Just in time for Halloween

My DIY Owl Mask

Thought I'd share with you a few of my halloween preparations.  Hope you have a spooktacular weekend!

Dirt Cake (I used this recipe HERE)- taken with my new iphone 4s, pretty impressive quality, right?

My Birthday

Raspberry Wine Spritzers

Ingredients:
Riesling
Raspberry Syrup
Limes & blueberries

Yummmmmm.

My bday present! (from the bf)

Global Wildlife Center

F21 Tank and shorts, UO Hat, Ray Ban Sunnies

Friday July 8th was my 24th birthday.  Never thought I'd want to see wild animals and a new bike when I turned 24.

Good friends + Food + Drinks + New Bike + Wild Animals = A GREAT BIRTHDAY!

Lime Italian Ice

This recipe is surprising VERY easy to make, you can find it HERE.  This actually isn't my first time making it.  It is however my first time making it with lime juice.  I've tried with lemon and watermelon juice, both very tasty if I might say so myself.  I bet you're wondering if I squeezed the juice from an actual watermelon.  No! Are you crazy?!  I used Dole Watermelon juice from the carton... it looks like THIS.  I've gotten mixed reviews on the watermelon.  Some thought it was amazing and some thought it was too sweet.  Which yes, it was sweet but I like sweet things.  If you don't, maybe try adding only 1 cup of sugar instead of 1-1/2 cups.  The "watermelon juice" does contain 25 g of sugar per serving (as I see from the link above). Maybe that's why I like it so much!


Oh, and I did add a little food coloring to make them colorful!

Mmmmmmm! Perfect for a 100-degree Louisiana summer day! 

Vanilla Bundt Cake

I've added a new hobby to my list. Baking.  From scratch.  It's a lot more work then you would think.  I attempted this recipe from epicurious.com.  Twenty minutes active time... yet right, took me about an hour.  But I think that will get faster with practice.  Why isn't there a final picture you ask? Well that's because I thought I burnt it.  I baked it for an hour, checked it, decided to leave it in 10 more minutes and shouldn't have.  We ate it for thanksgiving anyway and it actually tasted ok.  Maybe a little dry. But considering it still tasted good even though it smelled a little burnt, it must be a good recipe.  I'm definitely going to attempt it again to perfect it! Chandler enjoyed a taste of the batter...

Trick or Treat

Mmmm Rice Crispy Treats!