Ladies' Weekend

Once a month (sometimes more than that), I get

together with two of my best friends from

childhood. 

Here are a few throwbacks:

Back to the present!

So we try to do a ladies' weekend once
a month, and we switch up who hosts every month.

March was Leigh's month and dammit she was
a FABULOUS host!

Dude, I'm talking VIP everrrrrryyyything.
I think I paid for one meal the entire weekend.
My lovely Leigh had it covered.

The weekend started off with a bang with box seats
to a Tampa Bay Lightning game.

We were delighted with the opportunity to share
the suite with a few employees from Leigh's company
and a LOT of food!

Here we are before the game!

After watching Tampa lose,
*cries*
we headed out to a few bars for
a quick drink and a song
or two!

The next morning, Leigh had something special planned!

She knows how much we all love being out on the water,

so one of her friends invited us out for a BBQ on a sandbar.

We traveled by boat to our sandy destination.

#cantstopwontstop

After spending most of the day at the 

sandbar, we headed back to Leigh's.

We had every intention of staying in and 

having a chill night - but that never happens.

Leigh had tickets for us to go to

the Gasparilla Music Festival!

Once we arrived, we met up with an old 

college buddy of hers, who conveniently works for

Tito's Vodka.

We were ushered into Tito's private, (AIR CONDITIONED) bus and

were fed Tito's Vodka cocktails all night long.

We basically felt like rock stars 

Walkin to da bus likeeeee.....

Tito's Girls

After spending our fair share of time in the bus/at the festival, 

we all headed out to the nearest hotel bar for some snacks and

MORE TITO'S VODKA DRINKS.

Finally - we called it a night and caught a cab home.

The next morning, we only had time for breakfast

before Stephanie and I had to head back

home.

Leigh had the perfect breakfast place for us!

Buddy Brew Coffee.

This was one of the cutest places, but the website

is a tad confusing - Check them out on YELP.

The food and the coffee are amazing!

Steph's coffee :)

After breakfast we bid our farewells and
were on the road again.

Until next time!

Shakshouka (The Egg and I)

So I found this amazing recipe for eggs. I loved it so much that I have cooked it 4 times this week!

Even the hubby (who can be slightly picky) loved it!

 Ingredients:

4 pieces of bacon

2 ½ tbsp olive oil

4 eggs

1 red or green bell pepper, sliced

1 whole garlic, minced

1 can tomato puree

1/8 tsp chili powder

1 tbsp parsley

2 tsp Moroccan spice mix

Salt

Pepper

Moroccan Spice Mix (this shiz is good on EVERYTHING)

5 tsp nutmeg

5 tsp cumin

5 tsp coriander

2 ½ tsp allspice

2 ½ tsp ginger

1 ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

1 ¼ tsp cinnamon

Process:

1. Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to a fry pan on medium high heat , add bacon and cook until browned and crispy. Set aside on a plate covered with paper towel to drain the fat.

2. Heat another fry pan (large) on medium heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and saute the onion, garlic and capsicum with a sprinkle of sea salt for 3-4 minutes or until the onion and capsicum start to soften.

3. Add the bacon, tomatoes, Moroccan spices and chilli flakes, stir and cover with a lid and cook on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Make four wells in the mixture with a spoon and crack an egg into each well and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

5. Cover again and cook on low heat until the egg whites are cooked, but the egg yolks are gooey.

6. To serve, sprinkle with some fresh parsley and dukkah (optional)