Summer Already?! Sweet Serenity....NOT!!!!

We're Back!! Have you missed us?!?!

The Gazza Girls have been SO busy with life that we have neglected our blog for a few weeks! Please don't be mad!! hehe

We have been cooking up some AWESOME things! We cant wait to share everything!

But lets talk about whats been going on and why we haven't been here....

first, we have been working on the house and getting it ready to go on the market. This house is getting old, so it has a lot of work that needs to be done. We are giving the kitchen a complete makeover, painting the ENTIRE house, getting furniture ready to be staged, making art, printing photos, decorating for a sell............you name it, we're doing it! We are also doing the landscaping in the front and back yards! Yuck!

Nikki has been working hard because her photography has recently boomed and she is gone on a shoot almost every day! Thats awesome, but very time consuming! But we're not complaining AT ALL!!!

And Terry has been keeping the family together, making sure everyone is where they need to be when they need to be there! Shes such an awesome lady! ;) (we think we will keep her! hehe)

But coming up in the next few weeks, we have some BIG and I mean BBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGG news about the Ragazza Bella Brand, we also have a SUPER cool Taste Test Tuesday, and fun Tip your Tiara, and so much more!

But for now, we have a new song to listen to, so sit back, relax, and stay tuned! ;)

--Nikki and Terry

Taste Test Tuesday: Dark Chocolate Edition!

You read it right, its Dark Chocolate day at Taste Test Tuesday!! YUMMMM!!! Not only is Dark Chocolate super yummy, but its good for your heart! And a little chocolate never hurt anyone, right?!

So this is a long addition because we had to sample every type of dark chocolate there was at the store!! So hold on, its going to be a fun ride.........

First up is Godiva's new product, a chocolate drink called Belgian Blends! We decided to try the "Dark chocolate Mocha". This drink has a VERY strong espresso flavor, topped off with silky dark chocolate! REALLY good!!

The second drink...Hersheys Dark Chocolate Syrup. This chocolate syrup wasn't so good in our opinion. The aftertaste is not very pleasant....we say stick to the original!

Moving on to candy bars!!!

Dove brand Dark Chocolate: smooth finish, very dark flavor! A+

Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate: great little squares to have on hand! Light flavor. A++

Dark Chocolate KitKats (limited edition): Little sharper than a regular kitkat, but good none the less! B+

Dark Chocolate Reeses (limited edition): What can we say, its dark chocolate and peanut butter....does it get any better?! A+

Dark Chocolate Snickers (limited edition): WOW! like dark chocolate heaven wrapped around a snickers! A++

Dark Chocolate M&M's: the perfect improvement on an M&M! A-

Hersheys Special Dark Kisses: a good simi-sweet flavor. Great for on the go chocolate fix! A

Hersheys Special Dark Bars: wonderful to have a piece to just melt in your mouth! B+

Hersheys EXTRA dark: I have no more words! hehehe True Dark Chocolate, the way it was ment to be! A+++++

So now that we are buzzing on chocolate, we are going to take a break! But go out and buy some of these awesome chocolates and have your fill today!!!

OH MY HECK! Its Taste Test Tuesday!!!

That's right! Taste Test Tuesday is here again! We had to skip last week, as we were too tired from our trip to Utah! (And were too busy getting pictures ready for here too!) So we decided to dedicate Taste Test Tuesday this week to UTAH JELLO! That's right! Utah Jello! Jello is the official snack of Utah, and we got our own personal box to bring home and try! Now, this isn't just any regular, run-of-the-mill, boring, wiggly Jello! Oh No! This is Utah Green Jello complete with pineapple, cheese (YES, cheese!) and whipped cream! (Don't worry, We will include the recipe! You KNOW you wanna try it!!! hehe)

So here is a photo journal of our day making "Utah Jello"

Jello Photo Journal

It really is good despite its strange look! The only thing we found "off" was the texture. The cheese tends to harden slightly and makes you want to spit it out! lol Not because of taste, but solely on texture! (we are BIG texture eaters!)

So on a scale of 1 to 10, Terry gives it a 7 and Nikki gives it a 3 (its the texture, I swear! lol)
Really to Wiggle with a little J-E-L-L-O?! Here is the "Official" recipe for Utah Jello!!!

1 Cup water (for boiling)
1 cup cold water
1 (6oz) pkg of lime Jell-o
1 cup crushed pineapple
2 cups whipped cream
1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese

Bring 1 cup water to a boil and add to jello.
Stir in 1 cup cold water
stir in pineapple and cheese
refrigerate till ready to eat

AND!!! Remember to keep singing the song the whole time your cooking! HEHE
wiggle if you're wigglin' free
gonna giggle while you jigglein a wigglin' spree....
Wiggle wiggle if you're wigglin' free
gonna giggle while you jigglein a wigglin' spree....Wiggle

Taste Test Tuesday (Week 1)

YAY! Its finally here! Taste Test Tuesday!! We are so excited to do a product review pertaining to food! Its our love and passion! ;)

So this week we tasted the New product from Coke, Diet Coke Plus. This new product is just one out of the SEVEN different kinds of Diet Coke! So why pick diet coke plus you ask? Well, Diet Coke Plus tastes just like diet coke, but each 8 oz serving provides 15% of your daily value for Niacin and Vitamins B6 and B12, as well as 10% for Zink and Magnesium.

Sweet! A Diet Coke that's good for you!!! I think my world just flipped upside down! How cool is that?

Not into Healthy Soda? Well, there are tons of other flavors of Diet Coke out there! Just try, Black Cherry Vanilla, Plain Diet Coke, Cherry, Lime, Caffeine Free, and Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda! (I have tried them all, and they are all awesome!)

SO how well did Diet Coke Plus rate with us? Terry gives it a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 having your taste buds screaming for help in pain, 10 being your taste buds are freaking out with joy!!)

Nikki didn't rate this product because she doesn't drink soda! (But if she did, I'm sure she would love it!) So we think its a pretty good peoduct! Go out and try some!!!!!

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Have you tried this product? If you have, leave us a message and tell us what you thought!

Also, LEAVE US A MESSAGE for Ideas for next week's Taste Test Tuesday!

Our palettes are waiting!!!

Taste Test Tuesday (on Sunday! lol)

Ok, so we know its Sunday, but we realised that we had been blogging a lot about food lately! So, it occurred to us that it would be natural to have a regular blog post about food!

It just made sense because we are both huge foodies, and with Nikki's culinary background....lets just say, we know our stuff when it comes to food! hehe

So here's the deal.....every Tuesday, we will test a new food product. But there are guidelines....the foods must be available at a regular grocery store, be less than $10 per item, and not contain alcohol or any other age-restricted substance. Easy enough right?

Oh, and the best part?! Our blog readers can give us suggestions! Have you ever seen something in the store and thought "Hmmmm....I wonder if thats any good?" But passed it up? Well, here is your chance to have two total food experts try and tell you all about the product!!

Every week we will post the product and who chose it (or if we chose that week) and what we think. We will judge Food or food products on a scale of 1 to 10. Who knows? You might just find a new "must-have" item at the store!

You can send all food entries to us at RBcouture@yahoo.com.

See you Tuesday!!!

--Nikki and Terry

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(***Products must be available in our area at a regular, non specialty, grocery store. Products must be under $10 total, so no caviar! Also the product can not contain alcohol of any kind, so no wine, or liquor products.)