{They have} yummy ingredients like, peanut butter, butter and Nutter Butters mmmm….{lots of butters. but yet, still good for you. hmmm..}

and brown sugar…

and this is how you do it…{nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah}

Food Items you will need:

{1 lb} nutter butter cookies
{4 c} Special K cereal
{1/2 c} butter
{1 c} karo syrup
{1 c} brown sugar
{1/2 c} peanut butter
{1 tsp} vanilla extract

Required Topping
{12 oz} pkg semi~sweet chocolate chips
{1/3 c} peanut butter

Let’s do this! …

*grind up those nutter butters in your food processor until course. place in a bowl with the cereal.

*in large saucepan combine butter, karo syrup, & brown sugar. cook over medium high heat until bubbly, stirring once in awhile (approx. 3 min.). take off of heat.

*stir in peanut butter and vanilla until combined.

*add in cereal and cookies and stir it up!

*unload yummy goo into a buttered 9×13 in pan and spread evenly

*microwave chocolate chips and remaining PB in microwave safe bowl and spread it on top. you’re suppose to let it cool and cut into small proportionate sizes. {or scoop some out while everything is warm…whatever.}

to make it valentines day-ee…
I made small white chocolate hearts {with added red food coloring} using melted chocolate and a ziplock bag. I cut a {tiny} bit off the end and piped onto silpat {or waxed paper}

LOVE!!
Morgan

You may need to Click on some of the Photo’s to see {Description & Quantity}

{Details}

{Full View} only a small space to work with ;)

{My Flowers} were super fun to create! For my table centerpiece I used a tall pink glass vintage vase that {really isn’t vintage} from my beloved TJMaxx, filled with pink tulips, pink garden roses (that looked close to peonies and were available this time of year), miniature pink roses, white carnations (totally underrated!) and ranunculus. My bridal bouquet was just three stems of pink hydrangeas tied with black silk ribbon and an accent of black and white striped thinner ribbon. My three {milk glass} vases came inexpensively from Vintage Vogue.

My {paper creations} i.e. Menus, dessert cards, and other cute items came lovingly from The Wedding Chicks amazing blog under their free downloads. I embellished them with cute light pink rose “press ons” from a line of products at Hobby Lobby called Spare Parts.

I printed my {Gimme Some Sugar} sign from Martha Stewart Weddings. Very easy, and I’ve used the templates sooo many times.

On my {dessert dresser}, which came out of my guest bedroom (the dresser, not the goodies), was filled with Mexican Wedding Cookies, Mini Vanilla cupcakes decorated with silver dragees, Mini Pink Coconut Cupcakes, Cotton Candy Meringues from Sprinkle Bakes blog and Strawberry Marshmallows from Kroger {uh…awesome surprise! Have I just overlooked these strawberry marshmallows at Kroger?!? or have they been calling my name for years? I don’t wanna know}

{My Cake} I iced it with a cloud pattern and cut out a clip art silhouette of a couple and placed it on top. Paper roses were added too!

{I love Silhouettes} so I used them a couple times throughout my design. To distinguish the bride and grooms seat I took two black oval frames from Hobby Lobby. Then, I visited The Wedding Chicks again for the ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ font to print it on white paper and used clip art for the faces but you could totally use you and your fiancé.

For my {curtains} which were really 90″ square overlay table cloths ;) and all my other beautiful white linens… they were from the amazing Creative Coverings. I love that company!!

The {White Chiavari Chairs} , coveted by many brides, were from A Classic Party Rental up in Indy. They have all the colors and finishes of chiavari’s anyone could possibly want!

And this was what {I} looked like all day at my booth. “My booth, my booth my booth my booth!”

Love!
Morgan

Vendor Thank YOUS!! My booth would {not} have been awesome without your generosity!

{Linens & Curtains} Creative Coverings
{Chiavari Chairs} A Classic Party Rental
{Booth Rental & Show Sponsor} Perfect Parties
{Flowers ordered and selected from} Artful Blooms

Any who, I sadly waved goodbye to my pregnant sister and her Greek {and cute} husband as they ventured back to Iowa today where they live {she works for the government ;} and was super sad {so were the doggies}

Then I thought… sock monkeys. Normal reaction to sadness, right?

However, Sock Monkey SLIPPERS are even better. So, I bought them for my new nephew or niece from uncommongoods.com .

I ordered them up, got them in the mail, fell in love with them instantly, but thought they were a bit too large for a baby. More like, a toddler. But then I remembered…{Sock Monkeys} never go outta style, the kid will grow into them :)

Here’s a link to make your very own, albeit cute.. SOCK MONKEY{S}!

From hubpages.com:
http://ahhhhh.hubpages.com/hub/howtomakeasockmonkey

Just remember. It all comes back to the {sock monkey}
Love!
Morgan

{First} start with at least two champagne glasses…

{Pour} slowly and enjoy quickly!

I love the idea of a New Years resolution and always ask everyone around me what theirs will be for the upcoming new year, and yet, I have never made one for myself. It gives you a fun reason to better yourself, even if it only lasts a few months, weeks…days :/ But, none the less, it’s a great excuse for good- so this year my resolution is to practice opening the champagne bottle ;)
Happy {almost} New Year! xo Morgan

Love! {Morgan}

Simplicity sometimes is your best route. Take a patterned busy paper like the damask red and white I chose from this years selection at Hobby Lobby, and finish it off with something as simple and rustic like thin rope, or jute.

It didn’t hurt to find these cute red heart embellishments on the sale rack either :)

Love! Morgan

{Preheat} oven to 200 degrees
The food products you will need:

3 large egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
3/4c white sugar, placed in a food processor for 30-60 seconds until super fine
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
{In the bowl} of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites at medium-low speed until foamy.

{Once} foamy, add the cream of tartar…

{Continue} to whisk the whites on medium high until they hold soft peaks. Meanwhile, place the sugar in food processor and pulse until super fine, 30-60 sec.

{Add} the sugar a little at a time and continue to beat on medium-high speed until the whites are able to form stiff peaks. Beat in the vanilla extract…

{Note} the meringue is done when it holds stiff peaks and when you rub a bit of it between your fingers, it is no longer grainy. If it is grainy, continue beating until sugar is completely incorporated and smooth between your fingers.

{To bake}, pipe meringue onto rimmed baking sheets lined with parchment paper through a star tip. Bake in oven for 1 1/2 hr- 1 3/4 hours. Rotating racks halfway through. When meringue is crisp on the outside, turn oven off and open the oven door. Let meringues sit until they come to room temp in the oven, or even over night.

{Try variations} such as adding in almond extract instead of vanilla. Or dipping half the meringue into melted chocolate. Enjoy these fluffy white treats all winter long.
{xoxo}
Morgan

Ahh…’Tis the season! And the season officially started yesterday with thanksgiving. :) Many of us traveled to multiple family and friends houses, to together, enjoy a Turkey feast! At my moms house, I was in charge of the most important token of the spread, yes, drumroll please…the cranberry sauce! Heres a delish twist on the usually recipe (which still, by the way, is my favorite.
It starts with granny smith apples and ends with dried cranberries…Check it out!

Double Cranberry Applesauce (6 servings)
6 large granny smiths, peeled and cubed
1 (12 oz) package fresh cranberries
1 small lemon, rinsed and sliced thinly (peel and all)
1 c sugar
1/2 c water
3/4 c sweetened, dried cranberries

Combine the first 5 ingredients together in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring often.
Reduce heat; simmer, still stirring often for 15 minutes or until cranberries “PoP”! and mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat, stir in dried cranberries. Cool. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
It’s yummers! Try different kind of apples and dried fruit in the recipe, like apricots!

Starving!…Our first stop at the market was the Hog Island Oyster Co. for the most amazing bowl of clam chowder created from scratch the moment you order it. Served with a fresh baguette and side of butter, a Pinot Grigio was the perfect compliment. Yum!

Kara’s cupcakes was definitely the next step.

A few other amazing sights at the Market…

Location: Napa, CA Oxbow Public Market
Date: October 2011
Photographer: me! Morgan