Sunshine and Warmth

Today begins my week down in Jacksonville, FL! The reason for the trip is a wedding this weekend. I'm getting in early so I can see friends that I haven't seen in over a year, have a date with my dad,shop with my mom, and have a trunk show. If you haven't checked out the website lately, you'll find that I have added a bunch of new necklaces. Just in time for the trunk show...and Spring shopping!!! I am loving all the bright colors this season and am ready to go shopping with my mom today. Did I mention that we're shopping outside, in sunshine and warm weather? Heavenly. See yall in a week. Don't forget to check out the website for new products.

Cabbage for You?

Did you all have a good weekend and St Patrick's Day? Since I completely forgot to wear green on Saturday I decided to make a "green" cabbage dish instead. I had never made anything with cabbage before and can honestly say that I wasn't exactly excited about this first go round. But I went for it and I'm glad I did. It was a cheap and easy meal, if nothing else. I got the recipe from my sister who made it with ham instead of polish sausage. Let me just say that I would have used ham if our grocery store carried normal things. However, this is why I always stock up on "normal" items whenever we go outside the city. But back to the cabbage. Here's all it takes -

Head of green cabbage roughly chopped

Bone-in ham or polish sausage

onion

2 or 3 potatoes

butter

Cute everything up. Saute the onion in butter. Add potatoes and sausage/ham and cover with water. Season with salt, pepper, etc. Add cabbage 15 minutes later. It will be done in another 15-20 minutes. Get all the good stuff with a slotted spoon and enjoy! (Leave some for the leprechaun)

Cafe Lalo

We stumbled upon a little and famous gem on the Upper West side this past Sunday. We had some time to kill after church and before brunch with friends so we decided to go and have a cappuccino and pastry at a nearby cafe, called Cafe Lalo. We decided to go in by how cute it looked from the outside, as well as the crowd inside. However, we didn't know that Meg Ryan also liked it in You've Got Mail. It was the spot that she and Tom Hanks picked to "meet" for the first time where she has her rose and book. Without knowing those fun details while we at Cafe Lalo we thoroughly enjoyed it. The drinks were great and the menu was extensive. We're already looking forward to getting back up there and trying some other menu items.

Cinnamon Rolls

After the 360 Dance Company fundraiser on Friday night, I was in need of something sweet Saturday morning. I had found this Easy Cinnamon Roll recipe on Pinterest earlier that week and decided to give it a try. It was by far the easiest homemade cinnamon roll recipe, not to mention fairly quick. (although doesn't even compare to Mrs. Becky's recipe) The only thing I would change is the icing. It called for confectioners sugar icing which made it just overall too sugary. Didn't know that was possible but it was. So next time I would change it to a cream cheese icing to balance out the sugar. This recipe would be great for company or Easter brunch when you don't have tons of time to slave in the kitchen.
Click on the link above for the recipe and much prettier pictures of the process.