simple weekend recap: edition 12

This weekend was spent celebrating my birthday a week early with some champagne...

 

and Swiss chocolate brought back by T...

 

before a dinner out at Blue Ginger on Saturday. 

Sunday night dinner was pot roast (recipe tomorrow)...

 

followed by snuggling up...

with homemade hot chocolate and 

vodka whipped cream (recipe Wednesday)!

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grotto & beacon hill chocolates

Working in Beacon Hill makes it easy to pop into one of my favorite little spots for a quick lunch or dinner. Grotto is located on Bowdoin Street, near North Station, Bowdoin, Government Center, MGH, and Park Street T stops. Two blocks from the Commons, this little gem is nestled underground. The dinners are beyond reasonable, as a 3-course dinner is $36, and the lunch is a steal, with a large lunch pasta portion running at $14 max (check out the menu here). Head down the steps, through the red velvet curtain, to an intimate dining area with mood lighting and a wall of wine bottles amidst walls of brick.

 

For dinner I go here for one reason, and one reason only...the lobster fra diavolo. With homemade linguine, this tasty dish is what dinner-dreams are made of. Buttery lobster tucked into spicy twists of heavenly-light pasta with a bit of a kick. Absolute perfection. I finish my portion without a doubt every single time.

After a quick & tasty early dinner, we strolled through Beacon Hill. Through the hilly cobblestone streets we went, warding off the rain, admiring the beautiful brownstones as we headed towards Beacon Hill Chocolates on Charles Street.

As the rain began to sprinkle, we headed home to tuck ourselves in & enjoy our treats!

My personal favorites were the s'mores bar & the chocolate covered cherries. Good thing this adorable (and delicious) shop is a mere 3 blocks from work...as I will be needing another s'mores bar prettttty soon!

 

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chocolate covered gummy bears

One of my new favorite candy snacks are chocolate gummy bears! A friend opened my world when she told me to just try them. I did...and ever since I've found a new gummy chocolately love!

The other day at work I searched high and low for chocolate covered gummy bears...I checked whole foods...I checked cvs (pronounced ki-vis)...I checked everywhere...to no avail.

So what's a girl ta do...I made my own!!!

Ingredients:
2 packages of small gummy bears
1 large bar of baking chocolate of choice
1/4 cup milk

Directions:
1. Separate gummy bears to make sure they are individualized (not really grammatically correct). Chop up chocolate into smaller chunks and melt with 1/4 cup of milk in order to make smooth and melted.

 

2. Pour melted chocolate over gummy bears and stir to coat.
 

3. Spread out on parchment covered cookie sheet and put in fridge until hard and chilled.
 

 

   

Enjoy the hard chewiness and the perfect marriage of sweetness that will keep you busy and happy! Nom nom!

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