Here are this week’s Thursday Things:
1. I was asked to be a contributor in Kelly Lester’s new cookbook, Cooking With Trader Joe’s Cookbook, available in stores September 2012.
It’s the seventh book in a series of Trader Joe’s cookbooks and considering I love Trader Joe’s, this was a perfect fit for me.
My amazingly talented friend, Marla Meridith, did the photography for the book and it’s just stunning.
Kelly, Marla, and everyone who worked on the book did a stellar job with an extremely fast, aggressive, and tight timeframe to get this baby from concept to store shelves in months, which is unheard of in the publishing industry.
I’ll keep you updated with more details as the release date approaches. I’m so excited about it!
3. Fill it up with Peach Mango Pineapple White Sangria
4. Blueberry Slump – I’d hardly call this a “slump” – blueberries, dough, and vanilla ice cream doesn’t sound like a slump.
I’ve never heard of a slump, which is defined as: A sticky biscuit dough is dropped onto blueberries in this classic New England dessert, which is called a “slump,” “grunt,” or “cobbler,” depending on who you’re asking.
5. I love NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia
It’s a must have in coffee.
6. My order from iHerb.com just arrived and I’m restocked now on life’s little essentials.
iHerb has the cheapest prices on supplements, probiotics, vitamins, nutritional yeast, spices in bulk like cinnamon, white stevia powder, and protein powder
Enter code AVE630 to save $5 on your order
I love that site. A little too much.
7. Oh the fun I could have with 5 pounds of Scharffen Berger 99% Cacao Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
I’m thinking Oreo Cookie-Stuffed Brownies for starters.
I use melted baking chocolate as opposed to dry cocoa powder for brownie baking because I think the resulting brownies are richer, moister, and just better.
All my brownie recipes are start out by melting chocolate in the microwave
Stirring ingredients by hand in one bowl
Pouring into the pan
As easy as a boxed mix, really.
8. Pots & Pans Cupcake Toppers
I could have a field day on the entire Bake It Pretty site
9. Paisley Cupcake liners – so fun and vibrant
If they don’t bleed, run, or fade, that would be amazing.
In order to appear fade-free, I double up the liners for photography because the liners I actually bake muffins or cupcakes in tend to fade quite dramatically.
Case in point Cheddar Cheese and Olive Oil Savory Muffins – had to double them up
10. Thanks for the giveaway entries (there’s 2 going on)
PB Crave Peanut Butter Giveaway
Magimix by Robot-Coupe Food Processor & Juice Extractor Giveaway
What are your Thursday Things?
If you’ve made anything, done, seen, or bought anything fabulous, feel free to link it up in the comments.
If you’ve read any new cookbooks, bought fade-free muffin liners, have a favorite chocolate, or any fun or handy baking products, I’m all ears.
That cookbook would be right up my alley!
I recently bought a donut pan & it made the cutest treats … Love your Thursday Things … Happy Weekend :-)
Congrats on being a contributor to that Trader Joe’s cookbook! I love TJ’s. Just wish there was one near me. That Blueberry Slump looks amazing btw!
Congratulations!! I love Trader Joes, there is one right down the street from my apt. in SF =) That is so exciting!
That is so awesome!!! I am a huge fan of Trader Joe’s and know that you support them and get crazy creative with their products. Congrats!
What a great Thursday things! Genius cookbook idea! Can’t wait to check it out…and you brought back those brownies. I blame them (and me) for five pounds…but I guess it was worth it. LOL.
Fun that you get to be a part of that cookbook (you know how I feel about Trader Joe’s).
There’s something just not right about a dessert called a grunt, as far as I’m concerned…
And I cannot wait to see YOUR next book! You must be so excited!!! I would be! :)
Hooray cookbook–good for you! Congrats!
I seriously can’t get enough of that vanilla stevia. Thanks for introducing it to me!
Congratulations on the cookbook features! I’m curious to know what you chose to contribute.
I love the mason jar dispenser! So cute!
I love that mason jar drink dispenser. So fabulous! I didn’t know you were featured in the book, how exciting and so perfectly in-line with you and your obsession with TJs! I can’t wait to see what recipe you created :)
I have a few in it and yes, perfect fit for me!
Congratulations on being featured in the cookbook! That’s super cool! I haven’t ever been to “Bake it Pretty”, but that’s where I’m headed now!
lock up your credit card!
Congrats on the cookbook, can’t wait to check it out. Loving that mason jar dispenser!
Oh, I really like that mason jar dispenser from Pottery Barn. Mason jars will definitely be part of the decor at my and my fiance’s wedding…so I may have to see what the caterer thinks of these. =)
Oh how fun if that makes the wedding cut!
I have never heard of a slump either but I love learning about new things like this! It actually sounds like divine comfort food…yum!
my thoughts exactly!
I’ve made cookies. Lots and lots and lots of cookies.
https://cookiesandcrafts.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/enough-already-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/
I’m working on a couple of posts that you are going to LOVE!!
can’t wait!