Monday, March 19, 2012

Butterfinger Blondies

Butterfiend Blondies. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Do i really need to say more? Ok i made these last night and had to have one before i went to bed.



Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp coarse sea salt
2 cups coarsely chopped Butterfinger Bars (approx 16 “Fun Size” bars)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Cream butter and sugars in mixing bowl.
Add the vanilla and eggs and mix until incorporated.
On low add your dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking soda) until just combined.
Stir in your chopped Butterfinger.
Spread in a 9×13 baking dish and bake for 25 minutes until center is JUST set.
Remove from oven and cool completely.

Butterfinger Buttercream:

Ingredients
1/2 cup room temp butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 1/2 – 3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped Butterfinger Bars (approx 4 “Fun Size” bars)

Instructions
Cream the butter and shortening together until smooth.
Add in you powdered sugar on low speed. Turn speed up to medium and mix until smooth
Stir in your chopped Butterfinger. (I sprinkled mine on top rather than stirring them in!)
Spread on your cooled blondies



And just incase you were wondering Yes they were worth staying up late for!

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Oh my goodness another good find on pinterest. Chicken Pot Pie Soup. We made this for dinner last night and it was very good. I'll be honest i was a little skeptical about it tasting much like a real Chicken Pot Pie becuase its a soup and i really like that nice flvory sauce in the pot pie but it did. :)





Chicken Pot Pie Soup

1/4 cup Flour
2 Cups Water
4 Cups Milk
1 Large Celery Stalk Chopped
1/2 medium onion chopped
2 Chicken Bullions
fresh ground pepper
pinch of thyme
10oz Frozen Veggies
2 Potatoes peeled and cubbed small
cooked chicken breast, diced small

Create a slurry by combining 1/2 cup of the cold water with flour in a medium bowl and whisk until well blended. Set aside.

Pour remaining water and milk into a large pot and slowly bring to a boil. Add celery, onion, mushrooms, chicken bullion, thyme, fresh pepper, frozen vegetables and return to a boil. Partially cover and simmer on low until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove lid, add potatoes and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, and slowly whisk in slurry, stirring well as you add. Cook another 2-3 minutes, until soup thickens, adjust salt and pepper to taste and serve

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

baby tooth chart

So our little one got his firth tooth and i wanted to find a cute tooth chart to keep track of when his teeth come in. I wasnt able to find anything on pinterest so i went to the internet and found this cute little chart and pinned it to my board on pinterest, I also found this other one that is much more generic that i will use for now to keep track and use the other cute one when i have his baby book all ready. I hope it becomes helpfull for others.

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Tomato & Mozarella Pasta

Oh my i made this for dinner last week. It was good, needs more sauce in my opinion so i will either use less pasta or add a can or two more of tomatoes. I did take a picture of it with my phone....... i'm not sure what happened though its not in instagram anymore. So sorry two posts without pictures!

Tomato and Mozzarella Pasta al Forno
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2-14 oz. cans diced Italian plum tomatoes
1 tsp. dried oregano
S&P
1 lb. pasta (tubes)
8 oz. mozzarella cheese, cubed
2/3 c. parmesan



Directions:
Heat oil in skillet. Add garlic and cook over medium high heat, 1 min. Add tomatoes and oregano and simmer rapidly, stirring occasionally until thickened, 15 min. Add S&P. Meanwhile, cook pasta. Toss pasta with sauce. Place half of pasta in an oiled 9×13” dish. Cover with half parmesan and half mozzarella. Top with remaining pasta, then parmesan and mozzarella. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes.


This is a dish we will be making again. It was quick and easy and is something you can customize to your liking.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

S'more

OMG!!!!! These were so good, i made them over the weekend and they are already gone. Here is a link to the post on pinterest. I am so sorry i didnt take a picture of the ones i made. I was too busy shoveling them in to my mouth..... I wish i was kidding on that but i am not. These are so good. Just the right amount of chocolate, marshmellow and the grahma cracker crust was perfect!!!! If you are considering making these at all do it!