Last weekend, my family and I went to Candytopia, another pop up museum in the city. If you’ve been to the Museum of Ice Cream or the Color Factory, this is pretty similar.
I loved that there were so many different artwork and sculptures made of candy. There are placards next to the art piece telling you what candies were used, how many, how much time it took to make, and how much sugar is in each piece of art.
This dragon was amazing and of course, made of candy. Everything can be touched and/or interactive, which makes it even better.
There are treasure chests filled with candy in every single room. This particular one was filled to the top with Pixy Stix, which I haven’t had in sooo long. Seriously terrible for you. But I couldn’t resist!
A marshmallow pit for you to swim in. The marshmallows aren’t real. But it’s still fun playing in it. Soo difficult to walk in! We might have had a marshmallow fight.
If you get the chance, and if you can find tickets, definitely go to Candytopia.
In the mean time, I seriously thought I was getting better from my cold. But all of a sudden, two days ago, I relapsed. And my cough is back in full force. Maybe even worse than before *sigh* Which means another weekend of hanging out in bed.
This week, I’m focused on warm and comforting recipes because I seriously need that in my life right now. My entire family actually. My mom’s cough was bad enough that we had to take her to the ER in the middle of the night…
If you have warm and comforting recipes that you love, share them with me in the comments below. I feel like that’s all I want in the days to come.
This fire roasted minestrone soup with kale pesto sounds sooo good.
I think I can eat this better for you instant pot chicken and spinach ramen for days. Because you know me and ramen. Or any kind of noodles.
This spicy lentil soup looks soo good.
This detox lentil soup is loaded with veggies. Yes! My kind of soup.
This whole 30 friendly paleo creamy kale soup looks soo cozy.
This chicken noodle soup because you can’t go wrong with a classic.
This gluten free creamy chicken vegetable soup sounds soo comforting.
This instant pot pho has my name all over it. Plus, it’s chicken which means I can eat it since I don’t eat beef.
Share your warm and comforting soups and dishes with me! Pretty please!
What a blast! Thanks. Who would NOT like treasure chests full of candy, even to look at if one had an iron discipline and didn’t eat it.
Hope you’re recovered in the days since you posted this. A big comfort food fave here is risotto, although I don’t have a written recipe, since we follow The Counselor’s Italian grandmother’s recipe she learned as a girl. 1 cup Arborio rice, 2 cups vegetable stock, one cup water, half an onion. Saute the onion, add the rice, put in a splash of wine and then add the liquid in stages as the rice absorbs it. Keep stirring, 20 minutes or so. We put a few strands of saffron in the liquid (the inexpensive version, NOT the price-of-platinum real deal, which would be nice to have some time, but insanely expensive). Grate Parmesan or Romano or Asiago on it. Buon appetito.
Or chili! Always a comfort food option. Here’s one we did recently: https://wp.me/pH6ZJ-da8.
Frankly, I think sending a recipe to Cooking with a Wallflower is the definition of carrying coals to Newcastle.
Be well, and thanks, as always, for visiting Under Western Skies.
I wish I had a picture but I love making turkey chili during the winter when I have Thanksgiving leftovers. But the beans are usually blackeyed peas and I place a little stuffing in the mix. It’s not too thick or too thin – it’s in between. And It’s always tasty.
That candy museum looks fun. Thanks for sharing! I hope you and your mom feel better soon.
Thank you!
this was SWEEEEET! I enjoy your blog when I get a chance
By the way, I hope you and your mom get feeling better soon. I shared this post on my facebook
Thank you!
What a cool museum! I hope you and your mom feel better soon. When I had that cold, my cough lasted about 6 weeks. Yuck.
My coughs tend to last that long! It’s so frustrating since I work in healthcare. And it’s not like I can take all that time off to wait for my cough to go away lol. But my friend says it’s normal for coughs to last 4-6 weeks due to post infection
I hope you feel better soon Andrea. I’ve had a nasty head cold which is almost gone. I used four 1000mg vitamin C a day and a tab that dissolves in a glass of water that’s called Airborne. Worked great. Try it. 😎❤️ Fun photos at the candy store!
I’ve definitely been taking Vitamin C! Along with a bunch of cold meds. Hopefully it’ll be gone soon.
I hope so Andrea! It’s just miserable… ❤️
Tell me about it…. lol
Hope you feel better soon !
Thank you!
A.) Candytopia sounds amazing! B.) So do those soups…hope you feel better soon! it must be a certain kind of cold, because I feel fine, but my cough is just lingering forever. I’m so over it.
My coughs last forevvvver. I’m told it’s normal to have coughs that last 4-6 weeks due to post infection.
these are amazing!
Looks like a fun museum. Thank your sharing.
It’s super fun