nothing could be sweeter…

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When I look back at these photos I ask myself “How did I not gain 30 lbs on this trip?”

I was kicking myself in the butt for waiting till the last day to stop at Made Creative Bakery. I walked past this sweet shop every morning and it was even on my ‘go-to’ list!

I knew I could get cupcakes from numerous shops back home. But this place was mentioned in a number of food blogs… it was definitely worth the visit!

Nope, that’s not a savory sandwich up there!

Above: Made Creative Bakery, via dei Coronari, Rome.

Don’t get the idea that you can walk past Forno Marco Roscioli and not buy something! It’s impossible!

They have the most incredible window display!

Those meringues look big, right? They are! They were bigger than the size of my head!

Casa & Bottega, via dei Coronari, Rome.

The one thing I had to have each day? A bombolone filled with nutella. I miss it so much! (My waistline doesn’t miss it though!)

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food love – Sticky Fingers Bakery.

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I was recently thinking about Sticky Fingers. No, not the Rolling Stones album (although it is quite good)… I’m talking about my favorite stop in DC for sweets, Sticky Fingers Bakery.

scarf: All Saints; sweater: Helmut Lang; camera: Nikon D7000 (yea, it’s an accessory).

Above image via inc.com

Doron Petersan started Sticky Fingers back in 1999.

And much to the delight of vegan hearts everywhere (oh, did I forget to mention that it’s vegan?) she ensures that taste is priority #1. In fact Sticky Fingers won Food Network’s Cupcake Wars All-Stars competition!

The winning flavors, you ask?

Rolling Stones Brown Sugar: brown sugar cupcake, rum frosting topped with brown sugar brittle.

Man in Black Johnny Cashew: black cocoa cupcake, black cocoa dark chocolate frosting topped with dark chocolate cashew candy.

Salt-n-Peppa Inspired: chocolate bourbon smoked pepper cupcake, salted caramel and vanilla bean frosting topped with fondant candy headphones.

Chuck Berry Inspired: orange cupcake with blueberry cinnamon filling, raspberry frosting topped with a sparkly red fondant guitar.

I could really use a cupcake right now.

Sticky Fingers has expanded beyond cupcakes (and sweets for that matter) into a full menu of both sweet and savory items.

However, for me, sweets are where it’s at. Ever tried their pumpkin cheesecake? You’d never know it’s vegan!

Sigh… I’m ready for more!

PS. With regard to copyright – all images belong to little ol’ me unless otherwise stated. Be kind and give credit where credit is due. ’nuff said

happy friday!

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Happy Friday! I’m hoping my weekend looks something like this…

…eating plenty of donuts from Donut Plant NYC.

devouring an ”Elvis Impersonator aka The Unporked Elvis (Banana cupcake topped with peanut butter frosting and chocolate drizzle)” from Baked & Wired, Georgetown.

Snacking on a meringue from Melly’s Cookie Bar in Amsterdam.

And finishing it all off with an apple pie from Unlimited Delicious in Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam.

This itinerary is totally doable right?

PS. With regard to copyright – all images belong to little ol’ me (the wasp) unless otherwise stated. Be kind and give credit where credit is due.

i’m hangry…

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Yea, you read that right… I’m hangry.  It’s when I am hungry for so long that I become angry.  And, yea, you’re not going to like me when I’m hangry.  Currently thinking of:

Mozzarella en proscuitto/Djikers Haarlem, Netherlands

Almond cupcake/Sugar Bakeshop Charleston, SC

Salsiccia e friarielli/Keste Pizzeria NYC

Masala Dosa

Pistachio & Valrohna chocolate/Doughnut Plant Chelsea NYC

Chinatown

*************ok, no, i wouldn’t eat this.  :)*************

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’nuff said