Thanksgiving Banana Pudding

December 4, 2012 by kissbeginswithkay

This year for Thanksgiving I was in charge of cooking the Rice for Albert’s side of the family and for my side I was in charge of cooking EVVVERRRYTHINGGGG. At one point or the other I’ve shared the different recipes of each of the different things I ended up making that day. The one recipe I wanted to share with you guys is the dessert recipe I prepared for my side.

BANANA PUDDING:

INGREDIENTS:

1 (5 ounce) package of instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (thawed)
1 ( 16 ounce) package vanilla wafers
10 bananas sliced

STEP 1: In a large mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes.

STEP 2: Blend in condensed milk until smooth

STEP 3: Stir in vanilla

STEP 4: Fold in whipped topping.

STEP 5: In a separate tray (I used a small disposable aluminum tray) layer wafers all across the bottom of tray

STEP 6: Layer one slice of banana on top of every single wafer until every nook and cranny is filled with cookies and bananas

STEP 7: Pour some of the pudding mixture over the entire first layer of wafers and bananas

STEP 8: Repeat steps 5 through 7 one more time and chill in fridge. ( the longer it stays in the fridge the better)

I only had enough for two layers, but trust me that’s enough. We had some unexpected guests at my dad’s this year and this was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good that my sister wanted me to act like I didn’t make any dessert lol. Needless to say this entire dish was gone as soon as it came out of the fridge.

I added more wafer crumbs to the top to be pretty.

closer

I advise you make this the day before you plan to serve it. What happens is, the cookies soften and the bananas and vanilla flavor intensify the longer they chill. Not only does the flavor become greater, but doing this gives you one less task to complete on those hectic holiday mornings. This year I prepped everything but the rice and turkey the day before and the day of, it was so nice not to feel rushed.

Buon appetito!

S’mores! Pin test #1

November 12, 2012 by kissbeginswithkay

HI MY NAME IS VANESSA AND I AM ADDICTED TO PINTEREST.

(this is where you say hi back) lol

Today’s recipe I found on pinterest. Before I get into the recipe (which is unbelievably simple and delicious) I wanted to share a new idea. I decided that every week I would try something; a craft, recipe, cleaner etc… from the pinterest website and test it to see if it works the way they say it does, or in the case of a recipe, if it tastes the way they say it does… I figure

A: it will motivate me to actually try all the things I pin for “later”

and

B: see if all these “home remedies” , “copycat recipes” , or ” cheap alternatives” actually WORK.

So I guess you could say today is my first crack at this…lets call these little segments “Pin tests”

I will take suggestions about what to try next in the comment sections, and little by little adjust to your likes after taking careful notes 🙂

Moving on…

here is what I made.

S’mores

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

A bag of large marshmallows

a package of graham crackers

a bag of chocolate chips

also some toothpicks (optional)

1) place your graham crackers in a large ziplock bag and smash them until you have crumbs.

2) next melt your chocolate in the microwave 30 seconds at a time so you won’t burn the chocolate.

3) take your marshmallow and dip it half way in the the chocolate

4) go directly into your graham cracker crumbs and dip it so that all the chocolate is covered in crumbs.

5) insert your toothpicks to the tops of the completed marshmallows

AND THATS IT!

wasn’t that simple? and as you can see its something so easy and quick that you could do it with the kiddos 🙂

Any suggestions for next week comment below.

Oreo cookie balls

May 31, 2012 by kissbeginswithkay

Hey everyone.

Thought I’d stop in and share this yummy dessert recipe with you guys. Its takes only 3 ingredients and its simple….now i don’t know about you guys but that’s a win win in my book any day!

So here goes…

OREO COOKIE BALLS

INGREDIENTS:

1 package of oreos (you can use generic brand too it works the same)

8oz of cream cheese

Vanilla almond bark (or white chocolate chips work the same)

Step 1: crush your entire package of oreos.

Step 2: combine the cream cheese with the cookie crumbs.
tip: i used my hands and form it
into a ball.

Step 3: take spoonfuls of the dough and roll them between your hands to form balls.

Step 4: melt the almond bark (or white chocolate chips) and dip each ball into the mixture and let set completely.

MARE SURE to let set completely then store in an air tight container in your refrigerator

Last step: ENJOY!