Herb Garden

Mike's wonderful father gave us a bunch of different herb plants, a pot and soil to grow our own herb garden!  How awesome is that?!  Kenny Bear (Mike's Dad) really knows the way to a girl's heart!

He got us rosemary...

Basil...

Oregano...

Cilantro...

and flat leaf parsley!

Mike put them all in to the dirt and we even bought some chive seeds and put them in the center.  I can't wait until they get bigger and we can use fresh herbs!  There is nothing better!  I'll keep you posted on our little urban garden!

Birthday Cake Rice Krispie Treats

This is a really interesting twist on one of my favorite treats!  I saw it on one of my favorite blogs: How Sweet It Is a while ago, but I didn't have an occasion to make it for until Memorial Day!  The fabulous Jenkins' had a Memorial day BBQ in their fabulous new home and it was the perfect opportunity to try out these yum yums.  I have to say, I was a pretty big fan of them!  I didn't feel like you could really taste the "birthday cake" aspect of the rice krispie treats, but they did seem sweeter and better then typical RKTs.  Dan, however, did say he can taste it, so you try them and let me know what you think!

What you Need:

• 3 tbs butter or margarine
• 1 10.5 oz bag of marshmallows
• 1/3 c. boxed yellow cake mix
• 6 c rice krispies
• 1/4 c sprinkles

Start by melting the butter over low heat in a large pot (it makes it easier when you go to mix in all the krispies).

When the butter is completely melted, add in the marshmallows and stir to coat all the mallows with butter.  Keep over low heat, stirring occasionally until completely melted.

Add in the cake mix a little bit at a time and stir to combine before adding more.  When the mallows are completely melted and all of the cake mix is incorporated, you can turn off the heat.

Add in the rice krispies and mix to coat all of the krispies with the marshmallow mix.

Stir in the sprinkles (I used red and blue sprinkles in honor of Memorial Day).

Press into a 13x9 greased casserole dish. 

One trick I have found is to spray your hands with Pam and use your hands to spread the mix.

Let cool completely before cutting.  Cut into desired size pieces.  I had Mike cut them while I finished getting ready and he cut them into nice big chunks!  I only had one, it was the largest one, but I only had one!

Then they are ready to eat!

You can share with friends or hoard all of them for yourself, either way, I won't judge!

Everyone seemed to really enjoy them!  I'll definitely be making these little yum  yums again!

 A little teaser for you...

Addie made tandy cakes that were AMAZING!  She has agreed to do a guest blog on them!  They will definitely become a favorite of yours!

Enjoy!

Vegas!

Our trip was AWESOME!  I had never been to Vegas before and it was an experience I'll never forget.  Mike and I stayed in the beautiful Mandalay Bay.

The first night there, Mike and I walked down to Caesar's Palace for dinner (no the real Caesar did not live there).  Our first dinner there was actually TERRIBLE!  It was very expensive, poor quality food...not a good combo.  The one thing that made up for everything was that Mike and I split a very good bottle of wine!  After dinner, Mike and I watched the water show at the Bellagio.

Vegas is so beautiful at night when everything is lit up.

My absolute favorite part of the trip was when we want to Fremont St!  The old Vegas!  I loved the old neon lights.  We didn't get to see it at night all lit up; Mike and I agreed that next time we go, we'll go there at night to see it all in lights!

I think the main reason I liked Fremont St was because I actually sat down at a blackjack table and didn't lose all of my money!

We did our fair share of drinking! 

We did get to see two shows.  We saw Mystere which is a Cirque du Soleil show and it was awesome!  What those people can do is inhuman!  We also saw Vegas the show!  It was good, it made you feel nostalgic for old Vegas.  I wish I could see Vegas when Frank Sinatra was actually performing!

We got burned by a lot of the places we ate, I even got food poisoning at one of the buffets.  The best restaurant was called Hussong!  It was a small Mexican restaurant in our hotel.  I got lobster tacos and they knocked my socks off!  The margarita's were awesome as well!  We had an entire pitcher.

We also enjoyed the buffet at the Wynn.  Other then that, nothing else was that great...

I would go back to Vegas in a heartbeat!  Even though I lost $40 to the gambling gods, it was still an awesome trip!

Who's coming with us next time?!

Vegas or bust!!

I am going to be gone for a week...go ahead and wipe your tears...

Mike and I are heading to VEGAS!  We wanted a get away and I have never been there before.  We will be gone for a week, but get ready for some Vegas posts when we get back! 

I hope you all have a FABULOUS week!  I'll be lounging by the pool, sipping some fruity drinks and stuffing my face at the buffets! 

xo

Jenny and Steve's Wedding

The first wedding of the season was a smash!  Mike's good friend that he has known since high school, Jenny,  got married this weekend.  It was an absolutely beautiful wedding.  Every detail seemed perfect.  The location was stunning.  It was at a country club in Phoenixville. 

Look at how cute the seating cards were!  They were in real grass too.

I loved the little bumble bee!

This is the table of knuckle heads that we sat with...

Table number 5 rocked it!

We had our cocktails, my first wedding drink (and favorite) is a dirty martini!  It is always a good warm up to a good night!

The beautiful new couple made their first debut!  How cute are they?!

They shared their first dance and the party got started!  The band wasted no time in getting people up and dancing.  They had almost everyone on the dance floor even before dinner was served.  The food came and we dug in!  I know that wedding food is boring for most, but come on, this is a food blog, I have to talk about the food!  Up first was the salad.  It was a spinach salad with dried cherries, candied walnuts and blue cheese dressing...YUM!

Then came more drinks!  I finished my dirty martin and my wonderful boyfriend went to get me another drink from the bar.  While he was up getting me my vodka, club, with a splash of cranberry, the server came around with wine, so I got a glass of that as well!  

When ever we go to weddings, I always have entree envy of Mike.  He always gets the filet and I typically get the fish dish, this time I learned my lesson.  I got the filet and boy-o-boy was I glad that I did!  It was SO good and cooked perfectly!

At the end of the meal Mike made me an adorable little bunny out of his dirty napkin.  Trust me...it was cute!

One of the funniest things that happen was that Mike S. got something stuck into his teeth and he used a ribbon to get it out.  When you are desperate you go to all sort of lengths!

Then it was time to get dancing again!  WOOT!!

Then we got the groom, Steve's nephew sung for everyone!  He sung "Hey Soul Sister".  It was AWESOME!!!  (sorry the picture sucks, my little point and shoot wasn't getting the job done)

The band was really REALLY good!  They kept everyone dancing all night!  They even came into the crowd to get us even more amped! 

Mike got REALLY into it!  Good thing he is so adorable...

Then we had another break....CAKE!  It was really good and they served it with a chocolate covered strawberry!  So good!

It was great to see friends that we don't get to see often!

And of course spend an awesome evening with my favorite person in the whole wide world!

I was able to sneak in a quick picture with the beautiful bride!  Isn't she breathtaking?!

The whole night was A-MA-ZING!  I don't know how it could have been any better...