Happy Three Day Weekend!

I am so excited and relieved that I have a 3 day weekend, they are the best. Thanks goodness for the Good Friday holiday tomorrow and the stock market being closed

Jordan and I started off my long weekend right, with some margaritas and dinner at El Torito. I can always go for margaritas, chips, and guacamole, tt is one of my weaknesses.

It is going to be a busy, but fun weekend! Friday and Saturday morning I plan on starting the day off with a nice 6-7 mile run. Since the beginning of the year, in addition to eating better, I have been going back to my high school cross country days and enjoying running again. I really enjoy putting everything else aside and just running. It feels great to challenge myself and be able to accomplish a long run.

Tomorrow night it is off to Angel Stadium for Angels' opening day; Hopefully, it is the kick off to a winning season! The past couple years haven't been so great for the Angels, but I have a feeling this year is going to be much better!

Saturday I will be making Gooey Butter Cookies in preparation for Easter and for Jordan to take to work next week. I made them before Christmas for the first time and they were melt in your moth good! He has been asking me to make them every since. 

On Easter Sunday, we will be heading over to may parents' house and I will be bringing Buffalo Chicken Cheese Dip. I found the recipe on Pinterest a while back and have been wanting to try it. 

I am excited for a fun filled weekend! 

Oh How Pinteresting!

I am continuing to love Pnterest and have put together some of my favorite pins from the past week!

Aren't these Carrot Cupcakes perfect for Easter? 

Sparkling Margaritas are perfect for any occasion. 

I can't think of a much better cheese platter

I would love to have a kitchen like this!

Who doesn't need this Shoe Lazy Susan?

Mini S'mores Pies

For my birthday last weekend my parents got me the Breville Mini Pie Maker. 

I was pretty excited about it, and anxious to give it a try! There are so many possibilities, and different things to make with it: from breakfast quiches to chicken pot pies to dessert pies of course. 

For my first pies, I decided to make mini s'mores pies as they looked pretty tasty and easy. I found the recipe in the cookbook that my sister gave me to go with the mini pie maker. Since these were my first pies I used refrigerated pie crust, maybe in the future I will get into making my own. 

Well, they turned out just as good as they sounded and the machine was super easy to use!

S'mores Mini Pies

(makes 4 mini pies)

Ingredients:

1 pie dough round

2 graham crackers 

3 milk chocolate bars 

mini marshmallows 

Directions:

1. Preheat the Pie Maker according to the directions. Meanwhile, using a pastry cutter, cut the pie dough into 4 individual rounds. 

2. Break the graham crackers into small pieces and break the chocolate bars into small rectangles. 

3. When the pie maker is preheated, work quickly and place each pie dough round into the pie maker. Using the accompanying pastry press, mold the dough into the wells to form the crust bottoms. Distribute the graham crackers equally among the crusts. Put the chocolate pieces on top of the crackers. 

4. Close lip and cook until the crusts are well browned, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove the pie, (I used the tool below and it worked wonderfully.) and transfer to a wire rack. Place marshmallows on top of each pie and serve immediately.  

St Patrick's Day Treats

In anticipation of St Patrick's Day, I have rounded up some of the most delectable treats from around the web. I think I will take one of each to enjoy!

Irish Car Bomb Cupcake

Irish Grilled Cheese 

Irish Cream Coffee Bars

St Patrick's Day Cake Pops

St Patrick's Day Drink Guide

Leprechaun Hat Cookie

Gooey Butter Cookies

I found this delicious looking recipe for Gooey Butter Cookies and can't wait to make them! We are going over to a friend's house next week for an early Christmas and I think I will be making them for that.