Thursday, July 19, 2012

Pinterest Pin Ups

Ice Cream Sandwiches
This week I tried three different ideas from Pinterest. 

I made these yummy ice cream sandwiches for a dinner we hosted on Tuesday.  They were a complete hit!  

I made chocolate chip cookies, let them cool and then added a scoop of vanilla ice cream to them.  I rolled a few of them in sprinkles and smarties for the kids.  






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Here is the chocolate chip cookie recipe I use:
2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup of butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips


Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a larger bowl until creamy. Ads eggs one at a time, beating well. Gradually beat flour mixture in. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375 for 9 to 11 minutes. (9 if you want them gooey!).




Rainbow of Fruit


I also made this cute rainbow of fruit to bring to a pool party we went to at Monika's house.  

This was really easy to make and a huge hit with the kids.  I added the chocolate coins to make it look like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!  

The kids loved this!  They gobbled it up as fast as I set it down.


 
Zucchini Boats
I also made these zucchini boats for dinner this week!  Owen hates zucchini, so I thought this would be a great way to make zucchini fun! 

Just cut a zucchini in half lengthwise and trim a little off the bottom so it sit still in a baking dish*** Scoop out the center where the seeds are with a spoon*** Brush the surface with a mixture of crushed garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper*** Arrange halved grape tomatoes into the grooves, sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes*** Remove and place diced fontina or mozzarella in between the tomatoes, place them back in, but now under the broiler til golden and bubbling***Remove and drizzle with olive oil and a sprinkling of grated parmesan. You will love this as a side dish!

The recipe can be found on this blog with lots of other great recipes:

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