Pinterest Picks

Pinterest is a great place to go to look for some culinary inspiration. It's time again for me to share some of my latest recipe attempts.

1. Hasselback Potatoes 

image from http://www.seasaltwithfood.com/



These potatoes were pretty good.  I can say that it was pretty difficult to not cut all the way through the potato though and to keep the slices a pretty uniform size.  It was a fun, different way to serve potatoes, and I will definitely be fixing them again...when I get a sharper knife.





2.  Mini Breakfast Frittatas

image from Food Network

I love this recipe, or really I call it a method.  I saw Giada make these on the Food Network a while back and have made them numerous times since.  They are quick and easy.  Honestly, I have made so many of varieties of these because you can put any combination of meat/veggie/cheese that you like. 





3.  Brown Paper Bag Microwave Popcorn



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Yes, this really works, and is GREAT!  If you love popcorn and want a fun way to serve it, please give this a try.  It's a wonderful way to control the amount of oil and salt you use. 

4.  My Fridge Food

image from http://www.myfridgefood.com/

Finally, this is just a really neat website that can help you make dinner out of the ingredients you have on hand.  Any meal is just a few clicks away. 

Have you all tried any recipes worth making again?  Any worth avoiding?

Pinterest Picks

When I joined Pinterest a few months back, I became a pinning queen.  I love finding inspiration about clothes, crafts, big projects, photography and of course recipes.  On my food board alone I have 274 pins! 

Is it realistic that I am going to try 274 different recipes? (Actually it's more since some of the pins have multiples, ex: 15 Portable and Delicious Breakfast Baked Goods.)  Probably not, but I have committed to trying several of them. 

Here's some of the ones that I have already tried.

1.  Nutella Hot Chocolate- I am in love with all things Nutella.  When I saw this pin, it was something I immediately made.  Just warm up milk on the stove top.  Add Nutella.  Stir until melted.  It was so simple and delicious.  Sounds like my Nutella Coconut Coffee from the other day.  :)

2.  The Two Ingredient Cake- Seriously?!? Yes!!! It was incredible and delicious.  I changed it up a bit and bought a "butter" cake mix.  I did not use the recipe for the apple cider glaze.  I made a half batch of chocolate frosting using The Pioneer Woman's recipe.  You must try this recipe. 

3. String Cheese Baked in Egg Roll Wrappers- If you open the link, it is a recipe for fried cheese sticks, but if you read through all the comments you will notice there are tips for baking them.  Please, don't waste your time.  I tried cutting the cheese into smaller bits, so it wouldn't explode and seep out of the wrappers.  I tried changing the oven temperature to help with the odd texture of the wrappers.  Nothing seemed to work for me.  Sorry, this recipe was a fail.

4.  Roasted Cabbage- I don't know why I never thought of this before.  Roasting is my preferred way to cook veggies.  This was delicious.  The recipe states to cut the cabbage into rounds, but I have started cutting mine into wedges.  I also do not use caraway or fennel seeds.  I season mine with salt, pepper, and dashes of garlic powder and paprika. 

I've tried several more recipes and will keep you informed.  I hope to make this Pinterest rating thing a regular post.  Hope you all find it helpful. :)



(Also, I have no idea who took the original pictures for the recipes to give credit.  none of these photos are mine, only what I've pinned on Pinterest.)