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Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

  Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos.  Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying.  My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again.  For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to  Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

Chocolate Kiss Cookies

The month of December is well underway, and Christmas Eve is in two weeks! This is either really good news or news to make you anxious if you aren't ready for Christmas. I decided I'd better get baking some more, so I baked some Chocolate Kiss Cookies.

These cookies are just right for chocolate lovers! The cookies taste like brownies, and they are topped with a Hershey's chocolate kiss. They're also covered in sprinkles, making these cookies look really pretty and festive! They come together quickly and are fun to make with kids, too. I had my kiddos help unwrap the Hershey's chocolate kisses, but they did sneak a few. They had to make sure they tasted okay for the cookies! 

I used a recipe from Twopeasandtheirpod.com. You can find the recipe I used here








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