Dear Kate Middleton,
I think you’re super pretty and skinny and I am sure very smart.
It’s awesome you are a Princess now and get to do all kinds of Princess things.
I also think it’s great that you are trying hard to be “regular”. Like wearing denim and doing your own food shopping.
Because I will tell you..if I became a Princess I would SO not food shop.
Ever again.
I also love the fact that your sister is named Pippa.
It makes me want to have a little girl and name her that. Because I just like saying it.
But there is something we need to talk about, you and I.
Everyone is loving all your super chic fashion choices…
People are clamoring to dress like you. You have a lot of power right now.
But I need to say this.
Because it’s been bothering me.
Please…PLEASE stop trying to bring panty hose back. PLEASE.
I’m not quite sure why you are doing it…your motivation, if you will.
I have read my weekly glossy magazines and it appears that you are trying hard to make panty hose happen again.
No one wants this.
I am sure that I speak for the masses here.
Maybe panty hose are comfortable for you…but for 99% of the women out there they are a torture device.
We have evolved as a gender…Spanx have been invented, as well as tanning creams.
There is no place for the nude pantyhose in 2011. No place at all.
Especially the shimmery nude ones.
We are not vampires. We don’t need our legs to shimmer in the daylight. That’s why God invented glitter.
Please make it stop Kate.
I really want to like you and I am afraid if you continue on this path I will have to disown you as my thinspiration.
Thank you for your consideration on this very importation matter.
Your friend,
Shelly
ps – I will totally fly over to the castle and talk this out with you..you know, if you’re interested in discussing this further. Hugs.
Now, on a completely unrelated note.
Peanut Butter Cups Krispies.
Because it’s a good idea.
Start with Peanut Butter Cups. Like 21 of them.
Unwrap them all and put them upside down in a foil lined 9×9 pan.
Then you’ll need some more peanut butter. It’s protein. I’m trying keep you healthy.
Add your protein to the delicious marshmallow and butter concoction.
Then stir in your krispie cereal and dump on top of your unassuming peanut butter cups.
Press the krispies evenly and let them get to know the peanut butter cups. Their introductions will take about 15 minutes.
Then turn their world upside down.
Carefully peel the foil off and welcome them into your home.
If you’re feeling extra crazy drizzle them with melted peanut butter chips.
You have to wait a few more minutes now. Let the peanut butter chips set. It won’t take long.
Then you should eat them.
The end.
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Recipe: Peanut Butter Cup Krispies
Ingredients
- 8 cups puffed rice cereal (Rice Krispies)
- 1 (10.5 oz) bag mini marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 21 peanut butter cups unwrapped
- 1 cup peanut butter chips (melted)
Instructions
- Line a 9×9 pan with foil, and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Place your unwrapped peanut butter cups face down in your prepared pan. (You might need to cut some in half to make them fit nicely.)
- Over low heat melt your butter.
- Add your marshmallows to the melted butter and stir until marshmallows are melted.
- Remove from heat and stir in your peanut butter.
- When the peanut butter is incorporated stir in your krispies.
- When combined dump the krispie mixture on top of the peanut butter cups and press evenly in to pan.
- Let sit for at least 15 minutes to cool and then flip the pan upside down releasing the krispie treats.
- Peel foil back off krispies.
- Drizzle your melted peanut butter chips on top of the krispie treats and let set before cutting into squares.
Hi! I’m Shelly and I’m an addict. Of the buttercream sort. I started this site a few years ago as a way to justify my sugary, buttery obsession with desserts. It has worked out well for me so far, because as it turns out you guys all love sugary, buttery desserts too! It feels good to know you are not alone, doesn’t it? 
Sorry, but I’m on Team Kate. I am only 38 but I have ugly, ugly, ugly legs, and I need pantyhose. I need them desperately. Don’t you dare get in the way of the pantyhose revolution.
hahahaha!!!!!!!!! pantyhose resolution….u are so funny!
I’m with you! I’m only 28 but I don’t think anything can make legs look the way a good pair of panty hose does. Especially after eating an entire 9×9 pan of these treats.
Kacey S recently posted..Press Cookies-Redone!
I’m with you Kacey. In the winter I need hose.
Shelly, Shelly, Shelly….WHAT are you doing to my waistline?!? Oh wow, are these ever a brilliant idea!
I have to say…I LOVE Kate! I LOVE her style….so pretty and modern and…unlike most of our celebrities….not trashy! (J-Lo with the cut-out dresses, I’m talking to you)
But, I’m with ya on the pantyhose. (I hope she reads your letter.)
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This is without a doubt the fulfillment of all my peanut-butter-loving hopes and dreams. I mean, seriously now. Smitten.
Also, my deepest and most sincere thanks for informing Kate that panty hose Are Not Welcome Here. No matter how fabulous she is.
You are KILLING me.
And I’m with you – lose the hose.
You are killing me over here!
And yes on the “no” for the pantyhose. They should be outlawed.
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Shelly. I think you must take some measure of responsibility for Kate’s advocating the return of pantyhose. Perhaps she has been besieged with recipe after recipe of tasty treats (that she makes herself for Wills, or course) and the need for pantyhose is the result of those indulgences. Now that the wedding is over, maybe she’s put on a few pounds?
Additionally, if your MIL was the Queen of England…you might feel a need to put glitter everywhere possible to fight the forces that would have you become boring.
Just a thought. And a damn fine looking take on what now seem to be boring Rice Krispie treats.
Barbara | Creative Culinary recently posted..Mushroom, Rosemary and Goat Cheese Risotto
I don’t love marshmallow rice krispy treats but I will have to try this with the peanut butter ones! Yum!
My husband doesn’t love krispie treats either, but he actually liked these! I think it’s the peanut butter
I hope that my friend Kate reads this… I really do. Pantyhose are so 1980′s!
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Well, firstly, did it just get fatter in here? ‘Cause I could have sworn I just saw 21 Reese’s and marshmallows and more peanut butter…
And, secondly, you KNOW Kate’s not down with the hose! I have to believe that she had to sign (under duress) some sort of princessy contract about always wearing pantyhose to high-falutin’ fancy to-dos. She probably can’t even talk about it, much less rebel! However, Kate, if you are wearing them of your own free will…well, we need to have a little chat, girlfriend.
1. I hate pantyhose
2. These PB Rice Krispies look ridiculously good, everything about them. Yum. I want one now.
Mal @ The Chic Geek recently posted..Banana Republic Mad Men Collection
You are hysterical! Question, whats is pantyhose?!
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Love the letter to Kate!
Love more the recipe!
Do have to say though, that after eating a pan of these treats, hose and or spanx are probably a must!
Thanks for the Post!
christina recently posted..Boy to Man
OHMYGOD! I HATE Pantyhose. As a teacher, we are made to cover our legs with the stuff…. I RIP it all the time. It seems cruel to tell anyone to wear it… it pushes on the tummy in all the wrong places and seems to sag in the bum. I am totally with you on this!
Meghan @ Domestic Sugar recently posted..Sugar Flowers!
Ah, thanks for thinking of our health with the peanut butter!
Divine crispy treats. One of my favorite treats to create flavors with!
haha what a great post and I’m drooling over the peanut butter cup krispies!
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LOL!!! Totally agree about the hose! Those Krispies sound delicious
So funny, sorry but I’m on Team Kate. I feel naked without my panty hose when I’m dressed up.
Danielle recently posted..Cowboy Hash and Eggs, Texas Toast and Salsa
Ha! Your letter to Kate CRACKED me up!!
Also, YUM…can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Emily recently posted..Classroom and Doggies!
I just snorted the biggest snort EVER!!!!!!! LOL! *snort*
I used to wear the super strength expand-o-matic panty hose that indeed shimmer…I. Am. Dying. It was the ’80′s but STILL. I’m so not going back even if Kate does succeed.
P.S. YUM.
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when I was young and dumb I tried to dress to impress in the hospital on rounds which involved the frequent nuisance of panty hose that would run and make me sweat in unmentionable places…. now I roll out of bed wearing my clothes (scrubs) and go to work in my clown suit as my daughter calls it…..pnb cups and krispies are like thelma and louise…so bad…so good.
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umm…amazing! These look so good!
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That looks soo stinkin’ good!
I am going to need control top extra dark suntan to hold in my gut and hide the cellulite if I keep reading your wonderfully delicious blog! Thanks for the calories and the giggles.
Alli recently posted..greek cauliflower tabouli salad
these are approximately the REASON spanx were invented. Maybe you should send some to Kate. then she’ll understand.
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Damn you, I must go bake now.
hahaha!!
oh man these look awesome! 2 out my 3 have nut allergies so i hardly ever bake with peanut butter stuff…but i wish i could! may have to make a batch all for me! thx for sharing!
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That looks so beautiful and packed with flavor. Love anything with peanut butter and this would calm down my craving
Wow, do you think Kate was listening? I really hope you get to go to the castle. and on a more worrying note, I had NO IDEA that panty hose was a fashion crime. We Brits are just so far behind the fashion game…
Pig x
they aren’t necessarily a CRIME, but just a trend that for me was uncomfortable and I’d prefer to do without
Lord, I love peanut butter. Thanks for that.
Also, I read that it’s a rule…royals are required to wear hose…with certain exceptions. Like the beach. You can find loads of hose-free pictures from before the engagement. Poor girl. She must really love her husband!
serious?! that is SO crazy?!?
i, for one, am soooooooo thankful pantyhose are a thing of the past . . . well at least to the majority of the world . . . have no idea what’s up w/Kate but i’m sure she’ll listen to you . . . btw, did you know that peanut butter cups were one of my favorite candy bars in the universe?? snickers, butterfingers, baby ruth bars, almond joy bars, big hunks . . . huh. it appears that i had quite a few ‘favorites’ on my list . . .
Big Hunks? Why have I never heard of this candy? Must go investigate this further….
I am dying here! Too funny!! I agree with you – pantyhose has no place in 2011!
Jill recently posted..Eye Candy
My brother said the other day, “I’m so glad Kate Middleton is bringing back eyebrows…” Me too. But the pantyhose thing is quickly overshadowing it. And Dear Kate. You are gorgeous, and I would love to be as thin as you are, but it would be okay if you had just a few of these. Since every one is listening, I think it would be perfectly okay for you to start the “a bit of meat on your bones look” Pretty please, for me =)
Seriously though, Shell, YUMMY!
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I’ve read that she has to wear the pantyhose due to royal protocol. If you look at pictures of all the royals together they all have them on. This recipe looks delicious..can’t wait to try!!
Oh my WOW! I want to make these to torture my husband. He hates rice krispy treats (hates marshmallows and the cereal) but he LOVES PB cups. I could make them and eat them in front of him and he could drool and retch at the same time. Priceless.
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thanks for the PSA to Kate–I sincerely hope she stumbles across it
on another note, these are amazing. i want to make them this weekend!!
Those remind me of scotcheroos but an even more indulgent heavenly version! haha
This would be fun to try with lots of different candy bars too!
Kjersti Helberg recently posted..Rolomallows
I am totally on the side of Kate – pantyhose for my incredibly pale legs is a must….
They are SO pale, I have a five o’clock shadow if I’m not careful! PLEASE bring panty hose back!
Actually, it doesn’t matter – I’d wear them anyway…
Peanut butter cup krispies look amazing!
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I love your letter to Ms. Middleton, but I think I love this recipe even more. In fact, I think I drooled on my keyboard. So much fun!
You’re too funny, and you’ve outdone yourself with these treats! Oh my!
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Ha that was a great letter, I totally agree! No need for pantyhose to come back at all! These are the most delicious looking rice krispy treats ever!
This post made me laugh out loud! So funny…and so delicious-looking. THANKS!!!
I’m with everyone else on the raves for this yummy treat. I’m with Danielle on the pantyhose. Since retiring, I’m rarely ever *dressed up* but when I am, I’m in my pantyhose. Feeling my *dressy* outfit is unfinished without them and because I can’t stand wearing heels without hose.
hilarious letter, shelly, and spot-on.
this is an outstanding twist on rice krispies treats–ingenious work!
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Shelly,
I don’t know you, and yet I love you. That post was brilliant. I know you are going through some hard times and I am so very sorry. My heart breaks with each post of your I read, but when I saw this one, I was overcome with happiness. Your concern for my health is most appreciated, as is your completely correct opinion on pantyhose. I try to justify her choice with the fact that perhaps, it is a rule that the royal must endure, like no gum in public, ever saying the word toilet or having privacy. I must say, for the swap, I’d wear them, but I’d also grocery shop. I heart grocery shopping, it’s one of my simple pleasures. Now if I only had Kate’s budget to do it.
Keep sharing the love,
Katie
Lol..I tried to catch this after I pushed post. A girlfriend of mine sent me two blogs, yours and Jennie’s Kitchen and I unfortunately got them confused! I’m so sorry! I was overwhelmed by her post of losing her husband and the next day read the next e-mail I was sent, which was yours and just connected them because I couldn’t get it off my mind.
On a much brighter note, I’m instantly a big fan of yours and look forward to keeping up with your posts, and keeping straight who is who!
Thanks for the laugh,
Katie
Shelly,
I don’t know you, and yet I love you. That post was brilliant. Your concern for my health is most appreciated, as is your completely correct opinion on pantyhose. I try to justify her choice with the fact that perhaps, it is a rule that the royal must endure, like no gum in public, ever saying the word toilet or having privacy. I must say, for the swap, I’d wear them, but I’d also grocery shop. I heart grocery shopping, it’s one of my simple pleasures. Now if I only had Kate’s budget to do it.
Keep sharing the love,
Katie
I don’t know why I’m just getting around to reading this, but it’s got to be your funniest post yet. I was on the floor reading it. And, on a more serious note, I completely agree.
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I made these treats for friends and family and they absolutely loved them. Thank you for sharing this great recipe.
Yay! So glad you liked them!
I just found your blog and I have to say I heart you!
I think your writing is fantastic and I want to try every recipe on here! Needless to say I have become a follower of your blog! I am going to try the Whopper Brownies this weekend, I’ll let you know how it goes. Thank you so much for sharing! 
Thanks so much!!
What are pantyhose?For once Google has no answer! I’m from England so I don’t know. Are they tights? Tights are actually pretty big over here. Plus I found out earlier that American Milkty Ways are our versions of Mars bars so I’m still in awe.
First, yes, my name really is Shelly. Second, I just found you via my new best friend, Pinterest. Third, I think I love you.