LAST MINUTE VALENTINES GIFT

Still no Valentines Day gift for you significant other? Why not wake them up with a homemade breakfast? Try these: Raspberry Chocolate Chip Pancakes from Joy the Baker. Click the link to see the recipe. 

(photo from here)

SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEET

I secretly love Valentines Day. So many people see it as a "Hallmark" holiday or a bad excuse to eat candy and buy overpriced roses. I see it as an opportunity to share a nice meal or a fun evening with a person you care about, whether that be a boyfriend, husband, friend or family member. To me, Valentines Day is just a great excuse to celebrate the bond you share with someone. You don't have to give over the top gifts or go to a fancy dinner, in fact sometimes the smallest gestures are the nicest. So why not make something yummy for the special person/people. Pick their favorite dessert or try one of these: 

Chocolate Pudding Pie

Recipe from Smitten Kitchen found: here

Cheesecake

Try 1 of 26 Cheesecake recipes from Martha Stewart: here

Vanilla Bean and Cocoa Nib Meringues 

Recipe from Joy the Baker found: here

Flan

Recipe found: here

Guinness Chocolate Pudding

(just because it looks so cool and has NOTHING to do with the day haha)Recipe found: here

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Instructions found: here

Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies

New York Times best cookie recipe found: here

Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope this posts finds you all in good spirits, and very happy with the items under your tree. If not, know things could always be a little worse...

Don't shoot your eyes out folks ;)

Peace, Love, and Good Tidings

- Lizzi

(Photos from here and here)

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

If you aren't feeling the holiday spirit yet put on some Christmas music, watch some claymation movies, try out one of these Eggnog Recipes, read about some Christmas Miracles, and look at some funky Christmas Light Photos. 


Cheers!!!


- Lizzi

(photo from here)