Patriotic Pinterest Fest

I had a Pinterest Patriotic fest this weekend.  I may pin a lot, but I also do sometimes make things I pin.  This round I made all things Patriotic for our Memorial Day BBQ.  All recipes and links can be found on my 4th of July board here

The patriotic popcorn was very yummy and easy to make.  I drizzled half of them with vanilla and half with white chocolate.  I got the popcorn holders at Michaels.

I love all things jello.  Must be something from my childhood.  I improvised on the white filling than what the recipe called for.  I added about 8 ounces of cream cheese to the cool whip, 1/4 c of white sugar and a dash of vanilla. Then I mixed it with my hand mixer until smooth and creamy.

I was on a roll making mini desserts.

Some of my mini cheesecakes caved in the middle so I added some cherry pie filling to the the top

I found that the lattice tops were harder to do on the apple pies, so I only did half that way

As you can see, the mini pies weren’t perfect, but they tasted really good!

I also made fruit salsa, but I probably won’t make it again.  The fruit gets all soggy and not so fresh looking very fast.

I really just wanted to try the new spoon maker kit I got to dip the salsa

Scissors Paper Wok

I used the packaged uncooked flour tortillas to make them and then brushed them with butter and sprinkled them with cinnamon and sugar. I learned after a couple of batches to poke a hole in the dough before baking so that they wouldn’t puff up

The edible spoons were time consuming to make, they were more cute than functional.  They broke easily in half when you dipped, but they were tasty none the less.

I kept seeing this pasta salad on Pinterest.  It said “Best Pasta Salad Ever ” so I thought I would try it

Everyone loved it.  I used candied walnuts instead of pecans though.

So, what was on your menu this weekend?  Do you ever find time to make anything from Pinterest?

Linking up to Megan’s Honey We’re Home 4th of July Party