A few snapshots of my birthday weekend! To celebrate, I meandered down the street to the capitol hill block party where I was graced by the presence of the Yeasayers, Holy Fuck, MGMT, Blitzen Trappen, !!! and too many more to list. Hot and sweaty good times were had by all. The highlight? !!!’s amazing (as usual) performace. The other highlight? Birthday micheladas and churros at Barrios. Oh, and young and nimble hipsters scaling buidlings and rickety fire escapes to get a better view. It was THIS close to being like brooklyn, only a million times better.

I was fortunate to attend the last few hours of the annual Bon Odori festival held at the Seattle Buddhist Temple this past weekend. The celebrations consisted of honoring one’s ancestors, shaved ice, yakisoba, and dancing in the streets until the sun went down, which happens pretty late around here.

Who could it be?

Ok, So I don’t post recipes often, but I just had to share this one. Its amazing. And unlike a lot of my recent forays into baking, this recipe turned out perfect. Fairy cakes seem to be the more fanciful U.K cousin of the vanilla cupcake, a bit lighter and fluffier. A bit more fairy-esque, especially when topped with fresh strawberries and edible flowers.

Griffin : Basking in the beauty of the Japanese Tea Garden.

me : sporting brand new pink bear hat, even though I definitely don’t have weather to wear
it in for the next 6 months.

I know what I am doing with my Saturday!

Bella Cupcake Couture is proud to bring  this special event to the Seattle area.

An event for cupcake lovers: Bake or buy cupcakes to bring -or- just come to eat and help a good cause. Activities include cupcake eating contests, cupcake wrapper decorating, bakers competitions, Hope Heart Institute fundraiser and more.  Best of all … it’s FREE.

WHEN: Saturday, April 10, 2010 11am-2pm
WHERE: 415 Westlake Ave Seattle, Washington, 98109
WHY: Because who doesn’t love cupcakes? Plus we will have some fun competitions and a fundraiser for Hope Heart Institute