My Pinterest Obsession

I got a Pinterest account about a year ago because of recommendations from many many people.  At first, it confused and overwhelmed me.  Then I realized how fan-fucking-tastic it is.  It has ideas for EVERYTHING.  It takes out searching through hundreds of apartment/cooking/gardening/crafting/everything blogs and condenses everyone's research into one place.  It's awesome.  That being said, I've found that its good to test out these recipes before you depend on them because a lot of them are missing a few helpful hints.  I've been meaning to write more about my Pinterest explorations and what I would do to fix some of these recipes, so keep an eye out for them!

1) Dorito Chicken!!!!

 It's baked chicken, but with Doritos.  I highly suggest that you use a strong flavor of Dorito because the original (cool ranch and nacho cheese) are a bit bland.  Other than that the recipe was pretty great.  Definitely use chicken tenders or strips not breasts (unless you cut them into smaller pieces) because the Doritos will burn.  Another variation on this that I have tried is Jalapano pretzel chicken.  The strong flavor of the pretzels really adds a kick to the chicken. 

2) The "Better than Fries" Potato

THIN SLICES.  That is the best advice I can give you.  Other than that the recipe is pretty dead on.  Chris and I used herb butter from this awesome market near our apartment.  I highly recommend using something like that.  You can also top them with cheese or sprinkle it between the layers so it melts into the potato. 

 3) Oreo+Chocolate chip cookies= AMAZING

So clearly there was no recipe there, but I think that's mostly because there isn't really a need for one.  Use my chocolate chip cookie recipe or one of your own.  When you have made the cookie dough, take a double stuffed oreo and wrap cookie dough around it.  I suggest making a flat, round patty, placing the oreo in the middle and folding the dough around the cookie.  They are like crack.  Seriously.
*Also, be aware that it only makes about 12 or so.