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The air smells like neglecting my sleep schedule and skipping class to reread my favorite books and quitting my job and writing until I can’t feel my fingers and telling my friends that I love them so much that it gives me heartburn and eating the same three meals because they taste so fucking good and cracking jokes that’ll make people uncomfortable and—
I’m probably going to come back to this, and add a little more color and shade it…
Anyways if any of you are familiar with Dicee and her Sims 4 “Occult baby challenge” then you should also be familiar with her “7 Toddlers challenge” and this is just something I did while stuck in bed and finally being able to do something when I have art block! This isn’t my best work but I’ve been wanting to draw a rainbow family for a while now, and I’m so grateful to Dicee for giving me that inspiration. Go check out her YouTube channel show her some love! ❤️ She’s awesome.
Update 👇
by 7Krys on Flickr.Cream Sand Beach - Guadeloupe Islands, Caribbeans.
Summer Calls For No-Bake Desserts
Some Summer days, it’s too hot to even consider baking. But even the greatest heat waves shouldn’t stop you from satisfying your sweet tooth. With puddings, panna cotta, cheesecake, and lots and lots of fruity options, there’s no reason to turn on the oven when you have the choice of these 25 no-bake desserts.
Sweet and salty dessert fans will love these frozen mojito cakes. The salty pretzel crust is topped with a frozen mojito and cream cheese filling.
Freeze yogurt and fruit together for these delectable bites.
Make a giant Oreo icebox cake, and watch people flock for a bite.
There’s no need to raise your eyebrows! Salty saltines add tremendous flavor when used inice cream sandwiches.
It looks like cake on the outside, but slice it open to reveal a whole watermelon!
As it turns out, speculoos makes for a spicy no-bake cake.
No campfire? No problem! Drizzle melted chocolate over graham cracker cereal and garnish with mini marshmallows for an on-the-go s'mores snack mix.
For those who prefer sour to sweet, try ginger limeade granita, a frozen dessert with flaky, tart ice chips that will awaken the palate.
There’s actually no cake at all in this icebox cake. Chocolate wafers soak up the moisture from whipped cream to create a soft, cake-like texture. Watch the video to see how it’s done, and then print out the recipe.
With an Oreo crust and minty marshmallow filling, mini grasshopper pies are a cooling, colorful way to end a meal.
Giada De Laurentiis is all for effortless desserts that can be enjoyed on the couch. Her chocolate trifles feature chocolate cake cubes and a chocolate custard dolloped on top.
Crema Catalana is a lemony, refrigerated custard. It’s coated in flame-torched sugar, similar to crème brulée.
Beginning bakers should spring for this ice cream cake with whipped cream, ice cream sandwiches, coffee liqueur, and crushed peppermint candy.
Let’s be honest; almond chocolate spread is dessert. Spread it on toast or cookies. Better yet, just grab a spoon.
Make a large batch of this salt-flaked fudge, cut it into bite-size pieces, and keep it in the freezer for convenient grabbing.
Sometimes the best desserts are the ones that are thrown together last minute. Freshen up store-bought sorbet by topping it with citrus vodka and lime zest.
Like the decadent cake but cooler and lighter for warm weather, these German chocolate pudding cups are layered with a coconut pecan custard.
Sometimes you don’t want to go through the trouble of making ice cream. This strawberry semifreddo is the ultimate “lazy” person’s ice cream recipe.
A blackberry fool with Calvados only contains four ingredients, so it’s as easy as it is light.
No need to heat up the oven to make cheesecake. This no-bake cheesecake is made with graham crackers, cream cheese, and condensed milk. There’s no raw egg involved, which means there’s no need to bake!
Nanaimo bars, the legendary bar made famous by Vancouver housewives in the 1950s, is similar to a seven-layer bar with graham cracker, almonds, coconut, and chocolate. Rather than condensed milk, this bar has a creamy pudding layer.
Gelatin and cream set to create these creamy strawberry panna cotta cups.
What’s not to love about the classic pairing of peanut butter and chocolate? We imagine that peanut butter and chocolate pudding cups would make great frozen pudding pops too.
Melt-in-your-mouth grape gelatin with blueberries is a refreshing dessert that won’t weigh you down with any heavy cream. Add a splash of Champagne or vodka for a spiked version.
The Eton Mess originated in the 1800s at a distinguished British public school. The strawberry, heavy cream, and meringue cookie mixture was originally served after an important annual cricket game.
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