we picked up two baskets of these babies.

although these peaches are yum-O on their own, you all know there is just nothing better than homemade peach ice cream.

:: here is the recipe ::

my grandma’s homemade peach ICE CREAM

6 eggs

1 can condensed sweetened milk

3 cups sugar

1-1/2 t. vanilla

-Blend the above ingredients in a blender until throughly combined. Whisk in 1 large can of evaporated milk. Stir in 7-8 mashed fresh peaches.

-Put the mixture in electric ice cream maker. Fill with whole milk until it reaches the “fill line”. Let it do its thing for per the instructions included with the machine. And finally ENJOY!!

Oh and better yet…

if you live in Auburn and do not feel like making your own homemade ice cream, you can buy it by the pint at Amsterdam Cafe. I do kind of find it ironic to “buy homemade ice cream”. But hey you cannot go wrong with anything from Amsterdam. They buy local, and as a matter of fact their peach ice cream is made with Chilton County Peaches too. It is DELICIOUS.

the sun was shining strong. no better way to celebrate than with cupcakes.

via rifle paper co.

Ever since that shopping day I’ve been looking forward to stampin’ out some cookies!!! Look out for a post on how well they actually turn out! Happy Holy Week!!

Give it a shot too: it’s easy, takes few ingredients, and will rock your tummies world!!!!

And for a little baseball inspired “FUN”…

the baseball puffball dress was created using 26 nylon baseball jackets [+]

fruity famous baseball player [+]

autographable jewelry [+]

team logo art [+]

giant leather glove seating [+]

carved baseball bat sculpture [+]

K!Pizzacone gives pizza a rebirth.

via [+]; images via K! Pizzacone

Let’s play with our imaginations…take a deep inhale through your nose just like pilates breathing, and put yourself in my kitchen!!

If your mouth is now watering, continue scrolling…

There is just nothing like the smell of cinnamon baking away in the oven. These beauties pretty much smell like a lazy Saturday morning with coffee in hand.

*The recipe for the rugelach pinwheels is adapted from MS, and made with crescent roll dough. Note: I’ve made the homemade dough too, an it dances in your mouth!

It’s cold here, and rainy. Yuck! I feel a little under-the-weather. Winter is in full force, which doesn’t help at all. I would love a hot and comforting bowl of homemade chicken soup. Don’t we all when the 10 day forecast shows cold, cold and more COLD? “Chicken soup has long been touted by grandmas everywhere as being ‘good for what ails you’”. [+]  The only problem being when I (I think you’d agree) feel sluggish and tired, the last thing I feel like doing is to embarking on a cooking and cleaning adventure in the kitchen. So what to do? There is always the option of resorting to Cambell’s Chicken and Star, what your Mom always gave you. And you really cannot go wrong there, but I have a NEW option for you. I wish I had some right this very moment. Here it is right here, “A Spoonful of Comfort Chicken Soup“. “This soup is made and sent with love to warm your heart.” Send it to me a sick loved one, or even to yourself! Read the story behind the soup too, it is a touching story for sure! 

*images [+]

Mom: Who’s there?

Visitor: Lovable.

Mom: Lovable who?

Visitor: Lovable Foods, the meal delivery service adored by busy families.

Mom: Phew. I hope you came with a week’s worth of dinners.

Visitor: I did! Our Supper Club program, starting at just $125 a week, brings fresh and seasonal dishes to your door. Lime-cilantro grilled chicken, zucchini and red pepper enchiladas — it’s all here.

Mom: Can you cover my kid’s lunch, too?

Visitor: Through our Campus Life program, we leave schools individually packaged, personally labeled food, including veggie and gluten- and dairy-free options. What’s more, our cooking classes, event catering, and custom menus make holiday parties a hit.

Mom: We’ll knock our friends out.

Visitor: No joke.

[knock knock joke via daily candy's lovable foods feature]
Lovable Foods (770-577-5365 or lovablefoods.com).

Just thought I would remind you Atlanta area readers that the “key” to your ladies heart is Lovable Food’s ”Take a Lover” special for February. Remember I just blogged about them here.

a peak at their drool-worthy cuisine…

*image via lovable food’s lovable conceptualist

Start with LOTS of asparagus. Snap the end off, leaving just the tips. Bend the end, and where it naturally snaps=the perfect amount of “stalky” end gone! In small batches, blanch the asparagus in a large fry pan filled with about 1/4″ of water – about 6-7 minutes. Remove from pan and season with salt and pepper, set aside.

Spoon four containers of chive and onion flavored cream cheese into a small bowl – let it soften at room temperature.

Add four small (or one large) red pepper, thinly diced.

about 10 slices of crumbled bacon, and a pinch of red pepper to season.

Mix all of those ingredients into the cream cheese until well blended. This mixture in and of itself is tasting worthy…for real!

Next step buy LOTS of crescent rolls. They make seamless sheets now, but the grocery store was out.

Unroll the crescent dough onto a non-stick surface, and spread with the cream cheese mixture. Add A LOT, do not be stingy…this is the good unhealthy stuff that makes people eat the vegetables. Kind of contradicting the idea of making a healthy appetizer, right?

Next, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and cut the dough into thin slices.

roll on asparagus tip per slice of crescent dough.

As you go place the individual appetizers on an un-greased cookies sheet.

and after you’ve rolled all of them up 200 of these babies in my case, bake at 325 degrees for about 8 minutes. Watch them carefully, you want the crescents to just be slightly brown on top.

and TA DA…all toasty and golden brown with a SPARK of deliciousness!

Bon Appetit!