Smitten Kitchen – little siddall studios

1 | i made cinnamon buns from scratch for the first time ever! it was also the first time using my christmas present from mohawk – a gorgeous kitchenaid stand mixer. i’m a lucky gal! although i must say, when a former coworker asked me how it went, i promptly told her how my arms didn’t hurt because there was no kneading involved – on my part anyways, and my hands weren’t dirty and covered in floury goop – i feel like a fraud!!! but you can’t really beat the efficiency it provides. it’s really a magical piece of equipment. i adapted smitten kitchen‘s breakfast bun recipe to make the batch pictured above. classic cinnamon and sugar.

2 | who doesn’t love thinking in a hot shower?

happy sunday – wherever you are!

– i’m becoming a little obsessed with the fact that i have access to a barbecue. it’s wonderful. Josh and i made a feast… for just the two of us. it was delicious. not 20 min before we went to the rooftop it was pouring rain. we were lucky enough to have the rain stop for just the right amount of time to bbq, no umbrella required.

– aside from barbecuing, i’ve been itching to bake something in my new-to-me kitchen. specifically, this delectable looking strawberry rhubarb pie from smitten kitchen. but after carefully reading through the recipe, i think i’ll take Deb’s advice and try the improved version – one of the many reasons to love smitten kitchen. go check it out. you’ll fall in love too.

– had women (special awesome ones) over for refreshing cocktails and grilled veggies on the bbq. YUM! again, with the barbecue – i know.

– tut had friends over this weekend! two little munchkins, or rather, two tea-cup pomeranians – weezer and carmen are their names. can you guess who is who? Josh’s mother came down to visit and brought them with her. it was a relaxing weekend for me. for tut – not so much. the little ones kept him on his toes until they left. at which point he crashed and had a long needed nap.

happy sunday – wherever you are.

Tag: Smitten Kitchen

cinnamon buns and shower thoughts.

a little bbq – and a pic of my cat.