If you weren’t in Seattle for Cakespy’s Cake vs. Pie Party, here’s your chance to bake the Best in Show, a ginger peach pie (with cayenne), from Kate Lebo at Good Egg.

And speaking of Cakespy, check out what she just made for Serious Eats: The lemon-lime cream cheese filled Pat Benatart. She’s wrapped in a “real tough cookie with a long history” crust. Love.

Poppytalk gives the world a look at the art of Jen Collins. We like what we see — and are going to her Etsy page right now to get that adorable bison gocco print!

We’re climbing the walls (excuse the pun) for CasaSugar’s roundup of ladders as functional decor. The ladder as pot rack is particularly stealable…

Introduce yourself to Gandhi’s favorite vegetable, purslane. It’s tender leaves are juicy and succulent, and uniquely high in omega-3′s. It grows like a weed in just about any soil and to top it off, is in it’s peak season right now! Via the Huffington Post.

Top Design finalist Eddie Ross does a delicious budget makeover for the Nest that we are loving. Not a trace of the “Golden Girls” aesthetic he got sent off the show for!

With autumn’s impending arrival drawing nearer, you can bet that long hot soaks in the tub are on our horizon. What better for your bathroom escape than a deep, luxurious clawfoot tub? Get all the inspiration you’ll ever need from design*sponge.

Read about a carrot cake worth going to Riker’s Island for at The New York Times. Unfortunately you can’t buy it, but you can bake a 25 loaf batch. Uhh… perfect for holiday gifting?!

Did you know that lack of sleep is a slippery slope leading to a messy home? Makes sense, but here’s the article explaining why, at Unclutterer.

Photo courtesy of Valentina Vitols Studio.