Guys I Drool Over

Hello Friday!!  It's always nice to end the week with eye candy...enjoy!!

 When I was younger and much more naive, I thought that when you were married it was WRONG to look at members of the opposite sex and imagine them naked  in bed in swim trunks.  Now that I know it is perfectly normal, I feel comfortable sharing my list of celebrity guys that I am not-so-secretly in love with.  I'll stick to 5, since none of you want to be here for 3 hours.

Paul Rudd - I have been a fan of his since Clueless.  He is absolutely hilarious and I love how he pops up in cameos of some of my favorite movies.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Who ever thought that dorky kid from the TV show "3rd Rock From the Sun" would grow up to be such an amazing actor and an adorkable guy??  He is definitely my "nerd" crush!

Hugh Jackman - I do not think there is another man out there {don't tell me if I am wrong} that can star in such a variety of movie genres.  From Wolverine to Les Miserables, this guy can do it all.  He is man's man and a woman's fantasy.

Ryan Gosling & Ryan Reynolds - I can lump these 2 hotties together since they share the same first name {and the same level of hotness}!

***Who are your celebrity crushes??***

***Any plans for the weekend?***

Red Velvet Cheese Ball

I made this yesterday for my coworkers....I think I am now everybody's favorite secretary!

It is a Red Velvet Cheese Ball. To.Die.For!!

I totally copied this recipe from Taste and Tell. Check it out...tons of great recipes! Here is the direct link to the recipe.


In a nutshell, it's RV cake mix, butter, cream cheese and brown sugar all mixed together and rolled in mini chocolate chips.  If you do NOT have a Kitchen Aid mixer, this is a BI-ATCH to make...I think my poor hand mixer almost died on me!  But it is soooo worth it in the end!

I also made one for my Funny Valentine, who has been battling a horrible cold.  Instead of kisses, I gave him a ball of cheese...I rock!

As of today, I am on an official Red Velvet strike until next February.  This next month will focus on greens...kale, brussel sprouts, beer {just to name a few}!

5 Favorite Love Songs

I hate to lie to you on Valentine's Day, but there are more than 5 songs in this list.  A lot more.  When else do I get to go on about mushy songs?

Will you forgive me??

No?

What if I tell you there are NO Celine songs on this list??

Thanks!  Love you, too!

Here are my Top 10ish Love Songs:

“Come Away With Me” {Norah Jones}- Such a smooth, sultry song.  Absolutely love Norah Jones and the vibe of her music.

“More Than Words” {BBMak, cover of Extreme} – Who remembers BBMak??  Early 2000’s band from England.  They had a few hits here in the U.S., but I remember ringing in 2001 with Gary, watching MTV {because we were still kool kids back then} and this was the song they played at midnight.

“Faithfully” {Journey}”I’m forever yours.  Faithfully.”  Enough said.

“With or Without You” {U2}  I bought Rattle & Hum on cassette when I was about 13 years old for this song.  Almost 20 years later, I will still listen to this song in its entirety {and the album...classic}

“Time After Time” {Cyndi Lauper} – How can an 80’s song with the lyric: “If you're lost, you can look and you will find me, time after time” NOT make my list.  Isn’t that what true love is?  Being there for each other at your best AND your worst?

“At Last” {Etta James} A true, classic love song, full of soul and passion.  This was the first song Gary & I claimed as “ours” so many years ago!

“Never Tear Us Apart” {INXS}  Michael Hutchence?  A sax solo?  You know it must be amazing.

“Glory of Love” {Peter Cetera} Yes, a totally cheesy 80’s love song, but how can you resist belting this song out every time they play it on the radio?

“Let’s Stay Together” {Al Green} If there is one song out there that makes me want to go practice baby-making, this is it!!

Anything by Nat King Cole - My dream romantic weekend includes a fireplace, blankets, wine and Nat King Cole on the stereo.

“Bless The Broken Road” {Rascal Flatts} The 1^st song we danced to as husband & wife.  Interesting story as how this became “our” song.  We were already set to dance to another song, when a few weeks before the wedding Gary & I got into a major fight while driving somewhere.  Not a “why do you insist on driving 10 miles above the speed limit?” fight, but a real, angry argument.  For you married people out there, you know how stressful the few weeks before your wedding can be.  No less than 2 minutes after we stopped talking, this song came on the radio.  After a few verses, Gary reached over and held my hand.  We both knew at that moment this was the song we wanted played for us at our wedding.  Needless to say, we made up and this will forever be a special song for us.


HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

***What are a few of your favorite love songs?***

Red Velvet Cake with Nutella Frosting

I have always been a lover of Red Velvet recipes, but never attempted to make any of them on my own.  I knew that had to change this year.

This is just one of 2 recipes I found to recreate for my family & friends.

I found this recipe on Picky Palate.  Jenny created this amazing recipe and has such beautiful pictures of the baking process and final result.  Check out this recipe and MANY other amazing ones at Picky Palate!

Red Velvet Cake with Nutella Frosting

Ingredients:
1 box red velvet cake mix
1 3.4 oz. box vanilla instant pudding mix
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil {I used canola}
1/2 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1 cup sweetened condensed milk {I used the whole can}
1/2 cup Nutella

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 2 8x8 cake pans with nonstick spray.
3. Dump cake mix, pudding, milk, oil, sour cream and eggs into a mixing bowl and {using a hand mixer}mix until smooth {about 3 minutes}.
4. Pour mixture evenly into both cake pans and bake for 30-35 minutes.  Take out to cool & start frosting.
5. Frosting: add can of sweetened condensed milk & Nutella {use more than 1/2 cup if you would like} to a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds.  Stir.  Heat another 15 seconds and stir again.  Drizzle over cakes in an even layer.  Let cool for at least 30 minutes.

Enjoy!

Love Week 2012

I am celebrating Valentine’s Day all week long on Organically Mo! 

It’s funny – I HATE the commercialism of Valentine’s Day when it comes to making males feel like dog poop if they don’t send their significant other 20 dozen roses or a diamond necklace the size of Texas.  But I LOVE the thought of spoiling other people, mainly kids.

When I was younger, I knew that I would wake up on Valentine’s Day morning, go to the kitchen and find a card & gift from my parents at my place on the dining table.  Isn’t that awesome?  I felt so loved!  I think they did that for me until I moved out about 10 years ago! 

And who can forget exchanging Valentine’s with classmates and gifts with friends?  That was the BEST!

This year, I decided to recreate a few Red Velvet recipes I have found on other blogs, so stay tuned for those.  I will also be talking about a few of my favorite “love” related things throughout the week.

Then we can all move on and dream about the green beer we get to drink on St. Patrick’s Day!