04.08.15

Busy Day

The 3rd graders got a shipment of cabbages today...brought me back to my days of Cabbage Patch Kids.

Erin got a brand new container of Red Vines today...YUM!!!

Finally, ended the evening with golf league at Red Hawk. The weather was a little better, but not by much. We had a few distractions during our round.

10.29.14

Day Three - Team Up
Had to be the rebel today and go with the other local team and pull out my Avs jersey.

Also had a great final night of league golf...will be missing everything about it though this off-season. And who doesn't love some sweet treats...especially when they are from the "darkside".

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.

02.01.14

Super Bowl Sweets
Well, I'm going half homemade & half purchased for dessert tomorrow. Last week I decided to go with a favorite of some friends, as well as mine - the Oreo, and make "Slutty Cheesecake Bars." Yes. That's really their name...sorry mother! ;) After looking over the recipe they are made in an 8x8 pan, so I was afraid that I would need something else. So, I decided to make an order to The Bundt Shop for the "Manning Mini" special.


In closing...One. More. Sleep.

01.31.14

Nacho Cupcakes
Today our Specials Team hosted the monthly "Friday Treats" at school today. Back in August, when we chose this date and decided on our Tailgating - Super Bowl theme, we were all very hopeful that our home team would be in the big game!! Being able to have a Bronco-themed day was AWESOME!!

The team put together a great spread of food...chips & dips, Lil' Smokies, meatballs, pulled pork, chili, Bronco cookies, and the nacho cupcakes! The cupcakes were a big hit and they were so fun to make! (They were Pinterest inspired of course!) Here were the ingredients:

• chocolate fudge cupcake
• yellow frosting (cheese)
• strawberry preserves (salsa)
• Sour Punch Bites (jalapenos)
• sugar-cinnamon tortillas (chips)

01.29.14

Friday Treats
Our specials team is in charge of "Friday Treats" this week. Started working on my cupcake creations tonight. This is one of the toppings...anxious to see how they turn out!