Parasol Up/Parasol Down & Bouchon Bakery

One of my favorite places in Las Vegas is a little lounge called, "Parasol Up/Parasol Down. It's located inside of the Wynn near the casino area. I've been five or six times and I always enjoy it.



I decided to try some red wine sangria this time and Andy got his usual whiskey sour. The sangria was refreshing but not too easy to drink. I can't roll with more than two.

I also love that sangria isn't overly sweet like most cocktails. The last thing I need is a weird blood sugar issue while on vacation.





This is me after one sangria. I don't need multiple drinks. I'm already a little nutty on my own.

(This is another point when I forgot to use my camera. Sad.)



We requested a late checkout since we stayed up ALL night chatting with some friends and walking around the strip. I decided to go grab some treats from Bouchon Bakery for us to share. (Since I can't handle all that sugar on my own!)

On the left is peanut butter & jelly brioche and on the right is a TKO cookie. Gary suggested that TKO meant "total knockout" and I agree. It's like the classiest, richest oreo you've ever ingested. The buttercream frosting...words cannot express. We could only handle one bite each. It's just too rich and heavenly. You don't want to overindulge in treats like these.



Okay. You do WANT to overindulge. You just CAN'T!



Dessert was a vanilla bean european yogurt parfait. It comes with a berry medley on the bottom and crunchy currant granola on the top. Andy is obsessed. He loves parfaits. Andy's tried the mango yogurt and the raspberry also. I stick with vanilla bean, thank you very much. European yogurt is thinner than greek but thicker than traditional soupy yogurt. I dig it.

Only one more Vegas post left, then you'll see how we recover from 3 days of going a little overboard. I even tried spaghetti squash for the first time. The insanity!

Happy Easter!

To those of you who celebrate...Happy Easter!

My parents are in Washington DC right now so my sisters and I decided to make a breakfast brunch of our own. It was fantastic. Way better than I expected. I get so nervous when I cook for anyone other than Andy!



Mimosas. MMM.



Andy helped with the fruit salad. Pineapple, raspberries, kiwi and bananas. Plus Nature's Path granola & more bananas on the side for make your own yogurt parfaits.



Mimosas are good for me.



Lemon-blueberry scones and cranberry orange scones from Trader Joe's. I had a lemon blueberry with brunch and snagged a cranberry orange for tomorrow's breakfast.



Sausage & irish cheddar strata. (I used a recipe from a book and don't have a link!) I used brioche in the strata and it was soooo delicious.



Veggie strata- same recipe with asparagus, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and irish cheddar.



Here is a super blurry picture of Andy, Emily, Kerry, Chris and Sarah.





My vanilla greek yogurt parfait.



Kerry holding her very own easter bunny, Boo boo.



Colored eggs! Although none of us enjoy hard-boiled eggs. I should try one tomorrow...the smell just drives me nuts!



Last but not least, a mini chocolate cheesecake from Whole Foods. My sister Kerry brought them over.

Hope you had a nice holiday! Andy and I are gearing up for our mini-vacation to Las Vegas so I won't be posting until Thursday! I will have tons of blogs to read when I get back. YIKES! Love you all!