I still love my cupcakes, but there’s been a recent new sweet in my life. At first glance, they don’t look all that impressive, but taste buds are pleasantly surprised.

Not to be mistaken with the American version – coconut macaroons, these delectable macarons originated from a French baker’s oven dating back to the early 1900s. These colorful mini hamburger look-alikes are showing up at weddings as party favors or a part of dessert buffets.

Below are some places you can find them:

Seattle - Le Panier

Beverly Hills – Paulette

Paris – Ladurée

Now that Starbucks provides free internet with a registered card, you can save yourself a breath or two with a customized card that shows your regular beverage of choice.

There is a small fee, but it’s so much more fun to carry around a card that you designed yourself.

I’ve been asking my connections with this establishment to include a feature that can add images. Now wouldn’t that be cool?

This is also a great and practical gift.

Click here to customize your own.

Next time you’re at Target, head on over to the cereal aisle and pick up an Archer Farms Cereal or two. No more fussing with bags inside boxes because of their brilliant packaging. Cereal tastes great and fresh! It’s the future of cereals. My fave is the Strawberry Yogurt Granola Flakes – I’ve eaten this same cereal almost every morning for months and I still can’t get enough of it!

On this lucky 08/08/08 day, the winning number provided by random.org is 5! And how fitting that it’s my favorite number and also the number that stands for grace.

That means Margot… Congratulations! You’ve won a $20 Target gift card! Please submit your mailing address under “About Grace” to claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone who commented and participated in the fun!