Fun with Pinterest

I freely admit I'm a Pinterest addict. I know I'm in good company, though. I'm finding lots of great ideas, there, though!

This was breakfast this morning:

Waffled cinnamon rolls

The recipe is here. It is very simple - put canned cinnamon rolls 4 at a time into a Belgian waffle maker, let cook for 3 minutes,and take out. I used the Grands cinnamon rolls, and it took just a little longer to cook. Less than 5 minutes, though. I warmed a pizza stone in the oven (kept it on 200) and put each batch in the oven to keep warm. I warmed the icing packs in hot water while the waffles cooked, also. When all were done, I brought them out of the oven and drizzled the icing on top. It was a big hit with the family.

Friday night, I stopped at a craft store to pick up one item, and came out with the materials to make a yarn wreath. To be honest, I didn't even read the directions until just now. It was that easy! I did use a straw wreath left in its plastic wrap because it was less than $4, as opposed to $8 for a styrofoam wreath form. I picked out an inexpensive yarn in a nice neutral color, and a sheer green ribbon. I already have the fabrics to make yoyos, and I added a wooden "c" painted with acrylic craft paint. I actually made the wreath very similar to the directions, except I tied my hanging loop before wrapping the wreath. I used straight pins to secure the ribbon around the wreath, and to hold on the yoyos. I made the bow, and pinned it on. The C was glued on.

The finished product!

Also this week, I made this pork chop recipe.

Double crunch honey garlic pork chops (not my photo)

I used thick cut pork chops, since that is what I had in the freezer. They didn't quite get cooked all the way through, so I'd recommend after frying and before dipping to put them in the oven for 15-20 minutes to cook all the way through (tip courtesy my mother, who is an amazing cook) if you use thicker cuts also. Thinner (mine were 1 inch thick) ones should be fine without that extra step. It was all pretty easy to make. The honey-garlic sauce was AMAZING. I could have eaten that all by itself. I made mashed potatoes and carrots with the meat, and the sauce was good on both of those, also.