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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Planning for the Holidays
Well, change of plans. In November my mom broke her foot, then in December, she broke it again. SOOO.... I took my daughter again!! Next summer Mom will get to go!
Well, my mom and I are really doing something cool this Christmas. We are going to New York City together, just the two of us. We've got reservations at the Park Central Hotel for a long weekend in December. Last night we were talking about what we could do, aside from the usual, seeing the big tree in Rockefeller Center.... and we hit on a great idea! I got on Carnegie Hall's website and found great seats at the New York Pops concert, then we managed to get into the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes!! Should be an awesome trip!! Does anyone have other suggestions for activities in a short 3 day trip? We're going to be sure to take the Central Park carriage ride and eat at Tavern on the Green.
Planning for the Holidays
Well, change of plans. In November my mom broke her foot, then in December, she broke it again. SOOO.... I took my daughter again!! Next summer Mom will get to go!
Well, my mom and I are really doing something cool this Christmas. We are going to New York City together, just the two of us. We've got reservations at the Park Central Hotel for a long weekend in December. Last night we were talking about what we could do, aside from the usual, seeing the big tree in Rockefeller Center.... and we hit on a great idea! I got on Carnegie Hall's website and found great seats at the New York Pops concert, then we managed to get into the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes!! Should be an awesome trip!! Does anyone have other suggestions for activities in a short 3 day trip? We're going to be sure to take the Central Park carriage ride and eat at Tavern on the Green.
Recipe created by Serendipity 3 restaurant
Seen on the show Oprah's Favorite Sandwich
One sip of this cool concoction had Oprah wanting to "dance on the chandeliers!" After 50 years of keeping the recipe for its Frrrozen Hot Chocolate a secret, Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York City finally spills the beans on how to make this much-loved drink at home. And it's super-simple!
INGREDIENTS
6 half-ounce pieces of a variety of your favorite chocolates
2 teaspoons of store-bought hot chocolate mix
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups of cups of ice
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings
Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Place it in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted. Add the hot chocolate mix and sugar. Stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and slowly add ½ cup of milk until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
In a blender, place the remaining cup of milk, the room-temperature chocolate mixture and the ice. Blend on high speed until smooth and the consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
My favorite mid-town things are the New York Central library, Grand Central Station and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The city bus tours are acutually pretty good, they have the double decker red buses, but I imagine the top side, being open air, might be pretty cold in the winter.
If you a US history buff, a little known jewel is Grant's tomb in Morningside.
Have a wonderful time!