Pinteresting

Maybe it's because of who I follow, but I've noticed the things on Pinterest fall into a few distinct categories.

1.  Pretty pictures of wishlist type things - travel destinations, quaint forest cabins, fairy gardens, etc.

2.  Household hints that simply cannot all work ("Replace every cleaning product ever with an equimolar and therefore neutralized solution of white vinegar and baking soda!")

3.  Beauty tips, nail polish colors, outfit ideas, hairstyles

4.  Ludicrous, delicious-looking foods

This is partly why I think that men don't use Pinterest.  The other reason is that I did the math and men don't use Pinterest. 

While I'm happy seeing the first three pass me by, I did want to try some of the foods.  But really, when are you going to ever bake an Oreo in a chocolate cookie in a brownie in a tiramisu?  I wanted an excuse to cook some of the ludicrous foods so I threw a Pinterest-themed party.

Sadly, I forgot to photograph the food.  This is the closest I came:

Here you can see the pulled pork sliders, pigs in blankets, pizza dip, the ham and potato pancakes, the macaroni and cheese with tater tots, and the "cross between alfredo, lasagna, and mac'n'cheese".  Along with the guacamole-stuffed eggs that came later that made up the the savory dishes.  

The desserts I didn't get any pictures of but they were the stars.  We had Tofutti pumpkin cheesecake, pistachio toffee, Butterfinger blondies, brownies with peanut butter cups and marshmallow fluff, homemade peanut butter cups, and apple dumplings made with crescent rolls, Mountain Dew, and Nectresse.  

There were also activities.  I set up a craft station in the guest bedroom with things to glue on magnets and the ten Biblical plagues hand puppet kit I had.  My friend Jen brought her daughter Mariella who made this gem:

That is the puppet for the wild animals plague.  According to Mariella it's going to a birthday party.  It's so cute.

I also made a pinata.

I learned a few things about pinatas.  For instance, they have an upper weight limit on the candy you put in them.  And then, if you're butting up against the upper weight limit on your pinata, you should take that into consideration when you're having it.

Yes, that is a grand total of three feet off the ground.

Still, it did take three adults for it to break open.

And after spending probably 15 working hours making a pinata it was gratifying to see adults sprint for the candy and fruit snacks.