Recipe: Cheese Ball

A few months ago, I discovered a recipe for a Cheese Ball on tumblr.  I had no idea what a cheese ball was, and man was I missing out.  I wrote the recipe down and a little while later I tried it out.   It was simple and amazing.  I then decided to introduce the recipe to my friends. 

Over the weekend I made the recipe again and brought it to the annual Christmas party. 

What you’ll need: 

• 8 oz Softened Cream Cheese
• ½  cup of butter
• ¾ cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
• ¼  tsp Vanilla Extract
• ¾ cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• ¾ cup Pecans, Chopped 

In a medium bowl beat together the cream cheese and butter until it is smooth. 

Add in the powdered sugar, brown sugar, and the vanilla extract. 

Stir in chocolate chips.  (This time around I cut the amount in half, because I felt like there were too many the first time around.) 

 

I don't have a picture of the chocolate chips stirred in, but this is one of those to tastes steps.

Cover and chill for two hours. 

Shape into a ball, re-cover, and let chill for another hour.

Roll into pecans, or chocolate chips, before serving, and enjoy.  

I split the ball in half and did both peacans and chocolate chips because I have friends who are allergic to nuts. 

I spread it onto ginger snap cookies.  It’s so delicious. It tastes just like a cheesecake.

**If you really want to be adventurous, add in 1 ½ cups of Red Velvet cake mix to make a Red Velvet version.

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Other Recipes: 

Great Pumpkin Brownies

Pineapple Upside Down Cake Shot

Rum Chata

Southern White Rose

Buttery Nipple Shot

Mixed Drink:Southern White Rose

In this post here I talked about all of the things that you can mix with Rum Chata.  Recently I  found a new recipe that included the liqueur, and I just had to make a post about it.  The drink is called a Southern White Rose, and it’s AMAZING.
 The drink itself, is a creamy mix of strawberry from the Tequila Rose, spicy from the Rum Chata, and a small kick from the Southern Comfort.  All three of these drinks I enjoy by themselves, but mixed together it's like it takes the best parts of each drink and puts emphasis on them.

Looks like I can't spell Tequila. Oops.

To make this drink, just add equal parts of all three ingredients to a shaker, pour into a shot glass, (or if you want a bigger glass), and enjoy. 

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Other Recipes:

Pineapple Upside Down Cake Shot

Pumpkin Brownies

Bows Update:

A few months ago, I posted this blog post on my bows, and today I'm updating my collection.  I made them all myself, and it's true what they say, practices makes perfect.  I have a few bows that are made from the same fabric, mostly the brown with blue dots, because either they vary in size, or I didn't like the first one. 

My favorite one is the cow print in the back. (Let's face it I'm a sucker for cow print.) It's also the biggest one I have made.  I wore the green and black one on Halloween, and everyone loved it.  Anytime I'm wearing my bows, someone tells me how cute they are, and better yet, they are so easy to make. 

Here they are, almost in size order, the last three are pretty much the same size. 

I feel like bows give an extra "oomph" to an outfit, and there are so many different fabrics out, there's an endless possibility to the style. 

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I’m a sucker for a good sunset:

There are many times in the evening when the sun is setting and it is just so beautiful, I have to have a picture of it.  I’ve come to realize, now that it’s winter, that if you see it, you can’t wait to take the picture, because the sun will be gone almost instantly. (I've misses a few amazing sunsets.)

 Here are a few of the pictures I've taken over the past couple of months, most of which were taken while moving. (Someone else was driving.) 

 Also, just a little tidbit, I’m no photographer, and I’ve never taken a photography class, so these are just some simple snaps that I took. 

Please don't hate on my non-professionalism. 
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Mixed Drink: Pinkeapple Upside down Cake

If you saw my other two recipe posts (Here and Here) then you would know that I when I find a recipe I like, I write it down into a notebook and when I get a chance I make it.  The book is mostly alcohol drinks, but that is only because I have been hoarding alcohol recipes for a while now.   I noticed that I had a can of pineapple juice left over from something else, so I decided to see if I had any recipes that used pineapple juice, and I did, Pineapple Upside-down Cake Shot.  

This is one of those recipes that you can make larger if you want; all you have to do is keep the parts even.   It is a lot better if you keep all of the ingredients supper cold, so using a shaker is best.  If you want it to be more aesthetically pleasing then wait to add the grenadine.  

If all 3 ingredients are shaken you’ll get an orange-y pink colored drink with a little bit of foam at the top.  If you keep the ingredients equal you’ll just taste the pineapple with a small kick at the end of vanilla.  It’s a very smooth drink, and like I said before you can double the ingredients to make it a bigger drink.   I gave this drink 3 out of 5 stars, and I would definitely recommend if you’re looking for a pineapple sort of drink.  

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The day I fell in love with Estee Lauder!

At the end of October, there was a flyer in the mail for Peebles.  Usually I ignore them, but this time the products caught my eye.  It was a free gift from Estee Lauder, if you spend over a certain amount of money.   So when the time came around I went shopping with my mom to see if there was anything interesting to get.  My mom ended up getting an Estee Lauder perfume, and I got the free gift.  Inside of the gift was two jars, one big one small, of Advance Time Zone cream, a cream eye make-up remover, a lip conditioner,  a lipstick, and a mirror. 

My favorite is the Advance Time Zone.

 I have been using it for about two weeks now, and I have definitely seen a result.  Not so much around my eyes, but on my forehead.  It’s so creamy and smooth.  So much goes so far, and I just love it.  It also smells perfect.  It’s a light sent of creamy goodness, which is not something I am used to.  My other moisturizer smells like sunscreen mixed with a harsher cream.  

 I am also extremely happy with the cream eye make-up remover.  I have never used a cream to remove my make-up, but I am completely in love with it. 

  The lipstick is called “Candy Shimmer,” and it’s a very pretty pink.  The only reason why I’m not satisfied with the lip product is because I think that it dries out my lips, but it is long lasting. ( The reasoning behind the drying out could be because of the lip conditioner that came with it, or because of the weather.  I just have yet to test out the lipstick solo. ) Also, the other con of the free gift is the pattern.  It’s an odd feathery-jungle vibe. 

I fell in love with Estee Lauder because of this free sample pack.

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