Oreo Truffles and summer musings

 

Hello, everybody!

 On our porch, the morning glory is pulling down the sunflowers! A good lesson there. A small, thin vine can take down a seven foot sunflower given enough time. :)

                    Our summer reading program had the most awesome end-of-the-program cake! The "jewels" are broken up life savers. Great Job, Lacey!

 

The maker said that at the last minute, the poor dragon fell apart and they lost a whole top tier. But you'd never know it, right?

 

Every year the end of the program is the "reptile man". I find him VERY entertaining. Not so much for the snakes and lizards and tortoises, but for his great delivery. The guy should have been a stand up comedian! 

  

So, my dad likes to go to Coscto. Anybody else go to Costco? I've been twice before in my life and I just remember it had EVERYTHING. And it was huge. Anyway, he likes to go and buy treats for my kids. (Some day I'll put in an order for avocados and fresh raspberries, lol.) This is what he brought back from this trip. An enormous box of Oreos. The kids were thrilled.

 What else could we do with Oreos than those delicious truffles? (Recipe is 40 Oreos, one pack of cream cheese. Soften the cream cheese and mix with crushed Oreos. Chill, roll, and cover with melted chocolate.) Don't just say "eat them" because my kids would LOVE to eat 100 Oreos with milk. It would probably take them less than two days. Breakfast, lunch and dinner!

 MMMMMM..... dark chocolate.
                                            
 We decided to make different flavors this time. But then how would we tell them apart?
                                                       
We dipped the plain in white chocolate for a "cookies and cream". The raspberry we dipped in dark chocolate and white chocolate. The orange we dipped in milk chocolate. The mint we dipped in both dark and milk chocolate. The sprinkles and so the visitors and the kids could pick their favorite flavor.

 After appropriate chilling, their ready to be presented. I hope everyone is having a wonderful beginning to August. We alternate between running full speed and lazing around the house. Perfect summer activities!

 

Until next time, my friends!