09.04.14

No Luck
Made my way to the Super Target this evening...with hopes of finding some new Oreos. No cookies, just M&M's. And they tasted nothing like pumpkin spice. The wait continues!

Pretzel Bites

Pretzel Bites
Decided to make some treats for the class I'm teaching tomorrow night. It won't take the place of green beer, but hopefully they will appreciate them. 

Easy to make treats and they can be done for any holiday.













Here's what you need:

• Square pretzels (I used Snyder's of Hanover.)
• Chocolate candy melts (Wilton is the brand I use.)
• M&Ms (For this particular batch I used mint due to the fact they were three different shades of green.)

Here's what you do:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Arrange the pretzels on the sheet.

4. Place one candy melt on each pretzel.

5. Place baking sheet in the oven for about 2 minutes. You will want to keep a close eye on the chocolates. You only want to get them melted enough so that the M&M can be pushed into the melted disc.

6. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and lightly press one M&M into each disc. You will want to move quickly.

7. Let the bites cool. This should take about an hour, depending on the type of chocolate you've used. If you are in a hurry, you can place them in the fridge for a little while.

Other options:

1. I had pretzels and discs left over, but no M&Ms. So I replaced the M&M with a whole pecan.
2. Use Rolos or Hershey Kisses in place of the candy melts. You can still top them with either M&Ms or pecans.

03.16.14

Baking & Golfing
After getting my groceries this morning, I got to work on my St. Patrick's Day treats. I have an 8AM meeting tomorrow for which I made pistachio bread and green fruit kabobs.

I am teaching a class tomorrow after school, so for this one I made pretzel bites.











Finally, I had to make something for my other peeps. Since I only remembered the Mint Oreos and almond bark, but not the cream cheese, I had to make dipped Oreos instead of my truffles. They are still yummy!

Later in the afternoon we got the 2014 golf season officially underway. We headed over to the Red Hawk range and hit some balls. It actually went really well...hope to make it out a few more times before heading to Arizona.