S'more Bars

This will be my last post of the the night. I will continue tomorrow when I get off work.

I made these for my friends birthday because she LOVES s'mores. She even had a s'mores bar at her wedding :) They were so good and went very, very fast, because who doesn't like a good s'more? Especially when you can eat it with a fork.

*It says not to cut till all the way cool, but I ran out of time and had to cut them. They were very gooey and messy but tasted even better with the melted chocolate and warm marshmallow in the middle.

http://www.bakedperfection.com/2008/07/smore-cookie-bars.html

Sweet Baby Ray's Crock Pot Chicken

This was the first recipe I ever made using a crock pot. Now I am very excited that it is almost crock pot weather :)

*I also added onions to the crock pot

**Would taste good with Hasselback potatoes.

http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/tamara-martin/sweet-baby-rays-crockpot-chicken/quick-easy-chicken

Hasselback Potatoes

I made these to go along with turkey burgers one night. They are a different option when you are wanting potatoes with your meal. Plus look awesome!

*The longer you leave them in the oven, the more they taste like fries.

**I omitted the garlic because I didn't have any at the time, instead I put little bits of butter in between some of the slits.

***And of course instead of salt I used Tony's :)

http://www.seasaltwithfood.com/2009/05/hasselback-potatoes.html

Baked Chicken Legs with Mashed Potatoes

This is a little meal that I made up on my own that is quite simple.

What you need:

• 8 Chicken drumsticks
• 1 cup + Dry white wine of choice (I used Chardonnay, but you can also use Sherry)
• 1/2 cup or so Lemon juice
• 1 Yellow onion
• 1/2 bag Carrots
• Season with rosemary, oregano, and what ever other spices you like

What you do:

• Bake in the oven at 400 for an hour.

Strawberry Cream Puff Cake

Delish. Enough said. Plus the recipe was very easy to follow.

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/04/strawberry-cream-puff-cake.html

Baked Sweet n Sour Chicken with Fried Rice

I have made this recipe many times, but every time I make it I am so excited to eat it I forget to take a photograph.

Since I moved to Springfield, finding St. Louis style Chinese food had been very difficult. Luckily, Pinterest came into my life and I have discovered many tasty Chinese dishes. This beats any other sweet n sour recipe.  Plus it is baked and not fried giving you a not-so-guilty feeling for eating way too much of it :)

*It's a little on the sweet side, so you can definitely cut back on the sugar a little bit.

**I also did not use all of the oil it called for because I felt it was a little excessive and would then have to be considered a fried dish.

http://life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2010/09/baked-sweet-and-sour-chicken-with-fried.html

Asian Inspired Flank Steaks with Fried Rice and Parmesan Roasted Green Beans

I clearly decided to just go ahead and repost everything. I hope you all enjoy!

I made this meal for Joey's birthday, that was in June. It was the first Pinterest meal I had ever made and it turned out quite nicely I thought.

*With the fried rice I also added a Tablespoon of minced ginger.

**For the green beans I used Tony Chachere's cajun seasoning instead of salt and pepper, it is my go to when salt is needed.

***Another time I made the green beans I used Feta cheese instead of parmesan, it tasted even better!


http://savorysweetlife.com/2011/04/the-pioneer-womans-black-heels-to-tractor-wheels-and-asian-inspired-flat-iron-steak-recipe/

http://life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2010/09/baked-sweet-and-sour-chicken-with-fried.html

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/11/roasted-parmesan-green-beans.html