Have you heard about ZWR?

So, around these parts you might have heard me talk about an awesome site called "I want to go to the zoo with Roy Halladay." It's pretty much the greatest way to waste time since the internet was invented if you're a Phillies fan. Or if you don't care about baseball but love animals, MS Paint and silliness.  If you haven't checked it out yet, head over there immediately. Click on some ads and buy a t-shirt while you're at it. (His t-shirts are the bestest). 

If you follow ZWR's blog, then you'll know that I was recently named 'the official bakery of ZWR.' Pretty awesome stuff. It's cuz I'm donating some brownies to a contest he's having. If you've got some graphic skills, some very awesome custom brownies could be yours! Head over and check it out. 

And if you needed more reason, there's stuff like this over there:

Philadelphia Food Blogger Bake Sale- This Saturday!!

Hey guys! How was your Monday? Mine was filled with sunshine and baseball and a Phillies win. That's a pretty solid Monday if you ask me. But I'm already thinking about this weekend, because I'm participating in the National Food Bloggers Bake Sale in Philadelphia! All the proceeds from the sale go towards Share Our Strength, which is a pretty great organization working to eliminate child hunger. It's a serious problem, people! 

The Philly version will be happening at a Full Plate Cafe in Northern Liberties (1009 N. Bodine St, Philadelphia PA) this Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 10am to 3pm. I'll be donating some snacks (right now it looks like the Casbah cupcakes and the CARBOMB cupcakes), and volunteering for at least part of the day. So for those of you in Philadelphia, stop drooling on your keyboards and come grab some of those yummy treats you've been ogling for months. 

If you can't make it, you can still donate by going here: DONATE!

And if you're a Philly food blogger and would like to donate some baked goods, you can contact Julie over at Running Reckless. She's running the show, and doing a fabulous job so far! (Get it? Running? I crack myself up!)

I do hope I get to see some of your smiling faces on Saturday. Come drop some dough and fill your bellies for a great cause!

Also, I made these today for the home opener:

(Low-fat Vegan Vanilla cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream)

Yay Baseball!

Opening Day Easter Weekend-stravaganza!

Dudes and dudettes, I feel like I'm failing you today. I was getting better at posting regularly and was trying to make Mondays a posting day. Cuz, y'know, mondays can be rough. But pretty cakes and sexy food porn can help you get through those tough times. And I do this for you, for the huddled masses who stare at computer screens all day and like to take breaks by staring at delicious pictures.

But I have none of those for you today. Because I'm still in Scranton, and though I was smart enough to bring my computer home, I was not smart enough to bring the power cord for the laptop, or the USB connector for my camera. And so I'm stuck using the family computer. That has no pretty pictures of the pies and cupcakes I made. I'm sorry. Please find it in your heart to forgive me.

However, I am not sorry that I came to Scranton for the holiday and had the best extended weekend EVER. Sunshine. Lots of Sunshine. And peanut butter eggs. And cuddly puppies sleeping in the crook of my arm. And leaning towers of lemon cake. And crazy, loud, adorably loving adopted italian families. And barbequing with real family. And Grandmas complimenting cupcakes (the Casbah cupcakes are officially Grandma-approved!). And karaoke every night (this is not hyperbole. 3 nights in a row of karaoke). And water ice with the kids. And of course, baseball.

BASEBALL.

BAAAAAAAAASEBAAAAAAAAALLLLL.

Opening Day. And an 11-1 Phillies win. And watching the Phillies win on a sunny Opening Day with my awesome Scranton friends. And talking about baseball with my 95-year-old great grandpa. Seriously, a really great weekend. How could it get better?

I'll tell you how. VEGAN FOOD. From Eden, in downtown Scranton. I'm extending my trip to Tuesday just so I can get some yummy yummy food from there before I hit the turnpike and head back to Philly tomorrow. Because their food is that good. I dream about their coleslaw sometimes. NO LIE.

I really hope your holiday weekend was just as wonderful. What was the best part of the weekend for you?

And because I feel terrible not posting any pictures, here's a little something from the most excellent blog, 'I want to go the the Zoo with Roy Halladay', which is probably my favorite new way to waste time.