Monday, October 29, 2012

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

We had a fun weekend camping with friends in central Pennsylvania...and now we are preparing for Frankenstorm (aka hurricane Sandy) which is supposed to hit Philadelphia today! I prepared by making chocolate chip cookies, buying milk, and making lots of ice for the cooler in case the power goes out.

Here is my new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, thanks to my sister in law. xoxo

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (from All Recipes)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
All the ingredients.

Cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar until smooth.

Beat in the eggs and stir in vanilla.

Add baking soda to hot water until dissolved then add to batter along with salt.

Stir in flour and chocolate chips...I used 3 cups of chocolate chips:)

Drop large spoonfuls onto ungreased pan.

Bake for 10 minutes at 350 deg. I had to bake mine for 12 minutes for the edges to get brown.

Ready to eat!


Friday, October 26, 2012

Favorite Four

Sorry I am getting this out so late today. I have the day off and have been doing projects all morning. Yeah for Friday! Ben, Berlin and I are heading out for a weekend of camping in the morning...hoping the rain stays away until Sunday night like it is supposed too.

My favorite four this week (clockwise from top left) 1-A huge pregnancy perk...getting to park in the first parking spot. 2-We painted the baby room this week ( a few colors actually:) can't wait to show you...soon! 3-We love trying new things around the neighborhood...this week we tried a new dog park 4- and the new BBQ joint right down the street...it is oh so delicious!

Have a great weekend! xoxo

Monday, October 22, 2012

Pumpkin Carving

On Friday we headed to a pumpkin carving party...here are a few photos from the fun night. Happy Monday xoxo!

Carving station.

Hard at work.

A few of the final carvings...


The mess left over.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Favorite Four

Happy Friday! It was a fun week for me with two days off. I'm liking this relaxed work schedule before our baby comes :) My favorite four this week (clockwise from top left) 1- Since Ben and I both had Wednesday off we headed up to Lambertville, NJ...one of our favorite small towns in the area. We did some flea marketing, got lunch and went shopping in this quaint town on a gorgeous fall day. 2-On Saturday we had brunch with friends at a new spot in the city and I got this delicious crepe...I want to go back! 3-I received the invite for my first baby shower...for me...how exciting! 4-Last night I was really craving friend pickles from our local tap room so Ben was my hero and got them take-out for me. We had a mini picnic at the park while Berlin (our dog) ran around everyone was happy.

Have a great weekend! xoxo


Thursday, October 18, 2012

Popovers

Here is the recipe I use for one of our favorite treats...popovers.

Ingredients:
-3 Eggs
-1 cup Milk
-3 tablespoons Melted Butter
-1/2 Teaspoon Salt
-1 cup Flour

Pre-heat oven to 400 deg. Combine beaten eggs, milk and melted butter. Slowly add flour and salt...whip just until smooth. Fill each popover cup 3/4 full and bake approximately 40 minutes. You can serve plain, with butter, jam or anything else you can think of.

The secret to a perfectly popped popover is to place the pan in the oven while it is heating up. I learned this trick from my grandma. Enjoy xoxo!
Everything you need.

Combine eggs and milk.

Add melted butter, flour, salt and whisk together.

Spray warmed up popover pan and add batter.

Ready to eat!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

21 Weeks

Happy Hump Day! Ben and I both have the day off  so we are headed up to a flea market and lunch in beautiful Lambertville, NJ...one of my favorite small towns in the Philly area. Hope you have a fabulous day...xoxo!

Photo taken at the Mill Sale we went to this weekend.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Mill Sale

Ben and I enjoyed a low key weekend after being out of town and having guests the last few weekends. One of the local things we did was hit up the Philadelphia Warehouse and Mill sale in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. Here are a few pics of the fun things we found there. Happy Monday xoxo!








Thursday, October 11, 2012

Favorite Four

Happy Friday! My favorite four this week all come from my parents visit this past long weekend... (clockwise from top left) 1-Taking the beautiful walk on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Saturday morning. 2- Having brunch at my favorite cafe. 3-Mom brought our baby girl her first set of moccasins...so cute! 4-Getting a memorable smores dessert on their last night here.

Have a great weekend! xoxo

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Half Way!

It is so crazy to think that I am already 20 weeks pregnant...that is half way! Time sure is flying by with this whole pregnancy thing. I am realizing that these fashion Wednesday posts are turning into pregnancy bump updates...a bit of a change but maybe those 2% of pregnant followers will enjoy it:) Happy hump day...xoxo!


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Acorn Treats

Happy Tuesday! Hope you all had a great long weekend. My parents were in town so we had a lot of fun in this 'City of Brotherly Love'. My mom brought a little project for us to do so I thought I would share this with you.

These acorn treats are delicious if you are a peanut butter/chocolate fan like me...here is what you do. xoxo

What you need: Hershey Kisses, chocolate frosting, chocolate chips and Nutter Butter bites.

Take a Nutter Butter and put a little dab of chocolate frosting on eat side of the cookie.

Place the kiss on one side of the frosted cookie...

...and a chocolate chip on the other side.

The finished acorn.

Ready to serve:)



Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Baby Girl!

Ben and I found out today that we are having a baby girl! We couldn't be more excited. And I thought you might like to see a photo of my growing belly. This is going to make my fashion photos a bit tricky...I will have to figure something out. See you tomorrow...xoxo!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Birthday Weekend

I was blessed to spend my birthday weekend with friends and family hitting up the apple orchard, a pumpkin patch, a winery, going on a hayride and eating lots of good food. Thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes...I felt very loved. Here are a few photos from the weekend. xoxo

Who knew there were so many kinds of pumpkins!?!

Birthday brunch and mimosas.

The gorgeous Bluemont Vineyards with its breathtaking views.

Wine tasting.

Apple picking in Virginia.

A crazy amount of white pumpkins.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Birthday Gift

Hi! Thanks for bearing with me as I took off last week...hope you all had a great few days. I thought I would get back into the swing of things by sharing just one of the birthday gifts I loved...thanks to a few of my girlfriends who got me this beautiful Nashelle necklace.

More on my birthday festivities tomorrow! xoxo