Category: Restaurant Reviews/Recipes

Pouring the perfect Guinness Pint

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Wow, what an amazing time I’ve had in Dublin. One of the things I always wanted to do in Dublin was pour my own pint of Guinness. This is such an amazing opportunity that I think everyone should take advantage of if they are ever in Dublin. You can pour your own pint at the Guinness Storehouse or there are a few pubs that will let you pour your own pint if you ask. I went to Ned O’Sheas Pub to learn how to pour a pint and had a blast! It is an excellent pub near the river in the Viking Quarters with an amazing atmosphere. You can pour your own Guinness pint, and find a variety of traditional Irish dishes. The Guinness stew is a great dish to have on a chilly day while sipping on a pint of Guinness. Finally, after pouring the perfect pint you can celebrate by drinking the pint and take home the certificate they give you with your name on it. They also have t-shirts that says “I POURED THE PERFECT PINT AT NED O’SHEA’S DUBLIN” for €15. For anyone who’s interested in checking out Ned O’Shea’s click here: http://www.nedosheas.ie

How to pour the perfect Guinness pint:

  1. Tilt the glass at a 45-degree angle
  2. Open the tap by pulling it all the way forward until it reaches just underneath the harp
  3. Set the glass down and let the Guinness sit for 2 minutes. This allows the beer to settle
  4. Once the beer is settled, put your glass back up to the tap and finish filling it, so you get that nice foamy top as shown in the picture above
  5. Enjoy!!!

Slauncha!

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Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

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Chocolate and raspberry are one of my favorite combinations, especially when it comes to baking. The raspberry gives the chocolate a great rich complementary flavor. I was very pleased with how this recipe turned out, and I am excited to say I found a new way to make brownies! This recipe is super easy and great for family get-togethers, or any other occasion. I look forward to reading your comments!

Makes approximately 9-16 bars

Things you will need:

1 box of brownie mix (I used Duncan Hines)

8 oz. of cream cheese

½ cup of confectioners sugar

½ cup of raspberry filling

8×8 pan

Instructions for brownies:

  1. Bake brownies as directed on box until toothpick comes out clean
  2. Pull out of oven and let it cool
  3. Spray Wilton’s Spray-N-Seal on and stick in fridge for 5 minutes

Instructions for Raspberry Icing:

  1. Using your kitchen aid, beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and raspberry filling until smooth.
  2. Spread over brownies
  3. Enjoy!!!

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Chocolate Raspberry Cake

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I love chocolate and raspberry! This is a great recipe to make for a family get together, especially when it is chocolate with a raspberry filling. YUM! As I’ve mentioned in my cake balls blog, I love cake. When I saw a can of raspberry filling sitting in my pantry, I thought what a great way to use in a cake. You can use any type of frosting for this recipe. I used vanilla frosting because I didn’t want to overpower the chocolate and raspberry flavors. If you also want a little extra raspberry flavor, then feel free to put some fresh raspberries around the cake. I look forward to reading your comments!

Things you will need:

1 box of chocolate cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)

16 oz. of vanilla frosting

12 oz. of raspberry cake and pastry filling

Fresh Raspberries (optional)

9×13 cake pans

Instructions:

  1. Bake cake as directed on box until toothpick comes out clean
  2. Pull out of oven and let it cool
  3. Take Wilton’s Spray-N-Seal and spray it on the top and side of the cake to help it from crumbling 
  4. Next, place one layer on cake container and spread the raspberry filling over the top
  5. Put the next layer on top and frost the cake, so it’s fully covered
  6. Decorate with frosting or place the fresh raspberries around the top of the cake
  7. Enjoy!!!

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Sprinkles Cupcake ATM

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Sprinkles Cupcake ATM is a cupcake ATM machine that is open 24/7, and has a number of cupcake ATMs across the United States. When I first heard about this cupcake ATM, I wasn’t quite sure how a cupcake from an ATM would taste. The cupcake ATM is positioned outside their bakery shop, so they can stock the ATM with fresh cupcakes every day. I stopped by the one in Nashville, Tennessee that offered a wide variety of flavors such as dark chocolate, banana, carrot, chocolate marshmallow, cinnamon sugar to name a few. I chose the red velvet cupcake, and was truly surprised with the result. It was the moistest and tastiest cupcake I’ve ever eaten. In fact, they also offer a doggy cupcake, if your taking your pooch for a walk. If you are in an area with a Sprinkles cupcake ATM, I highly recommend stopping by the cupcake ATM machine to try their cupcakes. You definitely won’t regret it!!! If you stop by to try a Sprinkles cupcake bakery with a cupcake ATM, let me know what you think.

Here is a link to their website: http://sprinkles.com/cupcake-atm

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Chocolate Covered Cranberry Chocolate Cake Balls

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If you love cake as much as I do or just love eating it, then this is a must! Chocolate Covered Cranberry Chocolate Cake Balls are a great recipe to make, especially if you have a box of cake mix that has been sitting in your pantry for a while or extra cranberry sauce from the holidays. This is a fun recipe to make. It’s easy for the kids to get involved and help too. I wasn’t sure how these would come out at first, but I was delighted with the final result.

Makes: Approximately 40

Things you will need:

1 box of cake mix (any flavor, my favorite is chocolate)

½ bowl of cranberry sauce

7 oz. of frosting (any flavor)

Toothpicks

Parchment paper

Wilton’s melting chocolate pot

1 lb. of melting chocolate

Instructions:

  1. Bake cake as directed on box until toothpick comes out clean
  2. Pull out of oven and let it cool off
  3. Once cake is cooled, crumble the cake in a large bowl
  4. Add in the cranberry sauce and the frosting
  5. Mix all the ingredients together until it’s fully combined
  6. Stick in freezer for an hour, or in the fridge overnight
  7. Roll cake mixture into balls (this may get messy!)
  8. Place rolled cake balls onto parchment paper
  9. Stick toothpicks in each cake ball and place back in the fridge or freezer
  10. Melt chocolate, dip balls until fully covered, place back on parchment paper
  11. Once the balls are covered with melted chocolate, place in freezer for 15 minutes until chocolate is hard
  12. Remove from freezer when ready to serve
  13. ENJOY!!!!

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