I didn’t do a Thursday Things this week and instead posted a few extra recipes. So the time is ripe for a few Weekend Things:
1. I love old wood and old things and old cast iron.
I bought this antique pine dough board on ebay a week or so before I left for Aruba and it arrived hours before I got on the plane. If only this board had a nickle for every knife mark it has and the stories it could tell.
I wonder what woman, or generations of women, have cut things on this board or rolled dough on it and what they’ve made It’s probably seen it’s share of butter, sugar, and I’m guessing more than a few pounds of dough have been rolled out on it.
I can’t wait to take pictures on it.
2. I love my antique Chinese writing desk and the new board’s surface is similar, but different enough.
I love the look of wood with certain food, like Homemade Thin Mints (no-bake, vegan). Then again, it wouldn’t take a wood surface for me to enjoy these.
3. I met up with Brandy of Nutmeg Nanny this past week in Aruba. She was here attending a wedding and we coordinated a short ‘n sweet little meetup. I had Skylar in tow so we didn’t stay long but it was fun to connect with another food blogger and Instagrammer and person I “know” and meet up with live and in the flesh.
I’ve actually met up with other bloggers and friends on previous Aruba trips who were either here for a day or a week; crazy but true, and fun.
4. Silver Spoon Bottle Opener, $16 – great price for anything from Antrho
5. Thanks to The Kitchn for featuring my Baked Peach and Nectarine Donuts with White Chocolate on their Delicious Links
6. These Diner scene plates, $44
7. Scott ordered an iced coffee from a local coffee shop and asked Skylar to hold it while he searched for something in his briefcase. Ninety seconds later he looked up and it was half gone. She’s 5 years old but can apparently chug iced coffee with the best of them. She’s done this in the past, too. The apple clearly doesn’t fall far from the tree.
I won’t even order iced coffee from coffee shops since I can down a venti in 2.8 seconds, no joke.
8. Thanks for the Vegan a la Mode Cookbook Giveaway entries
9. Three-ingredient Chocolate Icebox Cheesecake
No-bake, 3 ingredients, chocolate, cheesecake – I think this needs to go on my weekend agenda
10. Stop the Sunburn with Strawberries
“…they hope to figure out whether just eating strawberries might boost your sun resistance, or if it could be smeared on the skin in some kind of lotion to act as an all-natural sunscreen…”
It seems the more science advances, the more that grandmotherly wisdom like eating foods from all the colors of the rainbow can do no harm.
Some of my favorite Rainbow Food-Colored Recipes are here
What are your Weekend Things?
If you’ve made anything, done, seen, or bought anything fabulous this week, feel free to link it up in the comments.
Do you shop on ebay?
I love ebay (and etsy, Craigslist, Amazon, and letting my fingers do the walking and the shopping in general). I need to be careful with ebay because I am sometimes tempted to increase my maximum bid far past what is probably a fair price for a particular item, just because I want it and the one-of-a-kind and there will never be another one like it mentality sets in. Until I realize that in a week or two, something equally as fabulous will likely crop up and to cool my jets a little bit.
Have a great weekend. We’re off to play at the beach!
I’ve just started subscribing to your blog (which is a new thing for me) and I have to tell you how much I enjoy them! Beautiful photos, lots of vegan recipes and lots of personality — Thank you for sharing your recipes, your thoughts and your life!
thanks, Michele, for reading and commenting and glad you like what you see! :)
After Alaska, I think a thaw in Aruba would be righteous…
so cool! I hope you’re having a great weekend girl!
SO cool that you got to meet Brandy! She seems so incredibly sweet and down to earth. That spoon is very cool
That’s the best bottle opener I’ve ever seen.
I kinda thought so too!
It was so great meeting you and Skylar! I hope you have a great time in Aruba :)
It was fun and glad we could coordinate it! Hope your trip home was smooth & uneventful :)
Oh goshhhh yes, same here! I’ve been loving rustic flatware and kitchen items~but I feel like they’re tough to find! They’re so fun aren’t they? ;)
go on ebay or etsy – there’s so much to choose from that I could go broke!
what a great post! i love that cutting board and vintage spoon! so cool!
Too funny about Skylar chugging Scott’s coffee. Reminds me of my sister–she’d go with my mom to the local coffee shop and started drinking coffee at about the same age. I started in early college, but the whole family is still “hooked”! Congrats on the Kitchn feature! Love your dough board–I shop Amazon a lot, but haven’t done too much with e-bay. I also need to be careful with it for the exact same reason!
you with your crafting – yes, you could get into trouble on ebay and etsy :)
My grandmother passed along her mom’s great grandmother’s rolling pin. The wear is not completely obvious, but it brings to life so many stories and recipes that have been passed down.
Your corn on the Cobb salad looks delicious!
the donuts were mine, not the cobb salad – but I want that salad too – or your grandma’s rolling pin!
ha ha. she already loves coffee eh?
a foodie in the making?
did not know about the strawberries and sunburn
I saw your Kitchn feature! you go girl!
thanks for noticing the Kitchn feature – I am in love with those spoonforkbacon banana bites that were on the kitchn that you posted!
and yes, she’s the only 5 year old I know who asks what stage food in re the photography and how much has been done and and when will it be ready for eating :)
I think that’s hilarious that your daughter likes coffee. I was a pretty big coffee drinker from about 10-15 years old, but I won’t even look at it now. Go figure! I made my favorite dessert this week and just posted it today: Peach Blackberry Pie. Here’s the link if you’re interested: https://piesandplots.net/peach-blackberry-pie/ Have a good weekend in paradise :)
my dad tells stories of drinking coffee growing up on his farm when he was just a boy, maybe 6 years old or so!
Congratulations on your Kitchn feature!!
thanks, Brandon!
That’s great about Skylar, probably tasting like a sweet treat to her. Great list of things, I used to be huge into eBay, especially as a small-scale seller selling electronics, books, games, purses, etc. that we were no longer using. But haven’t been back since they mucked up the policies really screwing small sellers. :-(
I used to buy ALL my small electronics from them about 8-10 years ago before amazon was just as huge and when ebay was definitely the best deal$ going!
That board is awesome! I’m like you–I always feel the need to scour the internet and outbid someone for something because of that very mentality you described! But little do we realize, awesome treasures pop up all the time, so chances are, we’ll score something even more awesome sooner or later. Like that bottle opener–so cool! Anthro has some amazing stuff. And uh, if you ever want to meet me in Aruba, I wouldn’t mind! ;)
Cmon down – let’s have pina coladas!
I love that Skylar totally downed your coffee, haha! Could have been something worse, like beer or a margarita ;) And Aruba looks amazing!!!
It was Scott’s coffee (mom’s tend to ‘see’ things like that before they even happen – ha!) and that’s why we’d NEVER let her ‘hold’ anything more adult-like!