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Tasty Tuesday: Oreo Truffles

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! :)

I just wanted to share a very easy and delicious recipe with you guys -- Oreo Truffles! :D

What you need and what to do:

- A package of Oreos

Put Oreos in food processor and set some aside.

If you don't have a food processor, no worries - put the Oreos in a big Ziploc bag and crush them with a pan or something of that sort. ;P

- 1 softened cream cheese

Mix the Oreo crumbs with the cream cheese.

I know that probably doesn't look too appetizing, but I promise it's going to be delicious! ;)

Form the Oreo-cream cheese mixture into balls.

- Chocolate (or white chocolate)

Melt it - either by double boiler or microwave.

Dip the Oreo-cream cheese balls into the chocolate.

The chocolate chips I used were actually a bit too sticky, but it worked out okay. Next time, I'm probably gonna use a chocolate bar instead.

After dipping them in chocolate, sprinkle your saved Oreo crumbs on top - make sure you do that right away, while the chocolate is still melted and sticky.

Refrigerate for an hour or two... and taaaaaa-daaaaa:

Delicious and pretty Oreo truffles!

These are perfect to just munch at home, serve as dessert when you have friends over, or even as a gift! I'm actually thinking of making a bunch to give my friends for Christmas -- I know it's a long time from now, but it's never too early to start planning your Christmas gifts, haha. ;)

Isn't this recipe very easy to follow? And the truffles are just delicious! :)

Do you have a different truffle recipe? Is this a recipe you might want to try?

P.S. My Perricone giveaway is open until July 23rd! Click the link to enter for a chance to win any Perricone product of your choice. :D

Tasty Tuesday: Lemon Bars

Happy Tuesday!

It's finally beginning to feel like Summer. No more June gloom... at least I think so. ;) It's actually a good balance - not too cold, but not sweltering hot either. :)

I don’t know if you guys remember, but I mentioned in one of my older posts that next on my baking list is lemon bars. Guess what? I finally tried making lemon bars a few months ago! :D

I wasn’t able to take pictures of the whole process, but I did take a picture of the lemon bars I made. :)

Here's the recipe:

For the crust, you are going to need

1 cup flour

¼ cup confectioner's sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

½ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces

For the filling, you are going to need

3 tablespoons flour

½ cup fresh lemon juice

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

A pinch of salt

You will also need confectioner's sugar for dusting.

All you have to do:

- sift flour, confectioner's sugar, and salt – transfer to food processor

- add lemon zest and pulse – add butter a few pieces at a time, process until crumbly – transfer to a square pan (foiled and greased), and press evenly into bottom and sides

- bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit

- whisk together flour and lemon juice – add eggs, sugar, lemon zest, and salt – whisk until smooth

- pour filling into baked crust

- reduce heat to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for about 30 minutes

- cool – lift cookie from pan and place on cutting board

- dust with confectioner's sugar and cut into bars

And taaaaadaaaahhh, you will end up with yummy lemon bars!

Mine weren’t perfect, but they came out pretty well. And they were goooood. :D

Here are some other delicious lemon bars:

***images from Google***

Do you have your own recipe for lemon bars? Any tips for us?

If you end up trying out this recipe, let me know how it turns out for you! :)

And another reminder, my giveaway is open until June 18th! :D

Win $100 to spend on Shopbop!

Academy Awards: Party Ideas :)

Happy Friday!!! :D

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards is just two days away!

Anyone having an Oscar party? Anyone thinking of having one?

Here are some party ideas for everyone:

1. Recreate the Hollywood sign with cupcakes and toothpick letters.

Get store-bought cupcakes with plain icing, print out the letters, tape them into a toothpick, and voila!

2. Garnish your champagne glasses with star fruit. Since the fruit is already shaped like a star, all you have to do is slice them. :)

3. Make your own concession stand! Set up a corner with jumbo packs of candy, old-fashioned sodas (you can even find Coca-Cola packaged the old-fashioned way in grocery stores!), and mini bottles of bubbly.

4. Going to see a movie tonight? Save your popcorn box! Place your vase inside and put in beautiful flowers.

You can also try and ask the nice people at the theater concession stand if they can spare you a couple of popcorn boxes, so you won't have to buy another order of popcorn. ;)

5. For table settings, go to a party supply store (like Party City), and get gold plastic plates and utensils.

Turn your paper napkins into Oscar envelopes by following these steps:

Open the napkin and lay it flat. Fold in the top two corners to form a triangle. Fold the bottom edge of the napkin up until it meets the base of the triangle. Then, fold the top triangle down and seal with a gold seal and red ribbon.

6. Serve popcorn in different flavors: Cheesy, Sweet and Spicy, and Rocky Road.

For True Grit-inspired popcorn, serve barbecue rub with plain popcorn.

7. Did you love Black Swan? Have white chocolate martinis with dark chocolate shavings.

For the recipe, visit www.people.com/oscarparty.

8. If like me, you are rooting for The King's Speech, serve English tea sandwiches.

9. And scones with tea.

10. There might not be enough time for this last one, but you can save this idea if you ever want to have a Social Network-inspired party:

Order blue and white custom M&Ms, and have Facebook words like "Like", "Ignore", "Confirm", "Poke", etc. written on your M&Ms.

I hope these ideas helped you!

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! :D

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Here are links to my previous posts, if you haven't seen them yet:

Snow in California
Academy Awards: What will the stars wear?
L'Bri Body Wash Review

***images from http://www.foodnetwork.com/, http://www.people.com/, http://www.google.com/, and http://www.mymms.com/***

***basic ideas from http://www.foodnetwork.com/ and http://www.people.com/***

Food: Super Bowl Sunday

Happy Friday!

Doesn't it feel like it took forever for Friday to get here? But that's okay, it's the weekend and it's Super Bowl Sunday!

Okay, I have to admit, I'm really not a football fan because I really don't understand the rules and how to play it and all that (ssshhhh!), but I am a fan of food and I am super excited for Game Day yummyness! :D

Here are ten Super Bowl treats and recipes (that may just make your everyday favorites list):

*click the link to see the recipe*

1. Almost-Famous Spinach-Artichoke Dip

2. Sliders with Chipotle Mayonnaise

3. Mini Pork Cheeseburgers

4. Caribbean Chicken Wings

5. Alton Brown's Buffalo Wings

6. Melt-In-Your-Mouth Barbecued Ribs

7. Oatmeal Cream Cheese Butterscotch Bars

8. Sarah's PB&J Chocolate Bars

9. S'more Brownies

10. Tres Leches Cake with Mango

Aaaaahhh, now I'm hungry... I'm gonna go ransack my kitchen for something to eat. And I think I'm gonna bake something too... after blog-hopping, of course. ;)

Which of these would you like to try?

Have a fun and food-filled weekend, everyone! :D

***images and recipes courtesy of www.foodnetwork.com***

01.11.11 :D

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

It's 01.11.11! ;)

Just wanted to share some things with you guys.

It's Tuesday, so Pizza Hut has $10 pastas:

I was on Photobucket looking for a new wallpaper for my computer. I saw these cute and colorful photos:

On another note, www.freebeautyevents.com will be giving away 10 prizes. Each prize will consist of Venus Embrace Razor Kit and Revlon Expert Shapers Emery Boards. The contest will run until the 31st of January, and winners will be notified by the 15th of February.

Check out www.freebeautyevents.com to see if L'Oreal will be at your local Rite Aid - they will be promoting their True Match line, and they will hand out samples and coupons. Click the link to the site to find out more about makeovers, spa open houses, and sampling events in your area. :)

Lastly, don't forget to check out my previous posts if you haven't already. ;)

CSN Store: Shoes Got Sole
Travel Destination: San Francisco

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! :D

I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

And for all our friends from other parts of the world, Happy Thursday! :D

I am thankful for a lot of things. To name a few, I am thankful for:

-My family - We don't always get along and we all have our differences, but at the end of the day, we only get one family, so we really should love and appreciate ours. I know sometimes our families drive us crazy and we say one too many times that we wish we had a different one, but I doubt that we ever mean it. So yup, I am thankful for my family.

-My friends - I haven't seen them in months, but I know and I feel that they will always be there for me. I am soooo excited to see them for our annual Christmas get-together in December!

- My life - It's not perfect, but nevertheless, I am very thankful.

-My blogger friends - For making me feel loved and appreciated! Thank you!

What are you thankful for?

Another aspect of Thanksgiving that we all love is food, of course!

I am going to be in charge of corn bread and potatoes au gratin.

What are you guys having for Thanksgiving?

I probably won't be able to take pictures of the whole cooking/baking process, so I will leave you with these images:

cornbread

potatoes au gratin

***all images from

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! :D

Rocky Road Bars :D

Happy Monday, everyone!

It was raining today, and we should be expecting a few more days of showers - not really complaining - we could use a couple days of rain. And plus, I get to wear my boots! :D

A few weeks ago, I made rocky road bars. I actually got the recipe months ago from one of our fellow bloggers, however, I'm so sorry to say that I really can't remember whose blog it was. So, if this recipe came from you, or if you remember whose it is, please let me know. Sorry and thanks! :)

What we need:

12 oz. chocolate chips

I used semi-sweet chocolate chips.

3/4 cups chunky peanut butter

These were on sale at Food 4 Less - $1 each!

8 cups mini marshmallows

I think we can use more or less according to what we feel like.

Directions:

Mix chocolate chips and chunky peanut butter over hot water. Add marshmallows. Stir. Pour into a buttered pan. Let cool (for an hour or so). Cut into squares.

Simple, huh? :D

Taaa-daaa!