BRONZE BUDGET BRIDE

Chocolate Meringue Kisses are chocolatey, they are bite size and they are cute...need I say more.

I found this recipe here at A Taste of Koko and I'm so glad I did. Try it and you'll be too.

Ingredients:

• 4 large egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• pinch cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dutch processed cocoa

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 175F
• Prep a pastry bag with a large star tip and line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats.
• Combine the egg whites, sugar and cream of tarter in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. You can omit the cream of tartar if using a copper bowl.
• Whisk constantly over the water until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is warm to the touch. Around 3-4 minutes.
• Then remove from heat and beat the whites with a hand mixer or stand mixer, starting on low speed and gradually increasing until stiff, glossy peaks form.
• Add vanilla and mix to combine.
• Sift cocoa over the meringue and fold until no streaks remain.
• Add mixture to your pastry bag and pipe rows of quarter sized meringues onto the pans.
• Bake for 2 hours, until they lift from the pan easily. Allow to cool completely.
• Enjoy as is or melt a little chocolate and make meringue sandwiches :)

Good information is good information and when you find it you just have to share it. I found this article on theKnot.com about "How to Stock the Bar at Your Wedding Reception" and I am sharing it for those of you who are supplying the alcohol for your wedding reception.

So, according to the article, for 100 guests, you should buy:

• Beer: 5 to 6 cases
• Whiskey: 1 liter
• Bourbon: 1 liter
• Gin: 2 to 3 liters
• Scotch: 2 liters
• Light rum: 1 liter
• Vodka: 5 liters
• Tequila: 1 liter
• Champagne: 1 to 1 1/2 cases
• Red wine: 2 cases
• White wine: 3 1/2 cases
• Dry vermouth: 1 bottle
• Sweet vermouth: 1 bottle

That's a lot of alcohol! So, if you can't afford it...skip it. For us, when we renew our vows, we'll be stocking our bar with lots of non-alcoholic Caribbean drinks like Vita Malt, Ting, Ginseng...perhaps also special homemade drinks like Ginger Beer, Sorrel Drink, Gooseberry juice etc. These are alcohol free drinks that many people aren't familiar with so they would be drinking with excitement over experiencing this new drink, hopefully, instead of trying to get drunk. Maybe we'll have some Jamaican Rum and spike drinks per requests but at the end of the day it boils down to what you we can afford.

I love this photo and I am happy to share with you that I found it via  TaylorMade Weddings on Facebook.

Good morning! It's Wedding Wednesday and it's time for our Cake Pop Giveaway thanks to www.TKCakePops.com!

To enter to win One Dozen Cake Pops from T K Cake Pops:

1. "Like" TK Cake Pops on Facebook, leave a comment on their wall and return the Bronze Budget Bride fanpage and let me know that you did.

That's it! That's all you have to do to enter.

However, if you want to increase your chances of winning:

a. Share the giveaway on your page by clicking the "Share" button for another entry into the drawing...

and/or

b. Get your friends to "Like" the comment that you posted on the fanpage. Each "Like" you get is yet another chance to win, so increase your chances and ask for some "Likes" today.

The winner will be announce tomorrow, January 19th at around 1/12c on the fanpage.

Remember if you win that your Cake Pops will be mailed to you so it's open to everyone in the USA.

Good luck everyone!!

Your wedding should be what you want it to be and if you want a Crepe Wedding Cake, go for it because guests really love a good surprise. :)

First, I want to thank each and everyone of you who participated in the Two Dozen Specialty Cake Pops Giveaway sponsored by TK Cake Pops! It was really, really fun thanks to you!

Now, after counting all the entries, numbering them, then chosing a random number via Random.org, we've got ourselves winner and it's ...............Danielle Henson!

Congratulations Danielle. Be sure to contact me at BronzeBudgetBride@Live.com for details on collecting your prize.

Guess what? The rest of you still have a chance to win a Dozen Cake Pops from TKCakePops.com that you can have decorated to your liking this Wednesday, January 18th, on the Bronze Budget Bride fanpage. It will be a one day giveaway, so be there, bright and early, with fingers crossed, ready to win!

I love "...in a jar" recipes and this one I was excited to find because I loooooove apple pie. You can buy canning jars here on Amazon.com in packs of 12 for $16.00. If you buy more than one pack, your shipping charge would be $0. Once you get your canning jars, you've got to try this recipe.

If you do try the recipe and love the Apple Pie In A Jar, just imagine how much your wedding party or guests would enjoy them too.

Here’s the basic recipe (for 4 pies)

• 2 cups of prepared fruit (pitted, diced, peeled, etc.)
• 2  tsp. sugar- brown or white (use more or less depending on sweetness of fruit)
• 2 tsp. flour
• 1 tsp. butter
• Seasonings/flavorings - cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and almond extract, citrus zest etc)

You can find all the instructions here for these fabulous desserts at Our Best Bites.