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Bonnie Ruth’s!

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This afternoon, I had lovely delicious French food at Bonnie Ruth’s in Frisco.

My meal consisted of a salad with strawberries, mandarin oranges, coconut, croutons, grilled chicken, and this awesome dressing that tasted like a lighter coconut ranch. Fab.

Then came the pastry case. And THE BEST red velvet cake I’ve ever had. Did you hear that, people? The foodie said THE BEST. Big stuff is happening. Remember the last time that happened? The BEST! CORN! EVER! from Blue Mesa?

It was a lovely afternoon. I would post a picture, but my stomach was real greedy.

Wedding trends I wish would happen

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Cowboy boot centerpieces

Cutest idea ever, y’all, especially for me, a nearly venomous Texan.  I usually don’t buy into the whole “Texana” theme of decorating, but I think flowers stuck in a cowboy boot would be just the cutest thing ever. Or straw. Or something else that one commonly uses as a centerpiece.

Accidentally on purpose vases

I think is not only a cute idea, but a money saving one as well. My cousin did this, and it was super cute (except she painted flowers on them and sprayed them with glitter, but to each bride her own). Enlisting family and friends to scout out glass (or whatever material you so choose) vases from thrift stores/garage sales to use at a reception (or even a party) is easy and cheaper than buying everything all matchy-matchy. And for a somewhat eclectic girl like me, I think it’s charming.

Scrapbooking paper place settings

I saw this at a wedding I went to last year. Pretty turquoise paper with scalloped edges made placemats for each guest. I loved it. Personally, I would go all out and incorporate scrapbooking paper for other things, like under the centerpieces, as coasters….I just love any excuse to buy scrapbooking paper. I’m a sorority girl. Crafting is innate. Also, paper is fairly cheap.

Real food

I know technically that cold chicken breasts with wilted spinach and questionable mashed potatoes is actually digestable food, but my personal jury is still out. And that’s the type of food those wedding caterers always serve! I prefer the set up that my cousin’s wedding had: all you can eat barbeque. It was fantastically delicious.

Matching but not bridesmaids’ dresses

This idea could potentially take all of the pain/embarrassment/annoyance that matching bridesmaids’ dresses cause. A bride could select the color she wanted the bridesmaids to wear, and they pick the dress. At large bridal stores, many styles are usually available in one color so no one has to complain about the dress being unflattering on them (because we all know the bridesmaids are the most important /sarcasm).

Real cake + more dessert

Oh, wedding cake. File it under “Gorgeous but gross”. I personally cannot stand the taste of fondant. It feels like I’m eating soft, faintly marshmallow tasting cardboard. But it makes cakes so beautiful! But who cares if it is beautiful if it tastes like paper products! The wedding I went to this weekend had lovely cake sans fondant. And cookies that were available to munch on way before the cake was cut. Which was a good plan.

Chocolate chip cookie cups

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Easy to make usually means easy to mess up, so that’s what I did!

Pictures and a full story later.

Updated: So, I was really hankering for some chocolate chip cookies ever since my stepmom made this awesome batch of chocolate chip cookies with Oreos embedded inside them. But I wanted to add an (easy) twist. So I just followed the Toll House recipe on my bag of chocolate chips (substituting a cup of white chocolate chips for the second cup of normal) and put the dough in a mini muffin tin.

My first mistake was trying to “soften” butter in the microwave. Apparently, it gets real hot in there. Butter = melted. Sydney = sad face. We were out of butter, so I just decided to go with it. Already stressed, I made my second mistake. Instead of cracking my first egg on the bowl like a normal person, I slammed it against the granite counter top. Egg went everywhere, y’all. Not fun to clean up.

Luckily, the cookie cups were super delicious. All packed up for a trip to the fridge!

Food TV Observation #1

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Whenever someone says “just a little bit” or “a good pinch”, it means “turn the bottle of whatever you are pouring upside down over the bowl for like 3 seconds” or “grab as much salt from that cute little bowl as you can so it cascades from your fingers very prettily into your dish”.