Chocolate Covered Potato Chips.

We went to a friend's house for NYE and I wanted to bring a fun dessert. So, after looking through my Yum Yum & Fun pinterest board, I happened upon ..... chocolate covered potato chips.  And alas, my fun dessert was found.














Unfortunately, the link to the recipe didn't work, but the picture inspired me, so I decided to make up my own.  And away we go....

Ingredients:
12 oz bag Lays Lightly Salted Potato Chips

1 bag of Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Grinder of Coarse Sea Salt

Directions:
1. Pour entire bag of chocolate chips into double boiler over boiling water
2. Stir chips frequently with a spatula until completely melted
3. Dip approximately 1/3 of each potato chip into chocolate mix
4. Place chips onto wax paper and grind a pinch of sea salt onto each chip
5. Chill in refrigerator
6. Enjoy!!

Here's a look at the finished product. They were delicious!

Some Observations/Takeaways:
1. Must improve my double boiler/melting experience (had a few incidents of water bubbling over and it seemed to take a long time to really melt/get smooth) - any tips, reader friends? Advice, please!
2. Might try with Ruffles (or another thicker chip), just to see how that impacts the chocolate/chip ratio
3. Consider unsalted chips, or without sea salt (if looking to keep the sodium intake down)
4. Loved the semi-sweet chocolate, but want to try milk chocolate and dark chocolate for other variations

YUM. Highly recommend!

Happy New Year!

Last year, one of my New Year's resolutions was to start and maintain a blog all year long. I think (aside from the fact that I took a bit of a long sabbatical in November and December) I've done a pretty good job for a newbie blogger -- I've published 110 posts and had over 6000 page views! Yea and thanks for being one (or more) of those page views.

I'm sorry I disappeared for a few months and I'm glad to get back to posting.  And, it seems quite timely that it's exactly one year after my first post that I get back to blogging and make this one of my 2013 resolutions.

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy year full of joy and may all that you wish for come true.

Here's to a wonderful, happy and healthy 2013. Happy New Year!

Moments of Joy.

Just documenting another photo of buddy that I submitted that got posted!! Kinda exciting! This is on a Fisher Price FB page.

#almost famous

Halloween Photo Contest Winner! Hip Hip Hooray!

Hip Hip Hooray! Justin won a Halloween Photo Contest, run by the creator of Super Why! And, since he was dressed as Super Why, I thought we might have a good shot!

We won! Tied with a little bumblebee. Here's the link to the post.  And the prize is an autographed Super Why Halloween book.  Buddy will love it!

Halloween Contest

And, I now know who creates our favorite show, Super Why - Angela Santomero. Here's a link to her website and to her twitter feed.

Thanks Angela for making such a great show, and for choosing us the winners of your contest!

#almostfamous

No jacket required.

It was no jacket weather just two weeks ago!! And we were having fun at one of our many pumpkin patch excursions!