Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A Vegan Dinner
Tonight one of my close friend's came over for dinner. Since she is now a vegan we made vegan chicken parmesam. I was unsure about trying it since I normally eat regular chicken and not a chiken substitute, but it turned out to be really good! We put breadcrumbs on the "chicken" to give it more flavor. I don't have a recipe to share tonight since my friend made it. But it did look fairly simple to make and tasted really good. I will share a picture of it though.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Vince's Favorite Cookie
When I talked to my brother today he was happy that I started my blog (he should be happy it was his idea after all). So today I decided I would share the recipe for his favorite cookie.
M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
3/4 sugar
3/4 packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup M&Ms
Preheat oven to 375 F
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and M&Ms. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 9-11mins or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2mins. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Around the holidays I like to use the special holiday edition M&Ms (Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter).
The M&M Chocolate Chip cookies are on the right in this picture.
M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
3/4 sugar
3/4 packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup M&Ms
Preheat oven to 375 F
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and M&Ms. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 9-11mins or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2mins. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Around the holidays I like to use the special holiday edition M&Ms (Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter).
The M&M Chocolate Chip cookies are on the right in this picture.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Cake Mix Cookies
Over break my brother told me I should start a blog where I share recipes and pictures of items I have baked. I wasn't sure at first but after some convincing from him and one of my best friends I decided to start a blog. It is titled An Abundance of Sprinkles because I have tons of sprinkles and am constantly buying them. My mom is even considering buying me a spice rack so I have a way to store all of my sprinkles.
So over break around Christmas time some of the parents of my mom's students baked her Chirtmas cookies. However, not all of them were good, in fact most of them were terrible! Now I know that many professional chefs say anyone can cook. I DO NOT agree with that! Some people should be banned from baking cookies. (of course this is just my opinion, which I'm entitled to so don't get offended if you're one of those bad bakers.) The most popular cookie my mom recved was the Cake Mix Cookie. But every last one of them was terrible. These cookies are so simple to make and yet people just can't seem to make them correctly. So the first recipe I will share with you is my recipe for Cake Mix Cookies.
For cake mix cookies you can use any flavor you would like. And you decorate them with sprinkles!
Cake Mix Cookies
1 (18.9-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury Moist Supreme Cake Mix (any flavor)
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
1/2 (15.6-oz.) can Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting (any flavor)
Heat oven to 375. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon until throughly moistened. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Dip then bottom of a glass in flour and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness.
Bake 6-8 minutes or until the edges are a light golden brown color. Cool on the cookie sheet for a minute and then place on a wire rack.
Spread frosting on warm cookies. Decorate with sprinkles if you prefer. Let the frosting set before placing the cookies in an air tight container.
The picture shows Yellow Cake Mix Cookies with Buttercream Icing. I took them to a cookout last summer and the plate with empty less than an hour after I had arrived.
Enjoy! :)
So over break around Christmas time some of the parents of my mom's students baked her Chirtmas cookies. However, not all of them were good, in fact most of them were terrible! Now I know that many professional chefs say anyone can cook. I DO NOT agree with that! Some people should be banned from baking cookies. (of course this is just my opinion, which I'm entitled to so don't get offended if you're one of those bad bakers.) The most popular cookie my mom recved was the Cake Mix Cookie. But every last one of them was terrible. These cookies are so simple to make and yet people just can't seem to make them correctly. So the first recipe I will share with you is my recipe for Cake Mix Cookies.
For cake mix cookies you can use any flavor you would like. And you decorate them with sprinkles!
Cake Mix Cookies
1 (18.9-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury Moist Supreme Cake Mix (any flavor)
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
1/2 (15.6-oz.) can Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting (any flavor)
Heat oven to 375. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon until throughly moistened. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Dip then bottom of a glass in flour and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness.
Bake 6-8 minutes or until the edges are a light golden brown color. Cool on the cookie sheet for a minute and then place on a wire rack.
Spread frosting on warm cookies. Decorate with sprinkles if you prefer. Let the frosting set before placing the cookies in an air tight container.
The picture shows Yellow Cake Mix Cookies with Buttercream Icing. I took them to a cookout last summer and the plate with empty less than an hour after I had arrived.
Enjoy! :)
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