We’ve all heard of Pinterest by now, haven’t we? That virtual scrapbook where we can pin all our favorite recipes, fashions, hairstyles, cute animals, funny sayings, art, and pictures of television characters with sarcastic captions. Then, if it wasn’t enough to collect all these fantastic things, we get to share them with complete strangers. Cause that’s what the internet is for: learning more about people you’ve never met than you know about your own family.
One popular subject on Pinterest is food. Sweet food being a major sub-set. And, as you probably deduced from the title of this post (cause you’re a clever one, you are), I’m going to concentrate my focus on one item in particular.
The ubiquitous Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.
Thanks to Pinterest, I have found all sorts of new ways to use this popular candy. (click on the pic to go to the pin on Pinterest)
Like disguising a sloppy frosting job.
I swear there is a cake under there somewhere.
Or making favors for kid’s parties.
No, Cindy, don't eat the paper. Oh gosh. Let mommy get the ipecac.
You can turn this drugstore staple into a treat fit for a fancy soiree.
No, Mr. Campbell, don't eat the paper. Oh dear. Does anyone know the heimlich?
Also, it seems that people will never run out of new and fascinating ways to satisfy their sweet tooth. Like sandwiching a Reese’s cup between two Double-Stuff Oreos, dipping the whole mess in chocolate, and topping with Reese’s Pieces.
Diabeetus Sandwich, anyone?
Now, not all ideas involving Reese’s cups are completely whack-a-doodle.
Reese's martini - shaken, stirred, I don't care. Just hand it over and no one gets hurt.
And some ideas are completely inspired.
Reese's infused vodka. Disgusting or genius? Only time and a few mason jars will answer this question.
***TODAY’S SPECIAL***
On this historic day, otherwise known as Wednesday, 19 of your favorite humor bloggers are staging a WordPress coup. We have banded together to address the important topic, Better Living Through Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Yes, you read that right. Your eyes are fine. Well, they may not be fine – I really don’t know. But it does say “19 of your favorite humor bloggers” (or who SHOULD be your favorite bloggers). We are all presenting the same topic, each from his or her particularly unique perspective.
Why this topic? Why now?
Why not?
Click on the Reese’s Pieces link to gobble up the entire, yummy bag of 19 posts.
Bon Appetite!
When you get the shoutout from the Romney and Obama committees don’t let them get on this bandwagon for free.
There is always a price!
You had me at the use of “ubiquitous”. Confession: that double stuff/reese’s combo looks oh-my-goodness-so-delicious.
Well done, Amy. Now really – how many of the above have you attempted? It’s OK – I won’t tell anyone.
Ubiquitous is a great word, isn’t it? And I actually know how to spell it, so that’s a bonus.
The Diabeetus Sandwich makes my teeth hurt just looking at it. I don’t think I could do it.
And I haven’t tried any of these, but I am very tempted by the infused vodka.
I can’t decide whether I want the cake or the martini more.
I think I should go with the cake dipped in the martini. That’d be tasty, right?
Liquor and cake – two more great tastes that taste great together!
And 2 of the 4 food groups represented. (the others being potato chips and Dairy Queen Blizzards)
Now that’s a food pyramid I can follow!
I want the Diabeetus sandwich, with a Reese’s martini chaser…and keep ‘em coming.
Woo hoo hoo!
You’re gonna have to share.
Along with that 800 number so you can get your diabetes testing supplies from Liberty Medical just like Wilfred Brimley said you could.
I’m not sure how I feel about the Reese’s between the Oreo. At first I was like “Awesome!” But now that I think about it, that way be a little too much. Is that wrong coming from me?
No, that’s not wrong, it’s sensible. Everyone has a line and that sandwich definitely crosses mine.
Get a couple Reese’s Martini’s in me and I won’t stop commenting!
Talkie talkie talkie!
*hic*
Get a couple of those martinis in me and the only commenting I’ll be doing is praying for someone to kill me.
I am in love with the Reese’s martini, yum!
Have you actually tried one? I am curious if it is one of those things that sounds good, but in reality doesn’t live up to expectations.
I am not skilled at frosting cakes, so I thank you for the perfect solution! I bet that would work for any occasion, including picking up a cake with someone’s name spelled wrong.
Definitely! Get a discount cake that the baker butchered and turn it into a gourmet treat for the family.
This is genius right here. Thrifty, crafty,…all sorts of words that end in “y”!
Insanity, queasy, drunky . . .
I love pinterest, but some of those sweet concoctions are terrifying. I mean seriously? A Reese’s engulfed in an Oreo dipped in chocolate? Sinful and just a little bit disgusting.
A LITTLE bit disgusting? It looks like something that someone made on a dare. The only way to make it worse would be to batter and deep-fry it!
I think I just made myself sick.
I have never been more inspired in my life! I need one of those martinis, stat. And this cracked me up (so true!): “…learning more about people you’ve never met than you know about your own family.”
I would like to try the martini.
And it is true! My mom has learned so much more about me by reading my blog!
If only I’d had some reeses to add to that last cake I iced! I vowed to hire a professional painter or plastic surgeon next time I needed to ice a cake, but thanks to you and Pinterest, I can go little lower budget on that…
Funny!
I usually let professionals handle anything cake-related, not just frosting.
Oh, God, that cake covered in pb cups makes me a little queasy. And I agree – looks like someone just said, “Guh, frosting cakes is such a pain. Hm, got that bag of candy leftover from Halloween…”
They are just kinda chopped up and thrown on there. I could almost see how it would be a good idea if they were at least artfully arranged.
I think I went into a diabetic coma just reading this post! Well done to my new friend and co-conspirator!
We rock!
I did actually start to feel a bit ill after looking through hundreds of pictures of Reese’s concoctions.
We do rock!! This was so fun. Next time, we need to get more people involved. Like 100!
Nice to meet you, Amy. Peg’s sister here. What a hoot all of you masters of the pen tackling the same subject.
I’ll try one of those martinis, please!
I love reading all the different ways people approached this. Some amazingly creative people out here in blog-land.
Nice you meet you, too!!
I feel light-headed from all of this. Some of it is genius and some of it is so crazy that perhaps, like the infused vodka, it will only be over time that we can accurately gauge the true genius here.
And after enough infused vodka, I bet all of this starts looking better and better!
Diabeetus Sandwich, anyone?
Uh, I had to work today, are there any left? If so, I’ll take 2, one for dinner, one for dessert. And the martini as well.
I didn’t eat mine, so they’re all yours. Gonna have to make your own martini, however. Sorry!
I can’t believe that oreo / reese’s thing isn’t fried. Amateurs.
That would have been the next logical step, followed by a light dusting of powdered sugar. You know, to make it fancy.
So I happen to love peanut butter and chocolate and Reese’s cups are near and dear to my ticker but, that cake in the first shot made me gag a little. What does that mean? Do I need to hand in my Reese’s fan club card? It was just so much. Now the vodka has me intrigued. That’s a must try in my eyes.
There is a difference between being a fan and being a stalker. That cake is stalker behavior. Your Reese’s fan status is secure.
The vodka intrigues me as well. As does most things that involve liquor.