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Looking for that out of the box gift idea?!? Sur La Table is the IT spot to check out this holiday season!!! With a wide variety of holiday gifts and experiences, there is something for everyone on Santa’s good list! ​

From a fun twist on date night to a robust culinary education, there’s a Sur La Table Cooking Class for every cook! If you’re looking to give an experience over a thing, you will definitely want to take advantage of the $15 off coupon for select cooking classes!!! I’m a huge fan of experience gifts, so a holiday date night consisting of a cooking class at Sur La Table followed by shopping is right up my alley!

I’ve always wanted the skills to make homemade Macarons, so taking the Snowflake Macaron Workshop would be a dream come true!!!  In this 3-hour workshop, they will teach you the steps for making crisp shells and creamy fillings. Then it’s time to practice piping skills as we create spectacular snowflake designs.

I wouldn’t mind the Date Night In Paris class either since I’ve been dying to visit!!! With a menu consisting of Cast Iron Steak with Red Wine Sauce, Truffle Mashed Potatoes , Pear and Hazelnut Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette & Espresso Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream, I’m drooling just thinking about it!!!! Nothing more fun than staying warm and cozy in the kitchen with my special someone this winter with date night classes!!
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Sur La Table classes also make great gifts for family, friends, and everyone who loves to spend time together!! How epic of a girls night a would Sur La Table Holiday Cookie Decorating class be??!! Mastering the surprisingly simple techniques for transforming royal icing and sugar cookies into edible art!!!!

If you are new to Sur La Table cooking classes, this is the time to give them a try since they have so many festive offerings and a coupon for $15 off select in-store AND online classes!

If incredible cooking classes weren’t enough, Sur La Table also has one epic holiday sale going on!!! I can tell you right now, there isn’t a person out there that wouldn’t love it if Santa left them one of the high end items Sur La Table has to offer under the tree this Christmas. I know I would love it if someone out there would share my favorite’s below with my hubby!! Remember sharing is caring and I want all the fun kitchen gadgets I can get my hands on!!!!
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This fabulous Phillips Advance XXL Air Fryer is on sale for just $199.96 right now. That’s a total of $99.99 in savings!!!! I know I have been obsessed with all things air fryer, since I’ve been trying to be a tad bit healthier. I can get the crispy, crunchy taste of fried foods without the heavy use of oil!!!

The possibilities are seriously endless with this bad boy because it not only air fries, it also bakes, roasts and grills your favorite foods!!!! The Twin TurboStar technology also removes fat from foods by capturing it in the fat reducer for easy disposal. Not only does this eliminate the smell of fried oil, but because it’s using hot air to cook your food, you can still enjoy satisfying crispy exteriors and tender interiors!!! It's literally the most versatile appliance you will ever own!

Last but not least, I present to you a freaking COCKTAIL MAKER!!! How fancy would my kitchen look with this Bartesian Premium Cocktail Maker sitting on my counter?!? With $100 off right now, I better see this under my tree Christmas morning ;-) 

​This cocktail maker includes five tempered glass bottles for Vodka, Tequila, Whisky, Gin/Rum and water, which combine with unique capsules to quickly create great tasting cocktails. No more attempting to be a bartender extraordinaire at those holiday parties, simply insert the capsule, select your desired strength level (ranging from mocktail to strong) and press Mix. It’s like having your own personal bartender in your very own home!!! 

Still can’t decide on the perfect gift?!? Head on over to Sur La Table yourself and scroll away by finding an appealing category below!

Happy Holidays!

I did it friends!!! I figured out how to make a classic cranberry sauce BOOZY! And not only Boozy, but boujee as well since they are spiked with Crown Royal Apple!!!! 

​A perfect way to spice up that delicious dinner!!!

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1. Combine cranberries, 1 cinnamon stick, sugar, water, vanilla, Crown Apple & 1 piece of rosemary in the instant pot. 
2. Close the instant pot and turn pressure valve to seal. 
3. Cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes.
4. Allow the steam to release naturally instead of quick release.
5. Pour into a jar.

All things taste better with bacon right?!?? So I made a little update to last years Turkey Cheese Ball!! Bacon feathers!!!!! So yum!!!! So easy to make!!!! Enjoy!!!

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1. Using a tooth pick, place bacon strips into the cheese ball to create Turkey feathers.
2. Place two candy eyes onto the cheese ball using the tooth pic to scrape a little cheese where you will be placing the candy eye, to use as a “glue” for the eyes.
3. Place a candy corn on the cheese ball to create a beak using the cheese as a “glue” to keep it in place.

Enjoy!

Another Halloween cocktail?!? Why not! It’s all about the boo’s this year right lol….. 

My hubby has been on a whiskey kick, so this round of shooters is all about the peanut butter whiskey! Cheers! 

Ingredients 

• Peanut Butter Whiskey 
• Grape Juice 
• Red Paper Straws
• Toy Eyeballs (DollarTree)

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1. Fill a shot glass half way with peanut butter whiskey.
2. Finish off with grape juice.
3. Cut the paper straws in half and place a red paper straw into each shot glass.
4. Place an eyeball on top.

Cheers!

Omg how is it Halloween Tomorrow!?!? I feel so behind lol….. I need another week to prepare since I haven’t crossed everything off of my Halloween bucket list yet!!!! I’m usually super ahead when it comes to holidays and I’m definitely slacking this year.

I did however make these fabulous wine labels for those epic parties this weekend!!!! Just click the links and download!!!

Exactly one week away from the spookiest day of the year!!! Halloween!!!! I just love the fact Halloween is on a weekend this year! It will basically be Halloween all weekend long!!!

​Since a Halloween party is obviously a must! Why not get a little festive with Halloween coconut rum shooters!!!!

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1. Fill a shot glass half way with coconut rum.
2. Fill the second half with green Hawaiian Punch.
3. Top with gummy worms.

Cheers!

Another weekend in October, means another Halloween cocktail was mixed up!!!

Since coconut rum is my jam, I thought mixing my favorite liquor with Orange Hawaiian Punch would be beyond tasty! 

​I also used corn syrup as a glue to make our hurricane glasses extra festive with Halloween sprinkles!!!

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1. Spread corn syrup around the rim of a hurricane glass.
2. Using the corn syrup as a glue, roll the sprinkles onto the glass. 
3. Fill the hurricane glass with ice cubes.
4. Pour 1 shot of coconut rum into the hurricane glass.
5. Top with orange Hawaiian Punch.

Cheers!

Ahhhhh pumpkin! I swear I’m the only person on the planet that’s not a fan! I just can’t get into all things pumpkin flavored. I’m more of an apple girl if I’m being honest.

However, everyone else in my household can’t get enough of all things pumpkin, so chef’ing up Pumpkin Waffle Iron Cinnamon Rolls it was last weekend!

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1. Plug waffle iron in and let it heat up.
2. Once heated, lightly spray with cooking spray & place a cinnamon roll in the waffle iron. 
3. Cook for about 1 min 30 seconds. 
4. Remove from the waffle iron & coat with icing. 
5. Sprinkle away.

​Serve & enjoy!

I will never understand why Coconut Rum is always a classified as a girly drink! Nothing girly about a 90 proof liquor. I don’t care how manly you think you are, 90 proof liquor will kick your booty!!!

Since coconut rum is my all time favorite liquor, I just had to get festive and play master mixologist and whip something up for Halloween. 

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1. Fill a glass with ice cubes. 
2. Pour in one shot of coconut rum.
3. Fill the rest of the glass with green Hawaiian Punch. 
4. Top with gummy worms.

Cheers!

Last weekend my husband & I had the opportunity to attend The Buffalo Zoo 21+ Boo Bash Event.Think the same Boo Bash you take your children too, but swap out the trick or treat candy for food & booze! 

The ticket price came in at around $75 a person. Sounds a tad bit steep until you realize this is an annual charity event where the funds do go straight back to the animals AND food and booze is not cheap these days! I think after calculating all of those factors in, $75 is not a bad ticket price!

The one question I received over and over on my Instagram stories was, Do you have to dress up? The answer is obviously no, you do not have to! BUT there are definitely more people in attendance dresses up than are not. We spotted a wide range of costumes as well since there was a costume contest! There were people fully decked out in prize winning apparel and then there were folks like my hubby and I that dressed in what I like to prefer to as comfy costumes! It can be cold in Western New York, so a costume hoodie with gloves was spot on for the climate.  

The Buffalo Zoo Boo Zoo offered attendees, 4 full sized cocktails with their ticket. The Buffalo Zoo also had a cash bar where you could purchase beer and wine if 4 cocktails didn’t quite cut it. 

So much food!!!! Buffalo famous Paulas Donuts! Cupcakes, chocolate covered strawberries, soft pretzels, pulled pork sandwiches, the list goes on! We definitely didn’t leave hungry, so no need to eat before hand since you will have so much to snack on while wandering the zoo! 

Besides the abundance of food & booze, the Buffalo Zoo Boo Zoo had a DJ set up for dancing! There was also a photo station where you would receive a ticket to look up your photos & download for free the following day. You also had the opportunity to view a few animals that were out. For entertainment, there were fire eaters, dancers and performers!

The answer is YES! We honestly had so much fun! The event started at 6 and ended at 9 and there was so much to do that you literally use the entire time! $75 for 3 hours worth of entertainment, food and booze is a steal in my opinion. The Buffalo Zoo offers the Buffalo Zoo Boo Zoo 3 different evenings in October, so make sure to keep a lookout in the future if you would love to attend yourself!

When your donuts have better eyelashes than you lol…. I’ve been so obsessed with using the Wilton eyelash candy eyes for EVERYTHING!!! Makes everything so girly!!!!! So obviously I had to make a Halloween classic, Last Minute Halloween Donuts, girly style!!!! 

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1. Take your donuts and stick the vampire fangs into the center. 
2. Then use your frosting as glue and stick on those candy eyes!

Enjoy!

My hubby has been dabbling in the whiskey world lately!!!! He is not a huge drinker, so this has me pretty excited!!! I love my booze on the weekends, so if he will join me with a whisky cocktail omg!!!! Exciting things my friends lol…

Last weekend we got a little creative with a bottle of  Peanut Butter Whiskey! Made ourselves a few Halloween Peanut Butter Whiskey Cocktails! 
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Ingredients 

• Peanut Butter Whiskey 
• Grape Juice 
• Red Paper Straws
• Toy Eyeballs (DollarTree)
• Ice Cubes

Cheers!

Everyone loves a delicious donut!!!! I’m not really a dessert type of girl, but a yummy donut is one thing I cannot resist!!!! 

​When I spotted the new Halloween Funfetti on the shelves this year I just had to make my famous air fryer donuts and Frost them with the most festive Funfetti yet!!!

Now that it’s officially fall, it’s time to swap out those Crown Royal Peach Jello shots for my latest creation, Crown Royal Apple Jello Shots!!!!!

These delicious boozy treats are made with Sonic Apple Jello, Apple Rings which can be found at Kwik Fill! And of Course, Crown Royal Apple!

Enjoy!

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1. Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil. 
2. Once boiling, pour in the jello and mix well.
3. Mix in 1 1/2 cups of Crown Royal Apple.
4. Pour mixture into the condiment cups.
5. Place cups in the refrigerator to harden.

Literally one of my favorite foods!!! Buffalo Wing Dip!!!! Probably the one positive since moving to western New York, was stumbling upon this deliciousness!

When I purchased my Instant Pot last year, you best believe I had to figure out how to make myself my beloved Buffalo wing dip!

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1. Add chicken and broth to the Instant Pot. Place lid on Instant Pot, press the pressure cook button and set to high.
2. Cool for 12 minutes.
3. Do a quick release of the pressure. 
4. Drain any leftover broth.
5. Shred the chicken. The chicken should shred effortlessly using a fork.
6. Turn Instant Pot to saute mode.
7. Stir in the shredded cheese, cream cheese & Buffalo sauce. 
8. Saute for 4-5 minutes until mixture thickens, stirring often.
9. Transfer to a serving dish.
10. Serve with tortilla chips and veggies.