Pinterest FAIL -or- Fuck Apple Ring Pancakes

I love Pinterest.  I really do.  It has made me a better mom, a more courageous artist, a funnier cynic, a more creative teacher.  So, I find cool ideas to try for the kiddos that are simple and appealing to the under-6 set.  I was absolutely entranced with the idea of these beautiful Apple Ring Pancakes from Gone Walkabout.

Beautiful. And not mine.

And I love Fails.  Of every kind.  Mine, yours, theirs.  I'm especially pleased when the fails are so epic, the attempts so sincere, and the perpetrator so able to laugh at themselves that it gets posted somewhere.  Like here, for instance.

Without further denial, here is my Apple Ring Debacle:

Fantastic.  Stuck all to shit on my non-stick griddle that used to be my best friend.  Used the recipe from Joy of Cooking for pancakes and the batter was luscious.  But fuck apple rings.  Fuck them right to hell.

And to prove I can actually cook at the level of a prison inmate, I made a jillion silver dollar cakes for everyone.

With powdered sugar instead of syrup because syrup is gross.  And I'm gonna post the shit out of this because it's just so sad.  And HILARIOUS.

Multi-Grain Cheerio crispy treats

OK, so everyone else probably already figured this one out.  But it just hit me recently that the basis of the whole Rice Krispie Treat dogma CAN BE CHANGED.  I know, but it took me a while.  Like, 35 years, in fact.  So because the fairies love the gooey treat so much, I had to make some concessions.  Number one, try to make them less irredeemable.  So, I grabbed a box or Multi-Grain Cheerios, a bag of marshmooters, and went to work. 

What I achieved thrilled me way out of proportion to the actual accomplishment. 

 Plus, they are just so pretty.  The fairies love them and really feel like they are getting a DESSERT.  I love that I can sneak in some grains (wrapped in gossamer threads of Spaz Fairy Dust).  Since they don't get soda or chocolate or packaged candy or anything like that, this is a Big Deal. 

Big Daddy cleared out about half the pan after work this week.  These are gonna be in heavy rotation for the summer.  What do you put in your crispy-treat goodness?