Tailgating desserts...

So I'm super excited tomorrow is Friday and only 8 hours separates me from my weekend. I'm ecstatic. You have no idea. So as far as I know, we're tailgating this weekend and I'm super pumped! We were asked to bring a dessert and I've been trying to decide on something to bring...We are leaving super early in the morning Saturday so easy is pretty much up my ally after this week.

So...here are my options.

Smores Bars:

No bake peanut butter cookies:

(Recipe HERE)

Puppy Chow:

(Recipe HERE!)

I think I'm leaning toward the puppy chow...I haven't had it in forever and I know it travels well. I might save these others for the next tailgate!

Do you have some favorite sweet snacks that would be great for tailgating?!

Please share!

Ellyn



When in doubt, wear crimson...

So I'm starting to get a little anxious about Saturday...this work week is just dragging by at a snails pace...So I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to wear Saturday...I thought I'd share some ideas with you...in case you were having the same "there's nothing in my closet" dilemma like I am...Enjoy.

(In Alabama colors, of course...)

And to all those readers who are not Bama fans, here's a link for you...

HERE

It's a shout out for all those "other schools".

Just waiting for Saturday...

Ellyn

Yum-o!

Just wanted to share a recipe with you that Kyle and I tired last night. I was a little unsure about it at first but it actually tasted really good! I could see where this would be a crowd pleaser- kids included!

Chili Dog Nachos

1 talbespoon vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan

1 pound ground sirloin

salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 hot dogs, cliced into 1/2-inch pieces

1 small onion, chopped

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

1 sack yellow corn tortilla chips

1 10-ounce bag shredded yellow cheddar

sour cream salsa, and scallions for topping

yield: 4 servings

1. Heat a medium skillet over high heat. Add the oil, then the beef and begin to brown and crumble with a wooden spoon, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste, then add the sliced hot dogs and continue browning, another 3 minutes. Add onion, Worcestershire, chili powder, and cumin. Cook another 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and simmer 5 minutes more.

2. Preheat the broiler. Arrange the corn chips on a platter or in a casserole dish. Top the chips with the cooked chili dog topping. Cover the chili dog sauce with cheese. Melt the cheese under the hot broiler 2 minutes, until melted and bubbly. Top with sour cream, salsa and chopped scallions.

Thanks Rachel Ray! It was a good one!

Less than a week!

I'm so ready for some football...

Remix!

So I was downloading some songs tonight and I just happened to think about this band that I use to listen  to when I was younger.
Acappella.
If you haven't ever heard of them, check them out...I like the old stuff the best.

Have a great weekend!

Ellyn

Craving some Thai food...

So I wanted to share with you a recipe I'm just dying to try...yes, I haven't tried it but we can live and learn together. Crab Ragoons. I first tried them at a place in Tuscaloosa and they are my favorite thing in the entire world- horrible for you but good in moderation. Right!?

So I've looked at several different recipes and this is one of my favorites. It's from "foodpeoplewant.com".

Get the recipe *here*

Doesn't this look delish?

With some of Phuket's coconut soup this would make a fabulous dinner.

Maybe on a Sunday afternoon I'll convience Kyle to let me make these...he's not a fan of crab. Could you sub chicken in? Maybe?

We made it to Wednesday...almost to the weekend and *almost* to football season.

Can. Not. Wait!

Ellyn

Drum Roll Please...

Bloggers! Hello!? I want to apologize for being a spastic blogger but I promise, it's coming to an end. Starting with this post...let's hope. I've had a pretty busy summer (not complaining!) and it's slowly wrapping up. From here on out, it's just working and football games...thank goodness. I've missed some Alabama football like crazy.

So this past weekend Kyle and I threw an engagement party for some sweet friends of ours, Lauren and Justin! The party was a success! We couldn't be happier for them and we're so excited for their New Year's Eve wedding!

So of course I was too busy being the hostess with the mostess and I forgot to take some decent pictures of the table of food...but I am going to share with you menu and a couple of the recipes!

This was our dessert table...I love Pier1 and their "single serving desserts". We did peanut butter pie, red velvet cake with homemade cream cheese icing, and banana pudding. Yum-o!

BBQ Bacon Sliders with Garlicky Blue Cheese Spread

(Thanks to "Ourbestbites.com")

Fix burgers however is your favorite way to fix them...the secret is in the spread.

Garlicky Blue Cheese Spread

1/2 c. mayo

1/4 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1 tbs. red wine vinegar

1 clove garlic, finely minced

1/4 c. crumbled blue cheese

Combine the ingredients, mixing well. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.

The best thing that ever happened to burgers.

Corn Dip

2 cans Mexi-corn

1 cup sour cream

1 cup mayo

1 jar pimentos (small jar)

1 can green chilies (small can)

1 bag cheddar cheese

Mix together and chill, serve cold.

I like it with Fritos but Kyle likes Scoops better...to each their own.

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

*Recipe found Here!*

I made my own balsamic vinaigrette (cause I have a pretty pimping recipe for it) but mostly after that it's just added "toppings".

It's a must try and its better the next day!

My favorite part of the party was the glasses I made for all the girls to drink out of...Things were so crazy that we forgot to take a picture with them but here's what they look like:

okay- for some crazy reason it won't load right side up...but *tilt head*, isn't super cute?! Redneck Wine Glasses!

Super easy to make. You have no idea. The place where I found them in Tuscaloosa wanted 20$ EACH for these...I made them for only 1.50$ each. Talk about a mark up!

We had a great time...My favorite part was Justin and Lauren retelling the engagement story...really wish someone would have recorded that!

Just going to finish up this post with some pictures.

The usual, ladies picture!

The fab four.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Ellyn