Missy's Munchies

Nothing tastes better than something made from scratch. What about freshly baked, home made chocolate chip cookies? Yea they just satisfy any sweet tooth craving (and I know because when their is plate of them in my kitchen, they are typically gone within a couple days). Now what I am about to share with you is not your typical chocolate chip cookie recipe. One secret ingredient I add takes these cookies from ordinary to extraordinary. Any guess as to what it might be? Well keep reading and I'll tell you.  Pictured left is a plate of these delicious, soft baked chocolate chip cookies. The one thing I love about these cookies is that they baked in 10 minutes and they stay soft for days (which is hard to master). Now typically this recipe makes 14 medium/ large cookies, but I use an ice cream scoop and or melon baller to make sure each cookie is the same size and I make about 3 dozen cookies. Now whose ready to know my secret ingredient? Well keep reading to find out. Ing...

Ahh the joys of Italian food. Y'all know how much I love Italian food (and I mean being Italian it is kind of in my blood). So this next location is one that I was super excited to try not only because I heard amazing things about it but because it was my 24th birthday celebration dinner. So whose ready to see how I treated myself on my 24th? Well keep reading to find out y'all. Pictured left, nestled away on upper King Street sits Indaco (526 King St). From the outside you would never picture Italian, but take a step through the wooden doors into the coziest restaurant I have found in all of Charleston (but their is still a lot to discover, so for this moment this is the spot). Indaco is unique to the Charleston area because it offers rustic italian fare and some of the low country's best wood-fired pizzas. Now how could you say no to that? Well quite frankly you can't; but once you see what I had you will go yourself. So come on keep reading, their is still a lot...

Nitrogen, not your everyday ingredient found in a kitchen or bar. When used though it can make some great looking drinks, and tasty ones as well. For those of you who do not know what Nitrogen is, allow me to explain it to you real quick. Nitrogen is a chemical element and is the lightest pnictogen and at room temperature, it is a transparent, odorless diatomic gas. Sounds safe to put in a drink right? Well if you are having hesitations, let me ease them for you. Head down to this hotspot downtown where they use nitrogen to mix up some pretty amazing cocktails.  Head on down to 225 E Bay St in downtown Charleston to Grill 225 and there you can find one outstanding list of unique cocktails. Don't believe me, well keep reading to see what I am talking about. Pictured right you see what they call a Nitrotini. Yes you read that right... a Nitrotini. One of Charleston's hottest cocktails, this is one thing you have to try when you come and visit the lowcountry. Cooled to -320...

So this next blog post is going to introduce you to a restaurant I have always wanted to try, and when the opportunity arose for me to go I immediately jumped at the opportunity and went. Down on East Bay Street in Downtown Charleston sits a restaurant called Blossom. It's known as a "Stylish eatery serving simple yet inspired Lowcountry dishes ." Located at 171 E Bay St sits this quaint restaurant. Serving up some delicious seafood dishes and wood grilled pizzas, this is one place you need to eat at before you leave Charleston. What to order you may ask? Well by all means let me help you decided By scanning over the menu, you have a lot to choose from and narrowing down the choices can be difficult, but if you are like me, you would automatically find the dish with the most seafood and that will make your mouth water by just reading the description. Now the dish that I ordered did all of those things, so obviously I was in pure seafood heaven. Ready to see what ...