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Aside from the obvious deliciousness I’ve been posting on the blog, I have also added a few treats to the site without a blog post. Yummy things I really wanted to add to the site, but didn’t warrant a post.

	The whole house smells like ginger and cinnamon! (read).
	When I am feeling irritated about living in the woods, you know like when I want a Starbucks or feel like grabbing sushi with my girlfriends or maybe even just want to be able to WALK ANYWHERE, I can quickly remind myself how much I love living out here when I have to make something for the kids’ school. Wee One #2 requested I make treats for her class on her birthday. In their old school in Toronto, that would have meant baking and decorating at least 30 cupcakes. I did make treats for the school in Toronto, but they were not as detailed because there were just too many to make. This year she has 11 kids in her class. Yup, 11. Making a dozen cupcakes means there’s one left for the baker. (read).
	I was inspired by a recipe found on Oh She Glows, but I just HAD TO add peanut butter and switch it up a bit. Instead of making coconut butter, I used peanut butter and rolled the freshly coated banana pieces in coconut. So so so good on the back deck in the summer!!(read).

Nutella Marsacapone Cups

9-12 sheets phyllo
1 cup Homemade Nutella
1/4 cup homemade marsacapone cheese (1 liter cream, 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice)

The only slightly complicated thing about this treat is making your own marsacapone cheese and if you can’t be bothered, just pick up a tun from the grocery store and you’re already ahead of the game! It is pretty easy though. Heat the cream over a double boiler to 190F, add lemon juice. It’ll curdle, that’s ok. Stir till it starts to thicken (till it coats the back of a spoon like the pictures below) then let it cool down a bit on the counter.
Now transfer it to a bowl lined with cheesecloth and wrap it up. Leave it alone, in the fridge, till it stops dripping. It took almost two days here. What you’re left with is a very smooth, marsacapone-like cheese. Mix about 1/4 cup of it with 1 cup of softened homemade nutella.
Lay out 3 sheets of phyllo and cut it into 12 squares. Squish these little squares into a muffin tin or mini cupcake tin and bake at 350F for about 5 minutes (till golden). Then scoop in about a tablespoon or so of the creamy nutella and add a smaller dollop of marsacapone on top of that! I don’t think it’s physically possible to eat just one. They look super fancy but they’re way simple and while people will be impressed you made your own marsacapone, it’s totally not a big deal – you can do it!

Today, I’m linking up with KD Buggie Boutique, Mom Blog Monday and Tough Cookie Mommy for Mingle Monday.

Yet another notarecipe recipe. Just four ingredients, very little actual mixing, no stress but deeeelish!!

I made these to go with the Pixie Purses for my mother’s Pixie-themed 60th birthday party. So silly and so fun.

These little treats bring together crunchy and flaky with a hit of cheesy, but not pizza style stringy melty cheesy, just hint of cheesy flavor.

Wing it!

I used roughly…

1/3 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons rosemary
phyllo pastry
melted butter

Mix the pine nuts, parm and rosemary in a small bowl. Preheat oven to 375F.

Brush 3 sheets of phyllo with melted butter and sprinkle mixture on top.

Roll up the phyllo tight enough to keep the filling in but loose enough to not rip it.

Cut the phyllo roll into finger food size slices and bake for about 15 minutes. That’s that!!

Today, I’m participating in Tasty Tuesday at 33 Shades of Green.

I know technically these little bundles of deliciousness are called Beggar’s Purses but I made them for my mother’s Pixie-themed 60th birthday party (my mother loves fairies and anything to do with fairies), so Pixie Purses they are! Bacon + goat cheese? OMG. I’ve recently given up the bacon but I’d probably still snarffle down a few of these little babies. They were a hit with everyone that tried them and the only treat I made for my mother’s party that didn’t have any leftovers!

You could make these suit your needs however you like! You could fill them with fake cheese and tempah or with mozza and chicken or or or…endless combinations really. They also look really snazzy but don’t require too much effort.

Pixie Purses (aka Beggar’s Purses, aka Goat Cheese Phyllo Purses) via Confessions of a Foodie Bride
5 oz goat cheese, softened
2 tablespoons chives, chopped
I also added a few tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley
4 slices of bacon, cooked to a crisp
black pepper
6 sheets of phyllo dough
6-8 tablespoons of melted butter
Chives or strips of the tops of green onions for tying

Preheat your oven to 400 F and mash together your goat cheese, chives, parsley (if you’re using it) crumbled bacon, and black pepper.
The thing about phyllo is it pretty much always starts out the same. Lay a single piece on your counter, use a pastry brush to paint melted butter all over it, then add a second sheet and attack that with melted butter and again with a third piece. Then cut it into four equal pieces and put about 1 1/2 to maybe 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the middle of each square. Then gather the phyllo around it like a little package and tie with your chive or strip of green onion.
So cute!!! It’s looking pretty pale on the left! I brushed the tops of each one with a little butter and made a bunch more. I put all of them in a shallow dish and baked them for about 8 minutes. Check on them though!! If your oven runs hot they’ll be incinerated in a heartbeat! Let them cool for a bit so you don’t burn yourself with 400 degree goat cheese!