Yum...Yum... Rice Krispy Cupcakes

By Carolyn Harris
Guest Blogger


For valentines day this year, I was in one of my graduate  for six hours straight and with that length of time in any classroom, with no food usually comes paralyzing hunger. So, in attempts to mediate the potential  opportunity for starvation,  the week before my  classmates and I prepared in advance a potluck sign-up sheet, so we could feed our stomachs as we fed our minds. I signed up  to bring some  Rice Krispy Cupcakes, a recipe I found on Pinterest  that was worth trying out.


These cupcakes were fairly easy to make.  I used my cupcake tins to press the  rice crispy cupcakes to form and a piping bag with a fancy tip for the frosting. I died the frosting with purple food coloring and used some fun silver sprinkles to finish them off. It was as simple as that.

They disappeared very quickly. Everyone loved the Rice Krispy Treats cupcakes!!!

Cabinet Clutter.....Fixed

   

The Danger Zone



After many times of opening my overly packed and always dangerous lower kitchen cabinet (pictured above on a tamed day... missing about three more sauce pans) and  nearly being amputated by one of my heavy pans, I decided to fix it. 



Julia Child in her infamous kitchen



                                                                       

I scoured the web looking for quick and easy  fixes, which I came to find the always so classic, Julia Child's kitchen inspired pegboard.



The Construction Zone





 

The Chow.com  tutorial DIY: Kitchen Fixes: Peg yourself a Pot Holder. This tutorial is pretty simple for those who are skilled  home DIY'ers. But, for a crafting sewing novice like myself,  I need a little more assistance. So I went to my trusted source.... older gentlemen at Home Depot with worker hands.  I always look for the older guys who look like they are spending there long awaited retirement at Home Depot dispensing their infinite construction wisdom.

After consulting one of these knowledgeable people, I walked out of there with everything I needed to install this pegboard. Midway through this project I realized that this was not a one person  job. Espcially, one person like myself ,with a bum arm.  So, the pegboard project was put on hold for about two weeks until my wonderful husband and  I found some time to do it together.



Today, we were able to finish the long awaited Pegboard Pot and Pan Holder. For my first real project with a drill and some wood, I think I did great!

But for all you home construction prefectionist, I know that it s crooked. Just turn your head slightly to the left and you'll be alright.

This project I would recommend to everyone. My kitchen feels a lot more organized, livable, and spacious. Not only is it fairly easy to do, it  is cost effective as well and would only run you about $30. 

Now, I am going to work on scrubbing the bottom of those pots. : ( 



 What a beautiful  Pegboard Pot Holder