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cookies / cupcake / holiday / pie / spirits / tequila / Triple Sec

National Tequila Day

Posted on July 24, 2014 by ellie • Leave a comment

July 24th is National Tequila Day and I need to work late Which can be filed under the “most unfortunate sentences spoken today” along with “I missed the boat to Ibiza”, “At least you didn’t make me cry this time”, and “We’re experiencing train traffic ahead of us, please be patient”. So while I’m doing … Continue reading →

birthday / cake / inspiration / Sober Sunday / sweets

sober sunday: what does the fox say?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ellie • 1 Comment

some foxy decorating inspiration Some people drunk dial ex-boyfriends, I drunk Etsy. My 4am misdeeds result in vintage pulleys arriving within 7-10 business days of said indiscretion, carefully wrapped in small town newspapers from Kentucky. Or naturally shed antlers found in Washington state. Or a flirtatious conversation with a lumberjack in Utah selecting the … Continue reading →

bourbon / brownies / chocolate / cookies / easy to make / scotch / sweets / whiskey

single process

Posted on July 11, 2014 by ellie • Leave a comment

genetic flaws, hair dye, and blondies My mother is amazing. I’m convinced she can pretty much do anything, from making my clothes to making me feel better. She has helped me navigate literary theory, piano scales, middle school, AP art class, cooking disasters, hair disasters, and the marketing materials I write daily. She ziplined … Continue reading →

brunch / muffin / savory / Sober Sunday

Sober Sunday: unicorns do exist

Posted on June 4, 2014 by ellie • 4 Comments

cold comfort, alpacas, and the ultimate muffin After a few dates, a friend of mine was totally smitten with an opera singer/rock climber/brilliant/radiant/intelligent/beautiful girl, and then understandably deflated when she upped and moved to China or something. Because I was full of shmushy love stuffs at the time, I told him, thems the breaks, but … Continue reading →

cookies / jam / spirits / sweets / tequila

sometimes you just need to cry about it

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ellie • 5 Comments

I read an article awhile ago somewhere that said when customer service call centers record you call they have triggers for expletives and vocal stress, this way, they can use it to train employees (this is what a really upset person sounds like), and notify management if someone is getting out of hand. It would … Continue reading →

holiday / tools

i heart this

Posted on February 11, 2014 by ellie • Leave a comment

made for sharing, manufactured with love I know some amazing people that create some amazing things. Like these heart parts made by the ever-talented Fatima Fazal, now available through Urban Outfitters here: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=31699309 Reusable + biodegradable + 66% less plastic than regular cutlery, these multifunctional knife/fork/scoop pieces of adorable bring the act of sharing a … Continue reading →

cake / Sober Sunday / sweets

Sober Sunday: Break-Up Cake

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ellie • 2 Comments

don’t go baking angry There is no such thing as break-up cake. Because regret does not taste good. Smother it with sugar and cream and it still just tastes like disappointment. Failure causes chocolate to seize. Frustration causes the fat to separate and frosting to break. No good can come of baking angry. Hurt, sad, … Continue reading →

holiday / menu / menus / rum

In lieu of presents, I got you this roast

Posted on December 26, 2013 by ellie • Leave a comment

Crown roast, cream puffs, and Christmas I usually refer to myself as a functional disaster. I say this not to be hard on myself, but because its true – I have a good job, I take care of my friends, I make good on promises and obligations, I recycle. I also overcommit, don’t sleep, and … Continue reading →

beer / holiday

Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by ellie • Leave a comment

And when I think about my poppa smurf, I think of beer. Because he taught me many things in life, and one of the more important lessons he instilled in me was that life is too short to drink crappy beer. I still drank my fair share of Special Brew and Busch Lite, when I … Continue reading →

cocktail / cupcake / easy to make / pie / tequila / Triple Sec

Cinco de Margarita

Posted on May 5, 2013 by ellie • Leave a comment

Because I rarely drink tequila and am partial to any holiday that serves as an excuse for celebration, camaraderie, and tacos, five ways to enjoy tequila that won’t leave you confused about how you got home last night. (Well, the margarita might, so exercise restraint. You have work tomorrow.) Uno – Best Basic Margarita Rim … Continue reading →

The Boozy Bakeshop

everything in moderation (one-bowl breakfast cookies)

Sober Sunday: I’m just going to get drunk in this American Apparel Unitard

santiago cakes

hedging my bets

Manic Pixie Dream Boy

Margarita Pie (no ‘h’ means it’s not pizza)