Jul 1, 2012

Granola, Scones and Berries

I love Pinterest!  Great ideas and a lot of handy tips.  I'm trying to take advantage of Pinterest and use what I find, not just pin and not use anything.  The other day, I finally went grocery shopping (I'm really, really bad about keeping groceries) and bought items to specifically make some recipes from Pinterest.  I'm going to link back to the original blogs or websites but if you want to find the Pinterest link, you can find me by clicking the Pinterest button to the right.


5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Original Pin     Recipe: how sweet it is

Oats, peanut butter, honey, peanuts (Chia seeds - I didn't use these and they're optional.) are the only necessary ingredients.  I added chocolate chips and white chocolate chips.  The pan I used was smaller so they were thicker.  I also didn't have spray so I had to use butter and the sides got a little, toasty.  It tastes good though!  I can even imagine it being good warmed up with some milk over it or maybe melting a little more peanut butter on the top.  This was quick and easy to make!





Easy, Irresistible Scones
Original Pin     Recipe: Southern Living

I LOVE scones.  Especially the mini ones from Target, so when I found this recipe, I got excited.  I decided to go with the savory bacon, cheddar and chive scones.  My batter didn't turn out quite right.  I think I mixed it for too long.  It was definitely crumbly when I made it into the little "mound" so I had to work it a little more to get it to stick together and the individual pieces fell apart a bit.  These are AWESOME though.  Especially heated up a bit.  mmmm!  The fiance approves too!




Rinsing Fruit in Vinegar
Original Pin   Idea: A Pretty Life

Finally, I tried rinsing fruit off with vinegar.  It worked!  It definitely left behind traces of dirt in the water and everything looked clean.  The strawberries still haven't molded. The skins are a little "stretchier" than usual, but they taste just fine.  I have a non-washed and washed strawberry sitting next to each other in my fridge to see how well it really works.

Can't lie, I'm kinda proud of these pictures.  I think they turned out nicely.



Update - The strawberries ended up looking about the same after a week.  I'll probably keep doing the rinse just to get them clean, but I didn't notice it extending the life any.

Have you ever made scones before? If so, do you have a recipe you would recommend?  I'm always on the hunt for good (and easy) recipes!

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