Wiki: Honeycrisp-A good read!
Now I get cravings and do something really bad with them. I peel, slice and eat with salt! That sweet salty crispy apple is to die for. Try it!
Today I made a Candy Bar made with graham cracker, chocolate , pecans, coconut and condensed milk.
Melt 1 1/2 sticks butter in a 9x13 pan @350
Add enough graham cracker crumbs to soak up the butter and cover the bottom of the pan. You know how graham crackers come in a box with three cellophane wrapped squares? I use a little over 1 1/2 of the squares. So about a half of a box of graham crackers. I place them in a gallon zip lock and smash them with a heavy glass. Press into the bottom to make an even layer. Then drizzle one can of sweet condensed milk over the graham crust.
Sprinkle one 12 oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips on top.
Sprinkle some sweetened flaked coconut on top. I like a lot. :)
Bake about 10 minutes at 350 until the coconut is browned slightly.
Refrigerate an hour, then cut into bars.
Today I did the traditional for half and the other half I used whole pecans (just a few are broken up) instead of coconut and milk chocolate chips instead of semi sweet. That half will be turtles for Jeff. He doesn't like coconut. My half is bigger......of course....hehe
Hey! I made'em!!
I got the recipe about 15 years ago at my last job. My boss brought them to work and they were so decadent that I asked him for the recipe. I still have the original scrap of paper he wrote it on too. It's so easy and they are so freaking rich. I just ate one before it cooled. OMG
If you're reading this and you like all those ingredients you have to promise me you'll make them. And I promise you won't be disappointed. You'll be making them 15 years from now too.....
I am going to take the rest of the milk chocolate chips and melt them, then add some coconut and roll them into balls. I love those things!! My mom used to make them for Christmas candy. She used to make all kinds of candy for Christmas: divinity, peanut butter fudge, chocolate fudge, chocolate covered cherries, peanut brittle, taffy, rice crispies in chocolate, almond pretzels, man I can't even think of it all.....She used to decorate the house really elaborately too. It was magnificent. My family has gotten together for one Christmas since she died in April 2005 and that was the 2005 Christmas. That was the last time we were all together. My 75 yr old dad is off doing his own thing with his girlfriend and all my siblings are out of state. I actually like it because I really detest getting together for the holidays. I know sounds terrible, right? but I do! Too much work, not enough fun and just an all around pain in the ass. Told like a true Sagittarian....Bah humbug!
Jeff found me a bone in ham roast that I will be cooking tomorrow. Nice price too, around 20.00. Perfect for the two of us. I've been craving making a ham dinner lately. Those bone in hams are a bit hard to find in our area for some reason. Jeff likes the spirals but I don't think they have as much flavor. OH! I found a recipe on Pinterest that's really good!!
Here's a link!
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/494973815269699506/
Jeff liked it a lot too. I cooked the breasts in some water heavily seasoned with chicken flavored granules, then chopped them up. I used my homegrown fresh parsley too, in the panko crumbs. I also used heavy cream instead of milk and that was perfect to get the thickness of the sauce. I never use milk anyway. I always have heavy cream or half and half on hand for any dish. I will definitely make this again.
Last week I bought some bath bombs from an ebay seller. 12 of them for 28.00, free shipping. They are big 7 oz bombs too. I couldn't pass it up. Well, she messed up two orders and I got one. LOL. She realized it before I got the one, so she also sent me what I ordered plus a couple extra for my trouble. One of the xtras that she sent me was this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dead-Sexxy-Type-Tokyo-Milk-Dupe-Moisturizing-Solid-Shea-butter-Lotion-Bar-/301353902437?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462a17a165
A solid lotion bar scented in Dead Sexy by Toyko Milk (who I've never heard of). Wow! you know me, I am not even a lotion gal but this thing is sublime!! I rub it on my elbows, arms, lower legs and it smells and feels wonderful. It's going to last a long time too. So if you like heavily scented lotion, then you need to check this item out. Her bombs are HUGE too! I see she's increased the price on them. She probably realized they cost quite a bit to ship and had to increase her prices. I'm glad I got in when I did!
Well, I'd do a bpal review but I'm all slathered up with that lotion bar.....so off to the bath! I'm reading a book called The Traveling Vampire Show. It's a great read and I am about halfway through it. Be back in a bit....
I'm done! Amazingly the solid lotion stayed on my legs through the whole bath, my legs still feel moisturized! The shins of my legs dry out so bad starting this time of year because of the heat in our cars being directed to the floor. I scratch my legs so bad they bleed. It's terrible. I think I have found the cure! I will have to email her.
I just did. I have to tell people I love their products....I know if I made stuff I'd like to know. So that's my good deed for today. :)
I got in the mail today three bottles of VApothecary oils. I know......my favorite brand from Nocturne Alchemy. The VA scents are so intense and magical, usually deep resins, musks and patchoulies. Ahhhh.....I wish I could fill a bathtub with them and heat the oil slightly and just slither in it. Today I received Hex, Hocus and Widow Bite.
Hocus.....instant love. Smells like the old head shop days of patchouli. It has that greenness, like champa. This is what you'd wear so you mom wouldn't smell reefer on you....but in a way it smells like reefer. Definitely dreadlocks and rasta colors.
Aged Bastet Amber, Sicilian Blood Orange, Blood Patchouli, Blood Red Musk, Velvet Moors accord, Loam, Eternal Ankh Dark and Black Arctic Moss.
Hex......cherry-ish. another one of those headshop smells of blackcherry and musk. I love this too. Enveloping and harmonious to everyone.
Decadent and delicious black spices of Black Cardamom and Black Clove, Ethiopian Black cherry, vespers of Graveyard Dirt, Loam and a boiling cauldron full of Black Vanilla Amber and Black Ankh Musk.
Widow Bite.....cherry too but sweeter, more foody. This would be a great cupcake flavor. Super heady and cherry. Of course I'm loving this one too...
Red Carnation, Black Cherry, Blackened Honey-Musk, Blackberry Sugar, Egyptian Musk Sugar, Tobacco Flower and Halloween Spiced Cakes. I've got to get some of this Hocus on me.....
ahhhhhhhhh....heaven, I'm in heaven....It's a lot more intense in the bottle than on. I wasn't expecting that. It's nicely smooth but also has that champa-ish bite to it. Sexy as hell. Jeff will hate it and I will never be able to put it on him.....bah!! Maybe if I promise sex..........nope I know my man, not even sex will get him to wear this one. LOL
Oh I just remembered. Someone called me retarded on youtube because I said a video was lip synched. ROFLMAO!!
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