Swedish Dip to Die For

I just had this amazing Swedish dip/spread at my godmother's new house. It's avocados, hard boiled eggs, chopped red onion, and red caviar. OMG amazing...and so easy. Kind of like a sophisticated version of 7-layer dip.

Recipe on Chatelaine

Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? -Nora Roberts

I love rainbows, and I always have. They're fun and bright and depending on how you use them they can be very youthful or even sophisticated. I remember the shock of discovering, in 4th grade, that the rainbow was the symbol of the LGBT community. It was gay pride month, and I was at Barnes & Noble with my mom, and everything was rainbow - notebooks, pencils, book covers. I think that was the first time I realized that the LGBT community isn't always treated fairly; otherwise, why would they need an awareness month? It was a good learning experience for 4th grade me.

Moving on from politics, here are some rainbow and polka dotted foods. How great would it be to have a rainbow themed brunch? Make sure you play Rainbow Girl by Giana Factory while you eat...it's an awesome kinda techno-y song that I saw a burlesque dancer perform to in Denver, CO this past summer.

cake batter chocolate chip cookies - recipe on Sally's Addiction

omg trix rice krispy treats - recipe on tasty kitchen

Polka dots AND rainbow? My brain just exploded.

Very subtle and pastel - but still rainbow-ish. Recipe on A beautiful mess

Anyone who has the patience to make all those damn layers gets a prize, IMO

As for me, I'll stick with funfetti mix from the box. With CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 

There are moments when the body is as numinous as words, days that are the good flesh continuing. Such tenderness, those afternoons and evenings, saying blackberry, blackberry, blackberry. -Robert Hass

Why are blackberries so charmingly delicious? I like them so much more than raspberries...perhaps because we have endless raspberry bushes in my woods, and while that sounds romantic, it's really quite annoying. They're prickly, they grown rampantly with no rhyme or reason, and cutting them does nothing - you have to pull them out of the ground. Blackberries, on the other hand, are a fabulous color, taste great, and don't grow in my yard. Plus, they remind me of marionberries, which remind me of my dad, because they're from Oregon and so is he. And he loves them. Hello, Blackberries? It's Raspberries....you win!

Blackberries, meet macaroons. Macaroons, meet tart. Recipe on Juls Kitchen

Ditch the usual lattice crust and let your stars shine! recipe on the kitchn

Blackberry Limeade bars, recipe at CosmoCookie

Blackberry custard pie, recipe on columbus foodie

Rather than flavored ice cream, try flavored topping! Blackberry red wine reduction, recipe on galley kitchen

I'm obsessed with caipirinhas - and they're great with the addition of blackberries. recipe on soups & souffles