Pure Peach Pops

Naturally it was my sister-in-law Rivky (I love your new-kosher-product radar!!) who introduced me to Trader Joe's Peach Pops; a freeze pop of natural proportions. Made simply of puréed peach + some fruit juice, this push-up-pop nixes the chemicals, dyes, and artificiality of iconic American summer chilling.

To be quite honest, while Freida seems to love these freezr-treats, I personally happen to think they taste like a tube of frozen canned peaches (good and refreshing, but not delicious and fresh!). Though, I did think of something these would be totally tubular for: Bellinis!! Seriously, who can pass up that sumptuously fizzy and refreshing cocktail?? The only complication in a Bellini is that the most important component is fresh peach purée - voilà! Girls night out just got a whole lot cooler. Simply combine 2 oz. peach purée and 4 oz. sparkling white wine (I love this most made with Prosecco!), and let the chilling begin. Summer happy hour simply can't get any sweeter!

P.S. If you have a young baby at home and have been making and storing your own baby food, or interested in trying it out, here's a way you can both benefit! Buy some fresh, ripe, organic peaches, score the base of the fruit, and blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes, and then immediately plunge into ice-cold water to stop the cooking process. Remove the skin and get to puréeing (check out this neat little gadget for super-easy baby food production!!). Store and freeze for baby, and use reserve for these summer cocktails... take a deep breathe and inhale the sweet peachiness of parenting after hours! :)

Baby Prints

Being that I have gotten a nice amount of inquiries about the bag hanging out on my From the Desk of post, I thought I'd let you dear readers in on this: spotted a nice stash of über-cute signature Oilily printed diaper bags at some generously reduced rates over at Zulily today. If you're a fellow print-lover, head on over there before the goods sell out!

Sale @ Stella

I've been milling over the pickings of the half-off sale at Stella McCartney Kids this morning. From the now-iconic culotte suit, to basics for girls, boys, and babes, this sale is sure brimming with it's share of goodies!! Shop happy, my friends!

Break It Down

Been doing some "basics" shopping for Freida lately. Since she was born so teeny-tiny, she seems to grow at a glacial pace... which means less shopping and buying. She outgrows jeans about once a year, and I only need to replace her pajamas and basics (leggings, tanks, sweatshirts) when they show signs of threadbare! So much for hand-me-downs. :) American Apparel has the most wonderful collection of basic clothing for kids, and I instantly fell for this ad campaign - "Break It Down" i.e. down to the wardrobe basics.

Plus, with all the breakdancing my Mr. does, it was no surprise that I was partial to viewing the signature moves in slow-mo. Enjoy the quirkiness! :)

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Here & Hair

We're having a sick day here at home this Monday. Freida picked up a stomach virus and has been up all night (and I mean all night!) throwing up. Parenthood never ceases to amaze me, and when a child goes through 7 pairs of pajamas, 3 crib sheets, 2 queen sheets, 2 pillow cases, some carpet tiles (I kid you not!), and her sleep-deprived parents continue to pleasantly and dutifully clean up, wipe up, and change her - it's motherhood magic! My sick little girl was crying for water, but every chug she took induced another bout of vomiting minutes later. Definitely not the most glamourous part of parenting; but by far, the most radical embodiment of human care. Anyways, poor Freida is doing much better now, thank God, and has pretty much spent the day sleeping on and off and slowly ingesting fluids and soup broth. I on the other hand, have enjoyed this much-too-tired-to-do-anything-else low-key of a day; working on my recipe cards, and playing around with different hot-mess looks for my (shaitel) hair via this and that:

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Hopefully Freida will be feeling better soon, but for now these options are nice break from my usual.