For the past week, Ella and Mookie have been reunited. Remember this sweet/stinky face?
Well Julia came to pick her up in the dead of night (either that or I just went to bed particularly early) and Rachel and I awoke to find a bag of donuts with a cute note. Julia is currently taking a break from sweets and in her sugarless state, thought of the one thing she was craving above all else and then purchased it for us to consume instead. No complaints from me!
So before I even went to work on Wednesday, I had half a chocolate glazed. Such a good way to kick off the day. My sugar high lasted me well throughout the morning 
Of course, donut day also ended up being Sprinkles cupcakes day. Wait, we have that at least once a week at my office! Seriously, the one thing I can’t resist and the only thing ad reps insist on sending us. We got a box that looked just like this one but with a little personalized note on the tops.
I had a half dark chocolate and a half red velvet. Super sweet and crave-a-licious as always! The fact that I stopped after one is pretty remarkable. Don’t worry, I was a good sister and snagged one for Rachel too.
My sweet tooth has been followed up with a bunch of good, sweaty workouts and delicious homemade dinners though! I’ve been on a major eggplant kick lately and finished off my box from Trader Joe’s.
Topped with sauce and a little cheese, I added some whole wheat shells, broccoli, and a basil tomato to round out the bowl. I love Italian a la Kate
I also used some great herbs to roast red potatoes, brussel sprouts, green beans and some chicken sausage.
Roasting seriously has to be one of my favorite ways too cook. Between the smells filling the apartment and the anticipation that builds while you are waiting for everything to finish, that first bite is just oh so good!
Today I went to the Farmer’s Market and snagged some more eggplant. Tonight the parm was 100% all me! I sliced eggplant, dragged it through egg whites and breadcrumbs, then layered it in a pan with sauce and cheese. It came out FANTASTIC and I made enough for another meal!
Okay, I’m off to watch The Office. I’m so happy that it’s practically Friday!
By the way, has anyone seen the Jennie-O Turkey commercial with Ron & Mike from TBL?!? How cute are they
October 2, 2009 at 5:45 am
omg, it is almost 2 a.m. and now i am seriously craving donuts haha yikes
October 2, 2009 at 5:53 am
I used to work at Sprinkles!!!!! Red velvet and pumpkin = TO DIE FOR! And vanilla milk chocolate. And banana with cream cheese icing. I was OBSESSED with them!
YAY thanks for your sweet words about the sorority!!! I can’t wait to meet some future BFFS!! FOREAL!
October 2, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I haven’t seen those commercials! I’ll look out for them.
Great looking cupcakes and donuts. Lots of sugar, and I’m glad it lasted throughout the morning, that’s great!
Your dinner looks fantastic. I’ve heard a lot of great things about TJ’s eggplant, but I’ve yet to try it. I need to.
October 2, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I don’t even like cake/cupcakes and those are making me drool!
I really want eggplant parm now, it looks delicious.
October 2, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Oh my! How CUTE are those cupcakes!! I love the decorations
I don’t eat donuts that often so when I do it’s a special treat. We’re going to the cider mill in a few weeks and seeing your donut made me SO excited!! Can’t beat a fresh one!
October 2, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Oh gosh–those donuts look heavenly! What a way to start the day!
October 2, 2009 at 2:40 pm
OMG those cubcakes look AMAZING!!! I would eat that whole box!
October 2, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Man you ate deliciously yesterday!
October 2, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Those cupcakes are so pretty!
The eggplant parmesan looks great, as do the roasted red potatoes! Yum!
October 2, 2009 at 5:44 pm
ahhhh im truly obsessed with everything you ate in this post. d-nuts are my true weakness. especially chocolate ones. and SPRINKLES?!?! im not a big frosting fan but when brooke worked at sprinkles she used to bring me the unfrosted red velvet TDF. i might love those more than donuts. ive tried other trendy cupcakes but sprinkles trumps all. the i love you is so cute in cupcakes!! oh and eggplant might be my fav vegetable. no lie im obsessed
October 2, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Those little cupcakes are too friggin cute! How could you not eat something that says “I love you” right back? lol
Your blog is seriously making me crave brussel sprouts, although I’m not sure I’ve ever had them in my life, believe it or not! Do you just roast them with olive oil, s&p? Or do you do somethin’ fancy with them? I must try them
October 2, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Hey kate!
Nicole introduced me to your blog- love it
how do you make that eggplant egg white thing…I want to make it this week! I am running out of easy vegetarian dishes…thanks!!!
October 3, 2009 at 1:21 am
yum – i want your eggplant parm – both the TJ’s and the homemade kind! thanks for your sweet words on my blog – always helps to put things in perspective. it’s funny how folks who live in l.a. have heard this song so many times!
October 3, 2009 at 2:33 am
I love Sprinkles. So delicious. You are killing me here with the cupcake pictures. Lol.
October 3, 2009 at 3:37 am
Ahhh, the donuts and cupcakes look way too good! haha.
October 4, 2009 at 7:41 am
sprinkles cupcakes are my weakness!
October 5, 2009 at 7:13 am
lol, you sweetie! you really do have a sweet tooth! Cupcakes look ADORABLE though!
October 6, 2009 at 1:19 pm
those are the cutest cupcakes i’ve ever seen in my life. I LOVE IT! im a cupcake fan, esp red velvet!
October 7, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Those cupcakes are to die for! Um, but I may prefer the chocolate donut, not sure how you stopped at half!
October 12, 2009 at 9:17 am
I want to eat everything in this post…the donuts, the red velvet cake, the chicken sausage and the pasta…oh my. You did a great job getting the balance right!