Rose Infused Cocktail + Ice Cubes

Roses are Red

Roses are Pink

Roses make a really great

Cocktail Drink!

Nothing says I love you like 

a bunch of roses, and nothing

says I love MYSELF like a 

Rose infused cocktail.

Today we're mixing up a

post-Valentine's treat and putting

those flowers to some real

good use. It's really easy, and

dangerously tasty!

 We found some mini-roses at the

local store and decided to really jazz

up our cocktail drink by making

rose ice cubes. We just cut the

stems off, placed them into our ice 

trays, and filled with water.

  Now, time to add the champage!

we poured a generous amount into

our glasses, and then added about

2 oz. of our newly favorite

Wild Rose liqeur. (We bought

ours at Vom FASS)

Give it a little stir, then 

sit back, and relax

and enjoy!

Cheers!

 fox + gypsy

Strawberry Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich

Nothing quite says "I love you" like

cake + ice cream!

About a year ago we found this cute,

little vintage cast iron heart-shape dish, and are finally

finding the perfect time to use it: Galentines' Day!

We decided to treat our Gal-Pals this year with

strawberry-vanilla ice cream sandwiches.

They were really easy to make and taste AMAZING!

What you need:

1 box of Betty Crocker strawberry cake mix

Vanilla ice cream

Heart Shaped baking pan

(Similar HERE)

How to make:

Follow the directions on the cake mix to make your cake

batter. Then, spray your baking pan and pour the cake batter

into each shape. Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until

thoroughly baked. Remove from the oven, and pan and

allow to cool.

Take a knife and shave the bottoms of your hearts to even

them out. Then take your ice cream and spread it evenly between

two heart slices. It may be easier to work with ice cream if you 

allow it to sit out for a minute or two to let it soften.

 Icing is optional, but it certainly adds a little something

extra... and it's tasty!

Happy Gal-entine's Day!

fox + gypsy

Homemade Heart Shaped Soft Pretzels

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day

then to spread the love with heart shaped

soft pretzels?

You will need:

1 egg

2 rolls of Pillsbury Dough

Sea Salt

1/4 c. baking soda

10 c. water
cooking pan
cooking spray
wax paper

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Take your 10 c. of water, and 1/4 c of baking soda
and combine into a sauce pan. Bring combination
to a rolling boil.

While your water is waiting to boil,
take your roll of Pillsbury dough, and lay it out on
your wax paper. Begin to break your dough into even
sections. Each roll of dough should make about 8
pretzels. Once seperated, roll your dough into long
rope shapes (just like you would if you were making
a normal pretzel). Now, instead of twisting your dough,
meet the ends of your dough, and begin to shape into
a heart shape. Be sure to pinch the ends to seal.

When you are ready, begin to boil your pretzels.
Boil about 2-3 at a time, so you don’t crowd (they will swell).
Bring the temperature down, and simmer for a minute per side. 
Remove from the water  and place on your wax paper .

Take your egg, and mix it in a seperate bowl with
1 c. of water. Brush your egg mixture onto each
Pretzel, then place onto your greased baking sheet.
 Sprinkle with coarse salt.

Bake for 11-14 minutes, or until golden.
Serve with mustard or cheese!

Be My Valentine

 

Our Homemade Cards

 

There are a lot of great Valentine's cards out there,

but what says I love you more than a

homemade card? This Valentine's Day

we decided our loved ones desrved an extra

touch of fox + gypsy personalization.

Each card was made by hand with a little 

fun and TLC, by yours truly!

 

.

 

Our supplies:

 

White Card Stock

Blank brown Cards

Decorative paper

Crayola Washable Paint tubs

water color crayons (highly reccommend these!)

Jelly Roll pens

hot glue gun



Happy Crafting!

fox + gypsy