Lucketts Spring Antiques Market

A must-go to all antiques and vintage lovers in the DC area. Lucketts Spring Antiques Market, in Leesburg,VA.

Are you on Instagram? Follow us @Bewhatwelove  for the latest photos on the market tomorrow.

No-Bake Ice Cream Cake

Every Thursday my husband and I have a date night at home and I usually like to find a new recipe to try for dinner. This week, I came across this recipe on my Pinterest feed. It’s quick, delicious and would be huge success at any summer party. I hope you enjoy.

No-Bake Ice Cream Cake:

12 Ice cream sandwiches ( I used s’mores ice cream sandwiches)

1 cup of whipped cream

For  the whipped cream:

1 cup of heavy whipping cream

2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Tip: One cup of whipping cream makes about two cups of whipped cream.

- Beat the mixture in an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

Directions:

• Unwrapping all the ice cream sandwiches and stacking them layer by layer but each layer if faced an opposite direction as the one before.
• Spread the fresh whipped cream on the top and sides of the cake.
• Decorate with your favorite topping option; I made two versions, one with raspberries and mint and another one with salted caramel,  hot fudge and chopped twix bars.
• Once finished, place it in the freezer for about 20 minutes before you serve.

Little Bits & Pieces

My parents’ amazing antique glass compotes collection. The blues and white Baccarats are my favorites.

Back From Vacation

We’re finally back from a well deserved quick vacation to visit our family down in Brazil. It’s was nice to see the family and enjoy some warm weather, delicious food, and marvel at my parents amazing art and antique collection. Here is a sneak peak from our vacation. I hope you all had a great week and please bear with me during the next week as I move this blog to a new host.

My parents weekend home in the countryside of Pernambuco.

Lunch at my parents home. I love being surrounded by their antiques.

Nothing is better than a strong Brazilian coffee.

Our daily morning view from the pool.

Tropical fruits for our daily breakfast spread.

Around downtown Recife, also called Recife Antigo, is the port area with it’s gorgeous Portuguese colonial churches and buildings.

Murals from street artist Galo de Souza.

Details from my nephew’s pirate themed birthday party. I’ll post more party photos next week!

More vacation photos on the blog’s Instagram here.

Little Bits & Pieces

My vintage teacup collection just keeps on growing…❤. Last weekend we drove by an estate sale and I couldn’t resist adding a few beautiful and delicate antique teacups and saucers to my small collection. Do you collect anything?