Fatty Sundays On A Sunday

The East coast was hit with a wintry mix this weekend. It started on Friday with snow, turned bitter cold on Saturday and then warmed up just enough to bring us sleet and ice today. I wasn't leaving the house.

I decided it was the perfect time to use this pretzel kit we got from Fatty Sundays. Chocolate covered pretzels are super easy to make on your own but there is something really great about not having to buy the supplies. Ok maybe two things... One, you get to see what it's like to be like Martha Stewart... you know where she just walks into the studio and her craft of the day supplies are all picked out for her and ready to go (but the kit doesn't come with a clean up crew to pick up after your'e done- so it's just halfway to the Martha experience.)... and Two, they give you just enough to make a few pretzels so you don't overindulge. Because if it were up to me I would buy the big bag of chocolate chips, melt the entire bag and dip everything in our pantry in it until all of the chocolate was used up. Yeah, I have issues.

You can order the kit online and choose your chocolate and even your sprinkles. I went with white chocolate and the winter sprinkles.

The already made pretzel samples are a nice touch. Gives you something to snack on while you wait for your own pretzels to harden!

In a nice coincidence my silver Winter Knit nails matched the gleaming ice outside and the sliver sprinkles in the winter mix. 

I melted the chips in a mug instead of a bowl,  to give me more depth for pretzel dipping. My pretzels need maximum coverage!

All melted :)

SPRINKLES!

This was a fun and super easy little project for this icy afternoon Mother Nature decided to give us! 

Hope you are having a great Sunday!

xo Lizzie

A NYC Walk With My Husband On New Year's Eve

JT & I decided to head into the city for New Year's Eve with no real plan. Sounds crazy I know, but the city is pretty awesome on New Year's Eve... awesomely empty. Everyone who is out is either at Times Square or out at a private party leaving the usually overcrowded attractions blissfully desolate.

My New Year's Eve nails from Incoco

We stopped by Rockefeller Center to see the tree.

Said hello to Fortitude, the lion that guards the New York Public Library.  He was looking dapper, decked out in wreath.

We visited the Plaza hotel to grab a bite to eat and see their Christmas tree.

Took a walk down 5th Ave to look at the elaborate window displays. As usual Bergdorf's windows were my favorite.

The Empire State Building was lit up in a brightly colored tie dye effect!

We left the city around 9 and made it back home in time to pop the bubbly!

Happy New Year!

xo Lizzie 

Making A Gingerbread House

I decided I needed to build a gingerbread house this year... from scratch! It was a little intimidating at first because I had to draw out my own template to cut the pieces and I was that girl in school who had 3 math tutors spoon feed me my math lessons and I still never really got it. But I did manage to measure out everything correctly! Even with perfect measuring, it changes in the oven a bit and ended up far from perfect. I found that icing fixes everything!

I wanted to make a candy glass door for the front of my house. I cut out the door shape and then filled the center of it with crushed Jolly Rancher candy before baking it. 

Candy glass!

The chimney pieces... my house had to have a fireplace! ;)

I used jars and cans to support the walls while the icing dried.

I let the house dry overnight before decorating to make sure it was able to support the gobs of icing and candy I planned on putting on the roof.

I picked up the candy from Bitter Sweet Stop in Wood Ridge, NJ- they hooked me up!

Our gingerbread house :)

Gingerbread Lizzie

Gingerbread JT

Mike & Ike candies made the perfect "bricks"!

Candy button pathway to the door

This house was a ton of work, but it was fun work! A perfect start to the holidays!

xo Lizzie

Cannoli Cream Cocktail

This is my most favorite cocktail I have ever made, ever.

I went to my favorite bakery and asked them for cannoli filling and cannoli shells (separate, not assembled). If you go to a good Italian bakery, they will not be shocked by this request because many people buy them this way and assemble them at home to avoid soggy cannoli shells at their parties.

I added a shot of Biscotti Liqueur and a shot of vodka to the cannoli cream and then thinned it down even more with milk.

I rimmed the glass in chocolate and then dipped it in crushed cannoli shells.

Crushed cannoli shells for the rim of the glass.

This drink is exceptionally decadent, making it the perfect cocktail for the holiday season.

Cheers!

xo Lizzie