Weekend Adventure - Rockland Bakery

The plan for this weekend was to do host a Weekend Brunch and test out a few recipes for Mairead's Christening next week; however, that never seemed to happen.  We did though make it to Rockland Bakery for the first time.  

What an awesome place.  The amazing smell of fresh baked bread hits you before you even get out of the car.  When you walk in you grab a brown paper bag and a pair of gloves and enter the actual bakery.  You can grab bagels right off of the conveyor belts and all of their breads, rolls, muffins, croissants are on rolling racks just waiting for you.

After you fill up your bag, you then head to the storefront where you can select among tons of danish, pastries, cakes, pies, cookies, etc. and hand over your bag to checkout.  And the prices are very, very reasonable.

If you haven't been there before, you really need to check it out.

Rockland Bakery

94 Demarest Mill Road

Nanuet, NY10954

www.rocklandbakery.com/

Cinderella Inspired Birthday Party

I have had an obsession with Cinderella since forever!  I was so excited when I saw this post on Hostess with the Mostess. I would have loved this adorable birthday party; I secretly wish I could still have one like this!  Andrea from Dolce Drive put this amazing party together for her daughter, Sabrina's Birthday.  What a lucky little girl!

You can find the awesome paper products on Dolce Drive Shop on Etsy.

I love all of the perfect little details, especially the beautiful pumpkin carriage below with Sabirna's initial.

This cake from My Sweet Lady is perfect along with the awesome cookies from Allyson Jane and Sweet Dough and the cute little princess pops from Terri's Treaures. 

via Hostess with the Mostess, photography by Heather Renee Photos

Valentine's Day Cookies

I have a small obsession with decorated cookies.  I think they are perfect for so many different occassions.  For events, they can be easily wrapped up in a celephane bag with a pretty bow and become great little gifts for event guests.  And I love the idea of making your own at home and giving them to friends and family.  In my little NYC apartment there is not much room to be this creative, especially in the kitchen, but I look forward to making cute little cookies like these one day.  Here are a few of the most adorable Valentine's Day cookies. 

Fancy Flowers makes great cookie cutters like these, and they showcased them on their blog with this super cute cookies...

I saw these hot cookies on BonBonRoseGirls, but you can order them from CookieMamas on etsy.

And for my personal favorite, I Am Baker came up with this adorable idea of a customized crossword puzzle, where the game is made of cookies and the box is made of cake!