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Food, Sweet

Marshmallows – Chocolate Peanut Butter

Start with the basics.. oh yeah, and peanut butter too

I had a craving. I wanted peanut butter, chocolate, and marshmallows. So what do you do when you have a craving like that? Make something with all of it! So I melted some chocolate in the microwave until it was smooth, dipped in a marshmallow and put it on some wax paper. Into the fridge for 10 minutes and I pulled them back out. Microwaved some peanut butter in the microwave until it was smooth and dipped the marshmallows in that. Back into the fridge for 5 minutes. And then I had a snack! Nom nom!

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Food, Sweet

Hot Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats

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Every Rice Krispy Treat starts with a little love and innovation. I haven’t made regular Rice Krispy Treats in awhile, and honestly I wasn’t going to start now.

It got a little cold out, so inevitably I immediately thought of making hot chocolate. Then genius struck – Hot Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats. So while I melted the 3 tablespoons of butter and the bag of marshmallows, I dumped in a bag of dry hot cocoa mix. Folded in the six cups of Rice Krispys and then pushed it into a brownie pan.

But it was missing something, so I melted a quarter cup of chocolate chips in the microwave. In ten second intervals, melt the chocolate until you can smooth it out, then more it over the treats.

Hot Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats

3 tablespoons butter
1 package (10 oz., about 40) Jet Puffed Marshmallows, 10 oz
OR
4 cups JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 package of Hot Chocolate Mix

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Food, Sweet

Caramel Apple Rice Krispy Treats

Who doesn’t like caramel apples?

So I still had apples hanging around the house, but there was no way I was going to just eat an apple. Seriously, I’ve been in a slump of not making anything too exciting, so I took an evening of being lazy around the house and decided to do something about my sweet tooth. So what did I come up with? A craving for Rice Krispy Treats that lead to a great dessert. If you like caramel apples, you’ll like this.

Basically, it’s the same as a Rice Krispy Treat, but you’ll have to also buy some additional ingredients.

Get:
6 cups of Rice Krispy cereal
A 10 oz bag of regular marshmallows
3 Tablespoons of margarine
1 Granny Smith apple
1 Tablespoon of cinnamon

For topping:
15 caramel candy cubes
1 Tablespoon of water

Peel and dice up the apple. Saute in a pan with 1 of the tablespoons of margarine and the cinnamon. Cook down until the apple is softened.

The house started smelling like apple pie at this point.

Add in the bag of marshmallows and the rest of the margarine. Cook down until all the marshmallows are melted.

Almost there….

Start folding in the Rice Krispies, one cup at a time until everything is in. Put into a brownie pan and let it cool.

While that is resting, in a clean pan, add the caramels and cook on low with the water until it melts and is smooth. Then drizzle over the treats, let rest, cut up, and enjoy!

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Food, Savory

Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

The basics. Something we can all do, and should know how to do. So I’m gonna give you the secret to my favorite treat.

Gather the following and read on.

This kept me alive and not broke when I lived in France. I would take the tram down to the grocery store and buy a container of fresh mozzarella. That’s the kind that’s a plastic tub full of semi-clear liquid and tiny white balls floating in it. Then I’d grab a few tomatoes (sometimes from the market) and bring them back to my host mom’s house. (I’ll tell you about her house sometime. Loved living there, even if it was only for four months.)

Anyway, I’d cut the tomatoes up into small pieces, and cube the mozzarella into similar sized pieces. Put them in a bowl and added ground pepper and sea salt. (I didn’t want to steal all the spices from my host mom’s cabinet, after all.)

Put that on a loaf of French bread (fresh from the bakery that’s below the apartment), and toast it in the oven. You’ve got heaven.

Now that I’ve brought the “recipe” home, I’ve added some more spices. Mostly garlic powder and some cayenne. A dash of parsley and some oregano and it’s perfect. Serve it with my toast bites I make and you’ve made yourself a quick appetizer to take to your next party or a picnic in the park. I’m invited, right?

Yummy and ready for the picnic!

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