I actually have your lettuce wraps on the menu for tonight. The cyberworld can be really small sometimes! :0)
Iowa Girl Eats 02.17.2012
Oh my gosh – too funny! Your frosting looks soooo divine. I want to take a face plant in it. :)
Jen 02.17.2012
I’ve made that cocktail before and set it out at my friend’s birthday party. It’s really good and really sweet. It was a huge hit. The recipe called for fresh or frozen raspberries, but I would use fresh. The frozen kind of turned to mush.
Emilie @ Emilie's Enjoyables 02.17.2012
love that walnut tip!!
Kelly J 02.17.2012
I have Spring Fever SO bad right now! I’ve spent my entire morning looking through Gurney’s spring catalog, picking out which trees, flowers, fruits, & veggies I want to plant this year. We’ve been luckily to have a mild winter this year, but I swear it has made it harder because I’ve been thinking it’s almost spring for months now!
sarah k 02.17.2012
I had to laugh out loud when I saw that cake. I use the exact same recipe that I got from a former co-worker, but mine is never that pretty. It is soooooo yummy, though!!
Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) 02.17.2012
I have a baking necklace from etsy my boyfriend got me last year. It’s measuring spoons and a cupcake pan — love it!
I also love that dog blog! It’s hilarious!
Randi 02.17.2012
Haha! We call it a strip and go naked! So good on a hot summer day!!
Maria 02.17.2012
I look forward to your Friday Favorites all week!!!! (seriously…I will now ants-ily anticipate next week’s) I got bit hard with spring fever this week too…too bad DC is supposed to get snow this weekend :( BUT it’s like 50 degrees outside now, and I wish it were 70 to wear that OUTFIT! I love it! And that backsplash is going in my dream house folder right now. Thanks for all the links!
Sarah 02.17.2012
Who makes the orange leather bracelet and blue blouse?
Love it! Thanks!
Iowa Girl Eats 02.17.2012
If you click on the link it shows you where each piece of the outfit is from.
Mollie 02.17.2012
LOVE that drink! my boyfriend’s family makes it with pink lemonade and calls it a “pink panty pull down”… slightly ridiculous ;) but so DELISH! enjoy!
Mollie
Iowa Girl Eats 02.17.2012
Oh my! Perhaps this is not the most appropriate for family pizza night then! HA! ;)
Kristin Scho 02.17.2012
We called it a Strip and Go Naked! in college- made with pink lemonade concentrate CHEAP beer and vodka ha ha ha