yes, i am drooling

Ever since I found this recipe for

 Beer Battered Grilled Cheese,

I've been dying to try it...so if you

beat me to it, please let me know 

how it goes!

{You'll need}

6 slices hickory-smoked bacon

4 slices rustic white bread

2 slices provolone cheese

2 slices cheddar cheese

1 egg

3/4 cup pale ale 

1/4 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon chipotle chili powder

1 tablespoon butter

{Start to finish}

Cook bacon to crispy, drain.

Make 2 sandwiches - each with

1 slice provolone, 1 slice cheddar,

and 3 slices of bacon.

Heat griddle to 375°  

or skillet to medium-high.

In a shallow bowl, beat egg,

beer, flour & chili powder with 

fork until smooth.  Dip each

sandwich into the batter, giving 

it a few seconds on each side

to absorb the batter.

Melt butter and place sandwiches 

on griddle.  Cook 3-4 minutes

 on each side until golden brown.

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cookies

The hubs has a new-found love for Nutella, 

so you can only imagine his excitement when

I found this recipe for no-bake cookies.

We made them last night, and they were 

definitely as fudgy and delicious as promised!

Let's hope our small group feels the same

way tonight...and I guess if they don't,

it's just more for me later this week.  :)

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drool

Ever have one of those days where

all you can think about is the yummy food

you wish you were going home to make 

for dinner / dessert?  When my evenings are 

busy and I'm running directly from work

to a meeting or event, I find myself compulsively

daydreaming about recipes and free evenings

spent in a kitchen.  But never cleaning up...

that's the luxury of a daydream!

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tea yumminess

 Even though the hope of spring is growing 

every day, it's definitely not here quite 

yet. This delicious tea is helping...it tastes 

like spring but warms up my cold little

winter self.  County Peach Passion 

is my current fave. :)

cupcake

 Ha.  

So true.

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hot cocoa...on a stick

This is genius.  To be fair, I'm a crazed hot 

chocolate fan, but this is cool even if

you aren't.  In the words of Marta:

 It comes (adorably packaged) in the form 

of a  whopping chunk of rich chocolate–

on a clever stick, mind you–

ready to dunk into steaming hot milk, 

then stirred into cocoa oblivion. 

oh my goodness, it's divine. 

dark and dreamy and full flavored. 

Um, yes please. Well done, 

Ticket Kitchen.

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