Monthly Archives: May 2009

May 31

The BPB&N

Yay another funny named recipe from Nico’s kitchen. The other day I was shopping for the weekly groceries, and I was suddenly drawn to the jams/jellies section at Wal-Mart. My eyes looked up and I spotted my beloved Nutella, and yep it had to come home with me right away! Since I had this tasty jar of Nutella in my pantry, I decided it was time to test out a few recipes.

I started off with the traditional PB & N, which is a Peanut Butter Sandwich with Nutella, and then I thought of the B & PB sandwiches. That’s a banana sandwich, where you use a Banana for the bread, and add Peanut Butter to it, and I think it could only improve with a little Nutella.

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You’ll need:

  • Banana, Nutella, Peanut Butter
  • A few knives and a plate, and a super hungry tummy

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First peel your banana and cut it in half right down the middle.

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Then cut your banana halves again.

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Put the yummy Nutella on one half of the bananas.

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Peanut butter is going to go on the other halves.

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Then put your halves together, and you’ve got one super tasty Banana sandwich. These would also be wicked good frozen and chocolate dipped to make a tasty Banana Pops. If you are a Nutella fan, give this one a try.

May 30

Did You See the New Button?

Thanks to my hubby for working on my site last night, and adding in the super cool Follow Me button. Now you can follow Nicostuff on Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace too, just in case you don’t get enough Nicostuff at Nicostuff.com. Thanks again to my techie genius hubby!

May 29

S for Strawberry Cake

Today’s letter on Sesame Street was the letter S, so I thought I would share my Strawberry Cake recipe… In honor of the letter S.  So here we go!

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For the Strawberry Cake you’ll need:

  • 9×13 sheet cake, I’ve used a White Cake for the Strawberry Cake
  • Strawberries (2-3 handfuls, I know very precise)
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • Whipped Cream and a little Vanilla to flavor it
  • Cutting board, knife, fork, spoon, spatula, and a bowl or two

Let’s get started. First we are going to macerate the Strawberries. I thinly sliced about 3 handfuls of fresh strawberries, and then add them into a bowl with 1/4 cup of granulated sugar. I gave the strawberries a good stir, and mashed them up just a little bit. Then put the bowl in the fridge and let it sit for at least an hour or two, that way the strawberries have plenty of time to get juicy.

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Bake your cake, and let it cool. Once the cake has cooled, grab your fork and take out all of your frustrations on the cake, poke it like crazy. You need to make sure that there are lots of tiny holes in the cake so the strawberry juice can seep in and make the cake taste like yummy strawberry goodness.

Time to get the macerated Strawberries out of the fridge and onto the cake. Spread the strawberry/juice mixture generously over the cake, and refrigerate once more.

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Right before it is time to serve up this tasty dessert, top off the cake with Whipped Topping. I added in just a little vanilla to my Whipped Topping to make it extra tasty.

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Make sure and refrigerate any leftovers, but trust me this cake won’t last too long. My boys loved it!

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May 28

The Mole Stays

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I visited my Doctor yesterday, and she says the mole can stay (for now). I was a little relieved, I wasn’t too keen on the idea of having it burned off of my face. She did say that she’ll keep a close eye on it, and make sure that it doesn’t change too much, and I get to have the mole measured at every prenatal visit, funny. Thanks for the well wishes!

May 27

What’s Growing

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My cat was curious… What’s growing in the Garden?

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The Green Beans are doing well, but so are the weeds. I’m still determined to keep this garden of mine organic, and pesticide free, but I have to get out and weed everyday. Especially after it rains, like it is today…

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The Cucumber have been moved to a new garden, and they love their new location. I think I have about 7 happy cucumber plants this season.

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Okra is new to the garden this year, and I have at least 5 plants that are doing well. I hope to get a pretty good crop of Okra this Summer, we love it at our house.

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Sweet Corn is also a new addition this year, and it is growing like crazy!

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Is it a Watermelon plant or a Cantaloupe plant? How I wish I could find my notes that tell me what I planted there…

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The little yellow Squash have also been moved to a new garden this year too. I have at least 4 plants that have sprouted.

This year’s garden is much different from last year’s. I have fewer plants, but I planted many more. I think it is due in part to the excess of rain that we have had, I just don’t know if the little seeds could handle that much water. I also counter-planted the vegetable garden with a butterfly garden, but no little flower sprouts just yet. I’m anxious to see those Sunflowers and Pumpkins sprout too.