8.16.2011

Saltine Toffee

Say What!?
So, after I made this I felt it would make a better
 Christmas treat than a middle of summer one,
BUT
it was such a delish sweet/salty combo that 
I would recommend eating it year round.
It's a VERY easy recipe that packs a big punch.
The key is to work quickly!

Let's get started!

First and foremost you'll want to get your oven preheating to 400.

 Lay about 40 saltines in rows on a tinfoil lined baking sheet.



Once those are lined up,

put 1/2C of Butter and 1C of brown sugar in a saucepan.


 bring to a boil...


Moving quickly, pour the boiling mixture over the crackers


spread the butter/sugar combo into as even a layer as possible


now that goes into the oven for 5-7minutes.

In the meantime....
Crumble 1-2C of walnuts in a bag.


 melt about a bag of chocolate chips...



When the crackers are done, the sugar combo will look brown and bubbly...



 pour the chocolate over the sugar mixture & top with nuts.


break into pieces...


and enjoy!

What do you think? Will you try?
Maybe save for the holidays?





8.15.2011

RED&PINK


So, as mentioned a million times before, I am not the biggest fan of pink.
Or, at least I wasn't until I stumbled into this whole blogging thang
and was exposed to how awesome pink really can be!

I'm seriously loving on this bright red & pink color block trend right now!

Here are a few of my faves:

Let's just start with some interiors...





MAJOR







A recipe for Raspberry & Yogurt Moose Cakes!





(Think the price is ridiculous)







A sweet little Pink & Red Party.



And now for some 'fits.






Amazeballs.





What do you think?
Love it? Hate it?
Does it make you feel like you're breaking all the rules?
In the best way possible?


Happiest of Mondays to you!












A Recap {of nothing}

So, how was everyone's weekend?
As mentioned on Friday,
for the first time in the longest time there was no set agenda.
Which I'm grateful for because the weather was terrible
& it made staying home/going with the flow a bit easier.
We did manage to make it to the woods for some 4-wheeling/sightseeing
and to Michael's for the major sale :)

I wasn't too trigger happy, but wanted to make sure to do a recap as promised.

A few snaps from the weekend:








Oh weird, GradyPants & flowers? 
What a stretch.
Back in a flash with some inspo :)

xoxo



8.12.2011

NOTHING

Let me just tell you about my agenda this weekend.
Let's see, theres...oh wait that's right,
I. HAVE. NOTHING. GOING. ON.
and I couldn't be happier about it :)


For the first time in seemingly forever I have nowhere to be, nothing to make, no one to call...
this does not, however, promise that I won't go anywhere, make anything, or call anyone - just sayin'

Okay, now for some faves:










My kind of Ombre.









OMG.
I want a house just so I can have a guest room
and leave my guests cute packages!!






I ALSO want a (gorgeous) fountain machine in my house.






Antler Outlets










The color and pattern Kristen encountered on her home parade
is KILLING ME.





your weekly fix.

Sure do hope you have a great weekend.
I know I will 
xoxo












8.10.2011

Peach Cobbler

Last night, my dad made some AMAZING peach cobbler.
Although not my favorite of all the fruits, it sure is a pretty place to draw some inspiration from.
In honor of my dad's mad culinary skills, I present to you...  


Wanna come?