The Kamikaze Cook #21 Is it a dessert or a breakfast? You be the judge...

I had an idea for something so decadent, so deviously creamy and amazing...but it will probably cost about ten dollars to make. (I'm cheap so yes, it matters.) Will it be worth it? I sure hope so...

Turn oven on to 350. Combine a softened block of cream cheese and jar of marshmallow fluff (thank you Lorraine for this recipe). Spread onto premade crepes and roll into tubes. (I found crepes in the produce section of the grocery store by the shortcakes). Line stuffed crepes in buttered dish seamside down and put in oven while preparing ganache. For ganache, chop blocks of bittersweet or use semi-sweet chocolate chips and put into large bowl. Bring 1 cup heavy cream just to a boil over medium heat (watch the cream every second). Once at "just boiling" stage, pour into bowl over chocolate. Stir to combine. Once combined, pull crepes out of oven, and pour ganache over top or put in dish for individuals to serve themselves. I can't WAIT to try this!!!

The Kamikaze Cook- Smoothies Are Easy and Inexpensive to make at home!

I've been making smoothies at home for years. The basic ingredients of the smoothies are 99% always the same in my version. This is a more liquid way to do it and less heavy than ones from a "chain":

Plain, low-fat yogurt
Milk
Ice cubes

The version of the smoothie is limited only by your imagination! I've made the following and am always looking for new ideas:

strawberry
strawberry and banana
strawberry, mango, blueberry
peanut butter, banana, (chocolate chips)
pineapple and coconut
vanilla extract and sugar (I add sugar because there is no fruit to naturally add it)
...and I'm sure there's more but I can't think of any right now.

You CAN use frozen yogurt as the base instead of refridgerated yogurt. I believe this is what they use in the chain for that really thick style.

I'm actually going to attempt something new- something I've never attemped before. Kids, you MAY want to wait until after I've tried it before moving forward with this. Instead of yogurt as the base, I'm going to use.....pudding. That's right, I'm going to try Butterscotch pudding, milk, ice cubes and chocolate chips to see how it turns out. It could be dangerous. It could be disasterous but I'm willing to try it...for YOU, followers of this blog. Ok, not really...I'm trying it for me, but if it's good, you'll benefit, right?

The Kamikaze Cook- A Kamikazeism

IF all celebrations include food, THEN it stands to reason that FOOD = HAPPINESS.

The Kamikaze Cook- Tip (Natural Relief)

If you're like me, you tend to eat junk too closely to bedtime and wind up with heartburn (that's the really firey feeling in your esophagus for those lucky persons not familiar). Try eating several bites of an apple or having a small, dark green salad- the enzymes should help to lesson or totally relieve the symptoms.

The Kamikaze Cook- A Kamikazeism

If you decide to use substandard ingredients in your cookies, don't be surprized if your sister comments on the inferior quality.

Margarine? What was I thinking???