MAKING WHOOPIE...PIES

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnwqA_rJq77t1rYQp27pNxnL9QPQAS8JKl-gOhpryUUCQE9kQNltun2IhGNviH_vXurJs1hMqTWrZrVaDtN2ty-HesK4nUbgSIr-PRK_DrgFEXWJ-2fLAok77HCD1oECrUPJN1CItRb4/s1600/gobs-16-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnwqA_rJq77t1rYQp27pNxnL9QPQAS8JKl-gOhpryUUCQE9kQNltun2IhGNviH_vXurJs1hMqTWrZrVaDtN2ty-HesK4nUbgSIr-PRK_DrgFEXWJ-2fLAok77HCD1oECrUPJN1CItRb4/s640/gobs-16-600.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend we were invited to a friend's house for dinner and I offered to bring dessert -- I decided to try the good old whoopie pie because they look so ridiculously delicious every time I see them it's almost painful to look away...and they were.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's how it went:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cheated and used a box of cake mix for the chocolate part - The truth is I love boxed cake, it always has the perfect texture of light and moist and the taste can not be beat.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I baked the little sandwich halves in a muffin pan, pouring only enough to cover the bottom of the shape. This way, all my halves would be the same size. I first tried pouring a teaspoon out onto a cookie tin but the shapes and sizes were all so crazy and different when they came out of the oven.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I made the filling -- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups of marshmallow fluff (I've been craving this stuff since I got pregnant, great excuse to buy it!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 cup of powdered sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 stick of butter </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the filling is complete, you simply make your sandwiches and serve! Also very easy to transport :)</div></div>

MAKING WHOOPIE...PIES

Last weekend we were invited to a friend's house for dinner and I offered to bring dessert -- I decided to try the good old whoopie pie ...

St. John Bliss (USVI)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s1600/DSCN0779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s1600/DSCN0779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s1600/DSCN0779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s1600/DSCN0779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s1600/DSCN0779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s1600/DSCN0779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXlcz4dVxiJN5Mx25UBbbhZlxsgE9URv1HSApUNwMPNLRXpcnvGBwQSUYmYRYPhl4HDQqtrg12v5akfYvlKb8t7PuF2uqMqIkqx7hYAMA33AyaQ3YKJce-SFNd9mBKI6Wp3EiOiqTiMM/s640/DSCN0779.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Brian and I just returned from a beautiful week in St. John...<i>pause...daydream...</i>and it was nothing short of magical. The beaches were incredible, landscape nothing short of gorgeous, island architecture done to perfection, the food was delicious and fresh, and the tropical drinks (from what I witnessed) looked and had nothing but the most perfect tropical potions. We were there for our dear friends Kelly and Carlo's wedding on Caneel Bay and made a babymoon of it. We stayed in the beautiful <a href="http://www.caribbeanvilla.com/property/tennis-villa/">Tennis Villa</a> with 11 others and had the best time, it was the perfect combination of relaxation and fun and I would go back in a heartbeat!!!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXaFbWbiDU8ITwf9ZanG6Wpkp3UGIssiccVVS8z7Vazi-nXCIOPdpjC8azyyHHaaq_8HBdxBTdGieTIFSaPPxkg1MZT1m7TiJ5PzGysEf7D5JPSjCprmQdFh98rTWyDiFTNEyCF-Dfns/s1600/DSCN0800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXaFbWbiDU8ITwf9ZanG6Wpkp3UGIssiccVVS8z7Vazi-nXCIOPdpjC8azyyHHaaq_8HBdxBTdGieTIFSaPPxkg1MZT1m7TiJ5PzGysEf7D5JPSjCprmQdFh98rTWyDiFTNEyCF-Dfns/s640/DSCN0800.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've never seen water so pretty</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYWV9hxsa-EkTH_I70XrufTbnCOWkrwa0cvQhSdlgRvXqJ-ZsJPdN9eoeuza4DSySnGfaiCZgfPZrN6DSNBBoFjhdj9XF_r9t_lDJ_-GM2jvzEd75u3fqM4tItSQLTeEi7V3bs3Q2Gh0/s1600/DSCN0853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYWV9hxsa-EkTH_I70XrufTbnCOWkrwa0cvQhSdlgRvXqJ-ZsJPdN9eoeuza4DSySnGfaiCZgfPZrN6DSNBBoFjhdj9XF_r9t_lDJ_-GM2jvzEd75u3fqM4tItSQLTeEi7V3bs3Q2Gh0/s400/DSCN0853.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">taking a breather on the veranda</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjxknOCg5vfWBVYxCWjCQ-s_HArrXN9_z0IoaWz9PPB3X9EVDzF9rPW3RsdTKRa1DsDpVdb6Y5oK5dEWPXBOOBvVxmqBHBz9-HWJEMyP9BVCHx6YU_2Cg_oIz4Zqvo6dvO00jKx9mohE/s1600/DSCN0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMYoioyuhSYTWKRadYM1OHQBb1j-_mtPD6riZ9QwPkyqcRSB6hPhAdzvUksk5TdB9O_pyfgMDUpMEjIkjajUxNhpnjdBeEh4nemRrA139AcvqgJ63EQHpVFJ6N_l1_vXWrYs1Wd-hKwk/s640/DSCN0943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a day trip to the BVI's and had a blast at Foxy's and the Soggy Dollar (yes, only virgin drinks for this mamma)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0qmG26l_cUs-UTX6FJewnjlJa31Vnrd4eakbe3aOiuJJ981VFkKFJd95Q01Tuqb6LFYNOogovPWM6v5quwaYCgfTP0QRCXFbqpTbWw1_lxrA0Ea_Zn_ZDJg0XaQzEe93MUsrb7LUrgs/s1600/DSCN0959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0qmG26l_cUs-UTX6FJewnjlJa31Vnrd4eakbe3aOiuJJ981VFkKFJd95Q01Tuqb6LFYNOogovPWM6v5quwaYCgfTP0QRCXFbqpTbWw1_lxrA0Ea_Zn_ZDJg0XaQzEe93MUsrb7LUrgs/s400/DSCN0959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfey6eiRnLdItJxpf_OYOUzHb_v1uDtCL6r7mBG0QfxViuK1MjGrgVPrwFWXwWPBRFvPbTgFCfFS5I5SorygIcX45vD9wIxrV2Zd0xxzmJBCk-81p9dwuDhFuTzNu99MEnZjgMhirz2o/s1600/DSCN0980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfey6eiRnLdItJxpf_OYOUzHb_v1uDtCL6r7mBG0QfxViuK1MjGrgVPrwFWXwWPBRFvPbTgFCfFS5I5SorygIcX45vD9wIxrV2Zd0xxzmJBCk-81p9dwuDhFuTzNu99MEnZjgMhirz2o/s640/DSCN0980.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is nothing like that blue...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRwSg3b1r-1Xz7RuJrl_dlTJ-ka8M2OjFIWiJkTpQuTq42be9ckh5TsOZApNYuO_kEv9vLAiXSLNU5kPlhk8NSWFMMUPX0Vr_SfumZ03PoADOaKlG5YWZ7zZ8K3fqVABcJcL2QoQhY0k/s1600/DSCN0987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">our Jeep rental</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44gFMYklk9FEFk9wGhlBWYSWerZcGtIhtC5EQi-oNum4-sXYB2h1rBCXLTm31zg-6G4mhWxogS42XiI5qIbnWBvNG05cjSF3-AEhrkn1wk0YFTFV0BYMVMf3FMl-MFCuJbhFk9iIsa1s/s1600/DSCN1010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44gFMYklk9FEFk9wGhlBWYSWerZcGtIhtC5EQi-oNum4-sXYB2h1rBCXLTm31zg-6G4mhWxogS42XiI5qIbnWBvNG05cjSF3-AEhrkn1wk0YFTFV0BYMVMf3FMl-MFCuJbhFk9iIsa1s/s400/DSCN1010.JPG" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to this little bakery every morning for iced coffee and mango muffins, which I feel in love with - recipe to come!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2ARYo1qYaexoLJMI0u3aGQpPY__NeUOsDwWj4qcAT3ilFNODdmgKdOuIUfu5kq13ftRFi61_MOodlpnLxx7UrbRSl-os5i4AZBFdWYX6CwK331PDsOqApLFce6RAdR7TcoUD0AqY_0Q/s1600/DSCN1019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2ARYo1qYaexoLJMI0u3aGQpPY__NeUOsDwWj4qcAT3ilFNODdmgKdOuIUfu5kq13ftRFi61_MOodlpnLxx7UrbRSl-os5i4AZBFdWYX6CwK331PDsOqApLFce6RAdR7TcoUD0AqY_0Q/s640/DSCN1019.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is a sunburn on my arm and the heels had not been put on yet, but you get the point...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCRBv2L3ySptGDnKDBJaxOBU2sSlxLxK5uaC-UQWq4FPZ33bPu2HXXDMpDQZfYLhHnNFK7W2VRyr-v3n5tQKFOnyt4eacgVyYyMYwRMXlLPTR3UAhmfRx6-qn-qA1-ZrzXE2zmIV0aUI/s1600/DSCN1044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCRBv2L3ySptGDnKDBJaxOBU2sSlxLxK5uaC-UQWq4FPZ33bPu2HXXDMpDQZfYLhHnNFK7W2VRyr-v3n5tQKFOnyt4eacgVyYyMYwRMXlLPTR3UAhmfRx6-qn-qA1-ZrzXE2zmIV0aUI/s400/DSCN1044.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> Definitely try and fly direct into St. Thomas -- we took a connection and it made the journey too long for what it should be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rent a Jeep</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our favorite beach to spend the day was Hawksnest because it was super convenient. Cinnamon Bay was great, too for water sports.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Definitely eat at ZoZo's and La Tapa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be prepared to be indulged in nothing but relaxation and decadence in the form of nature's most tropical beauty :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>

St. John Bliss (USVI)

 Brian and I just returned from a beautiful week in St. John... pause...daydream... and it was nothing short of magical. The beaches were in...