Chinese S'mores

4th of July always reminds me of that fateful day 4 yrs ago... Ruth and I wanted an AMERICAN 4th of July, despite the fact we were in China. first we contemplated buying firecrackers and then eating Chinese bbq. we ended up going to Jackie's (YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!! yummy American food!) and then still wanted something more American. we decided on S'mores. yes, S'mores in China. despite the fact that there are no graham crackers in Yantai... nor regular marshmallows. our concoction was created using butter cookies, fruit flavoured marshmallows and Dove chocolate. ok... another stumbling block... my stove was deadly. it was known for singeing hairs off of peoples' arms. so we were avoiding it at all costs. fortunately I had a toaster oven... so we attempted making S'mores in a toaster oven. ok, after taking the bus all over town to buy just those 3 ingredients and then not even having a way to make the S'mores we were not discouraged. actually... the toaster oven S'mores turned out quite well despite the fact that there were no graham crackers and they were a bit fruity. haha actually, maybe I should make them again. they were pretty yummy.... hmmmmm..........