Food Friday: "Best-Ever Chocolate Mousse"

This week's recipe is "Best-Ever Chocolate Mousse"! It is AMAZING!

   

Here is the recipe ;)-

8 Oz. Nestlé Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar, melted per label directions and cooled

2 Pkgs. (8 Oz. each) cream cheese, softened 

3/4 C. packed brown sugar

1/4 C. granulated sugar

2 Tbs. milk

1 Tsp. vanilla extract

Sweetened Whipped Cream optional*

  BEAT cream cheese, brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk and vanilla in small mixer bowl on high speed for 2 minutes. Add melted chocolate; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. SPOON into bowl. Refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours or until firm (*Top with whipped cream). 

Courtesy of: Very Best Baking
YIELD: 10 servings.

bon appétit!

#4

Favorite

One Direction!*

Why?

• OMG we love their music!
• They have accents!
• Let's be serious and know that One Direction is probably just a five-year-fad**, like Hannah Montana or Ally and A.J., and like EVERYONE loves them. It's one of the five-year-fad rules.

Least Favorite

Pantyhose

Why?

They're...

• Kind of pointless, we already have skin-colored legs!
• Really hard to find in stores!
• And really they're just a thing of the past...at least it shouldn't be required for 13-year-old girls to wear in debate clubs, right?

*If you have no idea what One Direction is, please see 

• Our  "Grooveshark!" tab above, follow the link, follow us (or just look through our music) and listen to their songs we have on our account (they're the best ones)! 
• The Wikipedia One Direction page!

You'll love their music (remember, it's one of the five-year-fad rules!)!

**Please note that five-year-fads are not necessarily five years long. ;)

Rose Necklace!

We were on Pinterest today (Follow us-see tab above-!), and we decided to try making this beautiful necklace!

After using a tea candle to melt the spoons and spray-painting them purple, this is how it turned out-

We know what you're thinking. NAILED IT! ;)

Maybe we should try again?

Spa Sundays: Acne-Cleansing Face Mask

Happy Spa Sunday! Today we did acne-cleansing face masks!

Ingredients: 

1/2 Tsp. of Nutmeg

1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tsp. Honey

1-2 Tsp.* Lemon Juice 

YIELD: For one normal sized face

Mix all ingredients together and apply to face. Let sit for 30 minutes, you may experience a stinging sensation, but persevere and go through with it for the whole 30 minutes! The results are SO worth it! Rinse with warm water and then cold water (to close your pores). Moisturize, with unscented lotion.  And that's it! You're done! Love it? We do too!

*1 teaspoon for drier skin (can be omitted in case of extremely dry skin), 2 teaspoons for more oily skin (or more in case of extremely oily skin). We personally use 2 teaspoons.

Food Friday: No Bake Cookies

Today we will be making no bake cookies! They're easy, quick, delicious, and funne*!

So, without further ado, here is the recipe!
2 cups of sugar
4 tablespoons of cocoa
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of milk
1 cup of peanut butter
1 tablespoon of vanilla
3 cups of oatmeal
In a heavy saucepan bring to a boil, the sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk. Let boil for 1 minute then add peanut butter, vanilla , and oatmeal. On a sheet of waxed paper, drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls. Wait about 30 minutes until cooled and hardened.

Courtesy of: The Food Network
YIELD: Makes a lot, like over 50

As always, bon appétit! 

*"Funne" means the dictionary defentition of "fun", only more so. ;)

#5

Favorite

The Hunger Games (the books/movies, not the concept)! 

Why?

• They're interesting all the way through!
• Katniss and Peeta make such a cute couple!
• You learn about stuff that's edible, even if it's not real!

Least Favorite

"Bull" Nose-rings (please note that we are not referring to studs).

Why?

• They do nothing to make you look anything but crazy.
• Who wants to resemble a bull? We sure don't...
• It seems hard to blow your nose...

#6

Favorite

Harry Potter!

Why?

• It's good literature!
• Your interested in the book from the first page!
• The actors in the movies have accents (see #9)!

Least Favorite

Lawn Decorations

Why?*

• They ruin the effect of the green part of the lawn.
• They don't really have a point and they waste money.
• And who likes them? Do you (if so, please comment. We can get you help!)?

*For other reasons see #8

#7

Favorite

Television!

Why?

Well why not?

• It's entertaining.
• Educational (sometimes).
• And really who doesn't love television?

Least Favorite

Cockroaches...

Ewwwwwwww.

Why don't we like them?

• Ewwwwww.
• Ewwwwww.
• And they're grosssss.