Nutella Banana Wontons

A couple weeks ago, Simon and Ivy visited and sure enough, we ventured out to do what we all love...GRUB. Since I had to go to the Ninja market (hahaha no offense folks) on Sawtelle, we decided to check out a couple...more like a FEW food trucks. We had kbbq tacos, shrimp scampi (still doesn't compare to Giovanni's in HI), and lo and behold nutella banana wontons and s'more wontons, which were hella good.


When something is hella good, as you can see, its a must for me to remake it. Ok, I can't make EVERYTHING thats hella good, but you get the picture. If I can, I will. If I think I can't, I'll still try and accept the outcome. Thank goodness these wontons where easy peezy, so I made them at Mark & My's apt for our dessert. They loved it. =)


INGREDIENTS

Canola oil
nutella
banana
wonton wrappers
powdered sugar
cinnamon

...the list can go on. Be creative!

Mini Banana Creme Pie

FILLED CHURROS?! Game over.

I'm so excited I came across this right now, I can't even think straight. Yes, its THAT serious. I remember ordering a churro at Redondo Beach Pier and Jeff mentioned that they should make ice cream filled churros. I thought it was a great idea and it came to a point where we started to question, how would you make ice cream filled churros? I still don't know how ice cream filled churros would be made, but what I do know now is that Xooro (pronounced Sure-oh) in Santa Monica and Mr. Churro in Chinatown have plenty of filled Churros to choose from. I'm not sure if they serve ice cream filled churros, but this is pretty darn close. Custard filling...nutella filling...peanut butter filling...strawberry fudge filling, and more, oh my! I want one, now!

Check it out:

http://www.xooro.com

Pretzel Jello

It may sound like an oxymoron, but pretzel actually compliments jello. They have different textures, but when combined, they amazingly work together to give you a satisfying taste. Mark's mom--Tita Pearla, makes pretzel jello all the time and when I first tried a piece, I fell in love. I remember Tita saying, "You have to always watch it." My pretzel jello did not turn out exactly like hers, but I will try to perfect it soon. Stay tuned for the sequel of pretzel jello.

INGREDIENTS:

1 stick melted butter
1 1/2 c. crushed pretzels
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 lg. container Cool Whip
1 c. sugar
1 (6 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello
1 lg. pkg. frozen strawberries

Mix melted butter, pretzels, and 1/2 cup sugar together and press into 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake 6 minutes at 350 degrees. Dissolve Jello in 2 cups boiling water and add frozen strawberries. Let gel. Combine cream cheese, Cool Whip, and 1/2 cup sugar; put on top of crumbs. When Jello is starting to set, pour over cheese layer and refrigerate until firm.