Oreo Cookie Fudge

A favourite treat of mine to make lately is fudge. I follow easy recipes that use sweetened condensed milk and no candy thermometer is necessary. This summer I made Reese's Fudge and Salted Butterscotch fudge and both were pretty tasty. I love these recipes because they are easy and they make a whole lotta fudge. Over two pounds per recipe so it is great for sharing.

Most recently I tried Oreo Cookie fudge. This recipe called for Marshmallow Fluff, and I have to say this is the firmest fudge I've made so far. There is nothing wrong with a gooey fudge, but I really liked how this one firmed up. Perhaps the marshmallow held it together?

This recipe was originally found on Shugary Sweets.

Ingredients: 
3 cups white chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar Marshmallow Fluff (less enough to make a fluffernutter sandwich)
25 crushed oreos
1 tsp vanilla 

Begin to melt white chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk over medium-low heat.

Add Marshmallow Fluff and stir to combine/melt all ingredients.

Once smooth, add vanilla and mix in completely.

Mix in crushed Oreos.

Pour into pan. I lined an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and sprayed it with cooking spray. The 8x8 pan allows the fudge to be cut into big sharable chunks (about 200g each).

Slice and serve!

Scalloped Potatoes #FoodPicFriday

Now that we have Mom's old food processor, I got the idea to make scalloped potatoes. Homemade versions I've had in the past always had too thick potatoes and too runny a sauce. I knew the food processor would cut thinly, so I Googled a good recipe, added some extra seasoning and sliced onion, and cooked it up. We were pleasantly surprised with how good these were, and I will definitely be making them again. So tasty. Also, it took longer to clean the food processor than it did to slice the potatoes. So cool.

Having Fun In The Kitchen

About a year and a half ago my mom got a new food processor and gave me her old one. A few months later I got 50 lbs of potatoes from my farmer brother and wanted to use the processor to make some chips. Unfortunately, in the time between receiving it and wanting to use it, I had hid it on myself. I looked everywhere at least three times, even checking at mom's thinking maybe I left it there. Nope. I had lost it. :(

Mom's old food processor. It's from the 80s.

This past weekend we cleaned out the garage and stored a number of things in the attic. We moved some boxes around up there to make space, and I just happened to open the box that had my food processor in it! John said the look on my face was pure delight. I also just got my annual 50 lb bag of potatoes from my farmer bro, so the timing of finding it was perfect.

My Bro grew some pretty amazing potatoes this year

I spent much of the next day just fooling around in the kitchen. Potatoes were sliced. Chips were made. French fries were baked. I spent a year waiting to use it, so I had a lot of fun. We don't have a deep fryer, so I baked the chips in the microwave and the oven. Both versions tasted great, but they took soooooo long in the microwave (I have a small one so could only cook a few at a time).

Food processor equipped with the ripple chip slicer

Putting a potato in the feeder

One potato turned into a whole lotta slices

Chips prepared in microwave (took six minutes and two flips)

Chips prepared in the oven (about 20 minutes, checking often)

Baking some fries made with the french fry slicer blade

A bowl of french fries

Excited to have loads of fun with this food processor. Can't wait to try recipes with sweet potatoes too. Also going to pick up some peanuts and try homemade peanut butter. There are really a million and one things I can do with this and I love that I can finally make use of it.

Thanks Mom!! :)

Everything is a Photo Opportunity #21

Went for a nice walk last week before all the rain hit. A neighbour was having a small fire in their yard (brush and leaves I think) and the sun was shining through the smoke beautifully. It could be because I'm currently reading The Lord of the Rings, but sometimes I feel like I live in a fantastical land (but with paved roads and cars).

Cat Sits On All The Things

Gary either really likes sleeping on my stuff, or I have a habit of leaving my things where she likes to sleep. It is a chicken or the egg type question, and a reminder that maybe I shouldn't leave my things lying around. Still learning that good habit.

Gary with my iPod: "I'm waiting for an important text"

"How do I get to my Twitter, again?"

Gary using The Hobbit as a pillow