19 March 2012

. . . two thumbs up . . .

. . . recipe successes
from over the weekend . . .
. . . first up ~
. . . they're salty . . .
. . . they're caramel-y . . .
. . . they're buttery . . .
{and, yes, they're bars, too}




. . . a couple of mental notes
for next time . . .
. . . and there will be a next time . . .
. . . the recipe says
to coat a 9x13 pan
with non-stick cooking spray . . .
{why don't they just say pam?}
. . . but you might say to yourself:
"self: there is
one pound of butter
in this here dough ~
there's no way it's going to stick" . . .
. . . and then ~
you will not spray the pan . . .

. . . and you will be right . . .
. . . the dough just slides right out . . .
. . . the caramel filling,
on the other hand . . .
. . . will be stuck
to the sides of the pan like
super glue,
e6000,
gorilla glue,
epoxy,
liquid nails . . .
. . . take your pick . . .
. . . spray the pan . . .
. . . i'm just saying . . .

. . . also ~ next time i will salt
a little more . . .
. . . there's tons of sweet going on . . .


. . . next up ~ spring-ish potpourri
simmering concoction . . .
. . . you should make this . . .
. . . it smells a lot better
than the three packages of bacon
chris and i cooked last night . . .
. . . it's simple: slice a lemon {or 4} . . .
. . . snip a few sprigs of rosemary . . .
{i have tons. i'll share}
. . . pour in a little vanilla . . .
{go easy. the vanilla was a slightly overpowering on my first try}
. . . simmer on low . . .
. . . i would recommend
not leaving home
while the stove is on . . .
{public service announcement}



{it looks really fresh and pretty until you start to simmer it.
then it looks kinda like a brown slimy mess.
but it smells delish.}

. . . gotta run . . .
. . . wish me luck . . .
. . . i'm making these today . . .


3 comments:

carol fun said...

Those salted caramel bars sound wonderful - I'll have to try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing!

chris+amber said...

Those bars are sinfully delish! Definitely a keeper. The kids loved having it in their lunches today. I'll take you up on your offer for some sprigs of rosemary. Thanks in advance.

Nanette Merrill said...

You are right about the pam/butter. And you are so funny. This looks divine.