RILEY'S HAPPY LIFE

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Pink Rose Lamp

The lamp was made from artificial flowers bought from the craft store. Simply cut the flowers from the stem and adhere with a hot glue gun.
Taken from Design Dazzle Blog

NUT BARS....thanks "Chef in Training" Blog

NUT BARS

1/2 cup butter
1 cup Nutella
3/4 cup chocolate chips (use semi-sweet or dark, milk would be far too sweet and you’d lose the chocolate flavor)
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
2/3 cup hazelnuts
13 cups (more or less) or one 12oz box of hearty wheat/corn/rice cereal like Crispix or Chex – try to find a hearty version so it doesn’t break down when stirring
3 cups powdered sugar

In a 350 degree preheated oven, roast hazelnuts until fragrant and light brown, about 8 minutes

Allow to cool and remove as much of the skin as you can with a towel

Grind up hazelnuts finely in a food processor

Put the cereal in a large bowl and set aside.

In a pan over medium-low heat, melt butter, chocolate, and white chocolate, stirring constantly.

When all is melted, remove from heat and add Nutella and stir until mixed in, then add hazelnuts and stir well.

Slowly pour over cereal.

Stir with your hands! (make sure they are clean first!) It is MUCH easier than with a spoon. It may take some time since the the batter is thick.

Dump into a gallon size zip-lock bag and pour in powdered sugar. Start out with a little and add more as needed. You don't want them TOO coated with powdered sugar because they will end up tasting to sweet. Zip up the back and shake it until they are coated.

Enjoy!

NEIMAN MARCUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE

An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced
simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. Our signature chocolate chip cookie
is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, we won't perpetuate it
here. If you have, the recipe below should serve to refute it. Copy it, print it out, pass
it along to friends and family. It's a terrific recipe. And it's absolutely free.
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml