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I have other people who cook in my house so I don't get the opportunity often, but I do make a pretty good bruschetta that everyone begs for. I'm also pretty good at clam chowder, baked ziti, and homemade onion rings. But I'm typically more of a baker. I've been making some pretty cute cakes for birthdays in my family lately. And the best part is everyone raves about how unexpectedly delicious they are. Because most of the time cute cakes have more fondant and rice crispy then actually yummy cake. But mine include little to no fondant and I don't use rice crispy to make cake topper decorations. Below are some cakes that I've made recently.
White chocolate raspberry mouse unicorn cake for my mom's bday earlier this month. The horn is hard candy mix with edible holographic glitter mixed in.
Minnie Mouse Cake I made for my niece's 4th birthday last month. Chocolate cake with vanilla mousse filling and vanilla whipped buttercream frosting. Black fondant bow with edible holographic glitter.
Chocolate cake with strawberry mousse filling and white chocolate pour glaze for my Grandma's birthday last year.
Tie dye cake with with raspberry mousse filling and marshmallow whipped buttercream for my mom's birthday last year. So much food coloring in the cake alone.. but if that wasn't enough...
I also made matching tie dye vanilla ice cream.
White chocolate raspberry mouse unicorn cake for my mom's bday earlier this month. The horn is hard candy mix with edible holographic glitter mixed in.
Minnie Mouse Cake I made for my niece's 4th birthday last month. Chocolate cake with vanilla mousse filling and vanilla whipped buttercream frosting. Black fondant bow with edible holographic glitter.
Chocolate cake with strawberry mousse filling and white chocolate pour glaze for my Grandma's birthday last year.
Tie dye cake with with raspberry mousse filling and marshmallow whipped buttercream for my mom's birthday last year. So much food coloring in the cake alone.. but if that wasn't enough...
I also made matching tie dye vanilla ice cream.
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No pictures ( ), but I made some very good homemade Indian food for a small birthday party, with chocolate lava cakes for dessert. It was so much fun to make.
The Indian dish is called "baltI lamb with yogurt and garam masala sauce," which does not seem like a very specific title to me, but it's definitely one of my favorite recipes. I'm not actually sure how authentic it is, but it does taste really good.
The lava cakes had whipped cream and raspberry sauce on them, both homemade. I, uh, learned some things about using whipped cream as topping but it still tasted really good even if it didn't look how I wanted. I'm probably going to make it again some time to experiment more.
The Indian dish is called "baltI lamb with yogurt and garam masala sauce," which does not seem like a very specific title to me, but it's definitely one of my favorite recipes. I'm not actually sure how authentic it is, but it does taste really good.
The lava cakes had whipped cream and raspberry sauce on them, both homemade. I, uh, learned some things about using whipped cream as topping but it still tasted really good even if it didn't look how I wanted. I'm probably going to make it again some time to experiment more.
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Simple Pasta
Ingredients:
Start by mixing 2 1/2 Cups of flour and 1/2 Tsp salt in a bowl. Make a well in the middle (search 'flour well') and add 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil and 4 eggs. Mix the liquid together. Then start mixing the dry ingredients by pushing them into the well in the middle. Add water and flour as needed and keep mixing. After you've mixed it enough to stay together place it on a lightly floured cutting board (or your counter) and keep kneading and working it until it's a nice consistency. Not crumbly and not too wet. Then wrap it in cling wrap and let it sit for 30 minutes.
After that is done, knead it a little more to get it fresh again. Now comes cutting. You can either hand cut it or use a pasta machine. I will add the separate instructions below:
With Pasta Machine:
Cut your dough into slices. Take one, and feed it through the roller to flatten it. Then, depending on the consistency, add a little flour onto it, fold it, and roll it. Do this until it is the right consistency. Then, feed it through the cutting wheel and hang the strands to dry. Or set them on something, like a clothes hanger-table-thing (Idk what it is) with towels under the pasta.
By Hand:
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface, until it is the thickness pasta should be. Again, depending on the consistency, add flour and fold as needed. When you are ready to cut. Roll it out to the right thickness. Then, there are separate ways you can do this. Some people cut the dough into sections, roll them up, and cut strands, then unroll them. I ended up just running a knife along the dough and making strands. Didn't work well for me, but I haven't made this too much. Then, hang it to dry (or set it).
Cooking:
If the pasta was just made, it will take less time to cook. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add a generous amount of salt. I usually use a Tbsp or more. Then add your pasta to the pot. Leave it for a minute to let it soften, then stir it a little. Fresh pasta, depending on the thickness usually boils in 3-5 minutes. A way you can test is to scoop a small piece up, and throw it on the counter to let it cool. Then try it to see if it needs more time. I do this about once a minute. When it is cooked, strain it, and serve it fresh!
Good luck if you try this recipe! I really enjoy making it and it has turned out nice for me. I didn't exactly measure everything but I think you should for your first try. Then you develop a sense of amount. Keep in mind I was using Gluten Free flour as half of my family is GF. So yours might turn out differently.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 Cups of flour + a few more for flouring the counter, etc...
- Salt, a good amount. 1/2 Tsp for the dough but you'll need at least another tablespoon for boiling it.
- Olive Oil, about 1 Tbsp.
- 4 Eggs.
- Water (of course). For the dough and boiling.
Start by mixing 2 1/2 Cups of flour and 1/2 Tsp salt in a bowl. Make a well in the middle (search 'flour well') and add 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil and 4 eggs. Mix the liquid together. Then start mixing the dry ingredients by pushing them into the well in the middle. Add water and flour as needed and keep mixing. After you've mixed it enough to stay together place it on a lightly floured cutting board (or your counter) and keep kneading and working it until it's a nice consistency. Not crumbly and not too wet. Then wrap it in cling wrap and let it sit for 30 minutes.
After that is done, knead it a little more to get it fresh again. Now comes cutting. You can either hand cut it or use a pasta machine. I will add the separate instructions below:
With Pasta Machine:
Cut your dough into slices. Take one, and feed it through the roller to flatten it. Then, depending on the consistency, add a little flour onto it, fold it, and roll it. Do this until it is the right consistency. Then, feed it through the cutting wheel and hang the strands to dry. Or set them on something, like a clothes hanger-table-thing (Idk what it is) with towels under the pasta.
By Hand:
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface, until it is the thickness pasta should be. Again, depending on the consistency, add flour and fold as needed. When you are ready to cut. Roll it out to the right thickness. Then, there are separate ways you can do this. Some people cut the dough into sections, roll them up, and cut strands, then unroll them. I ended up just running a knife along the dough and making strands. Didn't work well for me, but I haven't made this too much. Then, hang it to dry (or set it).
Cooking:
If the pasta was just made, it will take less time to cook. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add a generous amount of salt. I usually use a Tbsp or more. Then add your pasta to the pot. Leave it for a minute to let it soften, then stir it a little. Fresh pasta, depending on the thickness usually boils in 3-5 minutes. A way you can test is to scoop a small piece up, and throw it on the counter to let it cool. Then try it to see if it needs more time. I do this about once a minute. When it is cooked, strain it, and serve it fresh!
Good luck if you try this recipe! I really enjoy making it and it has turned out nice for me. I didn't exactly measure everything but I think you should for your first try. Then you develop a sense of amount. Keep in mind I was using Gluten Free flour as half of my family is GF. So yours might turn out differently.
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I forgot about this recipe I made 5 years ago... Lemon Cream Puffs with Raspberry Vanilla Coulis. I remember having to cut them in half to add the filling rather than stuff them, but they were still tasty lol
Filling:
⅔ cup sugar
6 egg yolks
¼ cup cornstarch
2 cups whipping cream
5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (No pulp)
Egg Wash:
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons water
Pastry:
2 teaspoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup water
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Coulis:
1 cup fresh raspberries
¼ cup sugar
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
Lemon Cream Filling- In a medium bowl, whisk sugar and egg yolks until smooth. Sift cornstarch into the mixture and whisk until smooth. Add whipping cream until fully incorporated. Transfer the mixture to a medium saucepan. On medium heat, stir continuously until thickened (approximately 8 minutes). Put filling into a bowl and refrigerate for two hours, making sure plastic wrap is on the surface of the filling so no skin is created. Stir in lemon juice and set aside.
Egg Wash- Whisk water and egg in a bowl.
Pastry- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large saucepan, boil sugar, cinnamon, salt, water, and butter on medium high heat. Once boiling, take off the heat and add all the flour, stirring until evenly mixed. Add the eggs (one at a time) until dough is smooth. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Use an ice cream scoop to make the pastry shape. Brush pastry dough with the egg wash. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Remove pastries from the oven and cool completely.
Coulis- In a medium saucepan, add raspberries, sugar, and vanilla extract. On medium heat, stir and crush berries until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and pour sauce into a strainer to remove seeds from the sauce. Set aside.
Preparing- Cut off the top of the pastry. Scoop about 5 tablespoons of filling into the pastry. Individually drizzle the tops of the cream puffs with the raspberry coulis. Serve and enjoy!
Filling:
⅔ cup sugar
6 egg yolks
¼ cup cornstarch
2 cups whipping cream
5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (No pulp)
Egg Wash:
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons water
Pastry:
2 teaspoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup water
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Coulis:
1 cup fresh raspberries
¼ cup sugar
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
Lemon Cream Filling- In a medium bowl, whisk sugar and egg yolks until smooth. Sift cornstarch into the mixture and whisk until smooth. Add whipping cream until fully incorporated. Transfer the mixture to a medium saucepan. On medium heat, stir continuously until thickened (approximately 8 minutes). Put filling into a bowl and refrigerate for two hours, making sure plastic wrap is on the surface of the filling so no skin is created. Stir in lemon juice and set aside.
Egg Wash- Whisk water and egg in a bowl.
Pastry- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large saucepan, boil sugar, cinnamon, salt, water, and butter on medium high heat. Once boiling, take off the heat and add all the flour, stirring until evenly mixed. Add the eggs (one at a time) until dough is smooth. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Use an ice cream scoop to make the pastry shape. Brush pastry dough with the egg wash. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Remove pastries from the oven and cool completely.
Coulis- In a medium saucepan, add raspberries, sugar, and vanilla extract. On medium heat, stir and crush berries until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and pour sauce into a strainer to remove seeds from the sauce. Set aside.
Preparing- Cut off the top of the pastry. Scoop about 5 tablespoons of filling into the pastry. Individually drizzle the tops of the cream puffs with the raspberry coulis. Serve and enjoy!
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I’m a cooker and baker! I try to take pictures of stuff I cook that turns out good, but here’s just a few:
Cherry pie
Pumpkin spice Bundt cake
Chicken tzatziki wraps
I made this the other night: Pork adobo with garlic rice and grilled glazed carrots!
Cherry pie
Pumpkin spice Bundt cake
Chicken tzatziki wraps
I made this the other night: Pork adobo with garlic rice and grilled glazed carrots!
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I’m almost done with school, so that means I’ll have a lot of more time to so many other things (like cooking and baking :joyful
This is a Popeye’s Chicken Sandwhich Recipe (keep in mind this probably isn’t the exact same recipe and doesn’t taste exactly the same as the actual sandwich, but it is still really good ):
Ingredients:
Chicken breast
Tabasco
Cayenne
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Eggs
Buttermilk
Flour
Paprika
Oil (I used olive oil)
Mayonnaise
Dill picked
Jalapeños (optional)
Any white bread will be fine
Chicken seasoning:
Tabasco
Cayenne
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Let marinate until you‘re ready to fry it
Crust:
Dip in:
1-2 eggs
Buttermilk (you can also you normal milk, but it tastes a lot better with buttermilk imo)
Next dip in:
1-2 cups flour
Cayenne
Paprika
Salt
Pepper
Put oil in pan and fry (I used medium heat and fried until it was a golden color)
Mayo spread:
Mayonnaise
Paprika
Cayenne
Tabasco
Finish with:
Dill pickles
Jalapeños (the sandwich itself is spicy, but if you like your food extra spicy, then you can add the jalapeños)
I do not have the exact measurements, but in this recipe it doesn’t really matter because you decide how much of the ingredients you want to add anyways
Here’s how mine turned out:
Unfortunately, I suck at taking food pictures lol. I was also really hungry, so I just snapped a quick picture and ate it hilarious
If I get a better picture, I’ll make sure to update.
This is a Popeye’s Chicken Sandwhich Recipe (keep in mind this probably isn’t the exact same recipe and doesn’t taste exactly the same as the actual sandwich, but it is still really good ):
Ingredients:
Chicken breast
Tabasco
Cayenne
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Eggs
Buttermilk
Flour
Paprika
Oil (I used olive oil)
Mayonnaise
Dill picked
Jalapeños (optional)
Any white bread will be fine
Chicken seasoning:
Tabasco
Cayenne
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Let marinate until you‘re ready to fry it
Crust:
Dip in:
1-2 eggs
Buttermilk (you can also you normal milk, but it tastes a lot better with buttermilk imo)
Next dip in:
1-2 cups flour
Cayenne
Paprika
Salt
Pepper
Put oil in pan and fry (I used medium heat and fried until it was a golden color)
Mayo spread:
Mayonnaise
Paprika
Cayenne
Tabasco
Finish with:
Dill pickles
Jalapeños (the sandwich itself is spicy, but if you like your food extra spicy, then you can add the jalapeños)
I do not have the exact measurements, but in this recipe it doesn’t really matter because you decide how much of the ingredients you want to add anyways
Here’s how mine turned out:
Unfortunately, I suck at taking food pictures lol. I was also really hungry, so I just snapped a quick picture and ate it hilarious
If I get a better picture, I’ll make sure to update.
I too am a huge fan of cooking! Unfortunately i live in a very poor area of rural kentucky, so fishing and fish is a very large lifeline for the locals here. It has became part of the culture here. And thats one of the very few things i love about the place i call home. Going out and catching, cleaning, preparing and cooking our own locally sourced food
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I am a foodie, without a doubt, but I know where I came from and I still love my greasy, artery clogging fried food, especially breakfast!
This is one of our favorites. It's fried corn mush topped with soft scrambled eggs, shredded Troyer's Lightning Jack cheese and homemade sausage gravy.
This is one of our favorites. It's fried corn mush topped with soft scrambled eggs, shredded Troyer's Lightning Jack cheese and homemade sausage gravy.
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I worked at a restaurant once and the "head chef" didn't know what a roux was. They used raw flour in their gravies.
Then again, the same person chewed me out when I was making 2/3 of a recipe which originally called for 1Tbsp of an ingredient and I grabbed a tsp and put in 2 tsp.Sausage gravy. One of my few recipes where I just eyeball things and it never fails me.
1# spicy bulk breakfast sauce
3-4 Tbsp AP flour
3-4 cups milk
1-2 tsp coarse black pepper
1 tsp seasoning salt
Brown sausage until it's nice and crispy. Add 3-4Tbsp of all purpose flour into still sizzling sausage and cook for a minute or so until raw flour taste is gone. Stir in your milk. Add in coarse black pepper and seasoning salt to taste and heat until thickened. If you like your gravy a bit spicier, sprinkle a little crushed red peppers to the sausage as it's frying.
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I've been cooking for years and my gravy still is nothing like my moms.I worked at a restaurant once and the "head chef" didn't know what a roux was. They used raw flour in their gravies.
Sausage gravy. One of my few recipes where I just eyeball things and it never fails me.
1# spicy bulk breakfast sauce
3-4 Tbsp AP flour
3-4 cups milk
1-2 tsp coarse black pepper
1 tsp seasoning salt
Brown sausage until it's nice and crispy. Add 3-4Tbsp of all purpose flour into still sizzling sausage and cook for a minute or so until raw flour taste is gone. Stir in your milk. Add in coarse black pepper and seasoning salt to taste and heat until thickened. If you like your gravy a bit spicier, sprinkle a little crushed red peppers to the sausage as it's frying.
Such few ingredients yet can taste so different
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