A Culinary Pinterest Christmas!

About 6 months ago i joined Pinterest

and my life changed forever

Instantly I was a better wife, better cook, better designer, and really good at wasting time

I found hundreds of things I HAD to have, including new sewing projects (i don't sew) and thousands of ideas to redecorate my home, art projects for the boys, and endless ideas on how to braid my hair.

This Christmas we hosted Dan's family, and I was determined to make some new recipes

On Christmas morning I made this.

Boubon Vanilla French Toast Casserole

one word:

INCREDIBLE

my new go to breakfast dish

Just need whip cream next time

.and then I made some new Christmas cookies

only I substiututed cherries for cranberries

White Chocolate Cherry Snickerdoodle Cookies

one word

INCREDIBLE

and then for dinner I wanted to make something new

Typically we have crab or lobster

but I wanted to go meat

So i found this recipe on Pinterest

Poircini & Rosemary Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Port Wine Sauce

I substituted Tyme for rosemary and bought 8 lbs of

very nice Beef tenderloin

One word

INCREDIBLE

we also had white truffled portabllo mushrooms

and arugula pecorino asparagus

It was an incredible {did I mention that?} meal

one that we will put in the books and become my new Christmas meal

Merry Pinterest Everyone!

And Pinny New Year!

ha

0 comments

Another PinterTest Kitchen coming...

Since discovering Pinterest, I have this ideal that I have become a better chef and baker. Debatable. I've made a handful of things, and some have been incredible. LOVE YOU QUINOA!

Since I am in Phoenix, I was not able to participate in this week's linky Pintertest Kitchen. But this i what I am going to tackle next! Yum Yum

0 comments

PinterTest Kitchen: Dump Cake

Here we go. A linky party!

About Baking

Which is sad because I don't bake 

but I want to 

so thats why I am Linking and Pinning

Soooooooooo

I blame my friend Lauren for introducing me

I've made it 8 times in 2 months

It's called a Dump Cake

because you dump everything in.

DUH.

...and I think it will save marriages

and it is why I have not lost the baby weight

You need 3 ingredients

I package white {or yellow} cake mix

2 cans of pie filling

2 sticks of butter

375 for 45 minutes

Easy Peasy

Turn Oven to 375

I like to use two cans of Cherry Pie filling and half a can of crushed pineapple (drain juice first)

Dump and stir together

Dump in white cake mix

Cut up 2 sticks of butter

cover cake with a butter sweater like this 

So this is not a LOW FAT food, btw

Pop in oven for 45 minutes until crusty and goldeny brown

Eat hot or cold

with Whip Cream or Ice cream

Just don't eat the whole pan

Thank You Jess.

This was fun.

Join me next week as I tackle the Monte Cristo!

2 comments