Life is a Journey

I get crazy cravings every once in a while. I knew you could make cake in a cup and I've done it several times but I have yet to find a recipe I liked. I have found one that has promise and I want to experiment with it. For starters, this is the recipe I tried to make last night. Looks pretty, doesn't it? I got everything together to make this for myself and then realized that I didn't have any vanilla extract. What to do?? I Googled "vanilla extract substitute for baking" and found a suggestion to use vanilla flavored rum. Only one problem - I didn't have any. I had mango flavor, coconut flavor, banana flavor and pineapple flavor. I chose the coconut. The batter was very dense and difficult to mix well in a cup or maybe I was just impatient! I chose one of my favorite mugs and below you see the result. (A shout out to Jim Harold at The Campfire and Paranormal Podcast. I use my mug all the time! Great shows!) I like the peanut butter...

I had my choice of going anywhere I wanted :-) I've wanted to try the Trattoria 4-EVER!!! So that's where we went! First we munched on some heavenly bread, dipping it in oil and vinegar. So good. I had a glass of wine but my son tried a Pear Martini. Yes, I tasted it. YUMMO! We both ordered the Shrimp Scampi. Can I say that we talked about that meal for HOURS??? It was delicious. No, BEYOND delicious. We decided that we have to go back and have it again! I'm not kidding when I say that meal impressed us. For the rest of the day, we would find ourselves standing in line, lost in thought and then one of us would say, "That food was REALLY good!" After our meal we strolled over to Mickey's Fun Wheel - my son had never been on it. He informed me that he has never, ever been on a Ferris Wheel! (See, that's what happens when mom is afraid of heights.) For once, my brain was actually working and I remembered that I wanted my son to see the Aladdin show ...