Some firsts in SC

Last night, the girl had a friend over for her first sleepover here in SoCar. So I suggested pulling out this chocolate melter (I had bought it after struggling with my cake-pop-making efforts and it was still in its box) for its first use ever:


Unfortunately, I had some limited color selections (I can't even remember why I needed green chocolate).


We used Halloween-themed molds, which felt a little off-season in early September in 92 degree weather.


But the girls were very game and gave it their best efforts:


With some pretty decent results, wouldn't you say?



The next morning for the girls' breakfast I pulled out this box of Cinnamon Streusel mix that I've had forever:


And I used it to make my first coffee cake in SoCar--which was also the girl's friend's first time of trying coffee cake. She said it was delicious.



And to top it off, I tried my hand at making hash browns myself with the help of some pre-shredded potatoes.


And they were pretty decent. I'll take it as a compliment that the girls wanted seconds. I still need to tweak the seasoning and getting a better crisp.


On the productive side, the kitchen boxes are unpacked and we've made a dent in the boxes of the painted rooms!