Happy National Empanada Day, btw!!

Food packaging, and why we're so attached to it. (Irish Times)

Freaking amazing: olive oil cupcakes with white chocolate mascarpone buttercream. (Colavita)

Chocolate babka. Let's do this thing. (Eva Bakes)

Butter tart bars. YES! (The Kitchen Magpie)

Peanut butter marshmallow chocolate rice krispie squares. OMG. (15 Spatulas)

Lumberjack plaid cake. Love! (Boing Boing)

Chocolate curry coconut cake. Very interesting! (My Dish is Bomb)

I want to eat every one of these interesting Japanese desserts. (How I became Texan)

Vegan meringues. Fascinating! (Cooking is Messy)

Healthy....salad....cakes? (News.com)

Lemon Welsh cakes with honey ginger whipped butter. Breakfast, yes. (Giraffes Can Bake)

The "I want chocolate" cake. I want this! (Smells Like Home)

Cornmeal olive oil cookies. (Colavita)

Book of the week: The Unicorn Coloring Book. Wait, wasn't this the book of the week LAST week? Yes, it was. But it's still my favorite book so it's retaining this spot.