Things to do concerning Cookies: Samoas.

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Thursday!

Yes, today’s going to be another cookie day. Another Girl Scout Cookie day, even. But that’s alright, because Samoas are probably my favorite type of cookie. So…

Here are some things you can do that relate to the Girl Scout cookies Samoas.

1) Eat them. Obviously. For those unfortunates out there who haven’t had them, here’s a basic description of a samoa. It’s doughnut shaped. (A very small doughnut, of course.) It’s got sortof a thin plain cookie base. And then on top of it is a layer of caramel, mixed with shredded coconut, chocolate, and covered in even more caramel and chocolate. In other words, pure amazingness. So yeah. Eating them is a very good choice.

2) Dip them in your coffee. And then eat them. (You can pull through my reasoning for point 1.)

3) Freeze them. And then eat them. If you’ve never had a frozen samoa, you’re missing out. Seriously, you need to try one. Careful not to chip a tooth- frozen caramel and coconut and chocolate and cookie all mixed together can be surprisingly hard. But all the same, it’s totally worth it. In fact, you might even want to try this if you’ve got a little one who’s got a loose tooth! What better way to lose the loose tooth than by eating a cookie? (And a Samoa, at that!)

4) Put the box on display for all to admire. My family & I, at least, would totally admire them you lucky person, you.

5) Dress up like one. Seriously, it’s a thing. It’s primarily used by younger girls who are trying to sell them (last time I checked, anyways) but it’s still pretty cool. And amazing. And worthwhile. And I’m rambling here, aren’t I?

Well, anyways, have a great rest of your week! If I missed anything you can do that relates to samoas, please let me know in the comments below!

Things to do concerning cookies: Cookie Dough!!

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Hello, Fluffsters!

Just a reminder, I’m going on vacation tomorrow, and I might not be able to access the internet to make sure that Fluffy didn’t delete the post.

Ooh! I could, now that you mention it!

Of course, if she does I’ll be very upset…

Darn.

So, without further ado:

Things concerning Cookie Dough!!

Yes, the two exclamation points are necessary.

So. Cookie dough. The stuff cookies are made of. It’s pretty amazing, right? I mean, how can you go wrong with butter, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and sweet flavorings? (Besides it being unhealthy. I wasn’t even going to mention that! Why did you bring it up?!)

I know that if it didn’t have raw eggs in it, most people would just take the cookie dough over the baked cookies. (It’s that good.)

But what are some things you can do with it?

1) Eat it. This isn’t the safest bet. Salmonella, raw eggs, etc., are not always the best. Of course, the odds of you actually getting food poisoning from something like that… It might be worth the risk, right? Well, I normally don’t (beyond “cleaning” the bowl and beaters amounts, that is) but if you want to, that’s your choice. We at TotalFluff cannot be held responsible for your own decisions, however.

2) Mix it up without the eggs. And then eat it. Brilliant, right? All right, so it doesn’t taste quite the same without the eggs. But it’s still really close. After all, it’s the butter-flour-egg-sugar-vanilla-etc. combination that’s the best part!

3) Bake it. And then eat the cookies. So I guess, technically speaking, I wasn’t quite honest in number 1. I just normally eat my cookie dough in cooked form.

But as I was saying. There are two ways to bake it. One is in cookie form. The other is in bar form. If you’re doing it in bar form…

4) Half-bake it, freeze it, and then eat it. Done that way, it’s like halfway between cookies and raw cookie dough. It’s sorta like the best of both worlds. My roommate last year did this, and it was amazing. Seriously. Half-baked frozen cookie dough is one of the best forms of cookie I have ever had.

5) Store it by freezing it. And then turn it into cookies. This is especially useful if you only want to make a dozen or so cookies. You see, a full batch of cookies makes about 4-5 dozen. (At least with the recipe I use.) A half-batch (which is as small as you can go, until you find a way to use only half of an egg) makes about 2 dozen. But if you scoop out the dozen cookies you want, and then put the rest in the freezer, you’ve saved yourself a lot of work the next time you want cookies. (Or half-baked batter. Up to you.)

6) As with thin mints, turn it into ice cream. If you haven’t had cookie-dough ice cream, I’m not sure how you’ve survived on this earth so long. (Unless you’re lactose intolerant. Then it’s understandable- if you’ve survived this long on this planet while also being allergic to milk, you’re basically superheroes. Or something. And it’s also unsurprising that you’ve survived without cookie-dough ice cream.) But anyways. Cookie-dough ice cream is an amazing flavor. So you should totally try it.

Well, there you go! Happy Wednesday, folks! I hope you have a wonderful time the rest of your week. And if Fluffy deletes the post tomorrow, do let me know, and I’ll see what I can do.

Things to do concerning cookies (3): Thin Mints

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is starting off as well as mine has.

Today, I’m continuing my cookie series. I’m going to be talking to you about

Things To Do Concerning Thin Mints

So… What’s a thin mint? A really thin mint leaf? How does that relate to cookies?

Thin Mints are a type of Girl Scout cookie. You see, Girl Scouts every year go around selling cookies. Thin Mints are a chocolate-mint patty type cookie that are actually one of the most popular types.

…Ah.

But as I was saying.

1) Eat them plain. This is, of course, the normal route. This is also the most boring route. Seriously, if you’re going to spend $4 for a small box of cookies, you might want to have a better plan in mind than just getting melted chocolate all over your fingers and ending up as a sticky mess. Eww.

2) Eat them frozen. This is a much better solution. Frozen Thin Mints are amazing. They’re refreshing, sweet, and very tasty. Better yet, they don’t melt as quickly, which means that it’s not as messy! Yay!

3) Sell them. This only works if you’re in Girl Scouts.

4) Turn them into ice cream. Breyers Ice Cream has done something to officially get permission to sell Thin Mint Ice Cream. It’s sort of like a marvelous cross between mint chocolate chip ice cream and cookies & cream ice cream. As I said, marvelous.

5) Use them as ice cream toppings. Freeze them, then crumble them, and then dish them over a bowl of ice cream. It works best with non-fruit flavored ice cream. (I’m a fan of strawberry and other fruit flavors, so trust me when I say it’s not that fruit-flavors aren’t the best. It’s not a bad flavor, it’s just not the best combo.) I always enjoy putting Thin Mint crumbles over Thin Mint Ice Cream. It’s sort of like dessert Inception.

So, there you go! I hope you enjoy some Thin Mint inspired things to do. Happy Tuesday!

Things to do concerning cookies (2): Oreos

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Monday! I hope your week is starting well.

As you may recall, I’m doing a mini blog-series on things to do concerning cookies.

Today, I’m going to talk about…

Things to do concerning Oreos.

1) if you’re using Firefox, you can add the plural form to your dictionary. Unless you’re slightly insane like me, and somewhat enjoy having red underlines in your text on words that you know exist. Like heteroskedasticity. There are few things quite so satisfying as being smarter than your web-browser’s dictionary.

2) Eat the oreo whole. As in, both chocolate and white filling. Together. Or, you could…

3) …Separate the oreo. As in, separate the chocolate cookie part from the creamy filling part.

If you want to go epic, you can do it with a specially designed gun/slingshot.

4) Crochet fake oreos. Then give them to friends. (That’s great for christmastime cookie exchanges. I was able to give my fellow high-school girls some “guaranteed calorie-free cookies” a few years ago.)

5) Make Oreo Truffles. Even without being dipped in chocolate, these things are scary delicious. I can’t recommend them enough. Especially since they are so easy!

So, there you go! I hope you have fun doing stuff that relates to oreo cookies!

Things to do concerning Cookies (1)

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday! I hope you have a blessed week.

This upcoming week, I’m going to be traveling a bit. So I’m going to be doing a series on things I’m fairly comfortable with: Cookies. And things to do having to do with them. (That will make more sense as we go along. Hopefully.)

Somehow, I doubt it. Did you even study your own language? That sentence looks like you murdered your language.

If you’re talking about the last thing I wrote, it’s not technically a sentence- it’s a fragment.

But anywho. Without further ado:

Things to Do Concerning Cookies (1): Chocolate Chip

Today I’m going to be looking at Chocolate Chip Cookies, and a few things about chocolate chip cookies.

1) You can change the recipe. I actually have listed my personal recipe adaptation in the recipes section.

2) You can eat them. This should be obvious. My personal preferences include a nice glass of milk. Or maybe coffee. Sometimes both.

3) Zap them, and then eat them. If you’re at a cafeteria, for example, odds are incredibly slim you’ll get cookies fresh out of the oven. But nothing can beat a freshly baked cookie. (Except maybe for beaters- that would likely do the trick.) So,. here’s the solution. Stick a cookie in the microwave. I think about 5-10 seconds is plenty. Or, if you have access to one, stick it in a toaster oven. That reheats the cookie, and gives it the sense of being freshly baked. Again, I highly recommend a cup of milk. If you’re lactose intolerant, almond milk is a wonderful alternative. (I’m not, I don’t think, but my family is. So I’ve discovered a love of almond milk. It does go nicely with chocolate chip cookies. It’s not quite the same, but still really good. Especially if you get the vanilla flavored stuff.)

4) Give them to friends. The cookies, that is. Just to clarify that we weren’t talking about almond milk still. So, yeah. I’d take the cookies, put them in bakers’ bags, and then give them to friends. (Only if you’re feeling generous.) If you’re feeling really generous, you can even give them to professors, teachers, or people you don’t even know/like.

5) Photograph them and put them on Facebook. Because there aren’t enough people using Instagram.

Anyways, there you go! Five things to do that relate to chocolate chip cookies. Have fun! (And tell me how your cookies turn out, if you make any?)

Spinning more yarns.

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Hello, Fluffsters!

I still can’t find Fluffy, and I spent most of my creative energies on the Big Thing Today. (In case you hadn’t noticed, I always write up the posts the day/night before. That way, I don’t need to worry about waking up in time to write and post an entry.) So because I’m tired and can’t really think of anything else, here’s a picture of about 55 yards of plied spun yarn.

55 yards of spun fluff.

Isn’t it pretty? I’m very happy with how it turned out. I think I’m getting better!

Next step, actually use some of my blue spun yarn… (The stuff I already spun & set is a lot more uneven. But it might still be able to work up into a nice/interesting hat! I can hope, right?)

Anywho, happy Saturday!

Pictures of Fluff.

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Friday!

I had/have/will-have/whatever something big on Friday. That’s today from your perspective, tomorrow from mine. Man, blogging is confusing!

Anyways, I can’t find fluffy right now. So instead, I’m going to share a couple of pictures of fluff.

Pure fluff. Of the wool variety.

Spun Fluff

Happy Friday!

Yarn! It’s Practically Finished!

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Thursday.

Last night I didn’t have that much time to write this post, because I was a little bit too caught up with arts and crafts. And by that, I mean I was FINISHING MY FIRST HOME-SPUN YARN!!! (I’m a bit excited, could you tell?)

No. Really? You’re excited?

I know. Oddest thing, right?

Anyways, here’s a picture of my new yarn hanging up to dry.

It’s hanging up to dry

Isn’t it lovely? I’m hoping I have enough to make a hat with it.

I’m also really looking forward to seeing how my undyed yarn that I’m currently making comes out. I personally haven’t dyed anything before, so it’ll be an interesting experiment… I’ll be sure to let you know in a few months once I actually do it.

Anyways, Fluffsters, happy Thursday! I hope you have a fantastic day and a wonderful rest of your week.

Dogs find the oddest “fluffy spots.”

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Hello, Fluffsters!

Due to fortunate circumstances, I caught a picture of my dog being adorable.

That dog has some of the oddest sleeping locations and preferences. All right, so he’s not as bad as my younger dog who sleeps on top of his crate. But still, he’s a bit odd.

This evening, for example, I watched him slightly paw at an empty backpack on the ground before flopping down on it.

A white fluffy dog sleeping on a backpack.

My dog on the back of a backpack. Sleeping.

You can’t quite see it very well, but the thing he’s on top if is the backpack. It was very cute, if slightly odd, and very much in keeping with this dog’s eccentricities.

Yes, he’s eccentric. I don’t know of any other dog that would deliberately go up to a hot pepper plant and eat fresh hot peppers. (He did this frequently when he was younger, so clearly he enjoyed it.)

Aren’t dogs great?

Anyways, happy Wednesday! We’re halfway there!

Fabric Finds: Food

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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Tuesday!

I’m just going to dive right in.

I’ve mentioned I like to sew, right? I mean, I made that DIY flower wreath, and all. One of my goals in life is to eventually make my version of the Pirates Elizabeth Swan dress, and actually wear it somewhere. (That’s not likely to happen for a while since materials are incredibly expensive, and the pattern quite complicated. But I can dream, right?)

Anyways, today’s post is a discussion of fabric. More to the point, a discussion of food themed fabric.

Until yesterday, (well, today as I’m writing this) I didn’t even know fabric with a food theme even existed. But due to exploring fabric.com, I came across an entire section of food printed fabric.

This sparked a desire I never even knew I had.

I now really want to make a waffle-print skirt. Or dress. Or maybe a skirt/handbag combo.

Actually, I’m not picky. A similar sort of thing with pancakes, donuts, sprinkles, and, especially, CheeseIts. Not Bacon & Eggs, though. That’s just silly. (The grilled cheese, though… That’s tempting!) I can only imagine what my school would have done if I’d walked into the cafeteria wearing anything made from “Michael Miller Bon Appetit Accounts Flax” fabric. (Bon Appetit’s our cafeteria supplier.)

Fresh Strawberry fabric actually looks like it might make a really cute summertime outfit. Especially for a younger child. As would basically anything watermelon.

And personally? A coffee print would make a wonderful computer case holder. Or bag for a college student. (Wouldn’t you agree?)

I was, alas, unable to find any prints with eggplants or steak on Fabric.com. I don’t know what I’d have done with a fabric with either of those foods on them, besides laugh, but even laughing would be worth it.

How about you, Fluffsters? Any favorite food-fabric you’ve seen that you love? (Or hate? I don’t mind either!)

Or have you seen any clothes made from some of these novelty fabrics? I’d love to hear about it!

Have a great rest of your week!