Ingredients

• 1 Box of Twinkies, the Chocolate Cream-filled ones (original recipe calls for Brownies–and that was just too rich for my blood)
• 1 Large Box of Instant Chocolate Pudding (5 oz Box)
• 1 Tub of Cool Whip (or make your own whipped cream)
• 1 Bag Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (chop up about a cup or two of them–however many you like really)
• 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 TBSP Milk
• 1 TSP Vanilla
• 8 Ounces of Whipped Cream Cheese, at room temperature

Directions

Prepare your pudding per the package directions and refrigerate until ready to use.

Cut your Twinkies into 1/2 inch slices. If you’re using Brownies just cut them into normal brownie squares.

Add the peanut butter and cream cheese to a bowl and beat at medium speed until the mixture is creamy. Add in powdered sugar and mix until combined, then mix in the milk and vanilla. Fold in 1 Cup of the Cool Whip until it turns the mixture into a lighter color and is combined.

Get your pudding and your Trifle dish (any large glass bowl will work–I have even used a punch bowl at times) and start to layer. This is what I recommend…

Put half of the pudding on the bottom of the dish. Add the Twinkies to cover all the pudding. Then add the remaining pudding on top of the Twinkies. Add the peanut butter mixture on top of the pudding. Add the remaining Cool Whip. Then sprinkle the top with the chopped peanut butter cups.

This is a great dessert, even if peanut butter isn’t your favorite thing. The peanut butter flavor is very subtle. But if you’re a total PB fan, you could add some extra to give it more PB kick! And you can really layer this however you want. But no matter how you do it, I bet you and your family will love it!

Yeah, it took me a minute to find it too. And then I was all, OMG WTF?!

It’s funny, no? Makes you laugh at least a little bit?

And you know what they say about laughter, right? Best medicine and all that.

Although sometimes, a good stiff drink will fix what ails you too. Ha ha. Just kidding.

Sort of.

Of course, the espresso would be optional in that scenario. Because, let’s face it: if you’re lucky enough to be doing anything in a room with Brad Pitt, he’s going to bring all the hotness you could possibly need. But since Brad Pitt is probably busy (because, yeah, that’s the only possible reason he wouldn’t be having espresso avec moi), I have settled for the hot soup and whipped up a pot of Cheesy Potato Soup instead. And it wouldn’t be Tasty Tuesday if I didn’t share the recipe with all of you. So with no further ado, here it is.

Ingredients

• 8-10 Medium Potatoes (I use regular Idaho), cut into 1/2″ chunks
• 1 Small Onion, Diced
• 8 Ounces of Velveeta, cut up into slices
• 1 Cup of Milk
• 1-2 TBSP Corn Starch
• Water
• Garlic Powder, Kosher Salt, Pepper (to taste)

Directions

1. Put potatoes and onion into a Dutch Oven and add enough water just to cover; bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat a bit and cook potatoes until just fork tender.
3. Add Milk and Velveeta, stirring until cheese is melted.
4. Add Garlic Powder, Salt and Pepper until you like the taste–I just wing it folks. I love garlic and salt so it’s really just a matter of personal taste as to how much you use.
5. Once seasoned to taste, mix Corn Starch with equal parts water and stir until soup until it’s thickened to your liking.
6. Serve and enjoy!

See you soon, Edward. Right there with about 8 billion other Twihards, both young and old(er).

I’m not talking about…

Nor am I talking about…

Granted, I am obsessed with those men. Why wouldn’t I be? Look. At. Them. If RPattz and Bad era MJ don’t qualify as obsessive material, I don’t know what (or who) does! But they’re just not what (or who) I’m talking about right now.

No, you see, right now, I’m talking about Johnny. And not the Johnny I’m married to either (although I do have a healthy obsession with him too, I must say, even after 29 years with the guy). I’m talking about the one and only Johnny Depp. Just face it. He’s yummy.

Don’t you agree?!

If those two delicious photos don’t convince you, then I have one last little piece of proof positive that Johnny Depp is the very definition of the sexy-obsession-worth celebrity. Please pay close attention to his face.

Dayum, Johnny. Just dayum.

So that’s my latest obsession. And really, it could be worse. I mean, I could be obsessed with solving quadratic equations.

Now that would be weird.

Don’t feel bad if you didn’t pass the test. I didn’t either.

We’re only human, after all. But seriously…WTF is wrong with me?!

You just have to know how thrilled I was to be shopping in Wal Mart on Friday night, only to discover that Ms. Deen’s delectable delights are now available in the bakery section. Score!! So if you, too, are looking for the chance to clog your arteries and raise your cholesterol some sweet after dinner treats, you can now look no further than your local Wally World bakery to get something straight from Paula’s oven (almost). See for yourself.

And even though butter is  bad for you, sometimes you just gotta live on the edge. Take a walk on the pure fat and empty calories wild side. Live a little. Can butter really be that bad?! Just ask Paula.

Sending you love and best dishes, from our kitchen to yours. Just the way you love it. So don’t pretend you don’t.

Chuzzle: And no, it’s not a drinking game. Dammit. Seriously though, the Chuzzle game on my iPhone is beyond addictive. It’s really the simplest and stupidest game in the world, but surely that’s part of its allure. But I guess what draws me too is just how cute the little Chuzzles are. Really. See for yourself.

Isn’t he adorable? And so are all his (or hers?) multi-colored-furry-looking-Koosh-ball-like little friends. It’s quite the multicultural world in Chuzzle land–with Chuzzles in almost every color. And the goal of the game is simple: line up three or more Chuzzles of the same color in a row. I don’t know why, but I am seriously obsessed with that game. I can play it for an hour and be surprised that more than five minutes have passed. And if you tap one of the Chuzzles repeatedly, it will like sneeze and blow off its own fur for a second. Too fun! I know, I’m easily amused. But really, who needs Angry Birds when you’ve got Chuzzle???!

Tumblr: Tumblr is just another kind of blog platform. I call it the blog for people who don’t like to write, because really, you don’t have to write to have a Tumblr blog. Most people post photos, memes, quotes, digital art, music, links, videos or just about any other kind of thing you can imagine.

There are over 30 million blogs on Tumblr. It’s really the perfect blog for lazy people. Not that I’m lazy. But I mean, if you want to blog but don’t feel like putting a lot of effort into it, it’s perfect. LOL That may be why there are so many teenagers on Tumblr. Do you have a teenage son or daughter? If so, ask if they’re on Tumblr…because they probably are. Some of the best laughs of my day are found on Tumblr. So it’s always worth a visit from me every day…and even Facebook doesn’t get that from me. Tumblr is  truly one of my favorite obsessions.

Boogie Shoes, by KC & The Sunshine Band: Hadn’t heard that song in years and then surfed into it in iTunes. Downloaded it. Can’t stop listening to it. It’s a blast from my Boogie Shoes past. I love it! And you know you want to hear it too. So strap on your Boogie Shoes and watch this fun little video I found on You Tube…it’s set to clips from That 70′s Show, which I never really watched on TV, but this is still fun to watch.

Now wasn’t that fun? I think so. And that’s the end of my random obsessions. See? I’m not so weird after all.

Clearly I am not as deeply and incessantly depressed as I initially thought. It makes much more sense that I am surrounded by assholes, don’t you think? Yeah, that’s got to be it.

This macro doesn’t fit me. At all. Like, ever. No way. I don’t do that. I hardly ever visit Facebook when I’m supposed to be working. I am seldom surfing Tumblr when I should be doing laundry. And I’m almost never tweeting when I should be cooking dinner. No, seriously. I’m not.

Stop judging me.

I don’t get it. What does the mushroom look like? Let me think on this a bit. I’m feigning ignorance just for the heck of it. It’s Monday, after all. My brain isn’t even firing on all four cylinders yet.

I need coffee.

]]> http://www.tinalicious.com/macro-mania/3-macros-for-your-monday/feed/ 0 http://www.tinalicious.com/macro-mania/always-be-batman/ http://www.tinalicious.com/macro-mania/always-be-batman/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:22:48 +0000 Tinalicious http://www.tinalicious.com/?p=2159 First post of October. Seems appropriate that I share some deep thoughts, brought to you by the caped crusader.

Sage advice from a man dressed as a flying rodent.

No, seriously.