My Cupcake Life lately

Life is all about the Cupcake moments that we live, laugh and share....

After a long break, I am back to share my Cupcake life.

This time, I am not alone!

Let me introduce you: Cupcake Baby

Hayat yasadigimiz, guldugumuz ve paylastigimiz Cupcake anlardan olusuyor...

Uzun bir aradan sonra Cupcake hayatimi paylasmak uzere geri geldim.

Bu sefer yalniz degilim!

Iste karsinizda: Cupcake Bebek

The Inspiration T(H)REE

Expecting a baby girl puts the pink color at the center of your life :)
It is almost impossible to resist all pinky cute baby clothes.
But not only through baby items, pink is filtering into my life from many sides.
So, this week the inspiration comes from pink Cupcake items that I have recently bought.
Have a Cupcake inspired Wednesday !!!

1) Nowadays, I am attending so many prenatal courses 

including childbirth preparation, nutrition, breastfeeding etc.

I am kind of bombarded with information.

Hope that this pink notebook will help me to remember key points.

2) Although I do not like baking, I could not resist the cover of this book :)

    

3) And here comes another Cupcakes book. 

I would like to try baking and decorating Cupcakes with my baby-girl in the future :)

Celebrating Blue Monday * Pazartesi Sendromu Tedavisi

It is one of those Mondays that I wish my only dilemma would be what to cook for tonight.
Sometimes, I miss a simple and ordinary life.
A huge to-do-list is waiting for me this week.
So as usual Monday Syndrome is bitter.
To deal with today`s Monday Syndrome, I suggest you to buy a surprise gift to someone that you know.
Or buy a gift that you have not met yet as my mom just did ;)
My mom bought surprise Cupcake gifts to our Cupcake baby !
As you might guess from the color of Cupcake boxes, it`s a GIRL :)
Have a Cupcake sweet Monday !!!

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Keske tek ikilemim aksama ne pisirsem olsaydi dedigim Pazartesilerden biri.
Bazen, basit siradan bir hayati ozluyorum.
Bu hafta beni uzun bir yapilacak isler listesi bekliyor.
Her zamanki gibi Pazartesi Sendromu cok sert.
Bugunku Pazartesi Sendromunu atlatmak icin tanidiginiz birisine surpriz bir hediye almanizi oneriyorum.
Ya da annemin yaptigi gibi henuz tanismadiginiz birisine hediye alin ;)
Annem #cupcakebebek icin surpriz Cupcake hediyeler almis !
Cupcake kutularin renginden anlasildigi uzere, o bir KIZ :)
Cupcake tadinda bir Pazartesi diliyorum !!!

Magnolia Bakery

Tell the girls that I am back in town :) 

As usual I did not finish my trip without eating Cupcakes !!!

This time I guess I was more than lucky

and tasted the Cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery where the 1990s `Cupcake craze` has been started

Sex and the City fans would understand what I mean, right ???

After the busy scheduled Chicago NATO Summit, I awarded myself with yummy Cupcakes

@Magnolia Bakery Chicago

Let`s start with the decoration photos from inside the Bakery

This place looks like my dream kitchen : 1950s kitchen style patisserie

Old, simple and colorful vintage touch interior

and yes I definitely want to see this cabinet in my kitchen !

 You can also buy Cupcake themed aprons here :)

OK, now it`s time to look at the Cupcakes !!!

Which one to choose ???

Pastel colored ones or the Lemon Cupcakes ?

What about the Hummingbird Cupcakes ?

I will skip them this time

Bananas, pineapple, pecans with cream-cheese icing is too sweet for my taste :)

S`mores Cupcakes sounds fun !

 I have decided to go for the classic one: Red Velvet Cupcakes

And yes, I felt like Carry Bradshaw :)

And I enjoyed my Cupcake at my favorite place in Chicago 

across the Chicago skyline reflection at the Cloud Gate

Have a weekend as sweet as the Red Velvet Cupcakes!

Cupcake Birthday !!!

Cupcake Hayatlar

No Monday Syndrome post today !
Because today is my birthday :)
And the birthdays are a great excuse to eat Cupcake...
So eat a Cupcake and forget about the Monday Syndrome.
Do not forget to make a wish for me ;)
Have a Cupcake sweet Monday !!!

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Bugün Pazartesi Sendromu yazısı yok !
Çünkü bugün benim doğumgünüm :)
Doğumgünleri her zaman Cupcake yemek için harika bir mazerettir...
O zaman bugün kendimizi bir Cupcake ile ödüllendirelim ve Pazartesi Sendromunu unutalım.
Ama benim için bir dilek dilemeyi unutmayın lütfen ;)
Cupcake tadında bir Pazartesi diliyorum !!!

Cupcake Hayatlar

The Inspiration T(H)REE

Each Wednesday -on the 3rd day of week- I share 3 inspirational photos. 

Those might be the photos of food, fashion, people, art or any view from my window... 

My aim is to create an inspiration tree for the week.

Let those photos inspire us to make
- our lives more colorful,
- our week more stress-free,
- our selves more productive, happy and full of love. 

This week, the inspiration comes from random moments of the last week!
 
Let`s see the world as a big CUPCAKE;)

1) For the first time, I won a prize on Twitter !!!

Blogger AlisverisCini organized this giving away with OXXO

And here is my prize: Cupcake sweater;)

 

2)  Last Friday, I met with my dear blogger friends

 Kova Kadınıyım Ben and Loves from Fashion

 A spontaneous meeting for coffee later turned into a fun dinner

And here is the real Cupcake moment from that day ;) 

3)  I bought these pinkish-orange crochet flats from H&M on a snowy day last month.

As the sun is shining, I took off them from my shoe-closet.

Do not they look as sweet as a Cupcake ???

Looking forward to wearing them soon ;)

Have a Cupcake inspired Wednesday !!!

300 Cupcakes ;)

Today, we have a very yummy Cupcake reason to celebrate ;)
Cupcake Hayatlar now has 300 followers !!!

I would like to thank each one of you for following my blog and for your lovely comments.
And a big thank you for being as sweet as Cupcakes.

I want to do some nostalgia and share the link of my very first post at the blog.
And the second one here.
So you can see how it all started :)

Have a Cupcake sweet weekend!!!

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Bugün kutlamamız için çok ama çok Cupcake bir nedenimiz var ;)
Cupcake Hayatlar takipçi sayısı tam 300e ulaştı !!!

Blogumu takip ettiğiniz ve içten yorumlarınız için herbirinize tek tek teşekkür ediyorum.
Kocaman bir teşekkür de Cupcake kadar tatlı olduğunuz için gelsin.

Biraz nostalji yapmak ve blogumdaki ilk yazımı paylaşmak istiyorum.
Ve de ikincisini.
Herşey nasıl başlamış tekrar hatırlayalım :)

Cupcake tadında bir haftasonu diliyorum!!!

Milan in 10 Cupcake Steps

My Cupcake travel posts continue with Milan.

(You can read my previous Cupcake travel posts on New Orleans, Barcelona, Zagreb, Verona, aix-en-Provence. )

Let`s travel Milan in 10 Cupcake Steps!

1) Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano)

Any tour of Milan should definitely start from Duomo.
Every detail of this Gothic Cathedral is worth to see.
FYI! It took six centuries to complete it.
Love the magnificence of Duomo both day and night.

2) Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Just across the Duomo, the Galleria - the famous landmark of Milan- stands.
This iron and glass covered building from 19th century houses  fancy shops and cafes.
Whenever I visit Milan, I come here to admire the interior design of one of the oldest malls in the world.

Prada`s historic store is also here. But there is the rumor that only tourists shop from here!

Don`t forget to step with one of your heels on the bull (located on the floor of Galleria)
which is supposed to bring good luck;)

 3) Italian Cafes

For being a coffeeholic, Italian Cafes have always been one of my favorite public spaces.

This time weather was so cold, so I had another excuse to have coffee breaks at various Italian Cafes;)

4) Snow Cupcake Snow

I have been in Milan several times. But this was a first that I experienced it under snow.

Now, it`s official that Milan is one of the cities that snow makes it more beautiful and romantic.

 

5) Santa Maria delle Grazie

The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is one of the must-see places in Milan.

The church is included in UNESCO World Heritage List. 

But more than that, you can see Leonardo da Vinci`s Last Supper at the refectory of the church.

6) Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery)

Both the architecture and the collection of foremost Italian paintings make Brera Art Gallery a special place for the art lovers.

Visit and enjoy the paintings of Raphael, Caravaggio and many others closely.

If you do remember form my previous post, my favorite is Raphael`s the Marriage of the Virgin.

7) Italian Food

Let the yummy photos speak on behalf of me;)

8) Shopping in Milan

I started shopping spree at the doorsteps of Tom Ford ;)

Despite the cold weather, I did my best to discover the most of the shops in Milan -the shopping capital of the world-.

Milan`s designer boutiques are located in a square called the Quadrilatero d`Oro (Rectangle of Gold).

And Via della Spiga has been my favorite place for windowshopping!

9) Aperitivo Time in Milan

Aperitivo is a Milanese tradition of happy hour.

After a long day of work (or in my case shopping), Italians have drink and finger food at the bars just before the dinner.

Enjoying my Spritz (sparkling prosecco wine) in a Milanese bar decorated with cozy wall paintings is priceless...

10) Navigli

Navigli area is the place where you can have a Venice experience in Milan.

Navigli is so lively where you can find great hip designer shops, art galleries, trattorias and clubs on both sides of the canals.

In the summer, you can also have a boat tour at the canals.

Yet, the canals were frozen when I was there. 

So, this time I just went there to taste the yummy Cupcakes of That`s Bakery.

Have a Cupcake sweet day !!!