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Mississippi Mud Cake. So what’s the big deal with Mississippi Mud?

Mississippi Mud Cake

I’m going to be honest here: I’ve only ever stood on a sidewalk and looked at the Mississippi River. S'mores Icebox Candy Bars. I’m putting on an orange leotard tomorrow.

S'mores Icebox Candy Bars

An orange leotard. I’m also putting on bright blue leggings tomorrow.. and white leg warmers… and sweat bands. I’m going to encourage the big, puffy, curly hair that I spend most days trying to tame. Yes, there will be blue eye shadow. I’m going to step out in the world tomorrow as an 80′s aerobics instructor. Ironically, the only thing making me feel better about my very bright and very tight 80′s debut are these S’mores Icebox Candy Bars. 90-Day Ticker. No-Churn homemade icecream. This ice cream recipe has only four ingredients, takes less than 10 minutes to make, and will leave you wanting more every time.

No-Churn homemade icecream

Grab 5 fresh strawberries. You can use any fruit you like, or add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and top with hot fudge. Wash and slice the fruit, then put it in a food processor. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and pulse until the fruit is pureed. Add the pureed fruit to a large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of powdered (confectioner’s) sugar to the fruit. Followed by 2-1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream. No need to mess up the big standing mixer for this. That’s a soft peak, just able to hold its shape. Pour this wonderful concoction into a covered container and into the freeze for 3-5 hours.

I made some pecan shortbread to serve with the ice-cream…….or was it the other way around? Enjoy!!! Lunch Sandwich Round-Up. Culinary Arts College & 100 Famous Restaurant Recipes You Can Replicate... Eating out is becoming a more and more popular phenomenon. With fast food taking only minutes out of a day and costing a few dollars, it can be convenient. Sweet saturday: one minute peanut butter cake & Food & back to her roots. Picture this scene: it’s 8:30 in the evening.

sweet saturday: one minute peanut butter cake & Food & back to her roots

The sky is just starting to get dark outside your living room window. You ate a delicious, healthy and veggie-filled dinner a few hours ago and now you are ready to sit down to the most recent episode of So You Think You Can Dance and dive into a decadent plate of dessert. Oh wait, you have no dessert. No chocolate, no cookies, no ice cream, no cake, no pie, not even a Jordan almond. What’s a girl to do? Well she’s to go to her microwave. You can make a delicious, fluffy, moist peanut butter cake in your microwave in about one minute (30 seconds mixing, 30 seconds zapping). The options are also pretty endless. One Minute Peanut Butter Cake. How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch - Health - GOOD. Let's keep things simple this week.

How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch - Health - GOOD

When it comes to personal-care products, we are big believers in streamlining what you use—see "Eight Products You Think You Need But Don't" for a refresher—buying less in general, and getting creative. We have both always loved experimenting in our kitchens and our bathrooms, checking ingredients in products we love, isolating the main ones, and then trying them on their own. Sometimes it works: A favorite hair leave-in contained aloe, for example, so one day we tried aloe alone and found that, lo and behold, it worked just fine on its own. And sometimes it didn't. Over the years we have tried dozens of DIY beauty recipes to find ones we like—and that work. Simple body scrub Honey face wash We already told you about our new favorite homemade face wash last week but here's the recipe: In the palm of your hand, combine a tablespoon of raw, unfiltered honey with a half a tablespoon of baking soda, mix it together, and apply to damp skin.

Perfume Shave oil. The Pastry Affair - Home - Butterbeer. This is part III in a mini-series of Harry Potter snacks from the books brought to life (part I is on Honeydukes treats, part II is all about the cauldron cakes, and part IV showcases decadent butterbeer cupcakes).

The Pastry Affair - Home - Butterbeer

Last August, my family made the two thousand mile journey to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Orlando has always been one of my family's favorite vacation destinations. Add in my love (and obsession) with Harry Potter and we all knew that once the park officially opened I couldn't be kept away for long. On the big day, we woke up at an obscene hour to a bright dawn. While the rest of my family was dragging their feet and speaking in yawns, I was too excited to dwell on my lack of sleep and tired eyes.

This was my moment. When I entered the park, I was immediately swept away by the architecture and the detail.