The official beginning of summer is coming up soon, which is undoubtedly my favorite time of the year. There are five reasons that I can think of right now:
1. Father's Day
2. My brother's 6th Birthday
3. My 22nd Birthday
4. Beautiful HOT summer weather
5. A weekend at the lake
All of these things will be happening in the next upcoming week and I am so stoked. Lots of celebrations = lots of cupcakes to be made (and eaten!!).
First I thought about getting my daddy a gift, but I know him better. He is such a cheap-o and would rather me give him a nice card and fix him all his favorites in the kitchen than spend money on something. Soooo, I have decided on two things:
1. Carrot cupcakes w/ cream cheese frosting
2. Chocolate Beer Waffles (he loves dark beer and I love dark chocolate... match made in heaven!)
Earlier this week I got some practice with my waffle-maker (it's been a while and it needed a good cleaning). I made blueberry-buckwheat waffles from Dawn at Florida Coastal Cooking. You can see the recipe here. They are vegan, allergen-free, and sugar-free. Very healthy indeed!
The batter! The buckwheat flour makes it kinda grey and funky-colored.
And the waffles topped with some whipped almond cream. Later on I decided that they were better with some plain ole Earth Balance spread and agave nectar.
Hopefully I will remember to take some pics of these upcoming celebrations so I can share! Hope everyone had an excellent Friday... yay for the weekend!
