Last summer I went up to Los Angeles to hang out with one of my best friends for the weekend. It was just the two of us so we did what gabby girls who don't get to see each other very often do...we gabbed, we gossiped, we ate, we drank, we laughed, we cried, and then we did it all over again! Marisa and I have been friends since 8th grade so there's a lot of history, a lot of stories, a lot fun. Of course I couldn't show up empty handed so I made a few things: rum cake, jalapeno popper dip, and lemon curd and chocolate chip filled raspberries. These seriously take no time at all but I guarantee your guests will oooh and aaah about how clever they think you are. One thing I know about my friend is that she loves sour things so I thought the lemon curd would ... [Read More]
girls weekend
Weekend Visit with Best Friends
First of all...let me start by saying, I have great girlfriends. I have friends still in my life from when I was in preschool, grammar school, middle school, and high school. I still keep in touch with and sometimes have a chance see college friends, sorority sisters, and past work friends. I still see on a pretty regular basis girlfriends from a playgroup I was in when my son, who is now 9 yrs old, was a baby. One of my besties here in Carlsbad is Trish. I met her at a quilting class on March 21, 2002. We wish eachother Happy Friendiversary every year now. I think it's so neat we can pinpoint the day we became friends. I love any reason to get together with girlfriends and will look for an excuse to celebrate anything. I am, truly, a perpetual party planner. It's kind of my ... [Read More]
Cooking for Best Friends
SWEET Mrs. Fields' Super Fudge Brownies (I changed a few things along the way) 300 degrees 45-55 minutes 6 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate or high cacao semi sweet chocolate (I used a mixture of the following: 2 oz Lindt 72% dark chocolate, 2 oz Cadbury's milk chocolate, 2 oz Hershey's dark chocolate) 1 cup salted butter, softened 4 large eggs 1.5 cups granulated sugar (I only use fine baker's sugar) 1 tbs vanilla extract 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips In a double boiler, melt unsweetened chocolate (or your mixes of chocolate) and chocolate chips over medium heat until melted. Stir constantly until there are no pieces left and you have a smooth mixture. Add butter. Stir til melted. Remove from heat and stir again until smooth. ... [Read More]
