today was one of the more perfecter of days.

it began with a pretztival of small pretzels,

big pretzels, pretzel nubbins...

chili pepper, cinnamon sugar,

brown sugar, dijon, thyme, rosemary!!

oh it was such a joy.

what is it about the pretzel shape that is just so giggle-worthy?

for all of these pretzels i used this recipe.

for the cinnamon sugar and brown sugar dijon nubbins,

i added the flavorings after the boiling bath.

and they were so tasty!

and then i had a craving for focaccia.

so i made focaccia.

and i let it rise for like a million hours because

guess what!! i acquired a bike for while i'm at home!! {thanks, marshy :}

so i went for a bike ride and it wasn't until i was

taking a break out on a dock {oh hayyy summer},

watching breadstick-shaped clouds go by that i realized

i still had bread arisin! so i zoomed back, and put it in the oven.

and then for dinners i used it to make the ultimate summer sandwich

which is the official name for a sandwich of:

fresh mozzarella + tomatoes + peppers + fresh basil

and for dessert i had a cake pop!

cake pops are way harder to make than bakerella makes it seem.

they kept falling apart during the dipping step.

{the broken ones, as mum and i decided, would be called

eyjafjallajökull. the education element made us feel better

about our failings}

but it's ok because they fall apart in your mouth anywho :)

boy, i'm full!

baking and biking?! what a great day. and now, television!!!

-yeh!!