a date with tapas

  lunch date at radio maria {champaign, il}
another sister date in champaign: allison decided to visit

 root beer + black current ice tea

 eggplant frittes

 seared tuna

 pork belly arepa

 arancini

dessert at cream & flutter {champaign, il}...

 pink champagne

salted caramel

one night in Paris

{directed+filmed+produced by ashley}

Dear Paris, 

Exactly one year ago I was standing under your Eiffel Tower. I miss you!

Love, Ashley

 

chocolate cereal

 cereal with a chocolate center :)

reminds me of the nutella cereal i ate in verona

munching on...

baked momofuku's gooey butter cake bars

 trader joe's spicy chai latte

Caffe Paradiso

Caffe Paradiso {Urbana, IL}

 mocha latte

fruit cake

momofuku milk bar {delivery from new york}

 Valentine's Day gift from mom :) 

{from Momofuku Milk Bar --New York}

 chocolate chip truffles

cereal milk mix

sweetheart cake pops

 Happy Valentine's Day

pink velvet cake pops for your sweetie :)

chocolate heart cupcakes

pink velvet heart shape cupcakes covered in chocolate

love, Paris

 postcards from Paris

{mon amour = my love}

{we} heart doughnuts

 heart shape doughnuts from Dunkin' Donuts + Valentine's Day card from mom

 mocha latte + cupid choice donut

chocolate heart donut

red + pink + chocolate sweets for dinner

I decided to have dessert for dinner yesterday in the loop.  My sweet tooth was really really happy.

First stop was Magnolia Bakery...

  sno-cap cupcake with pink marshmallow frosting

 heart-shaped whoopie pie!

Next Beard Papa...

heart-shaped paris brest with chocolate cream

    

and a dark chocolate hazelnut covered éclair cream puff with strawberry cream!