Tuesday, May 25, 2010

How to Get.....

...your husband to do anything for you....


They're called
"Mama's Sweet and Saltines"
{recipe from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood:Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends}

40 saltine crackers
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup light-brown sugar
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

1.  Preheat oven to 425.  Line a large rimmed cookie sheet with aluminum foil and saltine crackers.

2.  In a medium saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar together and bring to a boil.  Boil for 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and pour over crackers, covering them evenly.  Put cookie sheet into oven and watch closely.  Bake for about 5 minutes, or until just bubbly.

3.  Remove from oven and pour chocolate chips over crackers.  When chips begin to melt, spread them over crackers with a knife.  Transfer pan to freezer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until completely cold.  The chocolate-covered crackers will form a solid sheet; break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

{Side note about chocolate chips...the first time I made it as directions said to, but I found it was easier to melt the chocolate while the crackers are in the oven, then pour the chocolate over them.  Much much easier this way}



Thursday, May 20, 2010

It's Hard....


...to find the time to blog when there are dockside sitting, ice cream eating, basketball playing kind of days.