Churro Bites!

The other day Steven (boyfriend) suggested that I try to make churros for my blog, as you can see, I agreed.  They were supposed to be regular sized churros, but i decided that it would be more fun and cute to make them bite size! I was surprised to see that the ingredients to make churros are very simple, I had everything in my pantry so there was no need to make a trip to the store (love when that happens). Anyways, the churros turned out great based on the fact that they disappeared as fast as I was making them, there was only four left to eat after all was said and done.  These are a quick and easy dessert that can be made on a whim and create great satisfaction! Here is the recipe, try it out for yourself!

Enjoy!

XOXO

Chocolate Puddle Cookies!

I was looking for a quick and simple recipe to make for dessert the other night, I wanted something in the form of a chocolaty cookie, and that is exactly what I found. There are only a few ingredients included in this recipe, the main ones being walnuts, confectioners sugar and egg whites, sounds funny right? I was skeptical that putting them together would even make an edible cookie, but sure enough they did.  After trial and error in respects to the baking process, a great tasting cookie emerged. The cookie was gooey, nutty and delicious.  If you want to try these cookies you can find the recipe here!

Enjoy!

XOXO

ps...I had some issues with the cooking time.  It really varies (as stated in the recipe) if you cook them too little, they will stick to the parchment and are far too gooey, I experienced this issue with the first batch.  If they are cooked too long, they will crumble.  Whether these cookies turn out correctly depends directly on your own perception of their doneness...they should look how the picture does (above) nice and glossy with many cracks.  It took me messing up one batch for me to get them right. Im sorry for the vague instructions.

Cranberry Orange Scones!

A few days ago i made an attempt to bake coconut pineapple scones...and failed.  I don't know if it was the recipe or the ingredients I used (i changed some ingredients in the recipe) but instead of creating a dozen individual scones, the recipe came out more like one giant scone, I was not pleased.  To redeem myself, I decided to bake cranberry orange scones! I am very happy to say that the recipe was a success!  The scones came out light, flakey, and satisfyingly sweet. After they baked and cooled, they were topped with a sweet orange glaze, which made them even better.  If you enjoy eating scones, I really suggest that you try this recipe out, they are simple to make and come out very delicious.  Here is the recipe if you want to try them out!

Enjoy!

XOXO

ps...if you decide to bake these, make sure you watch them as they reach the end of their cooking time. They tended to over bake if I did not watch them closely.  

ps again...the picture quality is not that great, I made these at night time so the lighting was not the best. My apologies!

A Treat For Our Furry Friends

I have been interested in attempting to make dog treats for a really long time, but most of the recipes that I have come across contained really strange ingredients that I had no idea where to find. The other day I, once again, got the itch to make something for my crazy collection of dogs and thats when I came across this recipe.  The treats were so simple to make and I had all of the ingredients for the cookies in my pantry!  The main ingredients were carrots, bananas and apples, some of my dogs favorite "human" foods.  After they baked and cooled I gave them to the experts for tasting, they were a success! My dogs loved them and the best part was that I actually knew what my dogs were eating, which is far less than what I can say for most store bought treats! Here is the recipe, try making homemade treats for your dogs, I am sure they will be very grateful.

Enjoy!

XOXO

ps...below is my lineup of companions, show me yours?

Sara

Sampson

Rusty

Cloe

Dior

Doing

Red Velvet Cupcakes!

The other day was my little sister's birthday so we had a party for her and some of her friends. As the one who likes to bake in the family, I took on the responsibility of making the birthday treat of her choice, as you can see, she chose red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.  I have never made red velvet cupcakes before and thought that they would be a challenging recipe to take on, but surprisingly it was quite simple.  I am personally not the biggest fan of red velvet cupcakes (I like a cupcake with a lot more sweetness and flavor) so I am not the best judge on the flavor, but all I can say is that there was not one cupcake left over. Cream cheese frosting is a different story, it is my favorite frosting hands down.  This recipe for cream cheese frosting was basic but turned out delicious and in my opinion complimented the cupcakes very well.  If you like red velvet cupcakes (which most people do) I would definitely try this recipe out because by the look of the empty serving platter, they were pretty tasty! Here is the recipe!

Enjoy!

XOXO

Madeleine Cookies

I recently started working at Starbucks where they sell these shell shaped cookies in packs of three.  These cookies sparked my interest when a customer came in and was willing to purchase a whole flat of the spongy delights, could they really be that tasty? Before baking these adorable cookies I had yet to try them, but have had the desire to bake them since realizing their popularity.  I got my hands on a recipe but never had the right mold to make them, so when I received a mold for my birthday I was eager to bake up a batch. I was very surprised by the simplicity of the recipe, it consisted of every day baking ingredients that most people have at home, but was even more surprised by the great tasting dessert that came out of it.  The cookies came out in spongy, lemony, lightly sweet perfection.  I decided to bake half of the batter as the recipe called and half of it with the addition of min chocolate chips, the simple nature of the recipe allowed me the freedom to customize flavors whichever way I wanted.  Both ways came out delicious and I cant wait to make more variations of this recipe. Here is the recipe, I hope you like it!

Enjoy!

XOXO

The Key To A Perfect Sandwich!

The other day I visited my local bakery for some sandwiches and inspiration, I happily received everything I was looking for!  When eating my sandwich I could not help but notice how delicious and fresh the baguette was, so I decided to try my hand at making bread, the result was great.  I don't have a bread maker so i needed to find a recipe for making bread on a baking sheet, I found this recipe and am more than happy that I did.  The bread came out perfectly crunchy on the outside, amazingly soft on the inside and had great flavor.  Store bought french bread cant compare to how delicious home made bread is and the key to a perfect sandwich is always in the bread. I hope you get the chance to try this recipe!

Enjoy!

XOXO

P.S. After reading some of the reviews I decided to slightly alter the recipe.  I used only 5.5 cups of flour to make the bread less dense and 2 teaspoons of salt to add a little more flavor!