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More S’Mores! June 3, 2010

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Remember a few weeks back, Irving surprised me with this?

Well we made them the other night for our friends, and dare I say they were pretty amazing. lol Or at least I thought so!!

It started out as a package, all ready to go:

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It had Graham Cracker mix, Brownie mix, and of course, Marshmallows!

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Step one… make graham cracker bottom:
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Next comes the brownie layer (which had chocolate chips in it, mind you!)
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And Bake….. then later, add marshmallows and broil until they get gooey!
MMMmmm!
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They were as delightfully messy as real s’mores and I thought they were pretty much the best thing Irving has ever bought for me. MMmm.

 

Memorial Day Happenings May 31, 2010

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We didn’t do too much this weekend, but we had fun hanging around LA and getting a few things checked off our list.

Yesterday, we went to see “Hubble 3D” at the Science Center IMAX!

It was pretty incredible. Leonardo DiCaprio narrated it. It really does make you think about how small we are in the scheme of the entire universe. I recommend it!

Then we spent the rest of the afternoon rearranging our closet. We aren’t sure if we really saved any room of if it’s better than before, but we got rid of 2 trashbags of old clothes to donate to charity.

BEFORE:
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AFTER:
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We aligned all the “cubes” on one side.
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And moved the dresser to the other side:
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We might move it all back the way it was, but for now, it’s a fun change.

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You all know how much we love tupperware, so I wanted to share another item with you!

I bought this set from Tupperware a few years back, it’s intended for deli meats… but it’s not really air tight, and I don’t think it stores meat/cheese very well… But it does make a fabulous Pizza storer!
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Put one slice in each section….

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And stack!
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Amazing.

Also, all my flowers from a few weeks back died, except for the daisies! So I put them in a little champagne chute to get a few more days out of them!
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The look a little lost on our table, but they’re still cute!
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Tonight we’re having a BBQ dinner with Ashley and JR!

And tonight, Erika and Timmy should be arriving into LA! They’ve been on a roadtrip across the country to get here! Check out their blog, it’s fun!

 

Outlet Shopping + Homemade Ice Cream May 29, 2010

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We heard a rumor that there were some great sales up at the Outlets for Memorial Day, so we decided to make a day of it.

We had breakfast at Jamba Juice and drove up to Camarillo just in time for the stores to open their doors! We’re glad we got there early because by the end of the day, it was packed!

I had success at Ann Taylor Loft (my favorite store!)
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Didn’t get this one, but it was fun anyways!
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I love how they reserve fitting rooms while you shop!
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We literally shopped from 10am til 5:30pm! It was fun to hang out and enjoy the sunny day together. The mall is outdoors, which we love. Irving’s pedometer said we walked over 3.5 miles shopping today!

Oh… get this! In the ADIDAS store, we found ONE Men’s Boston Marathon Jacket… for $24.99 and then 25% off!!

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I was really mad to see that there! It’s too early!!! They had 2009 Boston Marathon Finisher Shirts there too. I think you should have to earn those shirts! Not buy them on clearance at the outlet store! Or maybe that’s just me being upset for spending $90 on the same item. lol

ANNNYWAYS, the trip was definitely a success!
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For dinner, we had a Costco Take and Bake Pizza!
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And THEN I made some Christmas Miracle Banana+Nutella Soft Serve Ice Cream!

If you’ve never had this, you have to make it! Here’s an easy tutorial!

You have to freeze some ripe peeled bananas ahead of time and keep them in the freezer.

Grab your food processor (or a really good blender):
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Drop in your frozen bananas:

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AND BLEND!
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It’ll probably look a little chunky at first, but just keep blending. Eventually, it becomes creamy, like ice cream!
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Now…here’s the crucial step… add Nutella!!!!!
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(Irving is mad I keep eating away at his jar of Nutella… but you snooze you lose, buddy.)

It was SOOOOO good! You can definitely eat it plain (just bananas), but I like to add in some chocolate or coconut just to kick it up a little bit.
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Next time, I think I’ll add some peanut butter too. It really does taste like ice cream!

 

Dream Dinners! May 28, 2010

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On a whim, Irving and I booked a session at Dream Dinners tonight. We used to go all the time before we got married, but then we sort of forgot about it!

Dream Dinners is half restaurant/half store… you go in and make meals that you then freeze at home. It’s so much fun!

((These are camera phone photos, so not the best quality!))

First, you put on fun aprons!

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They give you a list of all the meals you bought, and you go station to station!
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They have instructions at each station to tell you what to make:
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It’s easy and fun!
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And each meal gets packaged all together so they’re simple to prepare when you’re ready to eat them!
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Each person gets their own fridge to store them in while you cook!

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And they have chocolate to eat while you cook!!!
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You can even bring in bottles of wine to sip while you work! Next time!

We had a nice full fridge of 36 servings of food when we were done!!!
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I really hate cooking at home, so this is the perfect alternative. We had a great time!
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If anyone signs up to go to Dream Dinners, let me know! We get referral discounts!

 

How lovely…

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If you have a few minutes, you really must read this. It’s short, sweet and incredibly inspiring.

http://www.dayswithmyfather.com