misosouper, a shopping blog

I don’t know how it happened, but one day I found myself a collector of salt and pepper shakers. A Christmas present from the in-laws, a wedding gift, an irresistible pair of porcelain birds from that cute design shop down the road… they add up quick. Since I try to curb my pack-rat tendencies, these are on my verbotten shopping list. But I might have to make an exception for this whimsical little sailboat set. So simple, so pretty, so perfectly minimalist. Just this once. Then I’ll stop. Really.

I love love love pumpkin season. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin muffins… and this year, pumpkin whoopie pies! Even though I have an entire whoopie pie cookbook, I am really, really lazy. So my eyes totally lit up when I saw this Pumpkin Whoopie Pie Mix from the always-excellent Stonewall Kitchen. Score!

Do you get secretly jealous of the kids who get crayons and paper placemats at restaurants? No? Just me? Huh. Um, well, never mind. You probably won’t like these chalkboard placemats as much as I do, either. Whatever.

When I was a child, my grandparents sent us a box of Harry & David pears every Christmas and I’ve been spoiled ever since. I don’t even bother buying pears at the grocery store anymore, because they are always a disappointment. For today’s catalog-themed splurge, I’m going all out and putting in my order for the 12-Month Organic (!) Fruit-of-the-Month Club Collection. Pears, pineapples, apricots, peaches, avocados… something divine every month of the year. YUM.

Custom popsicles in seven minutes? Sign me up! I just watched the how-to video for this Zoku Quick Pop Maker and I’m sold. DIY fudgesicles!!