DIY Butterfingers

Since it's almost October, I'm getting into fall cooking mode. You would think that it would entail using pumpkin and squash.. but no with this chef, it's all about the sweets! You know, for the kids at Halloween, or for me :)

I found this idea on my newest guilty pleasure Pinterest and hubby and I decided to make it our own way..

What you'll need:
1lb Candy Corn
Chocolate Coating {they come in little containers that you pop in the microwave}
1 Small Jar Peanut Butter {we use the organic kind- with only peanuts as the ingredients}

First, melt down candy corn in microwave. Put in for 1 minute, then take out and stir. Keep popping it back in for 15 second increments until melted. Make sure it doesn't bubble!

Next, mix in peanut butter into hot melted candy corn mixture. You may need to pop this back in the microwave if it starts to harden.

Next, take a small square baking pan and line with wax paper.

Pour mixture into pan and place in the refrigerator to set. Wait until cool to remove. Make sure the bottom of the pan is cold too!

Next, cut into squares or strips {for a more Butterfingers like effect"

Next, melt dipping chocolate and dip squares into it and place on a sheet pan with wax paper.

Place back into refrigerator until set. This should take about 20 minutes.

Take out and enjoy! Look at how eerily similar they look to the real deal.

They taste like the real deal too!

Enjoy!

Pack Your Bags We're Going to MILAN.

I'm sure you can agree that SNL has never been the same ever since Will Farrell left the show. It's just not as funny.

Here's my hands-down favorite classic SNL skit. Just look at the picture.

Now watch the entire skit and laugh.

OMG I'm Southern

Okay not really. But wow, taking over the Junior League of Charleston's blog makes me feel it.

Now you can follow my blog here and at www.cookinginthesouth.com/blog so book mark it now. It's going to be based on then fabulous things:

Entertaining 101 + Recipies from the Now

All Things Local Charleston

Recipes From Our Best Selling Books

And of course, any fabulous events happening with JLC.

And keep checking back here, because hilariously funny, juicy posts will be on this blog only. Like this:

xoxoxo

When The Face Doesn't Work

Please reference back to this post to get the soup on "The Face" before you watch.

This chick is HILARIOUS. If your ever having a shit day, and need some stupid humor, just check out the Jenna Marbles YouTube Channel and it will change your entire day. Trust me, watching this today changed mine.

Laugh a little everyday.

xoxo

Inside the Actor's Studio with Dave Matthews?!

Dave Matthews, the amazingly talanted musician, now actor, or should we say fabulous extra?

I love an Adam Sandler movie more then anyone, and have noticed that he's been an extra in both I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as well as the newest, Just Go With It. See below exhibit A, the normal DMB we all know and love.

Now in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

Lastly, from Just Go With It

This man deserves an Oscar.

B. Gourmet

Although she has no clue I'm doing this, I wanted to do it in secret as she probably would cringe that it's not "complete" yet or hasn't been up and running long enough, but meet my best friend Brooke aka B. Gourmet .

We've been besties since HS, and she recently moved to Chs for culinary school and to me my operations manager at Newton Farms Catering . She's recently started blogging, and hasn't promoted much yet- but she already has killer content, especially her recipes! Now I'm going to embarrass her with some mushy bff pictures throughout the years {love you!}.

Now, do it! Follow B Gourmet . Cheers to many more years together! xoxo

Helloooo Two Buck Chuck

I've been sick, miserable for the past few days, but nothing was stopping me from a grocery stop at the newly opened Trader Joes in Mt. P.

Ever since moving to lovely Charleston, it's rare that I have found things I've missed about Philadelphia and the north, but one thing stands strong. Trader Joes.

What's even better you may ask? Trader Joes in SC. Why? Because they sell WINE and BEER. Particularly two buck Chuck.

Now only available at Trader Joes, this delicious $2.99 {so I guess now $3 Chuck} is highly rated. Seriously! See below for some of the awards it's won.

At the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, Shaw's 2002 Shiraz received the double gold medal, besting the roughly 2,300 other wines in the competition.
Shaw's 2005 California chardonnay was judged Best Chardonnay from California at the Commercial Wine Competition of the 2007 California Exposition and State Fair. The chardonnay received 98 points, a double gold, with accolades of Best of California and Best of Class.

Moral of the story? Don't let cheap wine scare you, especially this winner. I'd personally opt for a red, but after tasting some of the Sauv. Blanc tonight it's a tough call.

Cheers!