February 8, 2013
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Cooking.
I really enjoy cooking. Always have and always will.Not so much baking. I've never been that great at following baking recipes for some reasons. I love cooking because I can take away and add as I please. That being said just to post some pictures of things I've made recently...because I can.
In our house a mushroom only shows up when and if I buy it myself. I love mushrooms! Portobello Mushroom Pizzas. Oh and boiled cabbage. Also something I've had to continually ask to be purchased. My mom HATES the smells when I make it. It doesn't phase me in the slightest.
This was a HUGE hit with the family. Mom is actually begging me to make them again. Chicken, cream cheese mixture, wrapped up in dough. No such thing as dry chicken with this. It's almost a simpler recipe for my Chicken Bundles I make...almost.
Here's another thing that wouldn't enter the house unless I purchased it myself. Kale. I have been seeing this on cooking shows over and over again. Yes, I watch cooking shows. Actually other than some select shows, Food Network Channel is my default channel. Anyway, curiosity got the best of me. I bought kale and made Kale Chips. Easy, healthy and in my opinion tasty. I'm not sure I'd give it a "chip" status though. A good snack though. Although this probably just looks like a bunch of kale - don't be fooled, it has been cooke.
In my opinion you can't go wrong with sautéed onions and any kind of meat.
Quite honestly, if I needed to ever be a vegetarian I could probably do it. I could eat fruits and veggies quite often and not get bored. Roasted cauliflower, broccoli and onions is seriously delicious to me.
And last but not least. Some dessert.
First Snow Icecream. RIDICULOUSLY easy. I mean, ridiculously and ready in seconds. It's no substitute for Breyer's Vanilla but honestly, it's actually quite good and is a huge hit with the nephews.
And for real, last but certainly not least. This has kind of become my signature dessert. Anytime mom wants me to make a dessert, it's this...lets be honest, it isn't cookies. Desserts are just not my speciality but these Knock You Naked Brownies definitely are...I've got it down to an art. For good reason, too. A pan never last more than a day in our house but then again, not many things do. I got a dozen cupcakes from my aunt on Wednesday, I ate 2 - 1 whole one and 2 1/2's to try the other flavors. The next time I saw the batch, there were 2 left. Thursday morning when I went upstairs they were no where to be found. The "I didn't eat them" fairy visited again but lets be honest, I didn't need more than I had already eaten. I digress. Knock You Naked.
They are soo ooey and gooey! I remember the first time I made them they were hard to eat - still good but I think my jaw (and the Strayhorn's jaws) had a serious exercise. Not sure why. Not anymore though but you still need a glass of milk handy when devouring.
If your mouth doesn't salivate a little after looking at the next picture, you may be inhuman. Just sayin', there is no shame in it.
That's it. Just felt like sharing those for some reason. I miss living in an apartment like at Spring Arbor and in California where I cooked a lot more frequently than I do now. Being jobless has opened the door again, at least a little to do some but basketball usually keeps me on the go for dinner.
