Name: Natalie
Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/90212798758089669/
What I Did: Wouldn’t this be cute for St. Patrick’s Day AND be easy? I’ve learned that nothing that looks cute on Pinterest is ever easy! I swapped out the Hershey’s Kiss for a Rolo… maybe that was my first mistake. Very sad Shamrocks!
My Result:
Name: Giselle K.
Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/458733912014378237/
What I Did: My sister and I wanted to try this for Easter, but it turn out that getting the white chocolate to spread evenly and look pretty was WAY harder then we thought. After many burns and white chocolate all over the kitchen, we finally gave up. This is the final result. At least they still tasted great.
My Result:
Next Time I Will: Figure out the best way to dip the truffles in the chocolate. That was definitely the hardest part.
Name: Lisa Mohrman
Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/95279348337621342/
What I Did: The cake can work, I believe, but the rice crispy ‘wheel’ is not sturdy even with several skewers through it.
My Result:
Next Time I Will: Really freeze the wheel solid.
Name: Jen
Original Inspiration: http://buddingbaketress.blogspot.com/2011/07/chewy-no-bake-cookies-cream-treats.html
What I Did: My oven was broken for a couple of weeks right over the Christmas holidays. I wanted to make a dessert for one of our family holiday celebrations but since I had no oven, I needed a no bake dessert. I stumbled across this one online that looked SO easy. It wasn’t until I was actually dumping the mixture into the pan that I realized…these are Rice Krispie treats just made with oreos instead of Rice Krispies. I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me when I read the recipe. This is also the instant I realized the tinfoil was going to be a nightmare. Why on EARTH lining the pan with tinfoil was part of the process is beyond me. The end result was a sticky, gooey mess that melded instantly to the tinfoil and was impossible to get off. Everytime I cut a square, the tinfoil came with it and I spent 5 minutes peeling off the tinfoil from the bottom piece by piece. I got nothing that looked like those perfectly shaped rectangular treats that are stacked up so nicely in the picture from pinterest.
My Result:
Next Time I Will: I definitely would NOT use tinfoil. I’d just spray the pan with baking spray before dumping the mix in…you know, like how you do with RICE KRISPIE TREATS!!! I also might consider not eating a handful of the oreos before starting. LOL! Maybe that upset the marshamallow/oreo balance which is what made them so gooey and sticky. This project cannot be saved. But I’m holding onto it for when I get my late evening snack cravings and I have no other food in the house to eat. Honestly? I’d rather just eat the oreos next time.
Name: Kelly
My Blog: http://www.thesisterscafe.com/2011/06/4th-july-strawberries
Original Inspiration: http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/recipes/dried-strawberries-ruscalleda/
What I Did: Fourth of July strawberries- Choc didn’t quite melt and I didn’t realize that I didn’t have any sprinkles until it was too late!
My Result:
Next Time I Will: Buy better chocolate!
