I said I'll be back in September and here I am. Last day of September and I'm just about making it back. If I didn't today, I'd have very little incentive tomorrow.
I barely made anything exciting in the kitchen this summer...as a matter of fact, I hardly cooked.
The summer has been quite busy (to put it mildly); let's just say everything plus the works. It's been well, S'more (some more) of everything!
We moved from Chicago to Dallas (yeah, just like that or so it seems), we moved thrice in Dallas from one place to another in this short span, I completed two grad level courses at the same time, hunted around for areas to live/schools districts, attended a big fat Indian wedding, a mini 2-day family vacation trip to Vegas and got started with the school year.
Seems pretty concise when I write it like that but I feel like we compressed a year's worth of work into 3 months.
Dallas so far, has been great. People here have been very warm and inviting, and the kiddos already have friends they can call their own. According to people around here, we've seen the worst of it (weather-wise), and it wasn't bad at all!
Let me tell you that for the first time in years, I'm looking forward to the winter and it's a liberating feeling. The only con here, IMO, is the lack of a Trader Joe's.
Yes, there are days when I really really miss it but I'm surviving. If any of you out there with a TJ's close by, ever want to send me a present, let me know and I'll send you a list and my address.
Food wise, like I said, I haven't done much. The only thing I've made repeatedly this summer to rave reviews and happy campers (pun intended) every time are S'mores.
Truly speaking, I'm not a marshmallow fan and I really don't get the delights of this American campfire classic. However, it seems to be a sure shot crowd pleaser and a quick n easy one at that.
The word S'more comes from goo-filled mouths trying to say "some more", making it sound like S'more. The classic recipe involves holding a big marshmallow over a campfire till toasted and sticking it on a graham cracker. Top with a piece of Hershey's chocolate that melts because of the marshmallow heat and top with another graham cracker to make a chocolate goo sandwich.
I'm not a Hershey's fan so I replace it with Dove milk or dark chocolate.
A good friend didn't get why the top graham cracker was needed.
Why waste calories, she said. Spoken like a true woman.
Open faced is better.
That's me handing out S'mores at the Big Fat Indian WeddingS'mores in the oven
Ingredients
- Graham crackers broken in half or even smaller to serve as mini bites for a crowd
- Mini marshmallows
- Dove milk or dark chocolate bars broken into smaller pieces (2 pieces of chocolate per half a graham cracker works great)
Method
Heat oven to 375 F.
Break graham crackers into halves and place on a baking sheet.
Top with mini marshamallows (as many as you can get on there).
Place the tray in the oven for 4-5 minutes. Bring out the tray and top with a piece or two of chocolate. Stick the tray back into the oven for an additional minute.
Bring the tray out and serve the S'mores immediately.
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