Pinterest: Onion Rings

Here's the pin I used

I was making crock pot teriyaki chicken (review to follow), and it called for a half cup of onion.  So then I had half an onion left and nothing to do, since dinner was cooking itself.  I remember my mom mentioning she had made onion rings from pinterest the other day, and how she really loved them but it was a lot of effort.  
The truth: It's not a lot of effort and it's way worth it.  If that's the only thing you're doing.  If you're like my momma, and you're trying to make burgers, fixins, and onion rings, well...yeah.  It's hectic.

I haphazardly sliced my onion, try to aim for uniform slice thickness, unlike moi.  
I used italian bread crumbs instead of making my own.  The only thing I would suggest is adding more salt and pepper, maybe even some red pepper flakes?  Mmmm.

I used two baking racks to hold the rings, I put some paper towel underneath to catch any access batter from messing up the counter.

When it came down to frying, it was painless.  I used my electric deep fryer and a pair of chopsticks to add the rings in, flip them after a minute or two, and let them cook on that side too.  I like extra crunchy, so I actually dunked them under the oil for a few seconds as well to get a last second crunch in there.  I set them down on a few folded up paper towels.

It was so delicious, and such a quick snack.  We devoured them while doing homework during a lazy afternoon.  I put the ones we didn't eat in some tupperware and I'll set 'em under the broiler when I need a snack.

Pinterest: Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake

Here's the pin I used

Her cake

My cake

Let me tell you somethin'.  A little secret between friends.  Before this day, August 17th, 2014, I had never baked a cake from scratch.  Ever.

Let me tell you somethin' else.  This was the easiest thing I've ever made.  Obviously, my lighting left a lot to be desired, as did the height.  I didn't want a sky scraper of a cake.  I'd done that before.  It makes cutting, serving and eating impossible and I'm just not a fan.  Kapeche? Ka-peesh?  Whatever.  You get me.

From start to finish, I had zero issues with this.  Oh, except that my hand mixer broke like, RIGHT as I finished making the icing, but frankly that wasn't her fault.
I highly recommend this, it was a huge hit with everyone (except boyfriend, he isn't a lemon guy).

Pinterest: Biscuit Donuts

First off, Here's the pin I tried.
Second off, I love donuts.
Third off, boyfriend loves donuts.

So I thought to myself, "Self, you're totally capable of doing this."
Famous last words.

It'd started off so simple, popping a hole in the middle of each biscuit.  That's where the simplicity ended and the horror began.
I will add, that at this point I did not have a deep fryer.  I had a pot full of oil.  Very.  Very.  Hot oil.

Possibly too hot, because, like the average twenty-something, I do not own a thermometer.  

So there I am, with raw biscuit donuts, a pot of hot oil and a head full of dreams.  
Next thing I know, I have almost burned donuts, an evil cauldron of hissing, spitting lava oil, and burn wounds on my arms and hands.

The insides were still raw.
The icing, at least, was good, so I will take that from the recipe.

I might try this again now that I have an electric deep fryer with temperature control.  Or I might just run down to the Krispy Kreme when the Hot light is on ;)

What mine looked like

What hers looked like

New series coming up!

So, I have a confession to make.
Don't be alarmed.  
I have a Pinterest addiction.
But before it was harmless.  I would surf Pinterest and pin and make boards and like things.  Harmless fun.
But now...I have to make the things I pin.  And sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't!  So now I will post the pins I have tried, and what happened.  That way I hope to save you from the grief of trying to recreate a pin for dinner and having to order pizza after all that hard work.

I'm going to post a few today that I have already tried, the ones that I try next will be more detailed and have pictures of the processes and whatnot.

TTFN, Tata for now!