How to FAIL at Pinterest!

So I have been obsessed with Pinterest this summer/fall - planning a bridal shower, getting wedding ideas, recipes, homeschool ideas, and party ideas.  My friend Renea hosted a fabulous Halloween party for our boys a few weeks ago and I wanted to bring a few things too - some cookies, a cheeseball, and some favors.   I just had to show you this big fat pinterest FAIL!

I found these finger cookies all over pinterest.  Everywhere! So I rolled out my dough, let it chill, and then got busy forming the coolest fingers EVER. Popped that cookie sheet in the oven and about cried when I took them out.  Duh - they are going to spread, I just didn't think about it, lol! So the next batch was a sheet full of teeny tiny kiddie-sized fingers.  Yeah, still spread and looked like blobs.  I called them ogre fingers and called it quits!  (Click on the image above to see it full-sized in a pop-up, it just wouldn't fit in the blog layout any bigger)

I think next year I will try with a shortbread dough, since that usually doesn't spread out as much. These were yummy, but disappointing in appearance.  I got out my Trader Joe's chocolate, coffee and sugar grinder to sprinkle these with "graveyard dust", in case you were wondering what the black specks are! :)

Stay tuned for the details of our super-fun, a little spooky Halloween party....

Cinnamon Roll Waffles ~ Super-Easy, Delicious Breakfast!

Every Wednesday I ask my FB friends "What's for Dinner?"  I've been doing that for over a year, and I love getting inspired by their creative dinners each week!  A few weeks ago, a FB friend from high school (Stephanie) posted that she was making breakfast for dinner and having Cinnamon Roll Waffles.  One of my friends asked her for the recipe, and Stephanie said she found it on Pinterest and it was so easy!  I had to try these for myself  ~ and my kids LOVED them!  It couldn't be any simpler:  get a can (or two, or three, lol) of Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls.  Spray your waffle iron heavily with Pam, then plop a cinnamon roll into each section.  Set the icing container aside for now.

We have a small, two section iron, so I made two "waffles" at a time.  Close iron,  cook til done. I sprayed the iron very heavily with Pam in between each batch of rolls, but it still made a mess!  Drizzle the waffles with the cinnamon roll icing (heat it for a few seconds in the microwave first!) and serve it to your family - they will ooh, ahh, and ask for seconds!  I served ours with turkey sausage links - yum!  

Keep an eye out for coupons for the cinnamon rolls - they are in the paper all the time, and you can often find them on coupons.com (there's even a link below in my right sidebar!)  If your store doubles coupons, you'll get these for a steal!  The only bad thing about these waffles is that they will make your iron a hot, sticky mess.  But I think it was worth the messiness!

Have you (or a friend) found a terrific recipe on Pinterest?  I'd love to hear about it so I can pin it too! : )  Just leave a comment below!