Date Night in a Jar

I got this idea on Life in the Green House.

Start with big popsicle sticks in three different colors of your choice. I used red, pink and white. Each color will represent a different spending range of dates.

The first color have more expensive dates on them that require planning.

     Here are some ideas:

• Bed and Breakfast
• Dinner at a fancy restaurant
• Hotel stay for the night
• Steelers game
• Concert and dinner (his choice)
• Concert and dinner (my choice)
• Groupon or LivingSocial escape
• Couples Massage 
• Shopping Trip (we love shopping together)

The second color have at-home dates.

     Some ideas:

• Chopped Challenge (like the television show on FoodNetwork)
• Fondue and Almost Famous
• Takeout and board games
• 1,000 piece puzzle and pizza
• Football game and nachos
• Popcorn (or candy if you are sugar fans) and her choice movie
• Crosswords and breakfast for dinner
• Make a dessert together
• Friends marathon
• Homemade pizzas and and his choice movie

The third color has dates to do away from home but are less expensive and don't require much planning.

     Some ideas:

• Dinner and a movie (my choice dinner his choice movie or vice versa)
• Laser tag and go carts
• Mexican night
• Drive-In date
• Dessert only date
• Window shopping for the house
• Bowling
• The Melting Pot
• Coffee Date

Make a key so you know what you're reaching for.

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The Perfect Trench

The search for my perfect trench is over! Today must be my lucky day, because I am finding items that I have been seeking for what seems like forever! 

I have been looking for a fitted khaki colored trench coat that is not too long and not too short, and today I found one for $128 at Victoria's Secret. I am extremely picky about details when it comes to clothes, and pretty much everything else now that I think about it, but this one is absolutely PERFECT!


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Coffee Cake in a Cup

I found this awesome article from Prudent Baby... I must try soon!

How to Make Five Minute Microwave Coffee Cake in a Coffee Cup

Ingredients:

2 Tb Butter

2 Tb Sugar

1/2 Egg

2 Tb Sour Cream

Vanilla

1/4 c Flour (2 Tb extra for Crumb Topping)

1/9 tsp Baking Powder

1 Tb Brown Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

Well, first you’ll need a cup. If you want it to puff up over the top of the cup, use a small one. Or if you want to dig into the cup, use a big one. It matters not.

Add a tablespoon of butter.

Soften it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Don’t melt, just soften.

Stir in 2 tablespoons of sugar until it’s fluffy and creamy, maybe 30 seconds.

Now you can add some egg. you don’t have to, but without egg it’s more crumbly and less cake-y. You can do a whole egg, but I like to break the egg into a ramekin and stir it up, then split it between two cups of coffee cake, or just use half for one coffee cake. But really, play it by ear. Try it out and see what tastes best to you.

Then stir in 2 tablespoons of sour cream and a few drops of vanilla. We’re talking droplets here, don’t add too much.

Stir in 1/4 cup of flour and 1/8 teaspoon baking powder.

If you want some crumb topping (you know you do), in a separate ramekin or bowl add 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

Smoosh it together with your fingers for a few.

Now back to your cup. Your ingredients are all mixed up, so…

Add the crumb topping mixture to the cup…

Then microwave it. Start with 1 minute, then do 10 seconds more until it’s done to your liking. For my microwave, a minute 20 seconds does it perfectly.

It will be REALLY HOT when you take it out of the microwave.

Let it cool down for a few seconds, then dig in.

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