All cupcakes, all the time

 I got some troubles but they won't last
I'm gonna lay right down here in the grass
And pretty soon all my troubles will pass
'cause I'm in shoo-shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo-shoo
Shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo Sugar Town

Zooey Deschanel cover of Sugar Town

So, I had a bomb dropped on me today that made me quite upset.  I pulled myself together though, and am figuring out a plan of attack.

I was perusing one of my favorite blogs a little while after this happened, and I decided that I felt like posting about something that makes me happy: cupcakes.

I think my crush on cupcakes, or cuppycakes as I like to call them, really went into overdrive when I went to visit a friend in NYC in October.  We discovered that the Ritz was doing a high tea style serving Saturday afternoons through October.  Um, we were so there.  The experience was quite delightful, daaaahlings.  And as you can see, all evidence disappeared rather quickly.

 Before

Red Velvet, Coconut Cream, Valrhona Chocolate, 

Strawberry Shortcake, and Sicilian Pistachio and Almond

(Strawberry Shortcake was my fave)

After

Before I left for NYC, I looked up the Ritz here in Boston to see if they had the same event happening.  Lo and behold!  They did!  So what did I do?  Make plans with friends to go to another cuppycake tea, the weekend after my NYC trip.  Naturally.  The decor was more modern, and the cuppycakes served were different than the ones we had in NYC.  Win!

  The Great Pumpkin, Bewitched Boston Cream Pie, Vampire’s Blood Red Velvet
Chocolate BOO!, Caramel Apple Jack O’Lantern

(Boston Cream Pie was my fave)

 

Kristen, you're not supposed to put milk in your fruity, herbal tea.

Cuz then it, uh, looks like this.

My cuppycake (how many times have I used that word already?), uh, infatuation is well-known by most, as I've now started to receive themed gifts.

Exhibit A

A way to easily transport my tasty treats

Exhibit B

Cupcake pen anyone? It smells like one, too.

Exhibit C

 

This I gifted to myself, for hours of baking fun!

On my To Get List:

 A pretty stand

 To-go boxes

Cookie cutters 

 

(the stencils)

I don't have any of my own recipes yet (I'm not talented in that way), but I have been given some nummy frosting recipes.  I think I'll try to make some lemon raspberry delights this weekend, with a scrumptious filling!

So am I alone?  Do I have any other cuppycake aficionados/aficionadas out there?  Don't be shy.  We'll go into sugar shock together.  Oh!  And please share any yummy & fun recipes you have or know of!

P.S. Check out the fun ones I made for a party back on Halloween!

{Images courtesy Crate & Barrel, Sur la Table, Chronicle Books, Stubby Pencils Studio}

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Oscars: Red Carpet Faves

So, there was an abundance of light, white or "wedding-gown" dresses (as some have called them) on the carpet this year. Most played it safe, but I thought several ladies looked amazing. See my faves below.

Reese Witherspoon in Rodarte
I guessed this before I knew b/c of the draping in front. Go me!


Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture
So lovely. Luv the belt and makeup. Loved her "speech" for Kate Winslet.


Freida Pinto in Galliano
I have yet to see Slumdog, but the actress is lovely.


Kate Winslet! In YSL
Congrats! Her speech was lovely.


Amy Adams! In Carolina Herrera

Check out her necklace:

Fab-u-lous!

And now for some of the "white" ladies:


Marisa Tomei in Atelier Versace
Breathtaking.


Evan Rachel Wood in Elie Saab Haute Couture
Old Hollywood Glam. Very classy.


Jennifer Aniston in Valentino Couture
I like how she kept her hair more her style. A bit casual and "undone."

And as I was searching for photos, look who I should come across at the InStyle Oscars Viewing Party:

Zooey & Emily Deschanel!
Wish I could see their outfits, but they look gor-geous anyway.

Chuck!
aka Zachary Levi and some chick (Jessica Stroup)

{images courtesy Style.com, FabSugar and InStyle}

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Zooey at Sundance

As I mentioned before in this post, Miss Zooey Deschanel had her movie 500 Days of Summer premier at the Sundance Film Festival. Some fun pics for your viewing pleasure. Your welcome!

{photos courtesy of zimbio}

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Girl Crush: Zooey Deschanel

Ok, so admittedly, I have a bit of a celebrity girl crush on Zooey Deschanel. I've just moved on from Alexis Bledel (blame marathon watching of Gilmore Girls which I own on DVD, eek).

Out with the Old

In with the New

I'm getting more into She & Him, the musical duo she's in. Can I say how fab her voice is? If you've seen Elf, then you know she exhibits some of her talent in the scene where she's showering and Will Ferrell freaks her out by joining her. Anyway, anyway, she's got a great voice. Like one of the old singer standards, such as Billie Holliday or Ella Fitzgerald or Nina Simone. I love them. I also just randomly watched Failure to Launch on TV this past weekend and discovered she's in it. Yay! Of course, she's her cute, hipster, aloof Zooey-self in it, which made me love her more.

If you know Zooey, then you might know she has a sister, Emily. Emily is on the show Bones on FOX. I never really watched it before, but I've seen some episodes recently and I'm getting hooked! Maybe it's the attraction of David Boreanaz. I mean, I did religiously watch Buffy and then he moved onto Angel, which I didn't watch so faithfully, but it was still great. Emily and David's (aka Bones and Booth) chemistry is so cute to watch. You just know the show's going to end when they put those two together. I hope. cross fingers

Zooey's working on the music gig and her film 500 Days of Summer just premiered at Sundance to great reviews. I guess it doesn't come out for the rest of us until July. Go figure.



If you get Domino magazine (like I do), then you also saw her in the latest issue showing us her fabulously styled music/hang out space.

She's also just done an ad campaign for Oliver Peoples spring/summer 2009. So very retro and cute. Just like Zooey!


AND! I just read that the girl is engaged! To this guy, right here (the one in the glasses).

Luv them!

Man, she is quite the busy little bee. And so, those are some reasons why you, too, should love Zooey.

Tomorrow: Guy Crush. Oh, and it's so worth a visit to see who it is. ;-)

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