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Thanks for joining me for another Nine Favorite Things post.
Happy June 2nd! I am so excited June is here and feeling very confident that our weather is going turn beautiful very soon. Postive thoughts!! Weโve had one of the coldest springs, and truthfully, itโs taken its toll on my mood and overall mental state. I truly believe that the weather can have a huge effect on our moods. That was certainly the case this past week. Thankfully, Friday brought along some sunshine with a beautiful sunset that finally showed signs of green grass and leaves blooming on the bare trees. Yes, we donโt even have green leaves on our trees yet, but soon. I know a beautiful Colorado summer is ahead and I am so ready.
Once Memorial Day comes and goes I pretty much declare it officially summer. Iโm ready for watermelon, tomatoes, stone fruits, sweet corn, and all the berries. My brother Malachi flew in on Wednesday. We spent Thursday and Friday filming new recipe videos all geared towards refreshing drinks, summertime dinners, and berry-filled desserts. It was a good couple of days. I love spending time with Malachi, and I certainly love ending the week on a productive note. Just makes the weekend feel that much better.
I spent time yesterday catching up on some computer work, planning, and plotting out finishing up the office barn space. Which has really been a long and tedious process. I know so many of you are dying to see the full reveal, but itโs just not where weโd like it to be yet. Hoping to have it finished up by summerโs end for a full reveal in the fall. More to come, and some behind the scenes over on Instagram stories.
Coming up this week, Iโll be kicking things off with one of my current favorite recipes. Itโs super family-friendly, pretty, and delicious. Iโll also be sharing a fun snack, buttery shrimp, and a dessert thatโs perfect for warm summer days. So all good things. Ooh, and maybe even a cocktail (should I do a Saturday summer cocktail series?).
Lastly, if you missed anything from the past week, be sure to sign up for our newsletterย here. Hope youโre all having the best weekend, and enjoy this Sundayโs Nine Favorite Things!
1. Inspiring Me This Week.ย
Candace Nelson founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes and Pizzana.
If youโre a cupcake kind of person (or just love desserts), youโre likely familiar with Candace. She is the founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes and the all-around dessert queen. Sheโs also one of the kindest people that Iโve been lucky enough to meetโฆand have the honor to bake with! I have followed Candace for years, but finally meet her when I was in LA last week. We filmed a really fun video together that I canโt wait to share with you guys very soon. She graciously welcomed me (plus our entire film crew) into her home. We baked a delicious strawberry recipe while chatting away.
In the short time I had with Candace I learned so much about her. Sheโs incredible and so inspiring. Not only did she found Sprinkleโs Cupcakes, which opened its first bakery in Beverly Hills in 2005, but she recently opened Pizzana, a Neapolitan style pizza restaurant in LA. Both are incredibly successful, and while Iโve personally tried Candaceโs baked goods (so delicious!), I am dying to get back to LA to try Pizzana. I know Iโm going to LOVE it.
If you love food, you need to be following Candace. Sheโs such an inspiration to me, and her cookbook is one of the only baking books I swear by. Itโs a favorite.
Fun fact about Candace? She is a judge on both Cupcake Warsย andย Sugar Rush.ย
Fun fact about Sprinkles? In 2012, they debuted the worldโs first cupcake vending machine, which is literally just what it sounds. A vending machine that dispenses the classic Sprinkles cupcakes. Itโs genius and the cutest thing you will ever come across.
Be sure to keep an eye out for the video Candace and I shot together. Itโs coming in a couple of weeks!
2. The Most Popular Recipe of May.
Most popular: no fuss lemon tart
YAY! For the first time, everyoneโs favorite recipe of the month is also my favorite recipe of the month! I shared this recipe just last week. In that time it has skyrocketed to the most popular of the entire month! Beyond thrilled that you all love this tart as much as I do. Itโs so incredibly easy, so pretty, and most importantly, itโs SO GOOD. If you have not yet made this tart, please do so soon. This is one of those recipes that you will make time and time again. Itโs definitely one of my favorite recipes that Iโve developed.
Runner-up: weeknight saucy pineapple bbq chicken bowls
Good to know you all love some BBQ chicken just as much as my family and I do. This is one of those recipes that can easily be on the dinner menu weekly. Itโs easy and so full of flavor, but healthy too! Perfect for any night of the week and kids love these bowls just as much as adults!
Also have to mention: motherโs day menus and entertaining tips
This one surprised me a bit! I didnโt think you guys would care too much for a menu post, but you all seemed to love it. Would you enjoy more posts like this? Summer menus? Entertaining tips and tricks? Let me know, I would certainly love to do more of these types of posts if you all are interested!
3. A Few Favorites from Williams-Sonoma right nowโฆ
4. Questions of The Week:ย
q: Are you ever tempted to live somewhere warmer?
a: Absolutely. The spring is the hardest because we just donโt have one. Itโs cold and snowy till June. BUT my family is here, so it would be hard to leave for good. In my ideal world, Iโd spend some of the summer, the fall, and the start of winter in CO, but head somewhere warmer come late winter. Someday maybe!
q: Foolproof hostess gift for any chef?
a: Iโd gift a Staub Skillet or Cocotte. I use both every single day and couldnโt get by without them. They make the best gifts!
q: Favorite season to cook in?
a: Late summer through the fall.
q: What is your favorite recipe youโve created?
a: Right now this lemon tart is my favorite. Itโs so good, so easy, and Iโm pretty excited about it!
q: Is there anywhere you are dying to travel to?
a: Certainly Italy! Can you believe Iโve never been? Also Spain!
5. Newest Videos:ย
3 Cheese Zucchini โRavioliโ with Roasted Tomato Basil Sauceโฆeasy, full of color, veggies, and beyond delicious.
Rosemary Peach Chicken in White Wine Pan Sauceโฆmy go-to summer skillet dinner. Itโs the best.
6. Cooking with Hallmark Home & Family.
While in LA last week I filmed a fun segment with Hallmark Home & Family. I shared my asparagus and brie pastries and talked about the new summer series Iโve been working on.
You can watch the full video here.
7. A Few Links I Am Lovingโฆ
after decades of neglect a 200-year-old house on the island of Hvar is brought back to lifeโฆso beautiful.
a Korean skincare expert reveals the products she canโt live withoutโฆif you love a good skincare routine.
summer entertaining made simpleโฆwith tips from Terrain.
7 books you wonโt be able to put downโฆfor your summer reading.
the 29 best NYC landmarks to visitโฆif you have a summer trip to the city planned.
20 of the most beautiful sacred sites that every traveler must visitโฆcan I visit them all?
60 cabinet hardware picks to instantly refresh any roomโฆloved this budget friend post.
Sakara Life founders morning routineโฆI love a good morning routine, and this one involves a cinnamon roll.
inside Marie-Louise Sciรฒโs dreamy New Oceanside resortโฆplease can I go here?
a kid friendly Cacio e Pepeโฆjust add corn. yum.
working girl summer detoxโฆif you need a healthy summer refresh.
the founders projectโฆif you need business inspiration, read this.
an interview with Amy Wilson (the garden designer)โฆbecause I love flowers so much.
10 places to buy the skirt of summerโฆwe all need a good flowy skirt.
the cutest towns in every US stateโฆwould love to visit Beaufort, South Caroline
is butter healthyโฆa dietitians take.
8 common mistakes newlyweds makeโฆbecause itโs wedding season.
8. Favorites from the Nordstrom Half Yearly Saleโฆ
9. This Weekโs Dinners:
Monday: 20 minute garlic basil brown butter pasta
Tuesday: Thai peanut chicken ramen noodle salad
Wednesday: spanish tortilla with burrata and herbs
Thursday: sweet corn chimichurri butter shrimp with polenta
Friday: kimchi grilled cheese
Check out all the pastย Favoritesย postsย here.
This post was originally published on June 2, 2019
Hello Tieghan,
I just have to say that I absolutely am crazy about your postings. Your photography/food is inspired; a work of art. And, your recipes equally so! You are such a delightful person and I am extremely blessed by the sharing of your lifeโs work! I am a 57 year old woman artist, (formally lived in Breckenridge for 25 years up until 1.5 years ago, and now live in Twin Lakes, CO) . You have been such an encouragement and inspiration to me in regards to cooking for my family after 30+ years of doing so. in addition, your artistry has inspired me to be a better, more devoted artist.
I, (we, my entire family) who live over the ridge from you, and experienced the LONG and harsh winter/spring that you did, and that we all are still enduring), absolutely know what you are referring to. It has been a TOUGH one!!! Make no apologies. You in no way were making a judgement or comparison to all of the people who have suffered across the country. Thank you for sharing your extraordinary talents and passions and inspirations!!! We are all better because of your kindness, your gentleness, and your devotion to beautiful things, whether they are to be eaten or just appreciated visually! Blessings!
Hi Annie! This is so nice to read! I cannot believe you lived in the same county for so long! That is so amazing!! Thank you for understanding and supporting me. It truly means a lot! xTieghan
I received your cookbook for my birthday and I love it. I am new to your website. My sister kept telling me about the
Sunday post and Nine favorite things. I find it sad that no matter what a post is about, someone can always find a way to
turn it into a negative. It would be nice if kindness and positive posts were the order of the day.
Welcome!! I am so glad you are loving the cookbook and my posts, Nicki! You are too kind, just have to shrug it off! xTieghan
Would love some summer menus! Your blog is the best! And the pictures are beautiful! Keep it coming!
Yes! Thank you Michelle! xTieghan
Thank you for all that you do tieghan ?I love the menu posts that you do !! Like the Motherโs Day ones etc. they are some of my favorite posts you write and I always refer back to them for drink/app/main/dessert etc ideas for any dinners that month or season like holidays and birthdays and just Sunday dinners!! So def would love more if you enjoy doing them?
Thank you so much Elana! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
Absolutely agree with Rosa. We all need positives in our lives. I look forwards to the Sunday morning posts by TIeghan. For just a bit all the negatives can go away.
Thank you Margaret! xTieghan
Ann, I am very sorry if you or people you know have been affected by the recent flooding and tornado tragedies. However, other peopleโs tragedies do not negate someone elseโs situation. Tieghan is stating that cold, gray weather takes a toll on her mood. Your entire point is about perspective and being in tune to what other people are going through, but you are callously dismissing Tieghanโs feelings and, essentially, telling her to snap out of it. This shouldnโt be about one-upping another personโs distress. Comparatively, someone somewhere is always worse off. We all have our own struggles, and we can only directly know the hand that we have been dealt.
Tieghan, it is refreshing to read a blog with honest feelings in addition to some of the best recipes Iโve found. This is my first time commenting, though Iโve probably made at least thirty of your recipes! My husband and I are expecting our first child in August, but I love the idea of Saturday cocktail posts. Iโll save them all up for next summer. And after reading this Favorite Things post, Iโm so looking forward to making that lemon tart this week!
Hi Rachel! Thank you so much for this comment. It truly means a lot that I have people truly supporting not only my work, but me as well. That is so sweet and means more than I could ever ask for. Also, I hope your pregnancy is going amazing and would love to hear how you are doing in the future with him or her! Have a great week! xTieghan
I did it Tieghan! There are currently four pans of your gorgeous lemon tart sitting in my fridge with about ten pounds of fresh berries for the graduation party this afternoon! I canโt wait to share!
YUM!!! I hope you all love this recipe, Kate! Congrats on the graduation to whomever it is! ? xTieghan
Yes, there is much devastation all around, but we/you are honest with our feelingsโฆ.that is appreciated and respected.
Hi Renne! I agree and thank you so much for seeing that. I hope you continue to enjoy my posts! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan, I absolutely love everything about your site. You seem like a very sweet person and I love your recipes.
The pics of your food are gorgeous, so creative and unique. I canโt wait to start making these recipes and I will be buying your cookbook.
Look forward to your Sunday posts with your fav. things.
Keep up the excellent work you do and keep sharing, because the world needs more like you.
Thank you.
Hi Belinda! You are too sweet! Thank you so much! xTieghan
Comments from people like Ann are what I dislike about the internetโฆ.so often comments are made over the internet that one wouldnโt say face to faceโฆmy faith in people is diminishing and she/the internet just keeps adding to that fall. Tieghan โ I love your Sunday posts..really all of them..keep up the great work!
Hi Rosa! Its just a different perspective from someone, and thats okay. But I am so happy you enjoy my posts and what I write about. It truly means a lot! xTieghan
Your Sunday Posts are my favorite to find in my inbox. A cup of coffee, a quiet corner of the house and your โvoiceโ is a great way to start the last leg of my weekend.
Thank you so much Valerie! That is so sweet to hear! xTieghan
I WAS Going to read, bc the recipes sounded and Looked goodโฆBut, Shortly after reading and I got to the part you referred to the Coldest Spring taking a โTOLL on your MOOD+โฆ. OVERALL MENTAL STATUSโ ?!!!โฆ..
This was written/ printed June 2nd..? I Stopped, You Might want to take a LOOK AROUND You..THOUSANDS, LITERALLY! Of People have Lost their Entire Homes+ livlihoods (Farmers!) and Family members!! ๐ To Unprecedented Horrible Floods and Tornados Just This Month!!โฆ.Also.
Hi Ann! Thank you for your comment. I obviously was not comparing my situation to theirs, because it is just not the same. With that said, everyones situation comes from their own perspective. My perspective may not be the same as yours and yours not the same as mine.. if that makes sense. I hope you understand that I meant no harm by this statement, my mood just doesnโt feel as great with the weather around me, but I am still so grateful for what I have. I feel terrible for the people that lost their homes and family members and am wishing them strength through this time. xTieghan
would love menu posts
Will do! Thank you Vikki! xTieghan