A whole week in Charlotte and what to do… what to do?
How bout trying as many restaurants as humanly possible? Don’t mind if I do!
Ain’t that the truth?
Things I’ve learned over a week in Charlotte
- The people in Charlotte are nice. Like SUPER nice. Like almost weirdly nice. I love them.
- Carwashes in Charlotte are a whole heck of a lot cheaper than in Ohio… 30% cheaper, to be exact. Though, they will look at you funny when you ask to stay in the car as you go through the carwash. Apparently, that’s not how they do it here in Charlotte.
- Everyone is really nicely dressed. Not in a I’m-better-than-thou sort of way, but in a I’m-putting-my-best-foot-forward-today (and every day for that matter) sort of way. I’m a fan.
- Chicken paws are not the same thing as chicken breasts!
- Speaking of chicken, why is the chicken breast at the butcher counter at Harris Teeter only $1.99 a pound??? That’s cheaper than the stuff they have on the shelves. Mystery.
- Either u-turns are legal here or we’ve broken the law 7 times in the past week. I’m hoping for the former.
- North Carolina is part of the South. People actually have accents here.
- A Charlotte native can spot an Ohio accent a mile away… I didn’t think there was such a thing as an Ohio accent. I was wrong.
- Public transportation is awesome.
- People are young here. Like a city chock full of Doogie Howsers.
- I’m pretty sure it’s possible to eat at a different delicious Charlotte restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day for a whole year without having any repeats. I may have to try that sometime. Charlotte knows a thang or two about food. (Stay tuned for more on that topic!)
A Foodie Gift
In my opinion, nothing is better than the gift of food! For Christmas this year, I decided to make up some cookie jars using one of my favorite cookie recipes – the Nestle Tollhouse Recipe for Oatmeal Scotchies (oh-so-conveniently located on the back of the butterscotch chips bag).
These gifts are so easy, and with a little elbow grease and creative flair they really turn out beautifully!
First step is to mix the following in a bowl:
- .5 cup + 2 tbsp Flour
- .5 tsp Baking Soda
- .25 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- .25 tsp Salt
Dump this into a 1 quart jar, then layer on:
- 1.5 cups quick oats
- half a bag of butterscotch chips
In another bowl mix together:
- .25 cup + 2 tbsp White Sugar
- .25 cup + 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
Toss the sugar mix into a ziploc baggie and tuck inside the glass jar (on top of the chips).
Next up, write out a note with the following instructions:
Then it’s time get your creative flair on!
Last but not least, I baked up a batch of the Oatmeal Scotchies and included a half dozen wrapped in a cellophane bag along with each gift jar.
YUM!
Cookies.. the gift that keeps on giving 
A Foodie Gift {cookie-mix-in-a-jar}
In my opinion, nothing is better than the gift of food! For Christmas this year, I decided to make some cookie jars using one of my favorite cookie recipes – the Nestle Tollhouse Recipe for Oatmeal Scotchies (oh-so-conveniently located on the back of the butterscotch chips bag).
These gifts are so easy, and with a little elbow grease and creative flair they really turn out beautifully!
First step is to mix the following in a bowl:
- .5 cup + 2 tbsp Flour
- .5 tsp Baking Soda
- .25 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- .25 tsp Salt
Dump this into a 1 quart jar, then layer on:
- 1.5 cups quick oats
- half a bag of butterscotch chips
In another bowl mix together:
- .25 cup + 2 tbsp White Sugar
- .25 cup + 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
Toss the sugar mix into a ziploc baggie and tuck inside the glass jar (on top of the chips).
Next up, write out a note with the following instructions:
Then it’s time get your creative flair on!
Last but not least, I baked up a batch of the Oatmeal Scotchies and included a half dozen wrapped in a cellophane bag along with each gift jar.
YUM!
Cookies.. the gift that keeps on giving 