Tag-A-Long For The Homemade Girl Scout Cookie Adventure

It's Monday and time for cookies! Continuing on from the past two weeks, today I'm featuring what I think were the most amazing homemmade cookies Tess has put together. Bold statement? Yes, and so deliciously true.

Tess tackled taglongs several weeks ago (and again this weekend- THANK YOU) from this homemade Girl Scout recipe. Really, how can you go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter? A more perfect union is hard to find.



I'm sad to see this feature come to an end. I hope the posts have inspired you to get in the kitchen and get creative. And I hope to have more cookies soon...

Mint-a-licious Homemade Girl Scout Cookies

It's Monday and that means: Girl Scout time! Continuing from last week's post, today I'm featuring more of Tess's tasty treats, otherwise known as Thin Mints. As an interesting aside the Boston Globe had an article on the Girl Scouts this past Saturday and how they are trying to adapt and grow. They aren't just all about cookies, you know! Where I live though, it really has come down to the baking. Check out these great shots (yup, I just plugged myself):



Next week: Tag-a-longs. You will NOT want to miss that post.

I Can't Stop, I Can't Stop Watching This Aero Commercial

Via the Sub-Studio design blog I found this amazing post for a commercial by skating-legend Bob Burnquist and skate-cinematographer Ty Evans for Aero bar (cool website too!):

The creativity in this commercial reminded me of Bravia's television commercials that were visually off the charts! Check out those gems here, here and here. This definitely gets the idea of floating across, I just love how it all looks. Of course, looking further into the subject it turns out there is, of course, some controversy that you can read about on Media Bistro. In 2007 another skateboarder, Dave England, filled up a skate bowl with balloons and skated through it. Isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Even when it's admitted that the idea for the Aero commercial was inspired by the 2007 idea? Either way, I can't stop watching, all of the videos look amazing and I think I may have to go hunt down an Aero bar now to console myself because I haven't come up with a really great design idea in awhile.

Be sure to visit the Sub-Studio blog for links to watch the behind the scenes footage of the Aero commercial which are just as interesting as the commercial itself. And if you want to explore skate culture vs. commercialism even more google Fully Flared and Snickers, and Chevorolet Cake commercial. Throwing in the words "rip off" may bring up some lively discussions. A screen shot of the Aero bar website before you go:

Caramel De-liteful!

Nearly a century ago, on March 12, 1912 Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scout movement in the US. Thank you, thank you. One of my favorite parts of Girl Scouting is the annual sale of cookies, who can pass up the deliciously tasty treats? Not me, that's for sure!

This year my friend, fellow blogger and baker Tess decided to take matters into her own hands to create homemade Girl Scout cookies. Wow, that is one word to sum up this most appetizing experience. I've been along for the gastronomic ride and have documented it in photography. I got to thinking that baking is an art form in its own right, so why not feature it on this blog?



I sat down with Tess to ask her what prompted her to take on such a challenging, yet delicious task:

Says Tess, "Lately, I have been resolved to try new and ever-challenging recipes on lazy winter evenings. I never used to cook or bake much, but in recent years I've grown to love both the working process and the final result. And there is nothing better than sharing a homemade treat with the people you care about (in this case, my lovely roommates)!

So, when Girl Scout cookie season came around, I was forwarded a link to homemade versions of their classic recipes on Baking Bites: samoas (Caramel De-lites), thin mints and tagalongs. The samoas and thin mints were big successes, so I think tagalongs will be next up!"

This is the first post in a series of three, every Monday will feature a new cookie by Tess. Next week: Thin Mints.

bot(tled) Water

The other day I was wandering about the grocery store when the very cute packaging of bot caught my eye. After visiting their website, botland, I'm in love! It's so darned cute I'm getting a cavity just looking at it. This seems like another addition to the bottled water craze but I've completely bought it. Who says that tap water is fine? Give me some interesting packaging and creative marketing and I'm sold! I love the simplicity and fun little characters. Also a plus, they are part of 1% For The Planet (which also has a very cool website). Drink up!

Initials On The Street

It's been busy here in thesis land so today I'm sharing a simple observation: letters on the street. More specifically mine (my future that is) and Will's initials:


Seeing letters across the city on lamp posts, grates, electrical coverings and manhole covers, to name a few, has got me wondering: who picks the font for all of these? How are they made? Where are they made? I'll have to do some investigating in the future on this topic!