Peabody

Tart–y…

April 25, 2013 by Peabody · 9 Comments

First off congrats to Heather (of Kitchen Concoctions) who is the winner of the tart pans. She has already been contacted and the pans are on their way Heather. Sorry I was behind on that as what I thought was allergies was really a cold. I’ll be announcing the winner for the Harry and David giveaway this weekend. I went to a blogger event awhile back and they had these yummy salted caramel tarts (and since I was giving away tart pans I had tarts on the mind) that looked quite simple to make. I asked who the cater was and looked them up when I got home. I about died when I saw on their website that they charged $9 a tart for the kind I had. Nine dollars? Really. I made 6 of these for less than that. Well that’s a lie because I used Fran’s Sea Salt Chocolates and those are a bit pricey but I already had them and if I didn’t I probably wouldn’t have added them. I actually did a really good job of recreating them. I think theirs had more salt but the look is about the same. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: caramel, chocolate · Tagged With: chocolate, Salted Caramel, tart

You. Yeah, you….

April 22, 2013 by Peabody · 24 Comments

Years ago there was a woman on Oprah. I don’t remember who and I don’t remember what she was even on there for but she was trying to convince women that they should wear sexy underwear every day. That they should not be just for date nights and that they would help you feel pretty every day. I have no idea why but at that moment in time that spoke to me and the next thing you know I had tossed out every pair of granny panties I owned. I’ve never bought an ugly pair of undies since because you know if I die in some tragic accident at least the firefighter when ripping off my underwear to save me is like…hey those are nice. ;) The same should go for clothing. I cannot tell you how many people when doing Weight Watchers would get mad that no one was noticing they were losing weight. They would tell me this while standing in baggy jeans and baggy sweatshirts. I would point out that they needed to buy clothing in the size they were now and everyone would protest. Protest because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: appetizer, Northwest Noshings, Savory ·

Happenings…

April 21, 2013 by Peabody · 4 Comments

I’d love to be coming on here and telling you I have an amazing recipe for you…but that is not the case. Though this week there will be I promise! My life the last two weeks has been extra hectic. I had a bunch of assignment due for my Tablespoon gig as well a miscommunication on my part somehow had me and MDP score keeping more than our usual games. The good news is that things are slowing down and I found some fun food finds. Like these Jungle Animal Cookies which are basically Circus Animal Cookies but in green and white. But rest assured you still can't figure out what animal you are eating...just sprinkled blobs. But sprinkled blobs that I love to eat! Cinnamon Roll Captain Crunch. Haven't tried it yet but can't wait. I love Captain Crunch and I love cinnamon rolls. Fingers crossed. Awww...MDP and I making the best out of score keeping. We score keep to pay for our hockey. Eating my favorite Peanut Butter Bacon Burger (yes it's weird, yes it's good) with fried … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General ·

Harry and David Mother’s Day Giveaway….

April 18, 2013 by Peabody ·

Mother’s Day will soon be upon us. The day that we celebrate the woman that gave birth to us. I of course celebrate that every day. :) But in all seriousness I do try and let my mom know how wonderful she is. It’s pretty hard to find someone that doesn’t like my mom and if they don’t like her it’s probably because they are a rotten person (for reals) and she probably chose not to deal with their bull crap! She’s kind, funny (well she doesn’t do it on purpose but we laugh at her a lot :) ), she’s charitable ALWAYS doing something for her community center or church. She’s one heck of an entertainer always having her friends over, especially those who don’t have family around. She’s a fundraising fool for all her causes, especially Relay for Life. So when Harry and David asked me if I wanted to do a Mother’s Day Giveaway I thought heck yeah I do. And what a giveaway it is! I love this basket. It's a $60 (well $59.95) value! Such great stuff: 4 Royal Riviera … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaway, Harry and David · Tagged With: Giveaway, Harry and David, Mother's Day