Comments on: one picnic, three good ideas, two weird cookies

By: Bay

Bay — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:03:48 +0000

Lucky enough to have been at that picnic – and I’ve now gotten used to Mary n’ Dave having great ideas, so I didn’t even notice the brilliance of the fast food container service method.

Also, nice to see you ‘Not Martha.’ Readers, she is endlessly funny and charming in person. I promise you. [Also much cuter than the actual Martha. I must add this ;)

By: ellen

ellen — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:25:06 +0000

Petetit Ecolier s’mores = brilliant!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:04:21 +0000

So many good ideas in one picnic :)
I want that Oreo

By: megan

megan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:40:45 +0000

Beth Ellen – Nice find!

By: megan

megan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:40:12 +0000

Mary T - Awesome, thank you so much for the sources! Megan B - Yay! I was thinking about that mascara today. My recommendation was for Cover Girl Lash Exact as my drugstore mascara pick, and the Clinique Pore Refining Solution (nee pore minimizer) is what I was trying to tell you about before the guy with the dog on the paddle board distracted me :) Tamera - Awesome! I can only hope you work for the FBI to have such amazing inside knowledge :)

By: Tamera

Tamera — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:05:55 +0000

The Girl Scouts use 2 official cookie bakers: ABC and Little Brownie Bakers. Each council gets to choose which company they do business with. Little Brownie Bakers is a Keebler company and I am surprised they never sold those Coconut Dreams to the public before now.

By: megan b.

megan b. — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:56:40 +0000

Megan, I’m so glad we got a chance to catch up, and I’m glad you approved of my Petit Ecolier smore. The lazy in me LOVES it.

BTW, I checked on the mascara we chatted about — Clinique Lash Power Mascara Long Wearing formula. Tiny brush, no raccoon eyes! http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P206900&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=1254

By: Seanna Lea

Seanna Lea — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:34:52 +0000

The smores sound pretty awesome. I should make smores pie. Like all things smores it is bound to be awesome!

By: Beth Ellen

Beth Ellen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:22:32 +0000

Speaking of samoas, if anyone is craving them….I bought a new type of Fiber Plus bars at Target a few days ago–called Caramel Coconut Fudge. With the first bite, I immediately thought of samoas…..

By: Mary T

Mary T — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:43:28 +0000

Whee!! A review on Not Martha!! : D Okay, I have to give credit where credit is due:

The gourmet s’mores idea is actually from Megan Barone — who was also in attendance, and it was great to see my favorite Megans! You can read her post about it on Shelterrific: http://www.shelterrific.com/2011/08/05/steal-this-idea-smore-station-deluxe/.

I got the containers at Costco, and I think they were $2.99, perhaps $3.99 tops. I agree — they were a problem solver! Lightweight, easy to transport, and they worked for any course.

Dave is quite the cook — not many know he was working at this wonderful little deli in Cincinnati when we met: http://whatsfordinnerdeli.com/ And I ended up writing the website (after we met). If you are ever in Cincinnati, What’s for Dinner? is worth looking up — say hi to Toni or Frances for us!

So glad you guys had fun. Seattle is instant picnic scenery — and this weekend even instant picnic weather for once!

xo — Mare

By: missy

missy — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:48:33 +0000

I discovered the Coconut Dreams cookies just the other day! Love Samoas (aka Caramel Delights in some Girl Scout cookie zones!)

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:50:09 +0000

I love s’mores. And you may have just made me love them even more! I’m trying out your cookie idea

By: Steffy

Steffy — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:22:40 +0000

Hello, sour cream on top of guacamole! NOM!

By: Reading (and chickens)

Reading (and chickens) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:09:26 +0000

Wow, I use sour cream as an oxygen barrier too! But next time I’ll remember about using it for guacamole too.

By: Marja

Marja — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:57:22 +0000

Picnics, ftw! The in hand fast food containers are brilliant.

By: k

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:00:45 +0000

Wow, good ideas no kidding! I’m making note of all three.

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:29:44 +0000

I love those picnic ideas! So gosh darn smart!

And I wish you hadn’t told me about those Coconut Dreams. I have a serious Samoa weakness. When in was a girl scout we called them something different, but I can’t remember the name right mow.

By: Rebecca Lynne

Rebecca Lynne — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:43:13 +0000

I agree Ohians DO know how to picnic! Thanks for these great ideas…