Friday Fill-Ins

1. Ah, me...I should get away from this thing and do some housework.

2. Grilled cheese is what's on my mind most lately.

3. When I talk to my best friend, I feel happy.

4. Drinking water is what's working for me lately.

5. I recently saw The Avengers.

6. Baking fills me with joy!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet evening at home, tomorrow my plans include housework and Sunday, I want to do some yardwork! 

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Grilled Cheese Week, Day 3

Day 3:

Equal parts of cheddar cheese and fat free cream cheese.

It was a little difficult to spread onto the bread and I ended up using my fingers to put it on the bread slices.

On "regular bread" 

I think having it on our normal bread was a let down for the family, but the .69 loaf of white bread has to come into play at some point.

This was good, but not great. It had a nice creaminess to it, and was nicely gooey and stringy when bit into. This is my lowest ranking one so far. My oldest daughter said it tasted too much like a regular grilled cheese. While everyone else disagreed with that statement,we all ranked it at the bottom of the list.

Thursday 13 - Movies

13 Movies that I love.
Some are newer discoveries *cough*Marvel*cough* and some are favorites that I have had for ages. In no particular order. And some I am listing together or my list would be just a couple of things.

1. The Avengers - I know it's not released yet, but I got to go to an early screening of it last night! A friend texted me in the late afternoon yesterday and said "You're jealous, I'm going to see The Avengers" I told her that I was, indeed, very jealous. (she's not even into that sort of thing) She then told me that I would have been her first choice to ask if her kids didn't want to go. I thought that was mean! lol She then texted me a bit later and said that a ticket opened up. I forgave her for earlier meanness. 
2. Iron Man & IronMan II
3. Thor
4. The Incredible Hulk
5. Captain America
6. Sweeney Todd - it's been awhile since I've watched, maybe I'll pop in in the DVD player later.
7. Grease - I know, but I can't help it 
8. Pretty Woman
9. Dirty Dancing 
10. Toy Story - I love them all, but I think 2 is my least favorite.
11. Harry Potter - all of them! 
12. The Boondock Saints
13. Dream a Little Dream - I've loved this forever, along with Corey Haim

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Grilled Cheese Week Day 2

Grilled Cheese Week, Day 2
affectionately dubbed Grilled C.A.T.

Don't worry, It should make sense in a minute...

Today was a Grilled Cheese, Avocado, and Tomato.

The cheese was Colby-Jack, the bread was ciabatta.

It was delicious!!

Wordless Wednesday - Lake Michigan

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Grilled Cheese Week

We are going to have grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner all week.
It's not quite as boring as it may sound. We will be having different variations of sandwiches, the only think that will be the same is that there will be some sort of bread and a type of cheese.

We started today, with a Hawaiian Grilled cheese.

Cheddar cheese, ham, and pineapple rings, on sourdough bread.

They turned out to be really good and everyone loved them!

Chocolate peanut butter pretzel truffles

What a name, it's a mouthful. And once you try these you will have a full mouth!
Everyone loved these. By everyone, I mean my my kids, one friend who was lucky enough that I shared, and myself.
I found the recipe on Pinterest, which is where I find a good portion of my recipes these days. It was linked to Six Sisters' Stuff for the recipe, which credited another site, which, in turn credited another. Good stuff travels fast!
I modified the recipe by using a chocolate coating instead of melted chocolate chips with shortening, I never like how the results of that end up.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles

Makes about 18 truffles.

1½ cups crushed pretzels
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
Pinch of salt (optional)
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
chocolate candy coating (Wilton Candy Melts or CandiQuik)

1. Put your pretzels into a resealable plastic bag and crush into tiny bits, a rolling pin is helpful, and it lets you take out some aggression ; )
2. In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and salt (if desired.) Stir until all of the ingredients are completely blended & smooth. Stir in the pretzel bits and mix thoroughly. Add the powdered sugar and mix until completely combined.
3. Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Shape into a bite sized balls. Place the balls on the wax paper lined cookie sheet. One you have them all made, chill them in the refrigerator for at 30 minutes.
4. When ready to dip the truffles, microwave the chocolate coating according to directions, until completely melted and smooth.
5. Working one at a time, dip one peanut butter-pretzel ball into the melted chocolate and coat it completely using a fork to help cover it. Using the fork (and maybe a toothpick to help push it off of the fork, put it back on the wax paper lined sheet. Repeat with all of the peanut butter pretzel balls.
6. One the coating is set, garnish with a drizzle of melted peanut butter and crushed pretzels, if desired. 






Enjoy! Try not to eat them all in one sitting, but I won't tell if you do.