Dishin Out Facts and Eating Cookie Dough

Its Friday!!

waahoooooooo!

 Not only is it just Friday, it's Fact About Me Friday!

I am hoping you will link up with me today! :) 

 If you are/want to here is the dealo...

1. Somewhere somehow in your post today, include a fact(s) about yourself 

2. Get cha booty back over here and Link up!

and well thats it! easy peasy don't ya think!

oh and if you don't mind,

 could you please include the FAMF Picture ^^^ and a link back to Raids of Orange?! 

(I am still working on making it a linky button...I am almost there!)

(offical instuctions for Fact About Me Friday)

Thank you very much! 

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Here are my Facts about me this week

1. I have a furbaby named Stitch! 

He is a Chihuahua and I got him when he was just a few weeks old! He is now 10 years old, but you would never believe it if you met him! He is still just as energetic as the first day I brought him home! He has quite the personality and his favorite human food is popcorn! He is an crazy little fellow but I still love the little booger with all my heart!

2. I can do a mean British accent! 

My freshman year of college I lived in an all girl dorm and we would always talk to each other with British accents. I did it so much that I became really good at it! So good in fact that when I was a waitress I would occasionally talk with a British accent to my customers and convince them I was from London! I want to go there soo bad and see if I could fit in!

3. I am a Mac

I have nothing major against PCs, I used to be one. I got a MacBook as my first laptop and I don't think I will ever be able to go back! I like how simplified and easy it is to use and its great for school and of all the projects I have to do! It even calls me "Beautiful Woman" when it needs my attention! (who would ever want to give that up?! haha)

What are you?!

4. I LOVE cookie dough! 

Like L-O-V-E it!! I could seriously eat a whole roll in one setting! (its bad I know)

This past Sunday I made Cookie Dough Truffles (yes you read that right) to eat for the bachelorette finale. They are so good I have to share them with you!

I got the idea from a pin I pinned on Pinterest a while back and I followed the link but it they were made from scratch and I just didn't have that kind of time so I made my own version. If you would like the made from scratch version by Lindsay and Taylor you can find it HERE

This was the easiest recipe I have ever made! and I cant even begin to describe how yummy they were!

All you need is a roll of cookie dough and some dark chocolate morsels. (I used the Nestle brand for both ingredients)

1. Pinch off cookie dough from the roll and make it into a ball then place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.

2.Once you fill your tray stick it in the freezer for about 30 minutes

3. Melt the dark chocolate morsels in a bowl of some sort.

4. Dip your frozen cookie dough balls into the melted chocolate. Try to cover the cookie dough completely, you can achieve this pretty easy by twirling the chocolate around the cookie dough.

5. Place the chocolate cover cookie dough balls on wax paper and let it them cool completely

(Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator...they will be good up to a week if you can make them last that long!)

TA-DA

Cookie Dough Truffles!

I am telling ya, if you LOVE cookie dough, you need to go home right now and make these delicious babies! They would be a perfect treat to snack on this weekend! 

With this recipe I am linking up with Magan from A Touch of Class for Foodie Friday as well as Andi from the hollie rogue for Photo Friday!

You should Definitely go check them out! They are both wonderful women with wonderful blogs!

Oh and speaking of weekend ^^^ I hope you have a great one of those!!

Mine will be spent packing, working, spending time with my man and family, catching up with all of you and more packing! (this is my last weekend at home!!)

I can't wait to see all your facts today! 

It is so much fun getting to know all of you more! :)

Let the Party Begin!

<3

Kaitlin Jean

Yummy In your Tummy Zucchini Chips!

Hey Hey Hey!
Are you ready for the weekend?! I sure am!! (even though it still entails working)


I have a great treat for you today but before I tell you about it I just have to let you know I am on a happiness blog high! You wanna know why?!?

Do you see the Major blue spike?! That's why!
All because of Katie and her inspirational advise in her guest post and Pink Lou Lou pointing them out, all of you incredible, awesome, super cool peeps came on over here and checked this little blog out! Not only did you just stop by, a lot of you gave me some blog lovin too! (You all seriously made my day!!)


I just want to say an official welcome to all of you new folks over there --->
and also just to all of the readers for stopping by and staying awhile!
THANK YOU so much for reading, following and all your comments! :)

Now onto your treat!... 
After posting those zucchini chips several of you told me how delish they looked and how you were wanting to try them and had them pinned too! 


So I decided to try them out and share with you that they are Amazingly Delishish!
They were super easy to make I found the recipe HERE through Pinterest. The major plus is they are basically the healthiest chip ever invented! This WHOLE recipe is only 226 calories!! And thanks to my amazing boyfriend for letting me barrow his camera while hes off training on a base in MI, I was able to document my making of the yummy treat below!


Zucchini Chips

What ya will need: 
3 medium sized Zucchinis, rinsed
1/4 cup Parmesan, shredded***
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs*
1 tsp Garlic Powder**
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Dried Parsley
1 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Paprika
2 Egg Whites

I actually didn't follow all of these ingredients exactly due to the fact that I had most of everything I needed already.
*For the bread crumbs I simply toasted some bread and crumbled it up
**instead of garlic powder I used garlic salt
***instead of shredded Parmesan cheese I used 

Got all that?! Okay then let start cookin good lookin!

Preheat your oven to 450

 Step One: Thinly slice your zucchinis

Step Two: Lay your slices on a paper towel for at least 10 minutes to let excess moisture drain.

Step Three: Mix together all the dry ingredients. In a bowl whisk the egg whites until frothy. (I didn't really know what frothy meant so in translation: until they get kinda bubbly)

Step Four: Place the zucchini slices in the egg mixture, then coat in the bread crumb mixture. Place on a baking sheet. 

Step Five: When your baking sheet is full, bake for 5 minutes. Pull out the baking sheet and flip over the zucchini chips. Return to the oven for another 7 minutes. 

Step Six: Serve warm with fresh grated Parmesan cheese (this is optional)

I just sprinkled my Parmesan over them when they came out of the oven.

Perfecto!

 *said in an Italian accent while kissing my fingers and throwing them in the air*

You can get a chip this satisfying out of a greasy bag! (okay minus when the cravings for when hit)

These little goodies made my night! A long with my favorite green tea, blogging (duhh!) and talking to my honey! (this oh so wonderful moment pictured only lasted about ten minutes before I conked out for the night)

I even have a few left that I brought for my lunch! (If they last till then!)

Anywho now that I have given you a craft and a recipe to try this weekend I am saying adios! (don't worry ill be back Monday! or maybe even before that!)

I hope you have a super duper weekend!

Hugs and Kisses

Kaitlin Jean

p.s. Im linking up with every one over at the hollie rogue for photo Friday! :)
 

More Lake Pictures!

So today I really wanted to link with everyone over at The Shine Project for pictures of vintage found outfits! I actually used to thrift shop for clothes a lot during my first year of college! (My thrifting now consists more of decorations and apartment goodies) I have the cutest little blue dress that I bought for about 3 dollars and I wanted to share it with you all! I sadly just didn't have time to get any pictures though due to me getting home late yesterday from vacation and having to go to work today. Ill just have to share another day!!

I am linking up at the hollie rouge still though! Sharing some more pictures from my family vacation at the lake! :) 

My sister and I tubing!

Have you ever gone tubing?! If not you need to go straight to the lake neatest you right after work and fine some one with a boat and tube and DO IT! It is seriously on e of the most fun things you will do in your life! 

The ladies of the family! (moms side)

The beautiful cabin we stayed in! (view from the dock)

Getting ready to go out on the boat

My sister and I with our grandparents

The fam!

First row: My mom, Dad, and Sister

Middle row: My Grandparents

Top Row: Me and my Great Aunt and Uncle

So that was my little summer family vacation! It was so relaxing and nice to just get away! and even though work is crazy today, I am loving a one day work week! ;) 

What is/was your summer vacation plan(s)?! I would love to hear about them! :)

Have a happy happy weekend! 

Kaitlin Jean