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My Tried & Tested (and tested again) Easy S’mores Recipe

6 Jun

I don’t usually post recipes on this here ol’ blog, because frankly I’m not really that awesome of a cook/chef/baker. I do rock at eating though, so that has to count for something.

While stuck in traffic one day last week, I was daydreaming about marshmallows (as I have been known to do). I had my par-DIY coming up and was thinking I should include some marshmallow-y goodness in my food offerings.

That’s where this easy peazy recipe was born and I even had the ingredients sitting my house just waiting for me to combine them. And yes, I’m sure there are 89,732 recipes on Pinterest that I could have used, but I was really trying to figure out the laziest recipe possible. Part of a lazy recipe is that I NOT go online and get sucked into Pinterest for 50 minutes.

What you need:
-          Marshmallows (I used the giant kind, but any size will work)
-          Chocolate chips
-          Graham crackers

Step 1: Grab your supplies. Eat a couple marshmallows and a handful of chocolate chips just to make sure nothing went stale. I know the packages aren’t open but it’s good to be sure!

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Step 2: Put some chocolate chips in a microwaveable container and heat it for a minute or so until mushy and easily mixable.  Put a couple graham crackers in a baggy and squish the crap out of them until they’re just crumbs.

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Step 3: Take a marshmallow and dip it in the chocolate. Then, do a little tap-tap-tap dance in the graham cracker crumbs.

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Step 4: Put the finished marshmallows in the freezer for a few minutes to set the chocolate.

{sorry, I don’t have a picture of this because I may have been taste testing some of my messier s’more creations…}

Step 5: Put them on a pretty plate and take a bunch of pictures on Instagram to make everyone jealous and hungry.

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That’s it, you’re done!

They were delicious and also kinda pretty to display at my party (um, par-DIY). When I asked for feedback the only recommendations were to USE MORE CHOCOLATE! So next time I’m going to cover the marshmallows halfway or even two-thirds of the way. I also might try using regular sized marshmallows, so that that you can just pop one in your mouth (rather than gingerly biting at it).

Anyway, if you get a sweet craving over the weekend check and see if you have these three ingredients sitting in your pantry and make yourself a little treat!

Photo a Day Challenge for August: Week Five

1 Sep

It’s official — I stuck with the Photo a Day challenge for August for the entire month!

The challenge was fun, but definitely got a bit tedious by the end of the month. I will not be doing the challenge for September, but might do one for November or December since I’m kind of in love with the holiday season.

If you missed it, here are the pictures from week one, week two, week three and week four.

Here are the photos from the fifth and final week:

Day 27: “tap” – yes, I was a creeper in the ladies bathroom taking a photo of the sinks. I love the way the photo turned out, but there is no denying that the ‘click’ noise of my camera was icky in a public bathroom!

Day 28: “clock” – I pass this clock every day on my way into work. Usually I’m late when I’m passing it, including this day.

Day 29: “down” – Kind of self explanatory. Shot this photo from our 2nd floor down to our 1st floor.

Day 30: “card” – I keep this thank you card on my work bulletin board to remind me that hard work is actually appreciated.

Day 31: “hidden” – this is a photo of the view from my parent’s house. The fog made everything look all cool and spooky and there were deer darting in and out of the fog, hidden unless you were looking for them.

Thank you to everyone who played along on twitter, instagram and here! You can also view everyone’s challenge photos by using #photoadayaug.

Photo a Day Challenge for August: Week Four

26 Aug

Okay, it’s my fourth week of completing the Photo a Day challenge for August and I have to admit, it’s getting a little tedious.

I was considering doing the challenge for September because I enjoy having a theme that I need to shoot for the day, I just feel like it’s getting a little boring to have a weekly blog post showing my photos. So, if you wouldn’t mind leaving a comment and letting me know whether you enjoy these photo posts or if you’re so over them, I’d appreciate it!

If you missed it, here are the pictures from week one, week two and week three.

Here’s week four:

Day 19: “hole” – I love this colander from World Market. It makes me happy!

Day 20: “today” – my work calendar for the month showing the 20th.

Day 21: “cool” – Cotton Monster and I both love the cool weather forecast for this week. Yay Autumn!

Day 22: “home” – Long, long day at work… getting home late.

Day 23: “pair” – I wore this pair of my grandmother’s earrings at my wedding. She’s such a hottie!

Day 24: “path” the pathway up to my front door.

Day 25: “fresh” – I’m totally in love with this hand soap and walk around the house dorkily sniffing my hands. Yum, honeysuckle!

Day 26: “dream” – my little man snuggle up in dream world.

If you’d like to play along, here are the rules. You can also follow me on twitter at @joulesdellinger (and I’ll follow you back!) and on instagram at pocketfulofjoules. You can also view everyone’s challenge photos by using #photoadayaug

Don’t forget to leave me a quick comment with your thoughts on whether I should continue to post these on a weekly basis. Have a happy Sunday!

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