The Secret to Happiness… and a Pinterest FAIL.
Alright, y’all. I’ve found THE secret to happiness. Check that out again… THE secret to happiness?! Yep, and I’m going to give it to you! I totally suck in the kitchen am NOT a connoisseur in the kitchen by ANY stretch of the imagination… there is a sign in my kitchen that says “I kiss better than I cook” and I’m sure Hubs would agree with that wholeheartedly! But I have found something even I can master! Drum roll please….
The Secret to Happiness
{aka Cinnamon Sugar Crescent Rolls}
Ingredients:
-1 package run of the mill crescent rolls
-Some cinnamon sugar {mix it till it looks good – I like mine a sort of light brown color, but just add as much cinnamon as you want}
-Butter {or margarine or whatever you call that stuff that comes in a tub and is easy to spread}
Pop open the package of crescent rolls.
Unroll all of them.
Coat with butter using a knife {use your discretion on the amount… this is kind of trial and error. try starting with the amount of butter you’d put on toast}
Sprinkle with Cinnamon & Sugar {again, use your discretion on the amount… when I say sprinkle I really mean dump!}
Roll up into crescent rolls and roll the outside in cinnamon sugar
Throw in the oven and cook according to package directions.
That’s it. These literally take less than 5 minutes to make and are a HUGE hit at our house! There are 8 crescent rolls in a package. Last night I made these and I ate 4 {or maybe 5, but I was sharing with Munchkin, so I didn’t really eat that many, right?!}. The boyfriend and I can EASILY down a tray full in lightning speed. Don’t act like I didn’t warn you.
Now on to the bad UGLY
I saw a recipe on Pinterest for Mug Mac… It’ll be easy, I thought. I won’t have to buy Easy Mac anymore, I though. BOY was I wrong!
I got on pinterest to get the recipe and the link was broken. I decided to wing it {what could go wrong?!}… I grabbed a mug, threw in 1 part macaroni, 1 part shredded cheese, and 2 parts milk. I put it in the microwave for 3 minutes {Easy Mac cooks for 4, so starting with 3 makes sense, right?}. Ummm wrong. 3 minutes later, I had a microwave full of milky cheese, a mug with lots of hardened cheese on it, and some basically uncooked macaroni…. Oh my goodness. But I’m no quitter! I grabbed a bowl, rinsed off the microwave spinny glass thingy, threw some more milk and cheese in the bowl, and set it for 1 minute {I even stayed right beside it}. I might have looked away for 5 seconds, during which time the mac & cheese overflowed.again. Another microwave spinny plate thing wash later and the macaroni was back to cooking. I was determined! I finally got the pasta to cook and not overflow. However, the end product was messy, not at all EASY, and just plain GROSS! Mug Mac? Try Mac FAIL. I think I’ll stick to the Easy Mac from now on… I would have added pictures of the process to this post, but simply could not handle any more shame! 🙂 Lesson learned… stick to the Secret to Happiness Crescent Rolls.
I love finding out about Pinterest Fails. Makes me feel better about my pinterest fails (don't EVER ask me about the Monkey Balls – EVER).