I left Malissa’s name for these cookies in tact because well, who could say it better? If you recall my raving about Chicago Diner’s vegan bakery you may recall a vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe I included from their cook book. Apparently this recipe is quite outdated and not at all representative of their fantastic [...]

Elmo Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! This probably doesn’t seem very “Bake and Destroy” of me, but: 1) Destroyer or not, I’m a mama and sooner or later, all mamas make Elmo cakes and 2) Everyone I know grew up watching sesame Street, so why not Teno and his friends too? Actually, I called [...]

bubbles Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! Actually, these are Milky Green Bubble Tea Cupcakes with Green Tea Almond Glaze and Lychee Drops. But what are the chances someone’s going to be hunting down that recipe? Considering this entire recipe was one big happy accident, I’d say no one will be looking for it, but [...]

When I realized my husband had a cupcake tattoo before I did I started mulling this one over. Almost a year later, here it is. Chris Smith at Taylor St. Tattoo, aka the only red head I completely trust, did this sweet B&D! on my calf. Was it hurty? Oh, was it hurty! And I’ve [...]

Every year I think I’m going to boycott Valentine’s Day and every year Tony and I end up getting each other way too much stuff, going out for a giant, expensive dinner and wondering whatever happened to boycotting Valentine’s Day. This year I thought I’d poke around and see if I could find not only [...]

I got my new t-shirts and sweatshirts last night but I was far too sweaty and yucky from yoga to properly model them. We returned to American Apparel, despite its pervert-weirdo ownership because the bottom line is, they’re shirts I like to wear. Like I said in a previous post, I live in my American [...]

chicago diner cookies Originally uploaded by littlepretty Today’s visit to The Chicago Diner reminded me of how much I love their bakery. I’ve been slacking on my bakery reviews lately, mostly because I post so many on Yelp but that ends now. There was a time, back when I was vegan, that TCD’s bakery was [...]

Windy City Rollers cupcake toppers! Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! All this month, Chicagoans, you can help an injured derby girl and score yourself a 100% USDA certified organic cupcake all a the same time! The Bleeding Heart Bakery is running a HelpTequila cupcake promotion featuring vegan, gluten-free and even conventional cupcakes in a [...]

It’s telling me I’m awesome. Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! I just ordered my new Bake & Destroy shirts! This run will be on American Apparel 2102, my new favorite shirt. I have a Blood for Blood shirt on that exact style and I live in it despite not wanting to become known as [...]