Coffee Cubes

During my visit to Springfield, IL I visited a small coffee shop. I was quite intrigued and shocked when I saw the lady pop some brown ice cubes into my Caramel Iced Latte. I walked out of there staring at my frosty cup as brown objects bobbed around in my delicious refreshment. At first I thought it was dirty ice cubes, but that would be weird. Then my husband frankly said "it's probably coffee ice cubes." Of course he would immediately assume that. And to my surprise it was! I was ecstatic! This was such an ingenious idea, why hadn't I thought of it? Watered down coffee is one of my pet peeves and this would solve my dilemma! So here it goes:

Here you can see the end result of my latte cubes

I took leftover coffee from my french press and poured it into my ice cube tray (no grounds of course) You can't use nasty coffee for this either such as: Folgers, instant, or grocery brand. I used Caribou Coffee because it adds even more flavor to my drink.

And here it is! A delicious glass of iced coffee that won't have that old watery taste. Yuck. 

DIY Dessert Tier

The other day while flea market shopping I was searching for a cupcake platter that we could use for our approaching Ladies tea party. I never did find anything that was worthy enough to grace our dainty tables. That is when the idea hit me! Why not make my own? I always pass by vintage floral plates and wonder what I could do with them. I have an addiction to plates, it is a problem that I am trying to cure. But with a few easy finds at thrift stores, you can easily piece this together too!

First find 3 gorgeous plates. Or 2 if you want it to be short.

Then find some candlesticks. Make sure they're not too big, you don't want them to cover the whole plate. (Sorry I didn't edit this one, it was from my phone)

Now this piece might be a little harder to get ahold of. I actually unscrewed it from a small serving dish at the thrift store. Hehe...I was sneaky. This is for the top plate.

Make sure to purchase either gorilla glue or super glue and adhere it to the plate. I also ended up painting my candlesticks white to make it look more shabby chic. I think other colors like turquoise and seafoam green would give it some character too.

Sorry, I didn't take any photos of the making process. I guess that kind of slipped my mind, but you get the idea! Have fun wowing your guests!

Good Morning all Irishmen!

Today is the day of green!!! It is the day you get to pretend that you are irish (too bad for us, we're not pretending, red hair and all!) shamrocks, green tights, reubens, cabbage, mmmm this is making me crave. Well today I'm making green velvet whoopie pies! But, they're shaped like shamrocks. :) 

Starting the day off right...it's not green but still seriously delicious. 

Cream cheese frosting!

And here they are! Pipe some cream cheese frosting onto the velvet cookies and squish them together! A St. Patty's Day whoopie pie!

mmmmm.....

Here's the recipe : Make ME!

Quick N' Easy: Ham N' Cheesy!

Like myself, I know a lot of people look for dinners that take no time at all. I am queen of quick! So, I thought I'd share my delicious Baked Ham N' Cheesy recipe!

First off you will need a package of Sweet Hawaiian Rolls. Then slice them in half like you see in the picture.

Take the tops off and arrange the bottoms in a 8x8 inch pan. Yea it will be a little tight but just jam them in there, they'll fit. 

Preheat the oven to 325. Then take a package of ham. I use our local ham because it tastes so much better! Use one slice folded for each square.

Then take a slice of white american cheese and break into fourths. Cover each square with a fourth. Place the tops of the hawaiian rolls. 

Melt 2 T of butter and pour over all the rolls making sure to cover each one. 

Bake for 20 minutes and you got a crispy, salty, cheesy, ham bite that is loved by everyone! This portion can serve 2 substantially.