Decisions, decisions.
It’s been almost 3 years since I began documenting what I make in the kitchen for the sake of reference (and sharing it with people I knew!). Alright. Maybe boredom played a huge part in this. I had absolutely no social life. Still don’t… actually. Oh, how fast time passes. Before I started doing so and getting responses from people, I had no idea how much I loved cooking and baking. Just creating things made me so happy. It was almost shocking to me that some people were actually impressed with what I clumsily whipped up in the kitchen. I thought EVERYONE loved to bake and cook and it never occurred to me that I could have been an instructor a few people! I’ve definitely improved in those three years, and with that, I started blogging less and less. It’s actually almost embarrassing seeing my old blog posts and how… MODEST (if I’m going to put it nicely)… everything looks.
But, you know what?
That’s a good thing.
Maybe, one day, if I became like this super awesome chef with a Gordon-Ramsey-snob-like character, and looked back to this, I’d just remember how humble my beginnings were and feel even more awesome. No? Okay. Just kidding. Honestly? I just want PEOPLE to go back to this and see how much I sucked and feel a huge, immense surge of hope!
OH DAMN. I forgot what I wanted to tell you…
*zones out for a few seconds*
OKAY! YES!
Right.
I’m going to move to Wordpress. I feel it suits me more. Plus, don’t I just look ridiculous with my (almost) serious posts between all those mini posts that contain GIFs of self-expression?
I won’t move my old posts to my new future blog, BUT! I’m going to keep this one. For the reason mentioned above. Yes, I was absolutely serious and I absolutely sound confident and narcissistic right now.
I think I’ll use a new title for the other blog, since I’m bored with this one. But I have no idea what.
SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS AND EVERYTHING ARE WELCOME.
Alright.
See ya.
Crêpes!
Hello everyone! I know I haven’t posted a recipe in a LONG LONG time, but I have a good reason for this. I promise! Okay. 1) I was really busy (not really) with all sorts of projects and school. 2) I no longer own a camera to photograph whatever I’m making. However, I think you wouldn’t mind a crappy iPhone shot, right?
Anyway, I usually halve the recipe, so I’m going to write the halved version, and it makes about 4 servings.
You’ll need:
for the crepes
- 2/3 cup of milk.
- 1/2 cup of flour.
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Pinch of salt.
- 1 egg.
- 3 tablespoons of granulated white sugar.
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter.
for the filling
I usually use Nutella because I love it oh so much. You may add bananas, or nuts, or whatever you like.
Directions:
- Mix the egg, vanilla, milk, and sugar.
- Add in flour after you sift it and mix.
- Add in melted better.
- Use a non-stick pan (after it’s all heated up), and pour in batter (like you’d do when you make a pancake). Flatten it out a bit with the ladle. It takes practice if you’ve never made anything similar but you’ll get it eventually. I hope. Wait for it to brown a tiny bit on the first side, and then flip it, and add the filling, wait a few minutes till it browns on the other side, and fold. Serve on a plate (duh)… so yeah.
Happy Cooking!
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Krispie Topped Brownies
I bet I had you drooling just by reading the title! First of all, let me state that I had no intention of making these till it was my friend Sadeem’s birthday. Her sister made those absolutely divine brownies and I just kept bugging her to give me the recipe ever since! Second of all, I LOVE YOU SADEEM! These brownies are absolutely delicious and almost fool proof!
I would like to note that I might have overused marshmallows, but hey, you can’t complain about that, right?
You’ll need:
- 1 recipe for brownies (You can use ANY recipe you have or even a box mix if you don’t want to overwhelm the taste of other layers!)
- 2 cups marshmallows (I used a lot of it, so this amount should be good!)
- 1 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (you can use more if you like!)
- 3 tablespoons butter (I actually used just one, oops! But it turned out awesome anyway!)
- 2 cups crispy rice cereal
Directions:
- Make the brownies like you usually do!
- 2 minutes before they are done, take them out of the oven and “sprinkle” the marshmallows evenly on top.
- Take the tray out of the even and try to softly spread the marshmallows (since they are melted).
- Prepare topping. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Heat on high for 30 seconds. Stir and repeat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Add cereal and stir to coat. Drop spoonfuls of chocolate mixture over marshmallow layer, spreading as evenly as possible.
- DO NOT TOUCH!
- Refrigerate for a few hours.
- Cut them into squares, serve them, and enjoy!
Happy Cooking!
Homemade French Fries!
I have finally made crispy french fries from scratch. Aaaaah, those were very tasty!
Very crispy and crunchy, too!
Bring the potatoes and then:
- Peel ‘em
- Cut them to french fries size (I like mine a bit large)
- Wash them
- Soak them in cold water and put in the fridge till you are in the mood to fry
Then,
you heat up frying oil in the pan, while it’s heating up, you’ll make the flour mixture that you’ll dip the potatoes in before frying, which consists of:
- 1 cup flour
- teaspoon of salt
- teaspoon of garlic powder
- teaspoon of onion powder
- teaspoon of pepper flakes
- teaspoon of paprika
and then after all of those are mixed add:
- 1/2+ cup of water, or as much as you need.
Dip the potatoes in the mixture ONE BY ONE and then drop them in the HOT oil.
These are not frozen french fries so they will take a little while to be done, maybe 5-10 minutes? I have no idea. I didn’t count. I am sorry. But when they’re done, you’ll know!
I had this with ranch dressing. GOODNESS.
Happy Cooking!
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