Foodie Friday!

Welcome Y'all!

So glad you joined us for Foodie Friday again this week!

We are on a dessert kick today.

We are going to make positively sinful cream cheese brownies

and an adorable little candy!

Let's start with the adorable and simple little candy.

What does this look like to you?

Bacon and eggs?

Isn't this darlin?
Well you can whip these out easy easy!
Shopping List:
pretzels
white chocolate melting chips
yellow chocolate covered candies
( you know the ones. _&_)

Place two pretzels side by side on wax paper. You may want to have several pairs lined up on the wax paper so that you can work quickly as your chocolate will harden fast! Melt chocolate and drizzle over each pair of pretzels in the shape of a fried egg. Then place the yellow chocolate candy in the center. Allow to COMPLETELY cool before moving!

Now for the cream cheese brownies.

Shopping List:
Brownies baked and cooled
( your choice out of a box or baked from scratch)

One 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened

1/4 c. butter, softened

2 tsp. vanilla

1 lb. pkg. powdered sugar

Beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Blend in vanilla. Sift powdered sugar. Gradually beat together powdered sugar and mixture. Then spread mixture over Brownies.

Top with finely chopped pecans and enjoy!
Just be sure to have a BIG glass of milk

Thanks for dropping by Y'all!

Be sure to visit Gollum for more Foodie Fridays!!!

Feast Among the Beast

Feast Among the BeastsSaturday, August 29, 2009
Dinner • Cocktails • Desserts • Dancing
Located at the Birmingham Zoo's Junior League of Birmingham — Hugh Kaul Children’s Zoo

Cocktails begin at 6:30 pm
Seated Dinner begins at 8:00 pm
Catering by Kathy G

$250 - Individuals
$500 - Couples
$2000 - Table of Eight
For the first time ever!Purchase your tickets online.

An online auction featuring art, jewelry and other items from local venues and businesses as well as vacation getaways and special Zoo packages support the animals. The auction ends Friday, September 4th.
To bid on these unique items visit our online auction.

For more information please call Stephanie Martin at 205.397.3859 or email specialevents@birminghamzoo.com.
Proceeds from this event benefit the Birmingham Zoo.

Hope to see you there!

Local Candidates

Last week I attended a fundraiser for Cam Ward

It was a great event.

If you are local, I urge you to check Cam

out and give him your vote.

Here are some of the pictures from the event.

(OK so mostly of the decorations and food )

Chocolate Mousse

Bruschetta

(this was chilled Thai Coconut soup)

We also had quiche and wine. It was a terrible stormy night, yet a lot of people braved torrential downpours to come out and support Cam and make a donation to his campaign.

Thank you to the Blue Phrog Art Gallery for having us,

and Matt Fridy you know I think you are awesome!

Foodie Friday!

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We are making Life preserver cupcakes!

SHOPPING LIST:

12 vanilla cupcakes

2 containers of vanilla icing

12 plain mini doughnuts

1 Fruit roll up (red)

First, one container of the icing should be turned "water blue" using a gel food color so that it isn't diluted too much. Then ice each cupcake blue

Then take about half of the other container into a bowl and microwave for about 20 seconds. You want it to be melted but not runny. Dip each doughnut into the icing and cover. OR you can place on a rack with wax paper beneath and pour over to coat. Both work well. Then place in the refrigerator for approx. 30 minutes to set the icing again. Once removed you will need to make certain that the holes are still clear. If not use something (I used a turkey baster) to press down and clear the holes.

Then roll the fruit roll up out and cut into strips

Place each strip onto the doughnut.

I used a skewer to help lay it flat

Continue placing strips in a "life preserver" pattern

Then TaDa!

For this event I needed to double the recipe so I used some as just "water" mixed in. I kind of like the way that looked!

Thank Y'all for dropping by!

Tablescape Thursday

Thank you so much for coming by for TT this week! Be sure to visit Susan for more tablescapes this week!

My friend Jamie sent me some pictures of her son's Spider man party. I was so tickled and thought she did such a great job. Here is her party!

How cute is this cake?

Y'all drop back by for an incredible Foodie Friday! You won't want to miss! Be sure to register for the contest before you leave!

See side bar for details!

Tuesday Tidbit

Hope Y'all are having a great week!

It is crazy around here and it is only Monday night!

I shared with all of you my fears and worries of Olivia going back to school, but it has been GREAT so far! We could not be happier!

I worried that I would pine for her, and of course I do, but I look so forward to her getting off the bus every afternoon and hearing what she did all day. It is so exciting for The Prince and I to await her arrival. We have her snack ready and listening ears on to be sure we don't miss one detail of her day. So I thank all of you friends for your prayers and love! It is you that helped ease such a transition!

So what does the Prince do with himself while she is away? He plays baseball on the Wii.

It is too funny! He is most likely the only two year old that doesn't watch cartoons, ONLY sports. ONLY football and baseball! He runs around singing the FOX sports theme! Goodness gracious!

We got a package from London !!!!

Which was very exciting for the children.

We have precious friends across the big blue ocean and recently, on a trip to the USA, their plane was forced to land. They were STRANDED for some time in Iceland. So they were sure to include a pencil from Iceland for us!

Well, that is it for today!

Y'all come back

and DON'T forget to register for the drawing

(see side bar for details!)

Foodie Friday tease and Pool party

We had a back to school bash pool party this weekend that was so much fun!

Guess summer is officially over now that school has started and summer parties are done.

Here are some pictures from the event

and a tease for Foodie Friday!

life preserver cupcakes!

Recipe and step by step "how to" coming on Foodie Friday!