Let Color Shine!

Hello Fashionistas!
 With Fall upon us and Winter fast approaching, it is time to break out the coats, boots, and all the accessories that make dressing up for the cold so much fun. And with all the use of color this season, we can say goodbye to dressing up in the traditional black, brown and navy blue colors: I know I certainly have. If anything, I have fallen victim to the latest fashion trend of colored jeans, and seem to be rocking them everywhere from trips to Disneyland trips to quick shopping trips to Tory Burch. While I still love my go to color, black, a color I know will never abandon, I am having fun with the latest trend ( even if the hubby hates them!) trying to find sweaters, tops and jackets to pair with them. But one color I have been desperately searching for is red:, a color that seems almost impossible to find, so if anyone sees a pair let me know, I'm on the prowl for a pair!

Celebrities in colored denim

More color

James Jeans w/ Alexander McQueen top to tackle a Michigan Ave Shopping trip w/Layth

Esley Top w/James Jeans for Disneyland 

Aldo Flats w/Joes Jeans inside Tory Burch

Burberry Jacket paired with Romeo & Juliet Couture Sweater w/J Brand Jeans

Easy Oreo Truffles

 Hello Everyone,

    After a short hiatus from blogging, I am back with a delicious recipe everyone is sure to love: OREO truffles. Well, I am not sure everyone will love it, but who doesn't love OREOs?? And this recipe combines two of my favorite things, OREO's and chocolate. As a self proclaimed chocolate lover, I was intrigued to try this recipe for myself after first being introduced to it by my sister in law. However, she went organic and substituted Oreo's for  Trader Joe's organic version for them. Nonetheless, they still had the same taste: delicious! Layth, too, was a fan, intriguing me more to try them out for myself. Although I have only tried them once, they were a success with both Chafeek and Layth indicating to me my version was both edible and worth trying again! And so, without further ado, here is the recipe:

Things You'll Need

• Food processor
• Blender
• One package of Oreos
• One package ( 8 oz) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
• 16 oz BAKER's Semi Sweet Chocolate
• Wax paper

Directions:

 First, you'll need to place all the OREOs in the food processor until their crushed and reduced to nothing but crumbs. Layth, of course, kept taking the cookies out of the food processor insisting he had to save them before they were crushed. Thankfully, he did so before they were actually being mixed in the food processor. The last thing we needed was a tragedy as we were making truffles. 

Secondly, place the OREO crumbs along with the cream cheese in the blender and mix them until their perfectly blended. Meanwhile, you can melt the semi sweet chocolate, since you are going to dip the truffles in them. Layth took it upon himself to dip his little fingers in the chocolate as we were waiting for the OREOs to finish mixing. And since nobody else was going to eat them except for the two of us,  it was fine to see him enjoying himself.
Once you're done mixing the OREO crumbs with the cream cheese shape them into balls, dip in the melted chocolate, and place them on the wax paper. And should you have remaining cookie crumbs, you can sprinkle them on top of each truffle for garnish...we did not!

Lastly, refrigerate for one hour, and serve!

In case you opt to mixing it by hand versus the blender

Without the chocolate drizzled upon them ( the healthy version)