Foolish Mentos Woman

Small car, good gas mileage... gross. That woman sure looks like a socialist, hippie, crazy next to that that high powered businessman!

Chocolate/Mint Part Deux

This is the second posting in a Chocolate/Mint Trilogy. The third installment will be posted whenever I feel like it, like George Lucas. On my daily trek to BrigeFresh for a 'make your own salad,' I saw this gem. At first intrigued by the MINT, then smitten by the 45% Less Fat. Less fat NOT sugar free

Don't eat sugar free candy. Please.

It was FANTASTIC. Not rich dark chocolate covering a mint flavored, mysteriously fluffy 3 Musketeers filling. And there were two seperate bars, which I like. But I discovered that certainly the reason for the "45% less fat" was that it was 55% the size of a regular 3 Musketeers. But whatevs...

Queen Cakes

So Queenie came to stay last weekend. Such an occasion must of course warrent a cake! Well, a derivation of a Betty Crocker box mix actually, made for a queen.
Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate Cake Mix- Butter Recipe
Butter - I melt as I have no mixer
Water - whatever quantity it says on the box
Milk Chocolate Chips - chopped somewhat chunky

Lovely Pink Polka Dot cupcake cups picked for the occasion by Jenna

Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate Frosting
Mint Extract

Anna's Mint Chocolate Cookies - other suggestions: York Peppermint Patties, Thin Mints (which I wish I had when making these)

I mixed up a little bit over 2 tbsp of the extract for the whole tub of frosting. The flavor was that of a Mini York Peppermint Patty. A little less extract, a little more Thin-Mint. A little more extract, Starlight Mint.

City S'mores

In honor of Jenna's volunteer trip also referred to as S'more Haiti but I wasn't sure if it was too soon. Look, some of live on the fourth floor in a city and don't have access to these "campfires." Some of us must have burnt marshmallows during the lion side of March. I recommend the Ritters Sport Milk Chocolate with Cornflakes from the deli.

Oh Man. So great.

Today on the way to visit Queenie Maxine. Yessssssss....Thanks Joyce Wildstein.

Baskets of Eggs!

I actually can't stop making eggs in a basket I declared on my facebook status. My mom always talked about it but I never quite remember tasting one. The other day I decided to end the mystery. Since then it has been on, breakfast for dinner every day. The below is for my eggless, basketless sad friends. Please note I enjoy numbered bullet points.

Eggs in a Basket

2 Eggs
2 Slices of bread- Personally whole wheat bread from Old Poland Foods down the street I found that it cooked easier with a heartier bread.
Olive Oil
Garlic
Fresh Rosemary
Salt and Pepper

1. Cut out the center of the bread with a cookie cutter. I chose a heart because I LOVE Eggs in a Basket. Hold on to the cut out bread pieces.
2. Prep the olive oil. Chop 1/2 a large clove of garlic. Chop up 2 or so sprigs of rosemary. Mix both in with the olive oil.
3. Brush the olive oil on the bread pieces.
4. Put the bread in a pan on medium heat.
5. I crack open an egg in a saucer. From the saucer pour the egg into the hole in the bread.
6. Salt and pepper the egg.
7. Fry like normal and flip only once or trice.

Eat. Love it, most likely. Maybe clean up...I don't know.

Coney Dog Island

 
HURRAY!! A couple of weeks ago we got on the F train for a last minute winter trek to Coney Island. Weeelllll, apparently in the winter it gets dark pretty early. Instead of figuratively dark and barren, it was acutally dark and barren and full of rottweilers barking gothically and guarding the Wonder Wheel. Freaky!!
But hey, it was worth it. We went to a unfriendly, Russian furniture store and then Nathan's.
It was great. Chili cheese dog, fries and a Corona are an excellent combo. Nathan's came complete with visiting suburban soccer teams by the minivan-full and a floor show provided by a crazy homeless man who was later arrested.
Perfecto!