by Mandi | recipes
If you read our blog, you have read that I LOVE football season! Everything about the day is AMAZING: wearing your team colors, cheering on your favorite team and of course… tailgates!
This past weekend I went to a football game and people went all out! See below for my favorite idea for the fall!
Another inexpensive idea is to go to your local Dollar Tree. Check out these plates and napkins I found at my local Dollar Store… $1 each!
But now to the real reason we are all here… THE FOOD! I mean, what is a tailgate without amazing food?! I took a family favorite that is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser. Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats with Chocolate on top. So good… and So easy to make! Below is the recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup light corn syrup OR karo syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 6 cups rice krispy cereal
- 1 package (6 oz., 1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 2 cups butterscotch chips
DIRECTIONS:
1. Place corn OR karo syrup and sugar into 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Mix well. Add in rice crispy cereal. Stir until well coated. Press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Note – you can also do this in the microwave, but make sure to warm it up slowly with short times. I do 30 seconds at a time to make sure I do not over cook the chocolate. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand until firm.
3. Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars when cool.
ADDITIONAL TIPS:
- Before measuring the corn syrup, coat your measuring cup with cooking spray–the syrup will pour easily out of the cup.
- You can sprinkle the chocolate and butterscotch chips on top of the rice crispy mixture and place in a low heat oven. When the chips get really shiny take a spoon and gently spread around and mix the colors together creating a marbled look.
by Mandi | style
Fall is here! Time for boots, sweaters, scarfs and winter coats. Typically I see people wearing darker, warmer colors during the fall and winter months – but I am here to tell you that this does not need to happen! This fall you need to keep out the bright colors…But don’t take my word for it!
Here you can see the Pantone Fashion Color Report – Fall 2012. These colors are FAR from dark and dull!
I wanted to put this to the test and see how much these colors were actually being used – if companies were really using these colors in their fall lines. Well, what better place to do this than King Street in Charleston, SC. It is a street lined with shops on both sides – a shoppers paradise!
The first store we stopped in was Louis Vuitton – my sister needed to visit her bag 🙂 Look what I saw when I walked in… Well done Louis! It is like they took the Pantone Fall 2012 palette and put it on display!
They had all of the colors on display. I was pretty impressed!
The next store we passed was Victoria’s Secret….so, we headed in. Look at what was there when I first walked in! GO VICKI!!!
An finally we walk past Juicy Couture. I want to apologize in advance for the glare on the window, but I think after Victoria’s Secret, my dad needed a rest from the girly stores. Here you can see Juicy used the pink color as well – that must be the color of Charleston – Sorry Tangerine Tango (color of the year!)
Another trend setter I saw on King Street was Kate Spade. Oh Kate, you make my graphic designer heart skip a beat! This season they are showing “The Art of the Dot”. Everything is polkadot – and If you have seen my brand at all, you know I love this! I even had my polka dot cardi on yesterday when I walked in the store! The lady working said “well, don’t you just fit right in! Yes, Yes I do… psst. it was kind of on purpose!
She even gave me some Kate Spade pop art nails! I can’t wait to put them on! You can post your dot spottings on their facebook page! Social Media at it’s finest!
Now you are ready to shop for this fall season. Go buy some dots, go buy some bright colors and be on trend!
by Mandi | personal
As long as I can remember, I have been going to football games. In the south there are two things every fan knows how to do on game day: tailgate and dress for the occasion.
I was raised a NC State fan – so as long as I could remember, I was wearing red, cheering for the pack. But… then it was time for me to go to school and I chose, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL… Can you tell I am a fan? Go Heels! A few years later my sister followed my dad’s foot steps and headed to Raleigh, so you can only imagine it was quite the house divided.
As college began, I found myself wearing more and more light blue and less red – but it is hard to turn your back on that team you were raised on. These days you can find me wearing a little bit of both!
GO HEELS
Go Pack
But the best day of the year is when UNC plays NC State… I LOVE it!! – and just to clear the air, you can see I do wear blue!
These colors are near and dear to my heart. They are the two colors I chose for my personal company’s brand… Blue and Red!!
What colors do you wear on game day? Ladies, if you need help, check out Vestique! They seperate their clothes out by school! Game-day shopping made easy!
