my logic is sound

Reasons regular sized-cupcakes are better than those crazy extra-large-the-size-of-a-grapefruit ones:

1. superior frosting-to-cake ratio
2. moister
3. less pretentious
4. better selection in my belly --why eat one large chocolate when i could eat three flavors of regular cupcake?

1+2+3+4= SweetArt is better than Cupcakery, plus they make vegan, so I may as well just move in.

getting to those resolutions

So, what's the big deal about vanilla-vanilla cupcakes, you ask?

Oh, not much. Just that they are vegan.
And filled with tart cherry preserves.
Also: delicious.

and now, in other health news

If you know me, you know that I drink a lot of kombucha. It's a pricey habit --well, not as pricey as cigarettes and pints of beer, but at $3 a pop it adds up. So, I decided to get with the program and start making my own. I started a culture a few weeks ago with little faith that anything would grow, but lo and behold, I have a colony:


This evening I brewed up a pot of sweet tea:


Added the culture:


And now we wait.


And yes. OH, yes. That IS a patriotically-themed sun tea jar. On sale at Shnuck's for $3. It balances out the insane hippie-ness of making one's own kombucha.

I was feeling so productive and crunchy that I went ahead and also made peanut butter cookies. Vegan peanut butter cookies.


I like to balance out my healthy kombucha habit with a steady intake of cookies, cupcakes and brownies.