Comfort Food

I need a little TLC this moring. There is nothing more comforting to a Southern than a bowl of hot grits. Wish I were having this right now.

http://www.ansonmills.com/page19/page39/page39.html

Paper Bag Puppet

Inspired by our visit to The Center of Puppetry Arts, Jaylan and I made a hand puppet today using a paper bag. If you are looking for something to do with your kids this summer here is a link for crafts and activities.

http://www.education.com/activity/arts-and-crafts/?cid=55000.0066127072&s_kwcid=TC8363kid%20craftsSb3815570665&gclid=CKDwhOiLtKkCFUiA5QodIW5eMQ

Southern Candy Confections

Last Thursday, Jaylan and I went to The Center of Puppetry Arts. I nearly wet my pants when I saw they were featuring Jim Henson. It was like I was an eight year old kid again. Remember this, "Laugh your tears away (clap clap), Worry for another day..." Yes, they had Fraggles.

Due to my lack of planning, Jaylan didn't enjoy himself nearly as much as I did. "Mommy, let's go eat." was all I heard for the entire 45 minutes we were there. After we left the museum I grab Jaylan Chick-fil-a and headed to my favorite candy store in Underground Atlanta. We picked up chocolate peanut butter cups, chocolate caramel cashew clusters and fudge.

Here is a quick, yet great recipe for those chocolate cashew clusters.

Ingredients

2 lbs milk chocolate candy coating, coarsely chopped

1 cup salted cashew halves

28 caramels

2 tsb heavy whipping cream

Directions

Line the baking sheet with wax paper and butter; set aside. In the microwave, melt 1 lb of candy coating; stir until smooth. Drop by scant tablespoonfuls onto prepared pans. Let stand until partially set, about 3 minutes. Top each with six and seven cashews . Let stand until completely set.

In small sauacepan, combine caramels and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. stir until smooth. Spoon over cashews. Reheat caramel over low heat if it thickens. Melt remaining candy coating; spoon over caramel. Let satnd until set. Yield 2-1/2 dozen

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Caramel-Cashew-Clusters

Great Apps For iphone

Recently I became an iphone user. I absolutely love it. The best part of using an iphone are the apps. I have three that I can't live without.

WineStein Pro- WineStein Pro App is a wine calculator that pairs wine with your meals. Giving you a score of 10 as to its compatibility with the meal , WineStein explains what type of wine you are buying and how much you should expect to pay for it.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/winestein-pro/id419100974?mt=8

Epicurious Recipes and Shopping List- The Epicurious app has been a plus in my kitchen, I have made several great recipes over the last 3 weeks.


http://itunes.apple.com/app/epicurious-recipes-shopping/id312101965?mt=8

OPI- OPI App allows you to try on all 200 and something shades of nail polish with a click of a button. You can even adjust it to match your skin tone.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/opi/id355728893?mt=8

Cool Off

I don't know about anywhere else, but today in Atlanta it was hotter than Kim Kardashian in room full of professional athletes. All I wanted to do was grab something cool to drink. Once I got home I decided to make blackberry lemonade. Here is the recipe I used.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/blackberry-lemonade-recipe/index.html

I Need A Drink

It has been a long hard one. I need a drink! With that said here is a great whiskey sour recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/fresh-whisky-sours-recipe/index.html

Eaters Unite!

Friday night I had to buy a size 36 DD bra and a waist smoother. I complained to my good friend, Sassha, about needing to lose 10 pounds. She recommend I go on the master cleanse fast for 10 days. Hah! Me not eat! Yeah right ! I told Renada ( another bestie) Sassha's suggestion and we laughed for a least 5 minutes straight. Her facebook status Saturday was "Eaters Unite!"

So in the spirit of eaters uniting Jaylan (my son) and I had Five Guys on Sunday for lunch. OMG I forgot how wonderful an old fashion burger, fries and a cherry coke can be!

http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx