Thursday Things about Food Things

On a morning that I've forgotten to eat breakfast I came up with this brilliant idea to write about "Food Things" in this weeks Thursday Things blog post. Sooo by the end of this blog post I will be even more starving than I already am.

1. I LOVE CUPCAKES. I love eating them and I love baking them. When my boyfriend and I started dating a few years ago I used to bake him cupcakes ALL THE TIME. His favorite is Vanilla Funfetti flavored where as my favorite is Pumpkin or Carrot cake. This past week I went to Kara's in Palo Alto, CA. Now unfortunately, I think Kara's is only a Bay Area bakery. So here is what I got:

From left to right: Hazelnut, Carrot Cake, Raspberry, and Banana. Cupcake flavors at Kara's are always hit or miss. My all time favorite which I know will never disappoint me is the Carrot Cake.
2. Pacific Catch. I don't even know how to explain what type of restaurant this is. They are obviously a bit of a seafood grill. A lot of their dishes are inspired by Asian and Hawaiian culture. My favorite thing about this place is I can order a good sushi dish and my not-so-fond-of-sushi-for-dinner boyfriend can order something he calls dinner like a rice bowl. Last time we were there for dinner I ordered the Chicken Island Tacos and they were a little spicy but so delish! And I am not a spicy girl.

3. I watch the Food Network after work a lot of the time. My favorite is Paula Dean even if she is killing America with her recipes. The other day they were showing an episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate, which if you don't know is a show where some of the Food Network stars talk about some of their favorite things to eat at certain restaurants. One of the stars I forget his name talked about this ice cream place in San Francisco which served prosciutto flavored ice cream. Wellllll I'm not a huge fan of weird flavored foods like that. I like it simple. But I noticed they had Honeydew flavored Sorbet and that sounds delicious to me! So this past Monday I convinced my boyfriend to drive 45 minutes to the city just so I could check out Humphry Solocombe. Unfortunately, they rotate they flavors and they did not have anything that seemed a slight bit tasty in my opinion. So I settled for Chocolate.

I hate to say this but I was slightly disappointed of my 45 minute ice cream run but next time we're in the city and craving ice cream and definitely have to give it another try and fingers crossed they'll have Honeydew!

4. Ok, lets talk about the best damn pretzel I've ever had. First time ever strolling through Carmel, CA with my boyfriend we came across Carmel Bakery and they had these pretzels on display in the window which were drizzled with chocolate and frosting. They looked to good to pass up. So we went in and just bought one to try out. We've been going back to Carmel not only because they're beaches are beautiful but for those flaky sweet pretzels.

5. I don't know if I'm just really late on this or what but there are Dark Chocolate Mint M&Ms! I found these at Walgreens the other day and they are so yummy! I love mint flavored chocolate.

I hope you enjoyed this weeks Thursday Things! Please share some of your favorites food places if you're located in the Bay Area!

Thanks for reading!

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Thursday Things

1. First of all it's a beautiful day in Northern Cali today! I can't get enough of this sun!

2. Sunshine calls for short dresses and skirts. Unfortunately, my legs are not ready for this.

3. This did not stop my from wearing a pencil skirt today though. :) Hey! They're not going to tan unless I let the sun shine on them. :D

4. I'm also in a giddy mood because I just booked my flight to Vegas! It will be my first Vegas trip so I'm just ecstatic!

5. Now I feel the need to shop for some new outfits for my trip but I'm hesitant because I know I'll be wanting to shop once I'm there so I limited myself to 1 dress for a night out and a bathing suit.

6. I can check bathing suit of the list. I bought this retro style suit at Old Navy for just a little over $40. I love that the ruching on the tummy will hide my gut that formed this Winter and I've yet to work off.

7. When the weather is nice I like to take quick little walks at the nearby park during my lunch break. I did this today. And I realized I probably should have never stopped for I felt a little bit out of shape. I mean how out of shape can I be when I walk everyday, right? I don't know.

8. I've had a weird sore throat for a week now. I feel fine except for my throat is sore. It's weird. I hope it goes away soon.

9. I realized this week that I am a shoe & nail polish addict. I need help.

10. Seriously though.

Jewelmint Review

Jewelmint is a monthly jewelry subscription. Every month they email you a showroom full of different jewelry pieces all for $29.99 each with free shipping. If there's a month where you don't like any of the pieces in your showroom you can simply skip the month.
I signed up for the Jewelmint membership a few months back but never found anything I really loved in my showroom. Plus the $29.95 for a piece of jewelry kinda turned me off especially if I could find something similar and less than half the price at Forever 21. But this month while browsing the showroom I noticed the Cinema Americano Bracelet. This piece is a beautiful gold plated chain bracelet. I've been wanting something like this for awhile now, so when I saw the Cinema Americano I had to order it. But still the $29.95 price was bugging me I was hoping for a coupon code and finally one was sent to my email. Jewelmint sent me a 70% off coupon code for my first order. This made the bracelet only $9.95! I went straight over to my showroom and ordered the piece that morning!

And yesterday it came in the mail in chic black packaging with Jewelmint written across the envelope.

When I opened the black envelope inside I found a minty green little box with a black bow tied around.

When I opened the mint green box inside was a velvet jewelry bag that held my beautiful bracelet and a little note from Jewelmint.

I have small wrists so when I ordered the bracelet I was afraid it was going to fit too loose around my wrist but when I tried it on I wasn't disappointed. The bracelet fit perfectly around my wrist. I'm really excited to where in stacked with other jewelry pieces.

All in all I'm very satisfied with my first Jewelmint experience. My order came fairly quick. I ordered on a Friday and it was delivered on a Thursday. And the packaging was just beautiful not to mention the bracelet itself. If you haven't given Jewelmint a try head on over to the website and create your style portfolio. It's free to sign up!

Thanks for reading!

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Thursday Things on a Saturday :))

Hey ya'll! I am not a country girl; I'm a country girl at heart living in the city... and I'm currently playing Miranda Lambert on Pandora as I type this blog post.

1. Speaking of city, I was up in San Francisco this past week for some strolling around Haight-Ashbury. It's a great little shopping and food district where you can find unique items and clothing. Unfortunately, Haight did not give me any little treasures this time around.

2. I did enjoy a yummy Nutella and Strawberry Crepe at Crepe Express though.

3. I also found a high-low dress at Forever 21. I've yet to try it on but I'm hoping to wear it with a jean jacket and some wedges this weekend.

4. I think this is gonna be my go to outfit for Spring. Cute dress, Jean Jacket and cute comfy sandals.

5. I have yet to find the perfect pair of Sandals for this year. It seems like every year I add a new pair to my collection but this season nothing is popping out for me. Maybe as we get closer to Summer I'll find something.

6. Last weekend I put my own little spin on missglamorazzi's pretty little liars nail tutorial.



7. I've been really into only decorating my ring finger when I paint my nails lately. Currently I have on a shimmery hot pink with my ring finger decorated in chunks of multi glitter. Just lovely. :)

8. I FINALLY bought a new alternate down comforter this past week. Macy's was having a 60-70% off sale! Great prices. I'm really getting into interior decorating lately.

9. Inexpensive throw pillows are hard to find! I found this faux fur pillow at Kohl's for $13.80 in store this week. If you order it online you save $3!

10. Let me know if you have any ideas where I can find cute throw pillows for under 20 bucks! I'm on a budget!

Thanks for reading!

Have a blessed Easter!

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