Now I’m sure most of you have heard of or seen a “candy bar” or a “candy buffet” at some point in your lives. What’s different with Dolce’s? Well besides the expertise and creative minds that would go behind choosing the best goodies, our team will make it easy and stress- free. We have the perfect sweets for birthdays, weddings, bar mitzvahs, going away parties, corporate events, etc. This list goes on and on!  The picture above is an example of a candy bar we have done in the past. This was for a baby naming and the theme was obviously “PINK”. We created the theme, ordered the best (and only the best) candies and sweets and then brainstormed the best lay out for the event.

Posted below are more pictures from the “PINK” candy bar:

  So whether you are trying to plan an event big or small, for adults or children, Dolce can provide the perfect, personalized candy bar to your taste!

Contact us to start planning yours today, YUM!

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”- Abraham Lincoln.

So we thought of  some ideas to put a little more “life” into the end of Summer. Here is a small list of of fun pick me-ups to enjoy with with friends and family to lift your spirits!

Cool Drink & Snack

Freeze-A-Rita!

This is a very simple, easy to make margarita mix. You simply mix with a bottle of your desired choice, add water and freeze over night! What would be better than this late afternoon on the porch? YUM!

J&M Cheese Straws!

Dolce loves Cheese Straws and these are the perfect taste of cheese, spice and deliciousness all in one! It’s also a great snack anytime of day!

**Both of these items are available to purchase through Dolce

Ten Easy Fun Things To Do

1. Build your own Slip N Slide

2. Play a board game with friends!

3. Get someone take pictures of you and your family sun-kissed and happy

4. Read a novel

5. Canoe down a river for an afternoon

6. Run through sprinklers!

7. Make a homemade bonfire and cook smores

8. Sleep in one day

9. Watch the sunrise at least once with someone you care about

10. Go for a long walk down the beach or on a wooden path

Hopefully this post will spark some “life” back into your daily routine and you realize the importance of enjoying the small, fun things that make life SO fun!!

Have A Great Weekend!

Example of a Dolce Bar Exam Munchie Package

That’s right.. The Bar exam! At the end of the month the United States will hold it’s one of two Bar exams all over the country. Recent graduates have been studying hard for months preparing for the big day and this last week is crunch time.

What better way to treat a new employee in your law firm or a close friend or family member? Dolce has been busy creating unique packages for these smarties to help lift their day and encourage them to the very end!

Dolce’s Bar Exam Munchie Packages are the perfect gift for all the days and late nights of studying. These gift boxes are filled with sweet, salty and savory snacks such as cookies, gummy candy, Pop Rocks, cheese straws, gourmet pretzels, nuts, dried fruit and granola. It is a great mix of fun foods and healthy treats to provide sustenance while studying.

Best of luck to all of the future lawyers out there!

Dolce is excited to welcome the newest employee, Jamie Anderson, to the team this week! Jamie will serve as the Corporate Account Executive working in the office with the owner, Laura Weiss.

Jamie is origionally from Mississippi and attended Florida State University receiving her bachelor’s in Multinational Business Operations. She moved to Atlanta one year ago and resides in Buckhead. She will be bringing her expertise in social media, email marketing and corporate relations. Her passions are family, friends, non profits and being outdoors. She feels extremely blessed to be a part of such a great business and can’t wait to contribute to the success of Dolce!

Ingredients
4 1/2 pounds sweet potatos
1  cup  sugar
1/4  cup  milk
1/2  cup  butter, softened
2  large eggs
1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
1/4  teaspoon  salt
1 1/4  cups  cornflakes cereal, crushed
1/4  cup  chopped pecans (optional)
1  tablespoon  brown sugar
1  tablespoon  butter, melted
1 1/2  cups  miniature marshmallows

1.  Wrap sweet potatoes in foil and bake at 400° for about 1 hour (they should be soft).
2.  Let cool,  peel and mash.
3. Beat potatoes, sugar, milk, softened butter, eggs, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
4.  Spoon into a greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
5.  Combine cornflakes pecans, brown sugar and melted butter. Sprinkle in diagonal stripes in rows 2 inches apart.
6. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove and let stand 10 minutes. Don’t turn the oven off yet!
7.  Sprinkle alternate rows with marshmallows; bake 10 more minutes.
The dish should look striped on the top.  Be sure to serve part of the marshmallow AND part of the cornflake topping to each guest!

Stop by for a taste of our famous Dolce Bits. 

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There will be 100’s of vendors at the festival and great food and entertainment!  Get started early on your holiday shopping!   We can’t wait to see you there!

We had a great time last week at the NAWBO Marketplace for Women Business Owners (National Association of Women Business Owners Atlanta) at Villa Christina.  It was great to see all of the successful women in Atlanta promoting their businesses.  We met some really great people, and made some plans to provide holiday gifts for some businesses to give to their employees and their clients.  They are going to send us a spreadsheet with all of their client and employee names and addresses, how much they want to spend on each, and we will take care of the rest!  Some of the businesses we spoke with are so excited that we can make their holiday gift giving so easy. 

We are heading to the Pace Academy Fall Fair next Saturday, October 3 from 10-4.  Come look for us!  The address is:  966 W. Paces Ferry Rd. NW  Atlanta, GA.  30327 .  Call us if you have any questions or if you can’t make it to the fair and want to come in for a visit.  404-817-9530

National Good Neighbor Day

Oh, Good Neighbor Day. Don’t we wish that everyone knew about it? Being good neighbors is an important part of the social fiber that makes this country so great. Therefore, it seems only fitting that one day a year honors good neighbors. (holiday insights.com) This holiday was made a national day in the early 70’s and has been proclaimed by Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter.

What makes a good neighbor? Is is someone who lends you eggs and butter in a bind? Helps get the water out of your basement when it’s flooded? Watches your kids when you need a break? It definitely means different things to different people.

I am fortunate to have had many great neighbors. They have all been incredibly unique. One has planted gourds with my kids (that have taken over my yard). One bakes banana breads for my son. I like that my neighbor (who is a caterer), brings me extra sweets for the holidays. Although my waistline doesn’t always like it, my tastebuds certainly do! Yesterday, in fact, I have a neigbor who helped us drain the water from our flooded basement! The list could go on and on…

So, as Good Neighbor Day approaches us on September 27, I like to make sure that my neighbors know how much I appreciate them. Besides for the usual neighborly things like lending them eggs and butter, or getting their mail, keeping quiet in the early morning or late at night, I’m going to make sure that I tell them thank you for all they have done for me!

Here are some other suggestions for celebrating the day:
Offer a small gesture to help your neighbor (Deliver their mail to the front door, bring down their garbage from the top of their driveway)
Invite them over for a meal or dessert.
Smile and say hello when they pass.
Mow their grass for them.
Give them a small token of appreciation (a plate of cookies, a gift)
Write them a card.Remember, everyday is good neighbor day! But as we approach the national holiday, let’s truly recognize and appreciate your good neighbor. Hopefully, one of those good neighbors is you!

“A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn’t climb over it.” — Arthur Baer

It’s the anagram game that will drive you bananas! –hence BANANAGRAMS!

The game’s 144 tiles come in a cute, yellow, banana shaped zipper-pouch! It’s a pouch that you can bring anywhere-to restaurants, picnics, school, airplanes… All you need is a table (no pens, paper, batteries, or timer). You don’t even need to wait your turn!

You can play Bananagrams with up to 8 players of all ages. Each player gets some tiles, someone declares “split” and the game begins. Everyone plays at their own pace and level, using their tiles to form individual crossword. If you can’t use a letter, you can “dump” that letter to take 3 new ones. Run out of letters, and “peel”, making every player to take a new tile. When there are no tiles left, the winner having used all of their tiles, yells “BANANAS!”

It’s a blast! I’ve been known to stay up with friends playing Bananagrams. I know they’ve wanted to leave, but I just need to play “one more time.”

There are several simple variations to playing, or you can come up with your own. Some play with some interesting categories of words (age appropriate, of course!), providing lots of laughs.

Bananagrams was listed as a must-have, one of the top ten best travel games and has been listed as a best-seller among toy and gift retailers.Wikipedia It was named 2009 Game of the Year by the Toy Industry Association.

Bananagrams is a great game to play with company, friends and family. For after dinner, at a picnic or while waiting at a restaurant, you won’t want to leave home without it!