I've seen several cute ideas on Facebook lately, and usually a comment or two would mention that, "I saw it on Pinterest". "What is this Pinterest?", I asked . . . Apparently it's blowing up right now. Basically, it's a virtual bulletin board where you can "pin", organize and share all of the great ideas that you find while trolling the web. When you were a young teenager, did you have a bulletin board that showcased all that was cool in the world? This is the same thing for grown-ups. I have a male coworker who speculates that Pinterest will lead to an epidemic of diabetes in 20-30 something year old females, but what does he know (oohh, that caramel apple brownie recipe really does look good).
However, just like any other source on the Internet, be sure to double, or even triple, check your facts. Someone pinned that you could make cake out of cake mix and canned pumpkin alone. I did a little fact checking, and even Hungry Girl agreed, so I tried it out. My intention was to send them to work with my husband for a luncheon tomorrow. I made cupcakes, but after they cooled and I tried to unwrap one to give it a try, the wrapper stuck to the cake and it tasted terrible. I'm a little annoyed that I wasted my time and money, but lesson learned. Apparently it takes a little bit more than just cake mix and canned pumpkin to bake something that I would like to eat. If it sounds too good to be true (like diet soda), you probably shouldn't eat it.
So that my husband doesn't show up empty-handed at work tomorrow, I'm making Peanut Butter-Pecan Chocolate Chip-Granola Cookies instead. I didn't have much on hand in way of ingredients, but somehow had everything I needed to whip up some delicious cookies.
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