March 10, 2010
“ He just wants to get you a loan!

Local car dealership’s radio ad.

Read it out loud.

Yeah. That’d be “HE JUST WANTS TO GET YOU ALONE!”

Awesome tagline, car salesman! For future reference: radio = AUDIO ONLY. Think about it?

James Morrison- You Make It Real

What he said.

My new office artwork. He signed the backs.

My new office artwork.

He signed the backs.

March 9, 2010
seashelby: These look SO GOOD and I will be making them soon I believe Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bites 3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp salt1/2 tsp baking powder1 cup unsalted butter, softened1 1/2 cups granulated sugar2 large eggs1 tsp vanilla extract2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa1 bag of caramels, unwrapped1/2 cup raw or turbinado sugar (for rolling) Directions: - Preheat oven to 350 degrees.- Whisk dry flour, salt and baking powder in bowl and set aside.- Mix butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa in mixer. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until smooth.- Wrap dough ball in plastic and chill for at least one hour.- Roll out cookie dough on floured counter. Cut into roughly 1 1/2 – 2 inch diameter circles or squares (the shape and precision of the cut section doesn’t really matter since you will be wrapping it around the caramel anyway), brushing extra deposits of flour off the top.- Roll the dough around an unwrapped caramel.  Roll the dough back and forth in your hands until it forms a smooth ball.- Roll the ball in a bowl of raw or turbinado sugar, pressing slightly to coat with sugar.- Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes until the cookies are firm.- Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Click here for more pictures/tips!

seashelby:

These look SO GOOD and I will be making them soon I believe

Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bites

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 bag of caramels, unwrapped
1/2 cup raw or turbinado sugar (for rolling)

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk dry flour, salt and baking powder in bowl and set aside.
- Mix butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa in mixer. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until smooth.
- Wrap dough ball in plastic and chill for at least one hour.
- Roll out cookie dough on floured counter. Cut into roughly 1 1/2 – 2 inch diameter circles or squares (the shape and precision of the cut section doesn’t really matter since you will be wrapping it around the caramel anyway), brushing extra deposits of flour off the top.
- Roll the dough around an unwrapped caramel.  Roll the dough back and forth in your hands until it forms a smooth ball.
- Roll the ball in a bowl of raw or turbinado sugar, pressing slightly to coat with sugar.
- Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes until the cookies are firm.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Click here for more pictures/tips!

Chris has been substitute teaching while he looks for full time work and/or considers going back to school. Today, he’s subbing for an art teacher at elementary school. This is what he drew. He said after he finished half the class started drawing identical pictures. Awwwww. Remember pastels?!! How great were they?!!

Chris has been substitute teaching while he looks for full time work and/or considers going back to school.

Today, he’s subbing for an art teacher at elementary school. This is what he drew. He said after he finished half the class started drawing identical pictures. Awwwww.

Remember pastels?!! How great were they?!!

I NEED this watch that Tanya just posted. I have been looking for the perfect watch for so long, but I look terrible in silver and while I like the large gold watch trend, I’m not sure I’ll like it for awhile. I LOVE tortoiseshell. Dear shopping gods, please? For my birthday?

I NEED this watch that Tanya just posted. I have been looking for the perfect watch for so long, but I look terrible in silver and while I like the large gold watch trend, I’m not sure I’ll like it for awhile. I LOVE tortoiseshell.

Dear shopping gods, please? For my birthday?

March 8, 2010

Why dads are awesome:

“Hey Meg,

I think this will cheer you up! We actually have the CD (surprised?)

Love, Dad”

The Dollyrots - “Because I’m Awesome”

Trust me: just watch it.

Dad- you’re right, it worked!


March 5, 2010

Life just really isn’t going well for me currently. And it really sucks.

It’s one of those self-pitying weeks where for once I wished I lived in the town (singular, because I would have lived in the same one my whole life- it’s a wish, I can have whatever I want) I grew up in and I had this comfy little bubble of friendships and pretend problems.

I have never understood girls and friendship very well, and I’m learning it doesn’t change much when you get older (damn you Dad, you were right).

Tonight, I’d like the world’s smallest violin to play me Pachelbel Canon, while a stud wearing white linen pants pours me red wine (Chris, you’ll do).

End whine, and start of the red wine consumption.

Anonymous asked: I've been searching all over for the best bloody mary in the 860 area. Do you have any suggestions?

YES. Suzanne can definitely be credited to reviving my love for bloody mary’s, but I can’t be trekking to Westhampton everytime I get a craving.

I would say, surprisingly, that Plan B has the best bloody mary’s. I like them chunky and spicy (sounds like ew, but really, the spices and the horseradish make it!) and Plan B’s are all the above. There is nothing worse then a place that uses straight up Bloody Mary mix (drink ketchup much?).

I would say that Wood ‘n Tap is my runner up. They’re good, but they vary depending on the bartender. Definitely not as “hand-crafted” as Plan B’s, and I had to ask for olives (!!).

Another trick I learned from Suzanne & The Initials- ask for Absolut Pepar.

Both of these restaurants have multiple 860 locations- and Wood ‘n Tap in Hartford serves brunch! Enjoy!

MegBurns in Review

Have you ever taken a second to flip back to the start of your blog? After I got my “Happy Blog Birthday” email from Tumblr, I went back through my archives and skimmed a ton of my earlier posts. Immediate feedback from myself:

MY GOD I am SUCH A CORNBALL. Seriously HOW CHEESY AM I?!

It’s a bit like watching yourself on TV, I think. Scary.

On that note, I’ll make a concentrated effort to tone down the cheese.