Recipe: Mint Sundae for St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jamie

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The last few years I’ve really gotten into the holidays especially St. Patrick’s Day.  In my later 20’s I found St. Patrick’s Day was the holiday I loved to travel on.  One year took me to North Carolina, another year Michigan.

Two years ago was when my SO showed me how to make Corn Beef and Cabbage, and I’ve become a big fan since, and it’s easily become our tradition along with many others.

But the other fun part about St. Patrick’s Day are the fun desserts you can create.  This one included:

Mint Sundae

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Recipe: Mint Sundae for St. Patrick's Day!
 
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Create this fun recipe for St. Patrick's Day. An easy dessert the entire family will love.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
  • 1 Package Mint Oreos
  • 1 Tbsp. Chocolate Syrup
  • Ziplock Bag
Instructions
  1. Pull out your package of oreos. Take one half of the cookie apart and put the chocolate cookie piece into a ziplock bag until the entire package is completed.
  2. With the other side of the cookie, in a mixing bowl scrape the mint cream into the bowl.
  3. Put remaining cookies into the ziplock bag then crush into small pieces.
  4. In a festive glass, put a small portion of cookie pieces at the bottom of the glass.
  5. In your mixing bowl with the mint cream add in your ice cream then mix with the mixer or blender.
  6. Decorate your glass with chocolate syrup.
  7. Pour ice cream mixture over the cookie pieces in the glass.
  8. Enjoy!

This recipe has quickly become a family favorite and it’s fun to bring out during St. Patrick’s Day.  Enjoy!

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Moving. New Journey Ahead.

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jamie

When my SO and I first moved to Northern California we resided with my SO’s parents.  We were VERY grateful for their generosity during our transition from SoCal to NorCal, but just a few weeks ago we finally moved to our own place.  An apartment.

Back in Los Angeles, we just had a small studio that we shared amongst ourselves and space was a huge issue.  I’m not saying it won’t be here, but we have far more room, and an additional bedroom.  A place to finally turn into a home.   And let me tell you my decorating mode is beginning to come out.

As of next week we will have the majority of our furniture in the space and then I’ll finally be able to put the finishing “touches” to our new space.  Our new home.   The last few years I kind of lost a bit of that domesticness because of a lack of space, but it feels good to finally have it back.

Some things I’ve been working on:

Wine Space

Creating a Wine Space.  You all know how I love my wine, but the issue before was not having a designated space for its location.  I will eventually be getting a beautiful wrought iron wine rack along with turning this counter space into wine decor central from my beautiful wine cork frame to fantastic cheese boards to cork holders.   When people walk in the apartment they will know our passions or at least mine.

Another thing I’ve been working on:

Bookshelves

Want to know a secret?  For years I’ve always hated my bookshelves.  The past few months I’ve been exploring pinterest and seeing how people go about making their bookshelves awesome.  I think the secret is to not overload the bookshelves and add a bit of your interests into the shevles too.  So, this is a start, and so far, I like how it looks other than the top shelf.  That’s still a work in progress although I love my jester dolls that came from New Orleans.

Some future projects include framing some of our photographs and artwork around the home to showcase our artistry along with possibly upcycling some furniture into more stylish pieces.  That means I may be going to a few thrift stores down the road to see what I can create, but in the end, I’m just happy to finally be somewhere that I can officially call a home again.

 


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Find Your Special Occasion Dress at JenJenHouse #Ad

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Jamie

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of JenJenHouse.

The older I get the more fabulous the events seem to get.  Invitations for evening affairs, winemaker dinners and even Cocktail Party invitations come in, and I’m often left asking myself, “What should I wear?”  Luckily there are websites such as JenJenHouse available where I can find the perfect dress while searching online.  And leaves me looking for that Special Occasion Dress.

Here are a few of my favorite cocktail dresses:

cocktail dresses

Left: Sheath Sweetheart Short/Mini Chiffon Lace Cocktail Dress

Right: A-Line Princess Sweetheart Tea Length Organza

Center: Knee Length Charmeuse

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Here’s a selection of some of my favorite Prom Dresses:

Prom Dresses

Left: Asymetrical Chiffon

Center: Sweep Train Organza

Right:  Empire Sweetheart Asymetrical Chiffon

And the best part?  The dresses are incredibly affordable.  Some dresses as low as 89.99.  For more information or to just browse or shop for your ideal dress please visit JenJenHouse.com.

 


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