Vacation

Wishing I was eating these

here.

Oreos that are fried. Oreos that are dipped in chocolate.

Do you like Oreos? Yup. We do too.

Fried Oreos:

Dip your oreos in dough. Add 2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil to a skillet on medium heat. Dust powder sugar on the oreos before placing them in the skillet. Wait for oreos to turn light brown (about 2 minutes). Place on a paper towel to remove excess oil. Enjoy!

Chocolate Dipped Oreos:

Combine 1/2-2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips and 1 tsp of butter. Place in microwave for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir mixture together, adding milk if desired.

Dip your oreos in the chocolate heaven and place on a tray lined with parchment paper. Let stand to cool or pop the tray in the fridge for 15 minutes to set. Enjoy!

Love,

Us.

Max Brenners

If you have a thing for chocolate you need to see a very wise bald man and he will help you. This is the place where I go when I don't want to be judged for having dessert followed by dinner followed by dessert.

Recommendations:

Chocolate pizza with peanut butter & marshmallows

White chocolate hot cocoa

...oh and the real food is very good as well (they dust their french fries with cocoa powder).

Love,

Us.

Mushroom marsala pasta with artichokes

Remember this post? Well, turns out all I needed was some artichoke hearts, parmesan cheese and a box of pasta and wallah! Deliciousness.

You can find the original recipe here...

I took away the parsley, because I'm not a fan.

Enjoy!!!

Love,

Us.

Marble cupcakes with chocolate frosting

After a long work week, what's better than the smell of cupcakes and chocolate in a cozy apartment? Since making homemade buttercream icing was so easy, I figured I would give chocolate icing a whirl. Instead of added Hershey's Cocoa or Ghiradelly's cocoa (Hello $17.50!) I added our best-ever hot cocoa to the icing mixture.

I made the marble cupcakes from a marble cake mix by Duncan Heines. Check out the recipe for the chocolate icing below!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Dash salt

3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar

1-2 tablespoons milk (I added more like 1/4 cup, but it all depends on how you like the consistency of your icing)

1 1/2 tsp. cocoa -again we added our best-ever hot cocoa ;0)

Recipe:

Combine butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt; beat until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar slowly, beating on low speed. Stir in 1 tablespoons milk and your cocoa. Beat until fluffy. Add additional tablespoons of milk, if needed. Makes enough for 24 cupcakes or a 2 layer cake.

Enjoy!

Love,

Us.

Best-Ever Hot Cocoa Mix

(Recipe adapted from Cooks Country)

Best-Ever Hot Cocoa Mix

Ingredients:

3 cups of non-fat dry milk

2 cups of confectionery sugar

1 1/2 cups of cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups of white chocolate chips

1/4 tsp of salt

*we added 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips to make it just a bit more chocolate-y.

Process in Cuisinart until mix is finely ground. Add about 2 tsp. of hot cocoa mix to one cup of boiling water. Add some marshmallows and enjoy! Save the rest in a container and take it out on those cold and dreary winter days!

Enjoy!

Love,

Us.

Pink Cupcakes!

Happy Valentine's Day!

While perusing my friend's blog I came across these super cute pics. and immediately found myself making pink cupcakes. I tried a new recipe for homemade buttercream frosting. Try it out!

Recipe:

You can use an old box of cake mix. I used Duncan Heines, Classic Yellow Cake. Follow instructions on the box to make 24 cupcakes. While they're baking, give the icing a try!

For the Icing:

3 3/4 cup powder sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

3-4 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a large bowl combine powder sugar, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth. Add more milk if you find the mixture doesn't have good consistency. Makes enough for 24 cupcakes or to frost a 2-layer cake!

Enjoy!!

Love

Us.

snow, snow, snow

Ok, ok. So it wasn't this bad today, but you get the point.

Meatball Sliders

Well we've all heard of regular sliders...but these. are. amazing. Super easy. Try it out!

Ingredients:

12 meatballs

12 dinner rolls

12 chunks of mozzarella

1/2 cup of marinara sauce

ASSEMBLE

...and you're ready to taste perfection!

Enjoy!

Love,

Us.

Garlic Knots

This is for sure a great side to any super-bowl party dish! It's super easy--give it a whirl!

Ingredients:

1 package of pizza dough

1 stick of butter-melted

1 tbs. minced garlic

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black peppet

Recipe:

Break dough into 9-10 pieces. Stretch out and tie each piece into a knot. Place all knots on parchment paper. Baste the dough with butter mixture.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Love,

Us.

Chocolate Croissants

These little babies were so easy to make, I might make them everyday. I know my roommate will be very happy about that! Basically all you have to do is either make your dough and cut them into long triangles or buy pre-made croissant dough. Add whichever filling you like, you can even try a raspberry or maybe a french cheese. I used chocolate chunks. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Love,

Us.

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

This post from Cup of Jo inspired me a few weeks back. It's really quite simple, especially if you use Campbell's which I did. haha. Try it out...I promise it'll warm you up on a cold cold day!

Enjoy!

Love,

Us.