SUBSTANCES:poison.toxin.cyanide.alcohol.acid.{o.k. fine..it was really limeaid.fruit punch and lemonade..w/food coloring.}wow that cyanide was a hit!
GRUB:snickerdoodles..with cinnamon-pumpkin spice stuffed in witches broom bags.
..spinach-cream cheese bats..rolled in poppy seeds..topped with green olives & black corn chips.
{i love that you can totally get away with making super cheesy snacks @ halloween..}
thanks MOM for the bat idea i stole from you years ago!
Arctic Zero Chocolate Peanut Butter All Natural Frozen Dessert PER SERVING (1/2 cup): 32 calories, 0g fat, 9mg sodium, 11g carbs, 0g fiber, 9g sugars, 4g protein -- POINTS® value 1* k..you ready???. An ENTIRE PINT of this has 128 calories. Yes, THE ENTIRE PINT. 128 calories. That's what this stuff is all about...ladies. If you're the girl who sits in front of the TV with an entire carton of ice cream and goes to town...this is for you. It's made mostly of whey protein and a special blend of natural sugars that has way (or should i say, whey) fewer calories and impact carbs than regular sugar. (Impact carbs are the ones your body actually processes.) It comes in 3 flavors, but the Chocolate Peanut Butter is the best for straight-from-the-carton spooning. beckham loves the maple-Vanilla...we use it as a base for smoothies and shakes...MAKE a SHAKE momah!-beck Find it in select stores (mostly in CA) or just order online. beckham and i have it almost every morning...yep! for breakfast! well..along with our spinach-ham & cheese scrambles.. i don't normally spoon feed the mr. with ice cream...but with arctic zero... there is ZERO guilt! we cant get enough of the chocolate peanut butter..
go on... get your own! ps... this is my brother's company!!...and i did the hair+makeup for the photoshoot..! | |||||
..just a tease..a few shots from the last shower Bentley and i did.
more to come+recipes...promise!
this is the coveted flourless torte..
in the middle of planning+the sending out of invites:
two 30th birthdays,1 zoo party, another baby shower,
and hmmm..something else..
{all within the next 3 weeks.. its party season.}
my girlfriend Katrina and i went to a chocolatier class @ Williams Sonoma..and learned a few tricks.. 
we all brought treats..and yummy ones too!! serious lava cakes from krista..E. GUITTARD chocolate covered berries from nikki..hazelnut whipped cream and a balsamic reduction glaze by Katrina and myself. mmmmMmm.ooo and don't forget my home-made macaroons! so perfectly chewy.{eat them the day you make em.}and SHIRLEY TEMPLES..of course.
to deliver: i made extra treats..home-made:meringue cookies.marshmallows.macaroons..and an assortment of truffles. kahlua.double chocolate+mint.hazelnut+turbinado sugar.naturally infused peanut butter.and a classic jimmy'+ fleur de sel.
i was just mentioned over @:
littleant.
chocolate&mangos.
NJAM.
piece of cake
thank you!! i love you too.
hey..decided to throw a new years party after all.
{seriously who even throws parties any more?}
todd and i decided two nights ago12.26.08...hmmm..lets throw this party!
so since the appetizers will be covered..i'm working on:
decor.drinks.&dessert.
any ideas??i'm thinkin glitter..metalics..& modern.
no more of that gauddy brass and crystal. ugh!
and p.s. i didn't die..but i did have party overload this month.
just be super excited to see all the shots..promise.they're coming.
just sewed straight through the metallic paper..and random scraps of any silver|gold paper i had..including leftover wall paper.nordstrom ads.and invite mess ups.
lets ring in this new year!
the winning amuse bouche: nikki's manapua{super sweet hawaiian pork wrapped with sweet hawaiian bread..is that right?}whatever it was... was dang good.
mini dessert trio:
flourless torte
gingersnap-honeycomb cheesecake
hazelnut-vanilla bean creme brulee
i really wanted to find some seriously awesome frock{like in neon yellow!} wouldn't that be rad!?
i'll have to save that for next years' masquerade.
this year i delivered cinnamon swirl bread..
with a killer recipe for french toast.
