Not gonna lie, I could really go for another chocolate covered peppermint pretzel rod right about now. I can't stop thinking about the one I had yesterday. Mmm. Leave it up to Paula Deen to whip up these yummy chocolate covered pretzel rods. Check out her recipe here. These babies look scrumptious. I'm thinking about making my own fun festive pretzel rods now. Stu hates pretzels, so this works out great. More for me :0)
No running for me today. We're off to CT. Nothing special, just going up for a quick lil visit. Last month when I was home, I took dragged my mom to get her first (no maybe it was her second) manicure. Can you believe that?? The woman is 59 y/o and has only gone for a manicure once twice in her life. Shameful mother. Today I'm treating. It's so cute to see her get excited about a mani. Welcome to 2009 mom. The place we go to is poshy posh. Their "basic" manicure is anything but. They hook it up- I'm talkin' hot stone massage, extra long exfoliating, paraffin waxing, all for a measly $12!!!l I'm doing cart wheels from the car into the salon. Get me there now.
Tonight we're going to dinner with Stu's dad, and step mom. My momma is coming too. We're going to some Italian restaurant that I found on google maps last night. The menu had pasta for Stu, seafood for me, and steak for everyone else. Done and done.
Speaking of food italian...tomorrow is SLOW COOKER SUNDAY! We're attempting this baked eggplant deal. Here's the recipe. Hope it turns out as good as it looks because this picture is making me drool.
God has blessed us with a GORGEOUS autumn day so enjoy it.
I went to Ann Taylor Loft tonight, and guess what?? LP finally found a coat!! Hoooray!! I love this tweed/beige pea coat. It's classic. I'm so sick of my black pea coat. With two adorable, cute, amazing dogs, I've found it impossible to keep my darker colored coats clean and "fur-less". Obviously this isn't the greatest pic of the coat, but you get the idea. Can't wait to wear it tomorrow and forever. LOL.
To celebrate my new coat, I went to Starbs and got a skinny cinnamon dolce latte. I don't know what got me more excited- my extra foamy latte, or the sight of Starbs signature red holiday Christmas cups!!
Perfect frothy goodness
This topped off my night; Christmas decorations are up at the mall! Apparently, they did it all Sunday night. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....
Stu picked me up and we went to dinner. I got my usual salad with grilled scallops. Stu got a slice of boring cheese pizza and a side salad.
I made Hungry Girl's "Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cherry muffins" for tomorrow's jock meeting. They smell outta this world.
Perfection.
Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cherry Muffins
1 muffin: 131 calories, 1g protein
Ingredients:
No Pudge! Original Fudge Brownie Mix or other fat-free brownie mix
2/3 cup Light Cherry Pie Filling or other light cherry pie filling
1 cup Fiber One cereal
1/4 cup light vanilla soymilk
Directions:
Preheat
oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients together.
Place batter into muffin tins lined with paper or sprayed with nonstick
spray. Bake for 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.
I made the candy corn bark last night. WOW. I am not responsible for cavities these little bits of heaven will cause. I'm up 2 lbs because I couldn't stop eating them. It was 1144pm when I stopped picking at these.
crushed up pretzel stix and oreos-sweet and salty is the way to go
melting 12 oz of white chocolate chips. This is where it starts to go downhill
I spread the melted chocolate over the oreos and pretzel stix, then dumped 4 lbs of sprinkles and candy corn on top. Why not go big??
I don't play around when it comes to sweets
I couldn't stop picking out the chunks of oreo and melted chocolate
This was a huge hit at the office station.
Candy corn bark was a HUGE hit. Only crumbs are left.
Mybakingaddiction.com has got to be one of the greatest/cutest dessert websites around town. WOW. I'm so happy I found it. Shout out to Jamie. She's a middle school teacher by day, and a little baking maven by night.
I'm making her candy corn bark for tomorrow's jock meeting. I don't usually eat what I bake, but this candy corn bark could will be the death of me.
Are you drooling yet????
Hi Lisa,
I have a quick question….when you mix the pumpkin in with your greek yogurt, what else do you add to it? I am eating plain greek yogurt with honey & walnuts! Yumm, but thought I would add in some pumpkin…do I need to add something else to sweeten it up? Isn’t pumpkin good for you & low fat?
D.
PS I have a recipe for
THE BEST PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE from Emerill…it is TOO DIE FOR!!
Hii D-
As of late, I've been adding almond butter OR pumpkin butter to everything my yogurt.. Oh hell, maybe one of these days I'll even add both. Whoofc. Wouldn't that be yummy?? Really, anything goes. Fruit, honey, cinnamon, almonds, dried, fruit, fresh fresh, chocolate chips, candy corn..haha Go crazy girl!!
Lisa
These look scrumptious. They are grown up brownie pops.
We're having a dinner party next month and these would be perfect little desserts to serve. I'm all over these precious little brownie pops.
I'm getting there-working up to 13 miles. The country music marathon isn't until April, but I wanna start early, and prepare for my first big half! It's gorgeous out. Since I spent the last 2 nights doing absolutely nothing, waking up @ 8 wasn't bad. I like to run early and get it out of the way. Now I can get on with my day.
For breakfast I had oatmeal with almond butter, cinnamon, 1/2 banana, and vanilla almond milk. Later I'll make a shake with my new (and very expensive) "Amazing Grass".
Slow cooker Sunday is ON! What to make? I'm searching through my new Stephanie O'Dea book to find a good meal. There are so many recipes to choose from-sh*t.
If you're a big slow cooker fan (like me), then you MUST check crockpot365.com. Stephanie made something in her crock pot every day for a damn year!!! Kudos to her! She has so many fantastic meals. You'll need a hot minute to go through her site. It sucks you in. This is where I found that veggie lasagna we always make.
Stephanie even wrote a book! She's a slow cooker super star.
Happy crock potting!
I just bought Prospect Park West. What would I do without the big fat Border's next to Penn station??
Can't wait to curl up by the fire, on my couch (in Stu's slanket), and read this book later. Oh, and don't think for one second I won't have my "fire place" screen saver going' on our the tv in the background.
Starting tonight, HOT TODDIE'S are officially back!!
Remember last year?? Oh the memories......
I make my hot toddie's with swiss miss fat free hot chocolate mix. Add boiling water (or milk), and top off with what else??? Cool Hhwwiip. I also sprinkle cinnamon over the cw and then add peppermint shavings or a mini candy cane. I think they're very "Sandra Lee" looking. Now all I need is a tablescape and we're good to go!
