Happy Pinterest Day...?

No it's not a new holiday. I took some time this week and really set to work on all the fun things I've seen on Pinterest that I've wanted to try. So here's a quick run down on my trials and triumphs from Pinterest.

Smore's Cookies
Holy cow! These were amazing. I must admit that I didn't follow the recipe I found online. I took some break and store brand bake cookies (leftover from making the cookie cups for father's day) and mushed (technical term) it up into a ball and added in a couple handfuls of mini marshmallows. Then dropped a scoop of batter onto 1/2 a graham cracker. Bake at 350 for 10 min. Move to cooling rack ASAP. Did I mention they were amazing. I took them to a BBQ and the guests raved about them.
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Slow Cooker Mac 'n Cheese
With all that was going on for Father's Day lunch I didn't want to be standing in front of the stove or oven so I went to good ol' Pinterest to see if I could find a crock pot recipe for Macaroni and Cheese. I did and it was AWESOME! And SUPER easy, so easy that I could actually write it our for 3 separate guests at lunch. Here it is:

1 1/2 C milk
1/2 stick of butter
12 oz evaporated milk
1 box pasta (boiled for 5 min. first)
salt and pepper to taste
4C shredded cheese
Breadcrumbs

Combine in crock pot and top with Breadcrumbs. Cook on HIGH for 30 min. Then Cook on low for 2 hours.

**I forgot to take a picture before and there wasn't any left so here's the one from Pinterest**Triumph



Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
The inspiration came from Pinterest but the recipe had too many ingredients (I like 4-5 ingredient recipes) so I adapted it just like I did for the Smore's Cookie recipe. For this one I made a white cake mix just like the box said. Before spooning it into the muffin tin I stired in about 24 crushed oreos. Bake at 350 for 18 min. Cool. Frost and top with leftover crushed oreos. Glass of milk is a must...dunking is optional.
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Food Face Plates
Turn Dollar Store white plates into dinner time canvases in no time flat.


Click picture for directions.
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Nursing Cover Strap, burp cloths, and car seat pad

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Plastic Bag Storage
I bought one of those things that hang on the wall and keep all the baggies together. Only problem is it falls down ALL the time. So when I saw that someone was using an old Clorox wipe container to hold the bags I was all over it. Plus I had one in the recycling bin already. I whipped up a little something on my Silhouette so it didn't look so plain.
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Bacon Potato
While this sounded like a super easy idea at first I found that slicing a raw potato and then stuffing in a slice on uncooked bacon was a little difficult. The potato kept "breaking".
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Overall I'm loving my new obsession...if you haven't checked out pinterest yet please do. Leave me a comment and I'll send you an invite (so you don't have to wait for an account) I'd love to see what your P'interests' are.


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