I've mentioned in the
past how great we think Pinterest is. You get to share all the amazing things on the internet, and also have a quick (and visual) way of finding the links again! So I've been inspired to do a few of the things I've pinned which have turned out surprisingly well...unlike the ones over at
CraftFail (seriously- so funny).
First up we have
baked avocado fries. I'm a fan of anything with avocado, and especially of something that tastes deep fried but isn't. My friend Jessica and I made this before another one of her viewing nights of the Bachelor (don't judge us) and were pleasantly surprised how tasty they turned out - and they were super easy! We spritzed a bit of lemon juice on them after they were done baking and sprinkled on Parmesan, and it added that little extra flavor. Find the easy and delicious recipe
here.
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| pictures from the original recipe |
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| and ours! I think ours look even better than the original. |
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| they tasted as good as they look! |
Next up we have
Nutella Pound Cake. Today is Valentine's Day and instead of getting my boyfriend some lame card that he wouldn't care about anyway, I baked him something since we all know the way to a man's heart is through is...tongue I suppose? Anyway, I looked to Pinterest for "pinspiration" (har har har) and didn't have to look far....nutella pound cake.
Side story: Nutella is from Germany, where my family is from. We used to bring over several jars when I was younger and when I would bring Nutella sandwiches to school, everyone would be all "Ewwww, chocolate on bread? That's sick!" ...flashforward 14 years and everyone just can't get enough of it. I was a trendsetter even back in 2nd grade.
...moving on. So Nutella poundcake it was for this year's VDay present. The recipe is pretty straight forward - find it
here. We just cut into it and it is delicious. A perfect combination of crunchy, chocolatey and ...pound cakey. You know what I mean!
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| The original - they used mini pound cake pans. |
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| Mine - we used a normal sized pound cake pan |
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| I was concerned about the "blackened" Nutella but the crunchiness actually really adds to it. |
Have you had success recreating your Pinspirations? Or are you about ready to submit a post to CraftFail?
If you are interested in following me on Pinterest and seeing all the things I pin (yummy food, pretty clothes, puppies), you can find me
here!
