Today it snowed all day and I decided to try a treat I saw in a coffee shop in Miami. Cocoa Puff Crispy Squares.
I just followed the recipe on the marshmallows bag for rice crispy treats. But I substituted the cocoa puffs for rice crispies.
A little sweet for every day but not bad for the day after snowboarding in freezing cold weather!
I am just getting around to some pictures I took last summer and spring that I have wanted to put to paper. Here is speed painting of lilacs in blue vase. The lilacs bloom in May and sometimes April in Chicago. But in Idaho they don't bloom til end of May or June. It's really high elevation and farther north. That's why.
There is a sale on berries this week so I stocked up on some of my favorites. Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. I really can't think of a better treat to chase away the winter blues. I love to mix them with yogurt like this brand of Skyr Icelandic Provisions yogurt. I like it because it's low in sugar, high in protein. I also don't like fat-free so this is also not fat free. I love all the flavors I have tried. I especially like the vanilla with real specks of vanilla bean and plain. Without a lot of sugar some plain yogurt is very sour. But these are more mild. (I am not paid to promote these. I just...
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While it was below 0 F temps in Chicago, I was in the Florida Keys enjoying the balmy weather. Spent a couple days on the beach and looking at art in Key West, FL.
Roosters crowing are one of the fun sounds as the wild roosters are a common site.
Lots of historic buildings. Definitely a sense of being at the end of the line and an adventurous feeling. Lots of pirate stories and colorful people. To me, the real adventures are here and not at Disneyland. But... maybe don't keep the kids out after dinner :D.
Historic home on Key West, FL
