Are You Ready For Some Football???

YES!! It’s that time again.  It’s time for the New Orleans Saints to come marching in!!  Check out the NFL webpage for the current news of your favorite football team and players.  The 2015 starts Sept 13th!!  Happy Football!!

~XOXO

New Orleans Saints Regular Season Schedule

REGULAR
1 SEP 13 3:05PMCDT ) AT CARDINALS
2 SEP 20 12:00PMCDT ) BUCCANEERS
3 SEP 27 12:00PMCDT ) AT PANTHERS
4 OCT 4 7:30PMCDT ‘ COWBOYS
5 OCT 11 12:00PMCDT ) AT EAGLES
6 OCT 15 7:25PMCDT * , FALCONS
7 OCT 25 12:00PMCDT ) AT COLTS
8 NOV 1 12:00PMCST ) GIANTS
9 NOV 8 12:00PMCST * TITANS
10 NOV 15 12:00PMCST ) AT REDSKINS
12 NOV 29 12:00PMCST ) AT TEXANS
13 DEC 6 12:00PMCST ) PANTHERS
14 DEC 13 12:00PMCST ) AT BUCCANEERS
15 DEC 21 7:30PMCST + LIONS
16 DEC 27 12:00PMCST * JAGUARS
17 JAN 3 12:00PMCST ) AT FALCONS

Photo Credit: New Orleans Saints Team Photo (Featured image)

Park Place Restaurant 

Brunch Much??? Yes we do!  We love trying different venues in the Charlotte area. Park Place Restaurant has great breakfast and lunch specials starting at just $5. If you are in the Charlotte area, try Park Place Restaurant. Happy Brunching!!

~XOXO

  
Two Farm Fresh Eggs w/Corned Beef Hash, Homefries, and bacon. Topped with Hollandaise Sauce. 

Park Place Restaurant

10517 Park Rd

Charlotte, NC. 28210

Tupelo Honey Cafe

Are you looking for some good southern comfort food in Charlotte??  Try Tupelo Honey Cafe in Dillworth.  The Fried Chicken is heaven!!  The menu includes southern favs such as Mac-n-cheese made from scratch and buttermilk fried chicken. Breakfast is also served all day. If you are in the Charlotte area, stop in this southern delight called Tupelo Honey Cafe. 

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Tupelo Honey Cafe offers fresh, creative Southern food and spirits.

Ours is flavorful comfort food, so you’ll want to return for brunch, lunch or dinner.

   
    
 Carolina Peach Mai Thai

  

Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Mac-n-cheese and cheese smashed cauliflower 
Tupelo Honey Cafe

1820 South Boulevard

Charlotte, NC 28203

United States

Phone: 980-225-9175

Frozen Custard @ Rita’s

Frozen Custard has to be the best thing I have ever tasted!! Topped with whipped cream and a little drizzle of caramel….and maybe some marshmallow topping, this dessert is just awesome. A great Charlotte find for frozen custard is Rita’s Italian Ice. With several locations in the Charlotte area, check out Rita’s for some delicious frozen custard.


  

Rita’s Italian Ice

The Shoppes at Ardrey Kell

16631 Lancaster Highway

Suite 106

Charlotte, NC 28277

Phone: (704) 542-2258

Straight Outta Compton

Powerful and Epic!!  The biopic of the rap group N.W.A. has reached an astounding $56 million opening weeked according to NBC News.  This movie is a must see.  Directed by F. Gary Gray, the film tells the story of how the infamous group revolutionized hip hop culture in the mid 1980s to early 1990s.

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Photo Credit:IMDB

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Photo Credit: Straight Outta Compton

Dr. Dre (played by Corey Hawkins) Ice Cube (played by O’Shea Jackson, Jr.) Eazy-E (played by Jason Mitchell) DJ Yella (played by Neil Brown, Jr.) MC Ren (played by Aldis Hodge

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Photo Credit: FactMag

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Photo: Straight Outta Compton Album Cover 1988

Check out Straight Outta Compton in theatres now!

Mama’s Coffee House

There’s a coffee house gem located in downtown Pineville.  Mama’s Coffee House is such an eclectic venue with vintage paintings and word art written all over the walls by kids in the community. This is now my go to spot for a good Cafe Au Lait!!! Check out Mama’s Coffee House in downtown Pineville.  Happy Saturday!!

~XOXO

   
    
    
 
Mama’s Coffee House

716 Main St

Pineville, NC. 28134

Très Chic Tuesday

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It’s Tres Chic Tuesday! And what better way to show style with a casual chic look.  Add a unique pair of shoes and wham!…Casual Chic!!  This look is fun and will bring many compliments while running those weekend errands.  Be Casual! Be Chic! ~ Happy Tuesday!

~XOXO

 

 

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Shirt: Express; Jeans: Goodwill (Old Navy $3.99); Shoes: Nine West

 

 

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Artist Spotlight: Jazmine Sullivan

She’s so talented and so beautiful!! Jazmine Sullivan has climbed the charts with her blazing album Reality Show!!  The single “Let it Burn” is hot!! The R&B singer sets the mood with her her incredible sultry voice with a raspy tone.  

Jazmine Sullivan is a Philladelphia native and has worked with other artists such as Missy Eliiot and Kindred the Family Soul.  At only 28, she has also went on to pen songs for Monica and Jennifer Hudson. 

Keep climbing the charts Jazmine!!

  
Photo Credit:

Billboard.com

  
Photo Credit: Essence.com

Listen Now on Google Play Music

Follow Jazmine Sullivan

Twitter: @jsullivanmusic

Instagram: @jsillivanmusic

Corned Beef-Bacon Hash Eggs Benedict!!

Oh how I love brunch!! I love just kicking back on a lazy day and sampling unique brunch menu items around the Charlotte area.  My favorite place to brunch is Famous Toastery Dillworth in uptown Charlotte. Their Corned Beef Hash Eggs Benedict is so divine. I decided to craft my own brunch today and add a little twist….BACON!!! Because everything is always better with bacon!! Happy Brunch!!

~XOXO



Corned Beef-Bacon Hash Eggs Benedict

Makes (2)

Ingredients:

4 Slices of cooked Bacon (crumbled)

3 Slices of Corned Beef (grilled and chopped)

2 cups of shredded potatoes

4 eggs (scrambled)

1/4 onion (sliced and caramelized

1 tsp of seasoning salt

2 tsp of unsalted butter

Slice onion and caramelize. This is a slow process about 20-30 mins so start this first.  Once done, set aside.

Grill or fry bacon. Once cooled, crumble and set to the side.  Grill or fry corned beef.  Chop and set to side with bacon (you can put in same bowl of you like).

Cook shredded potatoes in pan with 1 tsp of unsalted butter.  Add 1 tsp of seasoning salt, crumbled bacon, and chopped corned beef.  Stir until golden brown.

Scramble 4 eggs with 1 tsp of unsalted butter.

Now it’s time to assemble. Place the hash on the plate first. Next top the hash with the carmalized onions. Add the scrambled eggs on top of the carmalized onions. Top it all off with a delicious Hollandaise Sauce!!


Hollandaise Sauce

3 Egg Yolks

1/2 cup of unsalted butter (melted)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp garlic powder (my twist)

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp cold water

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Separate 3 eggs and place yolks in blender. Melt butter in place in cup. In blender, add lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cold water, and cayenne pepper. Blend at slow speed for 2 mins. Slowly add the melted butter and blen at medium speed for 6 mins. Sauce should expand and be creamy.