Farmer's Markets and Cupcake Villages.

Wouldn't it be fantastic if cupcake villages actually existed? They don't. But I need to discuss the cupcakes I ate today. So join me in my journey. I promise the next stop is fruit and veggie-ville, so you won't feel totally on a sugar high and sick.

So near work is this little cupcake store. By store, I mean shack. Today it was even leaking water. But, they have the most DELICIOUS cupcakes. So today, one of my coworkers and I decided to bail on the paperwork building up and grab a few cupcakes. Let's just show them to you first.

That first top one? Chocolate. With peanut butter frosting. And hot fudge. Oh and peanut butter inside too. Just take that in for a second. Now, I usually love a plain vanilla home-baked cupcake with no frosting. But these are to die for. And I salivate as soon as we enter the store.

In the second picture, the top right one is vanilla peanut butter. So in case you aren't a chocolate fan, you can go to that one. The two on the bottom are vanilla with raspberry frosting (with little raspberry bits in it) and shaved white chocolate on top.

Don't you think we should all take a lunch time break for cupcakes? I do. 

In other news, J sent me an email on Monday night titled "adventure." It had a picture of a farmer's market slash spanish market. I was hesitant (as per usual) of his antics. But I hung in there and hoped for the best. When I got home late from work, it was totally worth it. Have I mentioned how much I love my wonderful husband lately? He seriously is the best. I am really lucky and sometimes forget that not all men can are willing to whip up a delicious dinner to have on the table when their wife gets home.  

See all that food? In the pan is fresh salmon with home-made yellow tomato salsa to top it off. Umm yes please. In the background are all the fruits and veggies that came home from the farmer's market. And they are SO GOOD. Some of the tomatoes are actually from one of J's colleagues, but the rest J brought home on Monday. We had that salmon with fresh corn and asparagus and I love love loved it. To be honest, if we are being honest, I ate it again for dinner tonight. SO GOOD.

So in conclusion, always remember to mix up the foods on the pyramid to give yourself a nice balanced intake. A peanut butter chocolate cupcake and then some veggies from a fresh market later on? Sure why not. Maybe I'm just into food today. But had to share. 

PS cupcakes were from Charm City Cupcakes. 

PPS I don't think the farmer's/spanish market has a website. You'll just have to find your own.

Sweet dreams and cupcakes! XO