Extra large pocky wands (chocolate covered pretzel rods or sesame sticks)
rThat’s what the kids described them as anyway. The teen loves pocky but it’s not easily accessible where we live. Basically, she used to be able to get it at the bowling alley, but it’s not exactly cheap, she and her friends aren’t exactly rich, and they aren’t huge bowlers either.
She’d been begging me to try to make pocky myself, but I got really lucky and this turned out tasting like it instead. I was expecting them to taste like chocolate covered pretzels, but turns out, those are large sesame sticks….and are much softer than hard pretzel rods. I broke several just while trying to dip them in chocolate.
I had made these as a last minute appetizer to hold the kids over at a birthday party. The food wasn’t going to be ready for a little while longer, but I knew everyone was hungry. I don’t even buy sprinkles, but a friend of the family had passed a box of stuff she’d never use on to us, and there was a tiny container of those lovely pink, red, and white sprinkles up there. Perfect!
Ultimately, they were a *huge* hit, especially for such a last minute idea. I scored a million extra bonus points for them tasting like pocky and the begging for more has increase 10x. Unfortunately, sesame sticks were a random purchase at a store that had them as a feature item, and I haven’t seen them since. Maybe I could find them online?
Tip – Turn these into a themed item. Have a Harry Potter fan? Skip the sprinkles. Got a magician on board? Dip the whole thing in dark chocolate and just the tip into white chocolate. Get creative!
Tip – Whether you’re using fragile sticks like this or normal pretzel rods, lay them across a 9×13 pan (or an appropriate size depending on the size of yours). Avoid letting the chocolate end touch the pan as much as possible to avoid sticking. Toss them in the freezer for a quick set so your treat will be ready in a matter of minutes.
When QJ moves – Part 7 – Yeah, the washer, too
Yep, just like how the fireplace became a dining room table in the middle of the kitchen, here’s a shot of fresh muffins being served on the washer. We had teenagers still in the house who had been helping move, so this double batch was destroyed in a matter of minutes, straight from the pan atop the washer.
The rest of the posts about my big move can be found here.
Cookbook trailer and release – Better than the movies
Perfect One-Dish Dinners from Three Many Cooks
I don’t own the book. I probably won’t buy it (nothing personal against the book….I just have too many books as it is and I prefer to get my recipes online). I don’t really even know that much about it. I have no connection with the author, her kids, the website, nada.
But how cool and quirky is it for there to be a trailer for a cookbook? lol
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