Yesterday was my little one’s 11th birthday! He’s so cool. He doesn’t like cake so we opted for a brownie! (my other son always wants CHEESECAKE!!) I just bought some Ghiradelli chocolate brownie mix and we dolled it up with frosting and sprinkles. Not your ordinary sprinkles, but some fancy-schmancy sprinkles like coconut-chocolate, peanutty-chocolate and minty-chocolate! It was awesome!
I have never seen a birthday cake/brownie go so fast!! The kids loved it!! we also had some sparkler candles and the b-day party was totally cool!

He and his friends really enjoyed the day!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM(BUBBA)!!!

Have you ever had folks stop by on a lazy Saturday afternoon and you had nothing to feed them?? You really want to be a good host, but let’s face it….it’s a lazy Saturday afternoon!! Well, here is something I do a lot for my guests….an easy fruity tray! (now, this is a snack, NOT a meal, Girlfriend’s gotta eat!)

Summer fruit like strawberries, melon, kiwi banana, cantaloupe, pears, etc can be cut up into bite sizes pieces and used for dipping into a fruity sauce. This fruity sauce is really easy!(Is this a sauce or a dip?? Don’t know but it’s GOOD!!)

½ cup sour cream (lite or fat-free if you are watching your waistline)
¼ cup strawberry preserves, jam or jelly (again, lite if your concerned about that waistline)
[You can also use different jellies for different flavors, like apricot if you like apricots or orange marmalade or something like that, I don't think grape would go over too well, but hey! Who knows?!?]
1 ½ cups thawed whipped topping (did anyone say lite??)

Mix the sour cream with the jelly and then fold (y’all know what fold is? Fold in is like folding clothes, you scoop and fold and scoop and fold, gently, not mixing) in the whipped cream and chill until you are ready to dig in!! Great fruit dipping sauce!

If you happen to cut up some peaches, apples, bananas or pears, you can dip them in lemon juice to keep them from browning. Brown fruit is definitely not on the menu!