st. paddy's day whoopie pies

the initial idea was to make green velvet whoopie pies.

but then, thankfully there were enough reviews out there that steered me away, everyone complained of the cakes being too dry, no matter the recipe.

in my head, i have been stuck on making whoopie pies for some time now.  i don't know why, i think the closest i've ever come to actually eating one was a devil dog.

do they even count?!?

my go-to food website of all-time is epicurious.  when i started getting too cheap to buy bon appetit, i went to the website instead...plus, gourmet is on there, too.

i found a recipe with great reviews.

whoopie pies.

the recipe asks for buttermilk.  i know most people don't have this in their fridge, so what you can do is add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the milk and let it sit for 5 minutes.  i did this and they still turned out great.

they turned out beautifully.  and may i add...they are huge!!  my dd thinks she's going to get one all to herself.

i'm bracing myself for her disappointment.

besides adding sprinkles or something fru-fru like that...the only way i can think of to make this st. paddy's day-ish is to add green food coloring to the icing.

store them in the fridge, take out 10 minutes before you plan on eating them.  

if you give these a try, lemme know what you think.

(do not...i repeat, do not drink these without a glass of milk.  check your fridge before you indulge.)

have a happy day!

jill

guinness is gross...

but it makes one heck of a stew.

a friend of mine brought over a bunch of guinness from her fridge that her fiance left over at her home.  they have been sitting in my veggie drawer for months.  and by months, i mean a year.

i personally think they are gross.

yeah, i'm thinking about dumping it down the drain!

if i'm going to drink a beer, gosh darn it, it has got to have some fizz.

how gross guinness is as a beer is not the objective for this post.

my objective was to find a way to use up these draughts in the spirit of st. patrick's day and share it with you.

i found a food network recipe for beef and guinness stew. surprisingly, i had everything i needed for the recipe in my fridge...and i haven't done food shopping in a week!

changes i made:

1. i added bacon.  
2. i added a tablespoon of brown sugar.  
3. i added semi-cooked, diced potatoes towards the end.

if i had a little more patience and less cleaning to do i would have figured out a way to photoshop my fingerprints off my spoon.  

just keepin' it real.  

cheers, big ears!

stay tuned for some kind of green dessert.  

xoxo

jill