Before the summer is totally gone, I have to post about these not-so-healthy watermelon slices. I found this cute sugar cookie idea from the decorated cookie and I had to try it. This is how they turned out:
The black seeds were my favorite part.
Showing posts with label bon appetit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bon appetit. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Delicious Toy Story
I'm back.. after a long absence. I've missed you, blogging world! Sorry about my lack of posting, summertime takes over. I can't argue with nice weather, family in town, vacations, etc.
So... here is my latest creation in the kitchen.
{Toy story}
-sorry it's not the best pic - taken with a phone camera-
made for my friend Kira's little boy, Hunter (obviously).
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Caprese Sandwich
Here's another delich-dish that has made me happy at several lunch hours.
Here's how:
Layer tomatoes, fresh mozza, fresh basil leaves and italian dressing atop a fresh Ciabatta loaf.
What a pretty little sandwich. 
Here's how:
Layer tomatoes, fresh mozza, fresh basil leaves and italian dressing atop a fresh Ciabatta loaf.
What a pretty little sandwich. 
Monday, May 24, 2010
B-day Bash
My little boy turned one last weekend, so we of course partied with him. I made a little b-day banner, hung some chinese lanterns, and made my first tiered cake for him.
I was told it looks a little like a Dr. Seuss cake. I like Dr. Seuss so I'm okay with that :)
It's not perfect, but it was fun to try.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
A culinary gold mine
Have you heard of this wonderful blog?? Well, if you're like me and HATE trying to come up with new things to make for dinner, this is going to be your new best friend.
Easy recipes, beautiful photography, yummy food.
Last night I tried one of their delicious recipes found here. Doesn't it look delectable??
And tonight I'm going with this one.
Yummy yummy in my tummy.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Grapefruit Revolution
I'm a lover of grapefruit.
Always have been.
Memories with the fruit go way back to Grandma's house and the spoon with the little ridges. Dangerous utensil if you ask me. Anyway... this past weekend while sitting in a little Cafe in the heart of San Fran my eyes ran across an interesting menu item. Broiled Grapefruit??
Never heard of it.
Just tried it.
It's revolutionary. All you do cut the fruit in two and broil them facing up for about 5 minutes. The heat caramelizes the top and turns a somewhat tart experience into a sweet/tangy sensation.
And it's gone. Yum.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Edible Burton Custom Snowboard
Thank you, Linds, for posting that last entry about Stephanie. I've heard of "Nie Nie" before, but had never taken the time to look her up. She is someone who obviously has a firm grasp on the meaning of life and the important things. I want (need) to be more like that.
I feel kinda silly now, posting about this latest cake I've made since it seems pretty trivial in comparison (and sorry it's another cake.. but maybe you can try it out yourself if you have a snowboard-obsessed husband, like me). I made it for my brother in law, Grayden, for his 14th birthday This is the snowboard he is really wanting:
So I made it's clone:
I cut my 9x11 cakes in half to make it flatter... more snowboard-like.
Then, I iced it in butter-cream frosting and laid my strips of marshmallow fondant sections.
Finally, I piped black butter cream around the edges and used the same icing to make the binding lines/dots and the Burton sign.
It was a fun project, Grayden loved it, too.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Cranberry Salad
This is a staple in my life. There are weeks when I make one a day.Lettuce
Feta Cheese (cheapest from Costco)
Crasins
Almonds (slivered or chopped)
Chicken breast (I boil mine...never dry)
Toss these 5 ingredients and top with dressing:
1/2 C Mayo
1/2 C Sugar
1/4 C Milk
2 T Poppyseeds
2 T Vinegar
Monday, April 19, 2010
more cake please...
I tried fondant last week and to cover a couple more oval cakes. I just made it out of mini marshmallows and water. You can find the recipe here. I only made half the recipe (it makes a lot - covered both little cakes and still had some left over). It is so cheap and easy to make! I first made a little graduation cake for Brenan who is graduating from BYU this week! I piped the Y with royal icing and made dots to cover the sides out of the same icing.
Next, I had seen this piping techniques used on TLC's 'Ultimate Cake Off.' They had done the piping with chocolate, but I did it with yellow royal icing right onto my blue fondant. It took forever but it was so much fun. I'm addicted and I pretty much want to bake cakes and decorate them every day.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Happy Easter!
Happy Good Friday to you!
(This post is for you, Mom xoxo)
I just finished my last cake decorating class on Tuesday. I wish I had taken time to learn how to actually bake a cake and ice it from my Mom, who always made the most amazing cakes when we were growing up. Should have taken advantage of that.
I was stressin big time the day before the class because the oval cakes I made to stack together were completely falling apart. Even touching the cake with my finger would break off little chunks. Cake in your icing is not cute. I was so disappointed because I didn't have time to make another cake. I just had to accept that fact that I wasn't going to make my last class (the finale: using the flowers I'd made all month to put the cake together). Anyway, bless my husband's heart, he helped me salvage one of the cakes, so I did end up going.. and made the second cake that I posted here. When I got home that night, I had icing left over, so I decided to try to make a little egg out of my the left over cake that was in worse shape than the first. Enough icing covered up the gaping holes :) Since I didn't decorate my house for Easter AT ALL, nor did we paint Easter eggs, at least we can feel a little festive looking at this:
By the way, I highly recommend learing how to cake decorate from your Mom before you move 12 hours away. If you made my mistake, I recommend taking a Wilton Cake decorating class. I think they offer them at most Michaels'.
