Hurray, Hurray, it's your lucky day!

Thanks for all of the entries. I must say that I agree with those of you that enjoy and indulge in Utah's Own Truffles. I am partial to the almond truffle and buy it quite frequently. It does make a long day of shopping bearable, to say the least.
The winner, chosen by random.org, is Patricia, in the number 8 spot. I'll put the certificate in the mail, and just remember to think fondly of me as you are feasting upon those delicate morsels of deliciousness. ;-)

Pure Ambrosia

I promised a yummy giveaway this month, and here it is: In celebration of my birthday, I am giving away a pound gift certificate to See's Candies. One of the most delectable things in this world is well made chocolate. Although some of my favorite kinds are in Europe, See's puts out some tasty morsels. My favorite selections from See's are Milk Cocoanut, Strawberry cream, and Scotchmallow. Umm, umm. The best chocolate I ever had was an elephant made of white chocolate, with chocolate ganache in the middle. My in-laws brought it back from Belgium years ago and I still think fondly of it. Tell me your favorite See's chocolate and/or favorite chocolate truffle from somewhere else and you will be in the drawing. I will announce the winner on my Birthday this Friday. It will be a day of true celebration.

My Little Sunshine

I finally got around to getting Jensen's 4 year old photos. He's such a cutie. He starts preschool this week. Time goes by so fast. We have to cuddle them while we have a chance.

She wins Again!

I PROMISE! Random.org chose the winning number...3. It just happens to be my daughter. Stephanie, I'll treat you to a Jamba Juice if you come by my house while you are here in Utah. Please keep trying everyone. Next month's will be yummy, and I'll tell my immediate family "Too bad, too sad, you can't enter." =-)
Here's Nadine and her friends doing a short (okay, very short) happy dance to celebrate her win.

I Love You Franck

Well, at least I love his food. It's delectable.

Our love affair started back in February when Paul and I went to the french restaurant, Franck's. It was a heavenly culinary experience! The next month Fox 13 had $50 certificates to Franck's for $25...we bought two. Last night we used our last one. I'm going to go through withdrawals.

You'll pay more than an average restaurant, but what you get is so divine and sooo worth it! Last night we started with mussels for an appetizer. They came with pommes frites (french fries). I've never had mussels, and Franck's were delicious! On our first visit Paul persuaded me to have escargot. They came in a basil sauce with puff pastry and as long as I didn't think about what I was eating, they were very tasty.

We always choose the soup over the salad. Franck's soups are phenomenal! Last night's soup was a berry horseradish soup. How does he come up with these combinations? That's one thing I need to learn - to know what flavors would compliment each other. These two did in a most amazing way. You'd taste the berry first and then get a warm touch at the end from the horseradish. I've tried to recreate his soups but they elude me. Urggh!

For my entre'e I had strawberry glazed chicken and lobster with tender baby carrots and marinaded peaches. Delicious! (My good friend Paul Budd would say, "Oh, you mean chicken and vegetables." lol) We were quite full, but decided to finish the meal with Franck's handmade butterscotch hazelnut ice cream. Superb.

Ahh, a night dreams are made of. How will I survive until we go again?

Check out his website: http://francksfood.com/indexSWF.html

A Toast to Summer

I can't believe that summer is almost over! The children go back to school on Monday. I will actually miss them. A great way to toast a wonderful season is to sip a cool drink. So here are tips for yummy drinks: freeze fruit, throw it in a blender with a small container of berry yogurt, 8-10 ice cubes (more or less) and 2 cups of apple juice and wah-la, yumminess in a glass.

Or make hot chocolate before bed, freeze half in an ice cube try and put the other the refrigerator. The next day put them both in the blender with 8-10 ice cubes and a little milk if needed, and frozen "hot" chocolate!

I LOVE frozen drinks! Sooooo.....

For an end of summer give-away, tell me your favorite summer drink and you'll be entered to win a $10 Jamba Juice gift card!! What a great way to end the season!

(drawing held Aug. 27th @ 1pm)

Soooo Slimey

I was cleaning out the flower beds last week and I came across what looked like insect eggs at first glance. I wasn't quite sure what type they were. Spider? Hmmm. I scooped them up and got out the camera. In the process of trying to get a shot, I lost some. Hmmm, they must have been bumped and fell. Upon closer inspection, no, they weren't bumped, they crawled! I suppose you could say they slimed away, because they were baby snails! No way! No wonder my plants are getting chomped to pieces! (They are the white egglike circles in the photo. Blech! and yet, so amazing.)