Sprinkles Cupcakes in Georgetown

Saying that DC has a cupcake problem is a bit of an understatement. In recent years, several new shops have opened their doors, joining cupcake veterans Cakelove and Baked & Wired. Off the top of my head, there's the eponymous Georgetown Cupcake, Hello Cupcake and Red Velvet Cupcakery. So naturally I was wary of the newest kid on the block, Sprinkles, in Georgetown.

Nonetheless, fellow blogger Nikki and I decided to drop in while doing some shopping last weekend. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the light-filled and efficient atmosphere, the wide selection of cupcakes -- everything from vanilla to chai, and the sweet, but probably sugar-overloaded staff.

I tried coconut, Nikki went with a chocolate peanut-butter concoction. Both were super tasty. While Baked & Wired will always have my vote for best...well, everything. Sprinkles is absolutely worth a visit.

All images by me.
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Market Haul, 3/27

A glimpse of Sunday's market haul -- french breakfast and spicy black radishes from Next Step Produce and fleshy yellow onions from Twin Springs Fruit Farm. I also picked up salad greens and rainbow chard (from Next Step who makes the best mesclun mix.), apple cider, tall branches of flowering quince and stocked up on the AMAZING thai coconut milk gelato from Dolcezza.

P.S. Next Sunday, April 3, Sweetgreen Dupont will be selling a Next Step salad to raise funds for Heinz Thomet following the devastating fire at his farm a few months ago. Details here.

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Scenes from Real Life

One benefit of gloomy days like today is the extraordinary light for taking photos. So despite my inclination to hole up in bed and make a pillow fort, I pulled on my wellies and walked around the neighborhood and then up into Dupont Circle for the farmer's market.

I was thrilled to see brave little daffodil shoots pushing through the ground, and an abundance of greens at the market is another sure sign spring is on the way. Now I'm settled in for the day with some warm chai and...work to do. Oh well, Sunday bliss always has to come to an end sooner or later.

Hope you stretch yours out as long as you can!

(All photos are my own)
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Marie Isabelle-Callier at Poppy in Georgetown

Something cool to check out in Georgetown -- Poppy is showing the works of artist Marie Isabelle-Callier now through June 20. I especially love her series of silhouettes, zoomed in above and below.