friday links

Happy Friday!
As much as I want to say the word "happy" I am not with all these winter storms that keep hitting the Cape.
Two days ago was the first day of spring and right after that we had yet another snow storm.
This one dumping six inches of snow.  Which by the way, six inches of snow to us now is a mere couple of inches. I don't like getting used to it that way.
It's not so much the snow that bothers me, it's the lack of sun that is killing my moods.
We seem to be on this pattern of five days of cloudy, dark or snow weather, and maybe one and half days of sun.
I miss the sun, I miss the natural Vit D she gives me too.

chatham fish pier

chatham fish pier. The beach is still pretty no matter the weather.

provincetown. the row of cottages on route 6a just before entering p-town. ghostly looking, but in two months they will all be filled with life.

my latest obsession, the chipotle tabasco sauce has just the right amount of smoke added to it, and has just the right amount of heat.
you must try your avocado toast this way.

or try this way: on an egg sandwich.

I was asked to try Bonnieville's Power Cookie.  Pretty darn good for a vegan, gluten free and dairy free cookie! With no refined sugar too!
Those kind of cookies are hard to make AND hard to make tasty.  If I had to change one thing?
It needs more chocolate flavor.

The strawberries at Whole Foods have been simply stunning.
They always have the best selection of produce.

It's here!  I was sent a copy of Gesine latest cookbook!
I'm thrilled to pieces.  Have you seen the latest recipes?
Bake It like you Mean It is about showcasing cakes from the inside out,   Each chapter is devoted to a technique of making different types of cake beginning with the easiest recipe and moving to the more technically difficult as the chapter progresses.  When the cakes are cut they reveal intricate layers of patterns and designs.  One recipe you can have right now: Pyramid Cake is on her website.
Not only that, but recipes like creamsicle cheesecake, creamsicle meringue, truffle caramel fig cake, pumpkin mousse cruller tart, meyer lemon and blackberry zebra cheesecake....

sunshine creamsicle cheesecake pg. 170

around the web:

banana-brickle muffins from taste & tell
ham & cheese bread rolls from ang sarap
raw strawberry-lemon cake bars! from fragrant vanilla cake
s'mores candy bars! from not so humble pie (I am doing this!)
get enough sleep to ward off anxiety from greatist.com
avocado lovers maybe healthier overall from greatist.com
researchers care more about yoga than ever before from mindbodygreen.com
4 foods that can put you in a bad mood from aligyno.com
raw mint Oreo's from the sweet life
25 things to make you smile from buzzfeed.com
14 most common fitness injuries from outsidemagazine.com
bacon fat gingersnaps from seriouseats.com
best small towns in America (I love that P-town is on here) from fodors.com
dr oz's 30-day detox from doctoroz.com (anyone done this? seems costly)
how to make turkey jerky (paleo lovers) from marksdailyapple.com
turn bad habits into good ones from greatist.com
whole foods commits to full GMO transparency from wholefoodsmarket.com
detox asana: 8 yoga poses to spring clean your body from yoganonymous.com
how tapping can help you deal w/ debilitating disease from positivelypostive.com
secrets to living beyond 100 from intentblog.com
earl grey cupcakes w/ early grey frosting from fork and flower
curried baked carrot chips from oh my veggies
vintage easter basket cookies (step by step) from bobbies baking blog
spicy breaded sweet potato fries from peanut butter & peppers
easter biscuits from julias pantry
apple bourbon cream cheese wontons from lab at 56
bang bang shrimp from running to the kitchen
hawaiian bbq chicken taquitos from damn delicious
enter to win a trip to Duncan Hines Test Kitchen from bake or break
avocado feta salsa from diethood
buffalo chicken quinoa bites from damn delicious

Have a wonderful weekend!