Raspberries

best quote ever, i read it online today:

"Raspberries are also big fat liars, because according to Wikipedia, they aren't even berries. How can I trust a fruit to give me delicious goodness when it's totally not being honest to me? Why can't the raspberry be more truthful like an orange?"

Passionfruit Icing

Icing

i really really really want to have an icing party. i have all these recipes for cool icings: grapefruit, banana, PASSIONFRUIT (rachael!). When we were little there was this summer camp thing in our neighborhood and the only thing i remember about it is the one day we got to eat like 5 different colored icings on top of vanilla wafers. probably the best day of my life.

here is the passionfruit icing recipe for rachie:

1 1/4 cups (155g) icing sugar, sifted
10 g unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup (60 ml) passionfruit pulp

Combine the icing sugar, butter and enough passionfruit pulp in a small bowl to make a stiff paste. Stand bowl in a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until the icing is smooth and glossy. Remove the bowl from the heat. Spread the icing over the cake with a flat-bladed knife and allow to set before serving.

Peepcakes

Peeps

pretty much the most awesome cupcakes i've made so far (rachie helped with the sprinkles and with "squishing the peeps in":



MAGICAL:


squished:

*this was a stock funfetti mix and icing, it was just colored pink, and I bought the sprinkles at wal mart

Pineapple Lush Cupcakes

Well there is a recipe for Pineapple Lush Cake, and basically I tried to make it into cupcakes, except i added cream cheese into the whipped cream/pineapple/vanilla pudding mixture, and i really shouldn't have. The "icing" was runny and had chunks of the cream cheese floating in it because i guess i didn't let it warm enough before i tried to mix it. Really unappetizing, although they looked nice:

Valentine's Day

VALENTINES DAY

So it's a holiday today, you know what that means..........







CUPCAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I made them for school, but my class was canceled so I guess I'll have to eat them all since no one else is around gbg for me to pawn them off on. :( :)

XMas

Christmas treats

I've been baking and stuff but I forgot to take pics of the choc. chip cookies because I thought they were going to turn out bad, but they didn't so oops. Here are pics of the almond spritz cookies I made:

Easy Spritz Cookies Recipe #143015

4 dozen

time to make 1½ hours 45 min prep

1 (17 1/2 ounce) package sugar cookie mix (I use Betty Crocker)
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon almond extract

colored sugar sprinkle or colored sprinkles, for decoration

1. Heat oven to 375°F
2. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour and almond extract until soft dough forms. Fit cookie press with desired template. Fill cookie press with cookie dough; press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate as desired using colored sugars and sprinkles.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack

and today I made chocolate covered cherries:



The chocolate was from those microwaveable Bakers Chocolate tubs, super easy!!!

Turkey Day Leftovers

Turkey PotPie!!!!!!!!!!

I made this with premade pie shells and leftover turkey. It was really easy!!!










and it was the most yummy dinner i have ever made. EVER!


Turkey Pot Pie II (http://thanksgiving.allrecipes.com/az/TurkeyPotPieII.asp)
Submitted by: Diane
Rated 5 out of 5 by 30 members

Use a double crust to make either individual or family sized pies filled with turkey and vegetables with canned cream of chicken soup.

Yields: 7 servings

INGREDIENTS:
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
2 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line bottom of pie pan with crust. In a skillet saute the chopped onion until slightly soft and set aside.
2. Mix together the turkey or chicken, mixed vegetables, onion, soup and milk. Pour into pie crust, cover with top crust and crimp edges.
3. Poke holes in top crust and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

Nutrition facts (per serving):
Protein 17.8g. Carbohydrates 34g. Cals from Protein 16%. Cals from Fat 51%. Sodium 668mg. Calories (kcal) 34. Total Fat 24.1g. Fiber 3.9g. Cals from Carbohydrates 32%. Cholesterol 38mg.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

I <3 Thanksgiving

I made these cookies a few days after thanksgiving, they're kind of like brownie bites and I put peppermint pieces in the first batch so they would be more exciting for the holidays. I got the recipe from the Kraft Food & Family magazine (free). The cookies weren't very sweet, and I wouldn't make them again although they look alright.

Halloween

I made these in honor of Halloween:

buckeyes (peanutbutter/powdered sugar balls dipped in Baker's Chocolate):

I may have used too much powdered sugar because it was really hard to make the peanutbutter stick together so I would probably use another recipe if i make these again.

Best Buckeyes (Peanut Butter and Chocolate Candies)

45 min 45 min prep

1 (18oz) jar creamy peanut butter
½ C butter or margarine
1 lb powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla

1. Cream peanut butter and butter.
2. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well.
3. Form into 1 inch balls and refrigerate.
4. Melt chocolate chips with parafin wax in a double boiler.
5. Dip balls into chocolate with a toothpick about 3/4 of the way covered.
6. Place chocolate side down on waxed paper.
7. Let set at room temperature or refrigerate.

decorated cookies:




and is a party complete without jello shots(or squares)? i think not.

Spooky Shepard's Pie!!

so i got this recipe from a pillsbury halloween recipe book for "spooky shepard's pie"

first i made the filling:



then the potatoes:



then i put it together like "ghosts"


and then we ate it:



and this is what it looked like in the book:




so how much do i rock again?? awww yeah.