cupcake royale

i live about 4 blocks from the ballard cupcake royale.

now, i have to be honest. i used to consider myself a cupcake connoisseur.

and after taste testing nearly every shop in the city,

i had decided that trophy was my very favorite.

but, due to location, i decided to give cupcake royale another chance.

(especially now that they're serving ice cream!)

you know how i feel about cake pops!

these were not my fave. i'm a sucker for home-made!

but they were adorable :)

but, hello, this pumpkin spice cupcake was delightful!

can't decide which ice cream flavor to choose? 

try a flight! genius!

i got salted caramel and red velvet.

both were AMAZING!

happy saturday! :)

st. germain grapefruit cocktail

one night after i had been moving boxes all day,

i decided to go grab a quick bite to eat and 

some drinks at one of my go-to spots, the hi life.

i sat at the bar, and wanted to reward myself after a long day's work.

so i'm looking at the specialty cocktail list, 

and this st. germain cocktail jumps out at me.

it mostly caught my eye because it was a drink 'to share' (i.e. enough for two people)

i immediately had a better idea, and decided i would keep it all to myself :)

it was super refreshing and DELICIOUS! 

so i recreated it at home the following evening :)

the only special ingredient you'll need is st. germain,

which i actually already had on hand from my blueberry smash.

ingredients

2 parts champagne or sparkling wine

1.5 parts st. germain

2 parts club soda

1.5 part grapefruit juice

directions

1. stir all ingredients together, serve over ice