PINspiration: Valentine Dinner Dessert

How many times have you seen an idea on pinterest, tried and thought how cool, I should totally share this; or if you are a blogger, this would make a great post idea? I see cool pins all the time that I am dying to share! So I've decided to start a new "series" (I put in quotation marks because it will not be a regularly). As you can see the title is PINspiration:..... So every time I see a cool pin and try it (or not) I will post it with a link to the original source! Okay? Okay!

Well now that that's done- Valentines Day is coming up!

Every year our family has a tradition, on Valentines Day we have a fun dinner with as many things red as possible. Strawberries...Yep. Red Colored Mashed Potatoes...... Uh-huh. Rolls dyed red........every year. 

And Jello! As I was browsing Pinterest I came across this cool way to make your Jello:

(Pin Source)


You can find the original website here. For our Christmas dinner this year (yeah it was kind of a long time ago...) I decided to try it!
Here are my pics:

 

 

My verdict? I think they looked pretty fancy, but were a little too much trouble to do every time you make Jello. They are perfect for a party or Holiday dinner though! Another note, our glasses didn't fit as perfectly as the ones in the picture so we had to use blocks to prop them up.

 

 

 



 

 

How to make your Brownies 10x better in one easy step!

I love brownies- they are so easy to make and are super yummy! I also love chocolate. Who doesn't?

There is nothing better than ooey gooey chocolatey brownies fresh out of the oven!

But, although mixes are yummy and easy, they don't always have ooey gooey chocolatey part.

But you can change that in one super, easy step with ingredients you have on hand!

All you have to do is:

Add 1 cup of Chocolate Chips.

That's it! Nothing else. You just follow the directions on the package and add the chocolate chips.

Bam. Done. Over. Instantly better brownies.

 

Just in case you are wondering- it doesn't matter what kind of chocolate chips you use. I usually use semi- sweet, but I have also used milk chocolate and that is super yummy too! I have also tried putting in Hershey M&Ms and peanut butter chips. All wonderfully delicious!

 

I promise it works! Do have any easy secret baking tips?

 

Have a great day!

-Shelby

The post that was going to be a delicious recipe..

Originally this was going to be a great post on how to make a delicious dessert. But then we had a really busy (but great) weekend and I ended up not making a dessert. We ended up having 2 awesome (but store bought) pies/cakes over the course of the weekend. So instead of posting a tutorial on how to make a dessert, I will post about 2 pies/cakes that will save you in a pinch. (a.k.a the time you were supposed to take a dessert to a party and you forgot until 5 minutes before)

 

#1: Edwards Pies
My personal 2 favorites are Salted Caramel Pie (SOOO Good!) and Hershey^®'s** Crème Pie.
I'm sure they are all great though- I have only tried a few.




 

#2: Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Cake
This was also really good! I have never tried the vanilla, only the chocolate. It is chocolate cake with a type of frosting and in my opinion it tastes best cold . So good!

Have a great day!
-Shelby

P.S: You can read my other dessert post about making Cherry Crisp here.

Cherry Crisp

Every Sunday I bake dessert- I really like to eat it - I mean bake it. :) I love easy, quick, and delicious desserts! And Cherry Crisp is all of those! Seriously- It only takes 3 ingredients!

Ingredients:

• 1 box of white or yellow cake mix
• 1 Stick of butter
• 1 can of pie filling (any fruit)

Instructions: 

1. Preheat your oven to 350
2. Pour your can of pie filling into the pie plate. 
3. Melt the butter, combine it with cake mix in a medium sized bowl.
4. Mix them together with your hands, they should be chunks that you can sprinkle over the top of the filling. 
5. Sprinkle the mix on, this is your crust.
6. Bake for 30 minutes! 

And you're done!