Jell-O Shots

It just wouldn't be summer without Jell-O shots. There's something about those giggly concoctions that just brings you back to your childhood, even if they are filled with alcohol ;-) My recipe is pretty awesome if I do say so myself, because it uses juice as a substitute to some of the water which gives them so much more flavor and hides some of the alcohol taste (dangerous, I know). Here's the recipe for one of my favorites, Black Cherry Cranberry.

-1 box black cherry Jell-O

-1 cup black cherry cranberry juice

-3/4 cup cherry vodka

-1/4 cup cold water

Bring juice to a boil on the stove. Add Jell-O and cook until dissolved, stirring frequently, approx. 1-2 minutes. Turn heat off and add cold vodka and cold water. Stir and immediately pour into 2oz portion cups. One box of Jell-O usually yields approx. 15 shots for me. Refrigerate until set. Remember, because of the alcohol content the shots will take longer to set than usual Jell-O. Eat, rest, and repeat until buzzed. Careful! They catch up to you quickly because they taste so good and so little like alcohol. But that's exactly the way we like them :-)

Tips: Don't worry about buying top shelf liquor, the juice helps to hide the alcohol taste so I usually buy a bottle of vodka that runs me $12 or so. I purchased the portion cups at GFS, but they're available at pretty much any bulk supply store (Sam's Club, BJ's, etc.). Experiment with different types of alcohol, Jell-O flavors and juice flavors to make endless combinations. I've made Jell-O shots with coconut rum, pineapple Jell-O and pineapple juice, cherry vodka with cherry lime-aid and cherry Jell-O, etc. Get crazy! And don't forget to rock them out in an awesome cooler like the one pictured above to keep them nice and chilly.

Thatsa Wrapp

So Jess and I stopped in to "Thatsa Wrapp", a hot new wrap shop located near downtown Canton, on Saturday and we were NOT disappointed. You could almost miss the place just passing by, but there is no missing their amazing food! I got "The Bruiser" (left), a wrap filled with blackened steak slices, crumbled bleu cheese, lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing. This huge wrap was served with house-made chips with the perfect amount of crunch and spice. Jess had the "Sicilian Sling", filled with grilled steak, feta, mozzarella, pine nuts, sun-dried tomato and vinaigrette. Of course I tried hers too and it was melt-in-your-mouth good. The wraps range in price from $5.50-5.75 and the platters (wrap and choice of chips or redskin potato salad) $6.50-6.75.

Holy peanut butter pie, Batman!

The menu also features what look like awesome specialty salads, breakfast wraps, Belgian waffles, and house made deserts. Speaking of deserts, Jess and I got the peanut butter fudge pie (below) which had a chocolate fudge base, peanut butter cream that was light as a feather, real whipped cream and homemade fudge sauce. I actually asked Jess if I could lick the plate when it was gone. And the best part about this cool little eatery? They feature beer! Okay, so maybe that's not the best part, but it's pretty darn awesome. They have happy hour specials every day from 3-6pm and the guy behind the counter (who we're pretty sure is the owner) tells us that they like to mix up the food specials every day with creative items not even on the menu (the mahi mahi fish taco wrap had sold out by the time we got there, boo). We told him he needs to make a facebook page ASAP so we can stalk the specials ;-)




"Thatsa Wrapp"
Find Them: 600 6th St NW

Canton, Ohio 44703

Call Them: (330) 452-9727
Visit Them: Mon-Thurs till 7pm
Friday till 9pm
Saturday till 530pm
Sunday - closed

Check out their menu here: https://sites.google.com/site/queengeorgemenus/



Overall, we give this place two thumbs up!


And until next time... that's a wrap! HAHA :-)