Around 3 p.m. I was feeling a little bit better and hungry . . . but I knew I didn't have many things left in my pantry. After coming back from Michigan last week I kept postponing ordering groceries online, thinking that I might have the time Friday afternoon after work to go shopping. And, even though we were released at 1 p.m. because of Good Friday, it didn't happen (going shopping, that is) . . . I wasn't feeling that great and decided to go straight home.
Well, going back to my pantry . . . I found a box of Velveeta Shells & Cheese—not exactly something I like or crave, but I guess I bought it to have some sort of "life saver" on a rainy day (or sick day)! Reluctantly, I set a saucepan with water on the stove to boil it for the shell pasta and went into my fridge looking for some Parmesan cheese. To my surprise, I found half a jar of mild chunky salsa . . . hmmm . . . "I can mix that with the Velveeta cheese sauce", I said to myself . . . and then, at the very bottom of the fridge, I found a can of Guinness beer! Oh wow! That meant I could probably make the "Guinness Chocolate Cake"! I double-checked the recipe and . . . voilà . . . I found out I had everything I needed!
I turned off the stove in the meantime I started preparing the cake . . . and here are the pics . . .
I have to admit though that I made a couple of changes to the recipe: used Greek yogurt instead of sour cream (because I didn't have any) and added chopped pecans. The cake turned out really good!!! You can find the recipe here: http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/guinness-chocolate-cake-by-linda-isaacs-yogismom-feature.
Oh yeah . . . I ended up making the box of shells & cheese with the chunky salsa and it didn't turn out that bad! :)
2 comments:
you HAVE to bring some cake to work tomorrow!! :D
Don't worry . . . had already thought about it! ;)
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