Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Happy National Father-in-law Day!


I'm gonna brag for a minute and let everyone know that I'm blessed with
a wonderful Father-in-law that is super kind and always looks out for his family.
We recently went on a mini vacation with his family
and he took every opportunity he could to spoil us girls.
Even my 2 year old niece learned that if she wanted something to say "Papa pays?"
Who could say no to that??

 
He also must be something special of a man to raise two wonderful sons. ;) Both us daughter-in-laws benefit from it everyday.

Love you Scott!

~Rayah

Ps it's also national Cheesecake Day!!

Friday, July 26, 2013

Flower Child - Vintage Rose Wraps


My awesome mom recently went to the Atlanta Market with The Vintage Pearl. There were so many vendors and visitors there I heard it was so much fun and non stop talking. Anyways, she fell in love with this one vendor - Vintage Rose Wraps.

I've visited their site. They have so many cute colors and ways to wear them. You could get a headband like mine, awesome belts (which would look super cute with a dress and boots), and even jewelry.
My mom brought me back these two headbands. I absolutely love them! Purple is my favorite color plus the chevron is super cute and the beige one will accent my dark hair perfectly.


Peace
~ Rayah

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Pecan Pie Cobbler


Well I missed national Pecan Pie Day on July 12th so maybe today can be national Cobbler Day?
I was in the mood for pie last night, psh I'm always in the mood for pie, so I whipped together my favorite pecan dish yet.

 I had all the ingredients in my pantry so we ran to the market for some pecans.

What you'll need:

4 cups of Pecans
Vanilla Ice Cream
6 slightly beaten eggs
4 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
2 1/2 cups of light corn syrup
1/2 cup or 1 stick of melted butter
2 1/2 packed cups of brown sugar
1 box of Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, thawed as directed on box


What you'll do:

Preheat oven to 425
Grease a 13x9 or larger glass or ceramic pan with oil or butter.
Remove 1 pie crust. Roll out and fit to pan. May need to trim the edges.
In a large bowl mix corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with wire whisk.
Chop 2 cups of the pecans in fourths. Add to large bowl and stir.
Pour half of mix into the pie crust pan.
Now place the second pie crust over the filling and pinch edges closed.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and remove from oven.
Reduce temp to 350 and pour remaining filling onto pie crust.
Top with remaining pecans and place in oven for additional 30 minutes.
Turn off oven and let cool on cooling rack for 20 minutes then serve warm cobbler with ice cream.
Yum Yum Yum

If you don't have the right size dish no worries. Fill what you can into one dish with the two layers then use a second dish to make a single layer pie.
 
Seal of approval? My hubby says it's the best Pecan dessert he's every had
*and he's a picky eater*

Enjoy!

~Rayah




Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Independence ( 4th of July ) Nails


So this week I've been trying to wear my Red White and Blue's but my nails didn't match. I was wearing this gorgeous blue crackle polish but what it needed was a touch of red and I'd be set. Set it with a top coat and I'm ready to celebrate.

Thank you America for all your solders that have always kept us safe

~ Rayah

Happy Independence Day