Sugar Shock

Brian, Ben, and I spent the weekend in San Antonio with some friends. I was a bad picture taker and don't have any good ones of Ben and their little girl Abby, but they had a good time. Brian calls Matt, Mateo. Ben couldn't say it so he just called him potato the entire time. They took us to a great, you guessed it, Mexican restaurant on Saturday night. Naomi was just raving about the bean soup. I was very skeptical but kept it to myself. Let me tell you, the most INCREDIBLE soup ever! During the weekend, I was determined to have my friend, who bakes a lot more than me, help me make some fudge. I had previously used an easy, microwave recipe that did not work. Granted I didn't put butter on the foil so if you wanted to eat any, you'd have to be ok with eating a tad of metal. Anywho...so we found a recipe and made some fudge. And I must say, it was delicious. I still don't think I got the texture right, but at least I have more of an idea. Did you know you use marshmallows in fudge?? I sure didn't.

We also made Oreo Balls. Basically you put an entire bag of Oreos in a blender and mix to a fine powder (not as easy as it looks!). We had some issues with it all getting stuck around the sides so there ended up being small pieces of a wooden spoon in the mixture. :) After you blend the Oreos, you add a package of cream cheese and blend it. You make the mixture into balls and dip them in melted almond bark. Almond bark was also a fun discovery this weekend...I have never had the stuff. Well, I probably have but I just didn't realize it. Put the Oreo Balls in the freezer to store. I swear to you, those are the best desserts you will ever have. Seriously, an easy recipe to try. Below are pictures of our sugar adventures. Presentation wasn't a priority.



I just re-read the blog and realized that it's all about food. :)