tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35795035225323019302011-07-30T11:35:10.121-07:00High school can be really time-consuming at times, but I can always find some time to cook!freeze10108http://www.blogger.com/profile/14110897135583797712noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579503522532301930.post-28747260777149117932009-08-20T18:14:00.000-07:002009-08-20T18:24:33.797-07:00Today, I was feeling a little shaky due to some caffeine when hungry. I wanted some food fast, so I whipped up this sandwich:<br /><br />Ingredients:<br /><br /><ul><li>2 Slices of Bread</li><li>Butter/Margarine</li><li>Peanut Butter</li><li>Cinnamon</li><li> Sugar</li><li>Chocolate Chips</li></ul>Procedure:<br /><br /><ol><li>Toast the bread.</li><li>Butter the bread and spread peanut butter on the toast.</li><li>Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar on top of the peanut butter</li><li>Place chocolate chips on toast and flip one piece on to the top of the other and enjoy!</li></ol><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i25.tinypic.com/20zocpt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://i25.tinypic.com/20zocpt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3579503522532301930-2874726077714911793?l=cookingaroundhighschool.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>freeze10108http://www.blogger.com/profile/14110897135583797712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579503522532301930.post-89063745042709641822009-08-13T21:47:00.000-07:002009-08-13T22:13:55.866-07:00Tonight, I was hungry and we were out of good snack food. I wanted something carby and didn't want to wait for anything to rise. So, I found this wonderful, yeast-free pizza dough recipe online and made some breadsticks! :-)<br /><br />This recipe was adapted from the "<a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1941,153172-247207,00.html">Quick and Easy Pizza Dough</a>" recipe on <a href="http://www.cooks.com/">Cooks.com</a>.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br /><br /><ul><li>2 1/2 C flour</li><li>1 T baking powder</li><li>1 t salt</li><li>1 T oil (plus extra for brushing)<br /></li><li>3/4 C water</li><li>Parmesan cheese (optional; to taste)<br /></li></ul>Procedure:<br /><br /> ***Note: steps 1-4 are the procedure for making the dough. The remaining steps are only needed if breadsticks are desired.***<br /><ol><li>Preheat oven to 425° F (220° C)<br /></li><li>Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, and parmesan cheese) together in a large bowl.</li><li>Add the water and oil to the dry ingredients and mix until a soft ball forms. The dough should be smooth but not sticky nor should it be flaky. If it is sticky, add more flour; if it is flaky, more water is needed.</li><li>Once the dough has reached the correct consistency, knead for 3 minutes on a lightly floured surface.</li><li>Portion the dough out into breadsticks, place on a greased baking sheet and brush with olive oil.</li><li>Bake for 11-13 minutes. (The dough will NOT brown, so browning of the dough is not a good indicator of done-ness.)</li><li>Sprinkle with more parmesan cheese if desired (I did! ;-D).</li></ol><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoTyLlrgGjI/AAAAAAAAAA8/6HEXybwuDPQ/s1600-h/Breadsticks+Before+Baking.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoTyLlrgGjI/AAAAAAAAAA8/6HEXybwuDPQ/s320/Breadsticks+Before+Baking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369682936639527474" border="0" /></a><br />Make sure the dough is brushed with oil!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoTya2wBttI/AAAAAAAAABE/DRCO3psiAqA/s1600-h/Breadsticks+After+Baking.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoTya2wBttI/AAAAAAAAABE/DRCO3psiAqA/s320/Breadsticks+After+Baking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369683198919947986" border="0" /></a><br />Finished product (YUM!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3579503522532301930-8906374504270964182?l=cookingaroundhighschool.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>freeze10108http://www.blogger.com/profile/14110897135583797712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579503522532301930.post-41831095574811534152009-08-11T23:17:00.000-07:002009-08-12T14:16:32.390-07:00I've been wanting to try this for a while but never got around to it. It came to me the last time I made regular old chocolate chip cookies. "These would be good with the chocolate drizzled on top, rather than in the cookies," I though to myself.<br /><br />Recipe:<br /><br />Ingredients:<br /><br /><ul><li>1/2 C butter/shortening/margarine</li><li>1/2 C white sugar</li><li>1/2 C brown sugar</li><li>1 egg</li><li>1/2 t vanilla (<br /></li><li>1 1/2 C flour</li><li>1/2 t salt</li><li>1/2 t baking soda</li><li>As many chocolate chips as you want (but they will be melted...)! (somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 C should do it) ;)</li></ul>Procedure:<br /><br /><ol><li>Preheat oven to 375 deg. Fahrenheit (190 deg. Celsius)</li><li>Cream butter/shortening/margarine</li><li>Add the sugars one at a time, beating to combine</li><li>Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine</li><li>Add the flour, salt, and baking soda and beat to combine</li><li>Shape cookies and place onto a greased baking sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes</li><li>When cookies have been removed from the oven, let cool for 10 minutes.</li><li>While cookies are cooling, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, approx. 45 seconds</li><li>Drizzle melted chocolate over the cookies with a spoon or piping bag (you need to shake the spoon a bit to not just glop it on)</li></ol>The cookies are ready to eat now, but I prefer them when the chocolate has hardened up again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJoGI87ZEI/AAAAAAAAAA0/xJfTIGAVohs/s1600-h/Ripped+Gripper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJoGI87ZEI/AAAAAAAAAA0/xJfTIGAVohs/s320/Ripped+Gripper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368968160470590530" border="0" /></a><br />My vanilla bottle's lid was on so tight it ripped my gripper!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJnaMgILNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/DHuDs0jNH9s/s1600-h/Cookie+Dough.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJnaMgILNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/DHuDs0jNH9s/s320/Cookie+Dough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368967405509291218" border="0" /></a><br />Cookie dough! yum!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJniFP1BgI/AAAAAAAAAAk/m0n2BCmrsBk/s1600-h/Melted+Chocolate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJniFP1BgI/AAAAAAAAAAk/m0n2BCmrsBk/s320/Melted+Chocolate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368967541000832514" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmmm... Melted chocolate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJnpw2OlTI/AAAAAAAAAAs/6Y6gDl_njvs/s1600-h/Final+Product.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sXoSVdiBIM8/SoJnpw2OlTI/AAAAAAAAAAs/6Y6gDl_njvs/s320/Final+Product.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368967672963700018" border="0" /></a><br />Final product.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3579503522532301930-4183109557481153415?l=cookingaroundhighschool.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>freeze10108http://www.blogger.com/profile/14110897135583797712noreply@blogger.com0