Day 153: Chocolate Milkshakes!

Day 153.

We've started making milkshakes at home. Millie loves being able to just whip them up on the fly. We love that they're way cheaper than buying them!

Here's what you'll need.

Ice cream
Chocolate syrup
Milk


Put two or three scoops of ice cream into your blender.


Squeeze in some chocolate syrup. (This is a pretty loose recipe. :) )


Add milk. I usually use about half as much milk as ice cream. It's a good place to start.


Blend it up!


Mine looked a little thick, so I added a splash of milk.


Divide between glasses. Millie likes to be fancy with hers. Imagine that!

Day 101: Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Day 101.

This is one of my moms favorite desserts. She wanted me to make it for Easter, so I did. I'm SUCH an AMAZING daughter!!! (Right, mom????)

Here's what you'll need.

2 packages graham crackers
3 cups milk
1 box french vanilla instant pudding
1 box cheesecake instant pudding
1 8oz carton CoolWhip, thawed
1 can chocolate icing


Start by laying out a single layer of graham crackers in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.


Place the puddings into a bowl.


Add the milk, and mix well.


Dump in the CoolWhip and stir again.


Spread half the pudding mixture over the bottom layer of crackers.


Add another layer of crackers


Then the rest of the pudding mixture.


Top with a final layer of crackers.


Spread the prepared frosting over the top.

Refrigerate for a couple of hours, at least. I prefer overnight.

Day 76: Green Waffles and Green Milk for St. Patrick's Day

Day 76.

This is what we had for supper tonight, for St. Patrick's Day. The waffles were really easy, because I used the recipe out of the Bisquick cookbook. :)

Here's what you'll need.

2 cups Bisquick
1 1/3 cups milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg
And, if you wanna go crazy, food coloring


Combine the Bisquick, milk, oil and egg in a medium bowl. Stir well.


Now here's the part where we go crazy!!!


Drop in some food coloring.


Give it a good stir. I didn't think it was NEAR green enough.


Just keep adding and stirring until you reach your desired green-ness.
I think I ended up with something like 45 drops of green...


Now. Preheat your waffle maker. I can't tell you exactly how to do that because I don't know what kind you have. It'd be nice if I did, huh?


Once it's heated, pour your batter on the plates and cook as directed.


Ta-da!


Remove to a plate, and repeat the process with all the batter.


Now. For the green milk. I apologize for the blurriness, but kid moves fast!


Put some milk in a glass.


Add in some green food coloring (about 8 drops) then stir!


Drink it up!


And show off your green moustache!


Yum!


And one more bonus shot of a happy Leprechaun hunter!

Day 16: Sweet Tea

Day 16.

Okay. I know this is kind of an easy one, but I think I make some pretty darn good sweet tea. I thought I would post about it, hoping maybe my friend Mandy can make this recipe. :)

Here's what you'll need.

A big, gallon sized pitcher
Sugar
4 Family sized teabags


Bring some water to a boil in a teakettle. If you don't have a kettle, you can boil some water in a saucepan.


If you're making one gallon of tea, add in 1 cup of sugar.


Pour in the boiling water, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.


Drop in the teabags, and smoosh 'em down into the water. With a spoon please, not your hands. The water is hot.


Let the teabags steep for about 5 minutes.


After 5 minutes is up, remove the teabags. Add cold water until you have a full gallon.

Chill in the fridge. Yum. Sweet tea.

Day 6: Sangria

Day 6.

Tonight we had planned to go out for supper with my co-workers for our belated Christmas party. Since we were planning on coming back to our house after we ate, I thought I'd make some "sangria". I put it in quotes because it isn't really a recipe, and I don't think it actually qualifies as sangria.

Really, I wanted to make something because I got my new beverage dispenser from Crate and Barrel yesterday. See? Isn't it cool???


Here's what you'll need.


Arbor Mist Sangria
Fruit

Easy peasy.

You just put it all together!

No, not like that!


Get a knife. And one of those orange peeler thingys if you have one. I got mine from my grandma. I don't even know where you would find one now.


Slice up all your fruit.


And dump in all the sangria in a bottle.

Okay now. I'm not a wine snob. I'm cheap. I admit it. That's why I use this Arbor Mist stuff. It's less than $5 a bottle, and that's good with me. :)


You should end up with something along these lines. It's best if you can let it sit for a while, so the fruit soaks up some of the alcohol.

So there. My cheap-o "sangria". Ahh, starting to feel like summer in here. :)