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Food is My Love Language

Posted on February 9, 2016

You guys, it’s February. February is all about LOVE. And I am in love with Franck’s Restaurant. It is phenomenal.  This quaint, cottage-like restaurant is tucked away from the fanfare of nearby shopping centers and busy roads in Holladay, Utah and is surrounded by trees. As you enter, the dining room tables are covered in crisp white linens and a stone fireplace crackles in the background. The menu has many familiar options, like meatloaf and fried chicken, but don’t be fooled, this isn’t your average plate of fried chicken. The chef masterfully transforms these classics with unique ingredients and flavors that will make your taste buds soar and your knees weak. No, but really.

We ordered the meatloaf, which is made with slow braised pulled pork, beef and chicken, with banana squash and whipped potatoes, drizzled with a wild-berry lavender sauce (yes, it’s as awesome as you think). We also ordered the free-range Southern fried chicken which accompanied by whipped potatoes, carrot ribbons, pickled red onions and a creamy, spicy coconut sauce. As I ate bite after bite of that spicy coconut sauce mixed with the creamy potatoes and crisp, tender chicken I slipped further and further into a happiness trance. Why in the world has no one ever put a creamy coconut (almost curry-like) sauce on my fried chicken before? It was so great. You have to try it.

 

Franck's Restaurant Review - sweetlemonmade.com

Franck's Restaurant Review - sweetlemonmade.com

 

If you’re intrigued, but not sure about coconut sauce chicken or  lavender berry drizzled meatloaf, rest assured this is not one of those ultra froofy gourmet restaurants. Check out the rest of Franck’s menu and see the magic for yourselves.

And if you don’t believe me about how awesome this place is, believe the 1,178 people that awarded it with 4.7/5 stars in Open Table reviews. You can’t make that stuff up, people. No one has 1,178 friends to write fake, awesome reviews for them. This place is the real deal, so you should probably go there. It is a $$$ restaurant so make sure you’ve got something to celebrate and that you’re not wearing yoga pants or flip flops when you show up.

Eats

Cookie Butter Chocolate Hearts

Posted on February 8, 2016

If you know what cookie butter is, you will love these! And for those of you saying cookie butter?!? What is cookie butter?!? Let me just tell you, it is one of the most delicious spreads ever! It’s so good that I have eaten it by the spoonful (shh…don’t tell anyone)! Anyone else done that? The last time I went to Trader Joe’s, I bought a few extra jars just in case I wasn’t able to go back down before I ran out. They sell out of this stuff often so I usually stock up.

I wanted to make something a little bit different for my Valentine’s Day treats this year so I thought I would try making cookie butter chocolate hearts.

Cookie Butter Chocolate Hearts
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Ingredients
  1. 6 oz of Cookie Butter
  2. 12 oz chocolate chips (you can use white, milk, or dark)
Instructions
  1. Melt your chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals and stirring after each 30 seconds.
  2. In your heart silicone mold, place enough chocolate in the heart to cover the bottom and I like to bring a little bit up the sides as well.
  3. Place in fridge for about 10 minutes or until chocolate has hardened.
  4. Then place 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons of cookie butter on top of the chocolate. Tip: try to keep the cookie butter in the middle of the heart.
  5. Cover the cookie butter with more melted chocolate until heart is full.
  6. Place them in the fridge or freezer until hardened.
  7. Store in airtight container in fridge until ready to eat.
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 Cookie butter – Trader Joe’s or Biscoff spread (Grocery Stores)
Heart silicone mold – JoAnn’s
Printable tag from Eighteen25

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DIY Valentine’s Day Wreath

Posted on February 7, 2016
DIY Valentine's Wreath - sweetlemonmade.com

It’s February and that means Valentine’s Day is coming up! Want to add some Valentine’s décor to your home that you can make yourself? We’ve got a DIY wreath project to share. This wreath is easy to make and can even be done while you catch up on your favorite shows on Netflix! That is what I did!

Supplies needed:

  • Felt (in one color or a variety of colors) – amount will vary depending on the size of wreath you want to make but, 2 yards should be plenty.
  • Styrofoam wreath
  • Fabric glue
  • Wood pencil or wooden dowel
  • Scissors/rotary cutter
  • Cutting mat if using a rotary cutter
  • Ribbon – optional, to hang wreath

Valentine's DIY Wreath - sweetlemonmade.com

 

Directions:

Start by cutting the felt into 3 ½ inch squares—lots and lots of them!

Get your wreath form, squares of felt, glue (I squeezed out a little bit onto a plastic plate to easily dip), and pencil/wooden dowel ready.

Using your pencil/dowel poke it in the middle of the felt square and scrunch it up around the pencil. While holding it, dip the tip into a little bit of glue and poke into the Styrofoam and continuing the process until the wreath is covered and no Styrofoam is showing.

 

Wreath Valentine's DIY - sweetlemonmade.com