Week 1 Part 2: Reviews

So the verdict is in. These Crunch Berry cereal bars got this blog thing off to a pretty fantastic start. My first victim was Stevo last night. He did not go by my 3 point rating system, but said they were really really good. With that, I was pretty confident about bringing them in to the work ladies today. Their official reviews are as follows:

Nicole: Her exact words may have been "Sweet baby Jesus these are the best things I have ever eaten in my life." Or they may not have been. Either way she gave them a 3. She said they needed more marshmallow and would have given them a 2, but she's got the DIABEETUS! (cue Wilfred Brimley) and she was low so I will stick with the official 3. 

Alicia: Miss Alicia wavered between a 2 and a 3 because she also liked them a lot, but had the same suggestion of more marshmallow. I will go with her 2, since she did also offer constructive criticism.

Karen: Karen gave me a 3. Just a good, solid 3. Oh yeah.

Upon coming home for lunch I also ran into roommate Lorna. She's also a rebel like Stevo who did not go with my 3 point scale but she LOVED them as well.

In conclusion, I got two people who just loved them, a 2 and two 3 ratings. I would say these babies were a success. Stay tuned for next week's adventure!

Week 1: I Love the Captain (I don't mean Morgan)

As of yesterday I was just gonna go apeshit on cereal and get whatever I wanted when I wanted it. Today I decided that this whole thing needs a "system" of some kind, a methodical approach to picking cereal. I decided to start at the north side of the Albertson's cereal aisle, and go south. I will not try EVERY box of cereal because:

A. That would take too goddamn long.

B. Some cereal just sucks. I'm not going to use anything I wouldn't want to eat.

C. Lots of cereals are basically the same thing (store brands, corn flakes vs. frosted flakes, etc.)

Keeping this in mind, I am very open to suggestions! I want to hear what you guys want. It might not be done right away, but I will definitely get to everyones wants/needs!

I also came up with my rating system. And by came up with I mean I stole it from my father. We are going with a 3 point system. 1= never make that shit again, 2= I like it okay but it needs work(with suggestion) and 3= OH YES! that is awesome how it is.

SOOOO.... The first cereal I picked was Crunch Berries. And not just any Crunch Berries, mind you. Because this was the first one I picked out some super fancy sea life shaped stuff. Plus I really wanted to win the Sea World trip.

First, the butter and marshmallows go into a big ass bowl, and into the microwave for a little under 2 minutes. I always use the tiny baby marshmallows cause they are the best. And never store brand.

After you take that thing out of the microwave (careful, the marshmallow lava can burn you!) add your delicious cereal, and stir, stir, stir.

Martha Stewart Ain't got shit on this.

Once everything is thoroughly mixed, dump it into some kind of pan. Tupperware, baking dish, it does not matter. Generally something in the 9x13 range is best. Let it cool for a while, and then cut into squares.

Well my babies, that is it! Stay tuned tomorrow for the official reviews. Please keep the comments and suggestions coming.

Delicious, I know.

In the Beginning, There Was Cereal.

So this is the first blog. You may as well know what I'm here for. Two words: CEREAL TREATS.

Back in the day, our moms made them out of Rice Krispies, and MAYBE Cheerios if they were feeling frisky. But why not every other cereal? Cereal is good. If you're lazy, stoned or unqualified to actually cook you can make cereal. However, bars made of cereal, butter and marshmallows are far superior to just adding milk. So I am going to make them all.

Every week I will make, test and rate a new cereal in delicious bar form. I will have input from my roommate as well as my sweet coworkers. It will rule. What will my first cereal be? Corn Pops. Lookout everyone here it goes.