Friday, Friday . . . yours and my day . . .

 

What is it about waking up 

and knowing it is Friday that is 

so gosh darn smile-inducing?

Probably has something to do with the fact that it often signals a break in the work cycle.  Today I can breathe a sigh of relief because the REALLY scary part is over:

Baby Jesus was well-behaved,

but his mother has been 

quite another story.  

But since it's Friday, 

we won't dwell on difficulties.

 



Instead, we'll talk about Friday fun!

And the best kind of Friday fun I know is actually Friday YUM.  I often find myself in the kitchen on Friday -- it has become designated treat day, and since baking relaxes me it is usually just the thing to decompress from a week of sitting at my desk forgetting to breathe.

On this particularly thundery Friday, I decided to try an idea I've been toying with ever since I laid eyes on this swell invention earlier in the summer:

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, 

marshmallow producers of the world??!!

I bought the bag last month but they've been sitting in the cupboard waiting for just the right moment to make their debut, and today we both sensed it was time . . .

So I whipped up a batch of my favorite fudge frosting, and made a 15 minute treat that looks like Friday-on-a-plate to me:

Susan's Cheater S'mores 

(no bonfire required!)

Fudge Frosting:

Melt 2 squares unsweetened chocolate.  Add 2 tbsp. butter, and stir well until butter has melted.  Add 2 cups (I usually add a bit more) powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp. milk and 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla.  Beat until smooth.  If frosting is too thick, thin with warm water, a few drops at a time.

Now work fast, because this frosting sets quickly!  Break the graham crackers into fourths, spread each cracker with frosting and sandwich with a marshmallow slab. 

Of course, you could dress them up with a melted chocolate drizzle, but since Hannah and I are going to be eating them all, I don't think I'll bother.  (I cut the frosting recipe in half and ended up with 16 cookies.  Yes, that means EIGHT APIECE! Here I feel I must clarify that Russ is out of town, and I was missing him quite a bit right up until I did that math . . .)

If you are less piggish than we are here at Small Works, store them in an airtight container.

Now . . . while you're eating, 
you'll want something to entertain yourself.  
So I'm going to share with you my 
favorite movie I've seen in FOREVER . . . .

Tamara Drewe

Redbox it, Netflix it, get it wherever you can, but you owe it to yourself to see it!

It's a delightful British comedy, sort of about a group of writers at a retreat, but really about so much more.  It's based on a graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, which is on my gift wish list, if anyone is listening (hint hint).

Okay . . . I've given you plenty of fun to hold you until Saturday. So go have some!  I hope the sun is shining on you all weekend (and if it is, could you send a little north please?) 

 Cheers!