Snicker Bars Are Healthy?

Yummy, but not good for you, until now!

Hey guys! My friend Becky from church has a bunch of deliciously simple ideas of her own! I'm going to have her as a guest writer from time to time. You can take it from here, Becky!

Snicker bars are healthy? No. No they are not. Snicker bars are delicious and awesome, but definitely not healthy... UNLESS you utilize a trick my college roommate taught me! I've been doing this for years, but I'm not saying how many since college was longer ago than I care to admit lol.

So here's what you do:

Step 1: Buy a King Size Snicker bar. It needs to be King Size in order for the finished product to be large enough to enjoy eating lol.

Step 2: Place the candy bar in the freezer for 10 min. This will chill the chocolate outer layer just enough.

Step 3: Use a pearing knife or cheese grater to scrap most of the chocolate off of the bar. I like to cheat and leave a little bit because let's face it the chocolate IS delicious lol. (BONUS: The cheese grater can leave you with a great ice cream topping for your kids or your husband!)

Step 4: Eat that thang! And feel great about it! Most of the calories and sugar are in the chocolate part of the candy bar, but the inside is still yummy. And the inside has a ton of protein and calcium, so you're getting good nutrition out of it!

DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE,
Becky :)

Use your Old Grapes to Kill Spiders

I do not get along with spiders. I know this is a completely irrational fear, and I know most are completely harmless. That said I'm pretty sure once I let down my guard is when they are going to attack me in my sleep, biting me repeatedly while their "harmless" venom slowly paralyzes me, rendering me immobile and incapable of crawling away from their plans to harvest my blood, organs, and innards.

Needless to say, I am willing to do just about anything to get those blood sucking masterminds away from me.

One useful tip that I like to try is to place a bag of old grapes (I have had the best luck with red grapes) under the sink near the the wall, but not touching it. I don't know why this works, but it seems to draw them in as I usually find a pile of dead spiders near the bag. Of course, there are trade offs. Old fruit tends to attract fruit flies, but in my book I much prefer the company of fruit flies to spiders!

Need a New Mojito Idea? Alphonso Olives to the Rescue!

In the summer there are few drinks that compare to the mojito. What a classic combination of tart and sweet. The difference between a well made mojito and your run-of-the-mill rail mixed bar concoction can be the difference between that little taste of heaven at the end of the day that you have earned, or being invited to your girl friends house for another viewing of Season 3 of The Bachelor on Blu-Ray. I mean, who wants to watch any more Andrew Firestone than they have to. We get it Andrew, you aren't in the tire side of the family business.

Mojitos have been through a weird evolution of late with all sorts of flavors popping up. I have searched high and low for the perfect oddball take on this classic. I know it sounds weird, but here is what I found after wrestling the recipe out of the bartenders grip:

Alphonso Olive Mojito 

courtesy of Firecreek Pit House and Liveries

12 mint leaves1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice12  Alphanso Olives1/2 tablespoon light agave nectar1 1/2 ounces light rum1 ounce Grain Alcohol
2 oz. soda waterAdditional olives for garnishMuddle the mint, lime, and olives together in a tumbler until sufficiently juicy. Add rum, grain alcohol, and agave nectar and shake with ice. Pour and top with soda water.

Sounds crazy, but trust me, you will thank me later!