qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
THIS is NOT baking - but I still thought I'd share:
Fiesta Night at our house
Slow cooking some chicken with Rotel in the crockpot
Easy to pull once cooked - very tender
Had to make Velveeta Rotel dip to go with it
Flour tortillas, Shredded lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream for the pulled chicken. Plus tortilla chips and dip!
Up close...
...and personal
Say Cheese!
My taco (shut up - i'm not a huge fan of tomatos - thats why mine looks lame)
Tyler's taco
Tyler eating his taco
Tasty
[Edited on July 4, 2011 at 8:43 PM. Reason : .] 7/4/2011 8:43:10 PM |
Dan the Man New Recruit 27 Posts user info edit post |
Nothing says the 4th of July and the celebration of all things American quite like fiesta night, . Looks good though. 7/4/2011 9:22:54 PM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
Hey! Americans LOVE mexican food!
No cupcake for you! 7/4/2011 9:46:55 PM |
Nighthawk All American 19619 Posts user info edit post |
This was the patriotic dessert my wife made for us. Cheese cake icing with strawberries & blueberries FTW.
[Edited on July 4, 2011 at 10:02 PM. Reason : ] 7/4/2011 10:01:52 PM |
punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
That is not 50 stars, comie. 7/4/2011 10:11:07 PM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
I could've sworn there were 13 colonies...not 8
[Edited on July 4, 2011 at 10:23 PM. Reason : number!] 7/4/2011 10:23:10 PM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
It's Justin's bday this week at work and he decided that instead of a cake/cupcakes/regular cookies - he wanted something different and light.
He wanted Strawberry Cookies.
Now...I made them. And I tried them. And Tyler tried them...they are not cookies. They're basically scones, but hopefully Justin will still like them.
If anyone wants the recipe, PM me.
Strawberry Cookies:
Ingredients
Had to use frozen strawberries from Trader Joe's bc everyone had crap for fresh strawberries
Lightly pureed
The essentials for baking - butter and sugar
Everyone into the pool!
And you mix it all up
At this point I got a little worried b/c the consistency was more like banana bread than cookie batter
Into the oven, my pretties
They came out a little spongier than I was hoping
Final Product
Up close...
...and personal.
[Edited on July 6, 2011 at 10:48 PM. Reason : .] 7/6/2011 10:44:37 PM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
Tyler's bday was today and he wanted a triple chocolate fudge cake with orange buttercream frosting - let the baking begin!
Disclaimer - This is a long post with many pictures - you have been warned
Ingredients
Sugar and butter
Adding the eggs
Used buttermilk for this recipe
Adding flour
And you mix it all up
Adding chocolate syrup
And bakers chocolate
And you mix it all up
Annnnd chocolate chips
Thats what I'm talking about
Double Layers
Before Baking
After Baking
Now for the buttercream
Obviously...
Used marmalade instead of orange juice - gave a subtle orange color and awesome flecks of orange from the peel
See? Flecks.
And you mix it all up
Adding sugar
Used heavy cream, vanilla and orange extracts
And you mix it all up
Flecks
Bottom Layer frosted
Looks like a big cookie sandwich
Starting the main icing part
Final frosted product
I wish I was better at piping/writing
Tyler and his birthday cake
Dan and Tyler
Me and Tyler
Blowing out the candles
Inside view
First bite...
Hey Mikey, he likes it! This is his "its sooooo good" face
Want a piece?
[Edited on July 10, 2011 at 12:56 AM. Reason : happy bday tyler!] 7/10/2011 12:35:26 AM |
punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
I LOVE all the pics! Prep pics are about my favorite in the baking and cooking process!
I want that in my mouf! 7/10/2011 12:37:53 AM |
PackPrincess All American 10557 Posts user info edit post |
that sounds and looks delicious! 7/10/2011 12:39:02 AM |
Gumbified All American 1304 Posts user info edit post |
God damn that looks good.
2 Sticks of butter tastes good, and I know its the only way to get that flavor.
but damn thats alot of butter 7/10/2011 12:44:12 AM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
Amners! I love posting the prep pictures - I like seeing how separate ingredients start to form deliciousness.
PackPrincess Thank you!
Gumbified Haha yea I hate having to use that much butter kind of bothers me, but the taste is so worth it And Tyler and I don't just eat it ourselves - there's a lot of sharing with people at work. 7/10/2011 1:04:48 AM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
Today I made Lemon Squares to bring over for dessert tonight since we're having dinner at my parents
Ingredients
Its semi made from scratch - the recipe called for a lemon cake mix and I wasnt going to make a lemon cake mix from scratch ;-P
Oil
Egg
And you mix it all up...
Press mixture into a baking pan to form the crust
Now to make the filling
Making the cream cheese smooth and creamy
Add eggs and sugar
Lemon peel and lemon juice - freshly squeezed!
and you mix it all up...
Pour filling over crust
Into the oven my pretty!
Make sure you let it cool completely before cutting
Final Product
Up close...
...and personal.
Nom Nom Nom 7/16/2011 4:42:53 PM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
This is coming back.
Making vanilla bean "funfetti" cupcakes with an orange cream cheese icing for the qntmfamily visit tonight.
Pictures to come 4/17/2014 4:07:40 PM |
qntmsister poneapple 1282 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on April 18, 2014 at 3:15 PM. Reason : fix]
4/18/2014 3:05:12 PM |