Yes, I’m still hot under the col­lar about the All My Chil­dren can­cel­la­tion last week but, in the spirit of Fab Fri­days – I will sol­dier on.  So, let us get in the mood for a relax­ing week­end with some fab finds includ­ing, of course, some fan­tas­tic shoes!

Fab Fri­day – Cook­ing In Stilet­tos – 4.22.11 by Cookin­gIn­Stilet­tos fea­tur­ing dolce vita shoes

1.  These Dolce Vita Car­rie Multi-Strap Fringe San­dals almost gave me heart pal­pi­ta­tions – they are unique, chic and just have that *wow* fac­tor.  Plus, the price isn’t so bad either.  I swear – nude shoes have totally out­ranked the num­ber of black shoes in my shoe arsenal.

2.  For you gals that adore all things pink, did you see this Kitchen Aid Arti­san Susan G. Komen Stand Mixer in Rasp­berry Ice?  Now this is a gor­geous mixer that will gar­ner all the right attention!

3.  I am DETERMINED to get my deck gar­den to flour­ish this year and one of my must have pur­chases is a Meyer Lemon Tree.  I’m so annoyed to buy Meyer Lemons at the store to only have them go moldy in a day or two – who knows how long those Meyer Lemons are on the truck to the store, right?  At least if I can cure my black thumb, per­haps I can only go a few paces out the back door to get the per­fect ingre­di­ent to brighten most any dish.

4. I have to con­fess, being a recov­er­ing pub­li­cist has me a bit jaded.  When I hear of a celebrity cook­book, I tend to see right through it.  It’s all about mar­ket­ing and brand­ing nowa­days.  I remem­ber one “celeb” who released a cook­book and on one of their appear­ances, they didn’t even know their own recipes.  C’mon now – if you are going to pro­mote some­thing as your own and swear YOU wrote the book – well then, KNOW the recipes.  I pur­chased a copy of  Eva’s Kitchen: Cook­ing with Love for Fam­ily and Friends and I have to say, out of the flood of celeb cook­books on the mar­ket, Eva Longoria’s cook­book seemed to be the most authen­tic.  She has some fab sim­ple recipes in there along with some from her fam­ily and it’s a cook­book I will be using this spring & sum­mer.  Well done!

5.  Finally – have you heard about the Philadel­phia Sci­ence Fes­ti­val?  Now, before you whap me upside the head ala NCIS Gibbs’ style, hear me out.  It’s got some seri­ously fas­ci­nat­ing events at this fes­ti­val that are geared to the curi­ous foodie.  I mean, we’re talk­ing about events cen­tered around healthy eat­ing, the sci­ence of beer and cheese, and a host of other fas­ci­nat­ing events.  Check out their cal­en­dar – it looks intriguing!

I’m curi­ous – what are you guys obsessed with this week?  Tell me in the comments!