Fluffernutter Cookies

Before I met my husband I had never heard of a Fluffernutter. We people on the West coast just don't know the joys of a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich were within our grasp. The East coast has been keeping quite a secret all this time! I remember the first time he made one and smiled proudly as he handed it to me... just waiting for my reaction as he knew I would love it. So, I took a bite and felt as though I had spent my whole life missing out on something so simple and so wonderful. It changed my life :)

We were coming up with some more treats for his co-workers and decided to apply the same brilliant fluffernutter idea to some chocolate chip cookies. The results were insanely delicious! All we did was make some chocolate chip cookies with the recipe on the back of the chocolate chip package and spread some marshmallow fluff on the back of one cookie..

 



Then of course some crunchy peanut butter on another cookie...

 

And smoosh two together! A Fluffernutter Cookie is born! I discovered that the marshmallow oozed out of the cookies a little bit, which isn't that big of a problem, but putting them in an airtight bag or container and leaving them in the fridge helped with that a little bit. You really have to try this! You wont regret it I promise! Enjoy!



Unicorn Poop

Well, that is what my husband likes to call it anyway... but whatever we call it, it sure is delicious! We kind of came up with the idea once when we were looking for a fun and quick treat to make for a party. Its simple and cheap, and I do think I mentioned delicious, Basically its a s'more haystack but I prefer the name my Hunny gave it.

What you need:

Package of milk chocolate chips
4-5 cups of Golden Graham cereal
3-4 cups of mini marshmallows

Now, I like to put a little bit of vegetable oil in the bottom of the pan but this is optional. Melt the chocolate chips in a pot over low heat. Stir in Golden Grahams until coated with chocolate. Mix in the Marshmallows until everything is coated with chocolate and the marshmallows become gooey. Scoop spoonful onto a piece of parchment paper and either let sit on the counter to harden, or place in the fridge. That's it! Sooooo simple right??? I made these for my Hunnys co workers and they loved them so much they've requested them a couple of times. They cant believe that it is so easy to make and keep asking for the real recipe :) Enjoy!

Small Batch Sauerkraut

I loooooove me some Sauerkraut! Ive never made It before but decided it was time to give it a go. I didn't want to make a giant batch in case it didn't work out, so I went with just one head of cabbage which made one jar. Its very simple too! Of course now I have 10 days to wait before I can try it, but Im sure itll be worth it in the end.

What you need:

1 head of cabbage
4 teaspoons of picking salt or pure kosher salt
1 quart jar

So first things first. Quarter and then core the cabbage. Slice it into very thin strips and put them into a bowl.

 

After you've sliced it all, sprinkle the 4 teaspoons of salt over it and mix together with your hands.

 

Now you have to SQUEEEEZE it! Squeeze the heck out of it. Liquid with start to form and that is going to be your brine. Youll want enough that it will cover the cabbage in the jar so keep on going until you get a fair amount.

 

The cabbage will reduce a bit so don't be worried at first that all of your cabbage wont fit into the jar

 

Pack the cabbage into your clean jar and pour the liquid over the top. You want to make sure that all of the cabbage is submerged.

 

 

To keep the cabbage down while it ferments, use a small bowl or a ziplock bag with water in it to hold it down. I found that the bag of water worked like a charm.

 



 



Since this will be fermenting, the liquid will probably end up spilling over the top so place your jar in a bowl and set into a cool room temperature area where it will not be disturbed. You'll also want to skim any foam off of the top every couple of days and replace the bag. Let it ferment for 10 days or at least until the bubbles stop appearing and it tastes about right. Put the lid on the jar and store in the fridge! Enjoy!