Pinterest Frenzy

Alright, so I know I've been a little MIA for the last few months, but I'm going to try and remedy that with a slew of posts of what I've made. After all, I didn't waste any of that time offline by cooking. Oh no, why would I ever do such a thing! :)

The coming weeks will hopefully be filled with more recipes that I've tried once.. twice... occasionally, three or four times. However, if you can't wait for the recipe and my take on it, here's a list of what's been occupying my time in between moving around Europe and the States, studying, making friends, cooking and crafting.

*** I've tried each of the following recipes and they've all turned out great. If you want any other ideas, just take a look on my main Pinterest board. Happy Cooking!

Savory
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Whiskey Glazed Carrots
Pesto Stuffed Proscuitto Wrapped Chicken
Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
Garlic Butter Spaghetti with Herbs

Sweet
Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Cupcakes
Grand Marnier French Toast
Peanut Butter Honey Banana Ice Cream
Chocolate Loaf Cake
Buttermilk Banana Blueberry Bread

I've tried multitudes more but each of the above comes with special memories and stories I'll be posting up as I have time.

Black and White and everything inbetween

Like little yin-yang chocolate treats, these peanut butter crackers are made even more special when coated in two types of chocolate. Feel free to change it up any way you like, instead of peanut butter, use Nutella, or even both. Don't like white chocolate? Melt up some dark chocolate and sprinkle with a dash of sea salt for a sweet and salty treat.Ritz Cracker Sandwiches

1 sleeve of Ritz crackers (I used whole wheat Ritz because that's what I had on hand)
Creamy Peanut Butter
White and Semi-Sweet Chocolate to coat

Taking about a 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter, spread it on a cracker and top with another. Continue until the entire sleeve of Ritz crackers is gone (minus the ones being munched on in the process of creating peanut butter cracker sandwiches).

Line a pan with foil or parchment paper. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl on top of a pan with about an inch of simmering water. Dip one half of the sandwich in the white chocolate, set on the pan to set in the fridge for about 10 minutes. When the chocolate is set again, take them out and repeat with semi-sweet chocolate for the other uncoated half of the cracker sandwich. Place in the fridge again to finish setting (or if you're impatient like me, 5 minutes in the freezer should do the trick. ^_^)It should make about 16 sandwiches.... depending on how many Ritz you eat before they get peanut butter sandwiched between them... or if they've survived this ordeal... how many you eat before they get smothered in chocolate...