The Cost of Food Blogging: Part II

February 9th, 2012 § 36

At the beginning of the year, I decided it might be fun to write a post about the cost of blogging. It included, everything from the time I put into blogging, my schedule along with the actual monetary cost of blogging from equipment to ingredients.

Photo use courtesy of Russell van Kraayenburg of chasingdelicious.com

Photo by Russell van Kraayenburg

When I wrote that post I had no intention of writing a Part II, that is until I received numerous emails and many comments expressing how costly and intimidating I made blogging appear. So of course I wanted to express a few things. Grab a cuppa, this post is longer than my usual ones.

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Dulce de Leche Banana Bars

February 5th, 2012 § 34

Yes, it’s as much of a mouthful as it reads. The bars are somewhat a result of indecision with what to make – seems to be the theme lately. I couldn’t decide whether or not to make Banana Cream Bars or a Dulce de Leche Bar. So in keeping with the theme I just went for it and threw it all together. 

Dulce de Leche Banana Bars

 

The result is a deliciously sweet bar with nice crisp graham cracker crust that is layered with Vanilla Oreos, mini marshmallows, fresh banana slices and some salted pecans to even out the sweetness. Melting its way in between all that is a creamy dulce de leche binder. As for the finishing top, I couldn’t help add a layer of roasted marshmallows on the top for a little smoky flavor. 

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Fluffertella

February 2nd, 2012 § 10

Fluffernutter meets Nutella. Intrigued?

Fluffertella

I was, but I couldn’t taste test it, so my friends did. To find out if they preferred this Nutella Fluffernutter hybrid to the straight-up Fluffernutter hit the jump to find out and for the recipe.

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