Randomness

This post has a little bit of everything in it. Sorry for the following randomness :)

First off, I have a recipe that is SO EASY! More importantly..it's DELICIOUS! With only 4 ingredients and 30 to cook and prep, this is the perfect side to any dinner! I have made this dish twice in 5 days :)Here's what you will need: 1 Box of Jiffy corn muffin mix, 1 can of creamed corn, 1 stick of butter(melted), and 1 Tblsp of sugar.

Combine all the ingredients together and pour into a bread loaf pan. It will look like this below.

Put this in the oven at 425 degrees and bake for 25 minutes :) And BAM!!! That's it! So easy! I usually let mine stay in for about 27 minutes or until the edges aren't touching the side and the top is golden brown. Look how lovely!

Last Sunday afternoon, I decided that my sweet Chloe needed a couple of handmade toys from her mommy :) I went to PetsMart and bought a 6-pack of replacement squeakers for $2. I decided to make some Easter toys. These are handstitched with love :) The egg looks bad, because I took a pic after Chloe played with it.

Toy #1: An Egg

Here is my sweet Chloe playing with her new toy! She loves it!
Toy #2: An Easter Bunny

This bunny is my favorite! I sewed his nose, ears and eyes by hand too :) His face has a squeaker and his ears have crinkled wax paper inside for crinkly ears! Chloe loves anything that squeaks and crinkles!

While I sewed Chloe's toys (and another pillowcase, sorry didnt take a pic), it was her usual nap time...but she wanted to sleep near me...so I grabbed her doggy stroller and put her in it and she slept for 2 hours in there! Of course when I took the picture she stood up to pose.

Many of you are more than likely shaking your heads because I have bought my precious dog a dog stroller..but it is awesome! I take her for walks at the lake and down the street and also at Claybank Jamboree (which occurs once a year downtown..outside). She is too little to walk so much, so we bought her a stroller from PetsMart for her 1st Birthday! It even has 2 cup holders and place for keys/cell phone. She loves laying in there with her favorite pig stuffed animal, a rawhide, and a quilt my Me-Maw made her. Chloe is VERY spoiled, can you tell?

I ordered a dress from Venus.com and it came in today!! What do you girls think?

I am so ready for warm weather!! Are you?Have A FABULOUS weekend!

-Lindsay

A MUST HAVE DESSERT!

I have a weakness...many of you have the same...CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH!!!

I love eating cookie dough batter while baking cookies. As I was blogging the other night, I came across a super cute blog, Favorites and Things. There I saw something I just HAD to try!

COOKIE DOUGH TRUFFLES!!!

I just had to make some!

Adding the good stuff :)

Cookie Dough Truffles
8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
2¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
1½ lb. semisweet (or bittersweet) chocolate, coarsely chopped

Mini chocolate chips (for garnish)Combine the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has firmed up enough to form balls.
Shape the chilled cookie dough mixture into 1-1½ inch balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Cover loosely, transfer the pan to the freezer and chill for 1-2 hours.

When ready to dip the truffles, melt the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Dip each chilled truffle, one at a time, coating in chocolate and shaking gently to remove the excess. (If at any point during dipping, the cookie dough balls become too soft, return to the freezer to chill for 30 minutes.) Transfer to a wax-paper lined surface. If using mini chocolate chips for garnish, sprinkle on top quickly after dipping each truffle before the chocolate sets. Once all the truffles have been dipped, store them in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Let me know if ya'll make them and what you think! These would be perfect to have at ANY get-together!

**This is my 3rd post in a row on sweets!!!** The next one won't include sweets :)

Have a FABULOUS week!!

-Lindsay