Friday, January 20, 2012

Smores Bars



Smores Bars 

A graham cracker crust layered with Hershey Chocolate Bars and Marshmallow Creme topped with more graham cracker crust! Try not to eat the whole pan in one sitting. They are scrumptious!!!!! 
Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 king-sized milk chocolate bars (e.g. Hershey’s)
  • 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff (not melted marshmallows)
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix at a low speed until combined.
  3. Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized Hershey’s bars should fit perfectly side by side, but break the chocolate (if necessary) to get it to fit in a single layer no more than 1/4 inch thick. Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (most easily achieved by flattening the dough into small shingles and laying them together).
  4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.




recipe source: Love in the oven

Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Cookies





Baileys Irish Cream and Cookies together? Yes! And they were DELICIOUS! So amazing!!  

Recipe: 
Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of butter softened 
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar 
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 8 tablespoons Bailey's Irish Cream Liquor 
  • 2 2/3 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cups cocoa powder 
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder 
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt 
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips 
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips 
Instructions: 
Preheat oven to 350F. In a bowl of an electric mixer cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Add in Bailey's one tablespoon at a time. Add flour, cocoa powder, instant coffee, baking soda and salt and mix until combined. 

Fold in chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for 4-6 hours. Roll dough into balls and set on a baking sheet lined with a silpat liner. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 












Recipe Source:www.howsweeteats.com 

Friday, January 13, 2012

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 hr Cream Gel Shadow

Image source: maybelline.com 

On a recent visit to Target I saw a display of the new products Maybelline released. I came across these eyeshadows. Just by looking at their packaging they reminded me instantly of MAC Paint Pots which I LOVE! I decided to give them a shot and tried out three colors- Bad to the Bronze, Too Cool (white) and Painted Purple. 

That night I decided to use them and was so happy with the results! They are just like MAC paint pots, only difference for me was that Maybelline Color Tattoo's are a bit creamier. I have now used them as an eyeshadow base and worn by themselves. The packaging is also really nice, glass containers that  are clear on the bottom so you can easily distinguish each color.  I absolutely love them and cannot wait to purchase more colors. I purchased each one for about $6.99. 

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries are classic. They NEVER get old. And the options are endless. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate but whatever you do please spend the extra money for the good quality chocolate it really does make all the difference. Feel free to dip them in just about anything chocolate chips, any kind of nuts, crushed Oreo cookies, Heath bits, crushed pretzels or graham crackers, sprinkles, even caramel! Get creative! :) Over the years I have made tons of different kinds of chocolate covered strawberries but my favorites seem to be chocolate covered rolled in crushed Oreo cookies and chocolate covered rolled in a mixture of Heath Toffee Bits and finely chopped almonds! Delish!

Next Stop...Bondi Beach, Sydney Australia


In five short weeks I will be headed on a 15hr plane ride to Sydney, Australia!! This will be my first vist to a country below the equator. My sister will accompany me as we set out for a memorable holiday. We are lucky enough to be staying with my cousin Lucy who lives in Bondi Beach. I am thrilled and cannot wait to share pictures I will have taken myself. Now in the mean time if I can control my shopping habits and sugar habits I will be ready for the beach! :) 
image courtesey of google images

Well hello there :)

Over the past few years I have become very involved in blogs and thought it was about time to start my own. I currently have a Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Tumblr and Pinterest so I thought it was only natural to add this. Besides my family and friends there are 3 main things that my life revolves around desserts, traveling and shopping.