Oatmeal Cups

   I found this recipe on Pinterest, here is the link: http://www.alagraham.com/2013/02/individual-baked-oatmeal-cups.html?m=1

 I chose to try out this recipe because I love oatmeal and the picture of the oatmeal cups with fruit on top looked delicious. I loved that the types toppings to these oatmeal cups are endless.

Also, these oatmeal cups are extremely convient for breakfast because you can grab one out of the fridge as you go out the door. If you are anything like me, eating a good breakfast in the rush of getting ready is almost impossible. But these are a yummy on the go breakfast.

Here are some pictures of my experience:

For the toppings, I chose chocolate chips for my little brother, raspberries for my mom, strawberries for me, and blueberries for my sister. Some other toppings that it suggested were walnuts or pomegranate seeds.

This is the mixture of all the liquid ingredients. In the recipe, it does not mention adding the milk but it was in the ingredient list, so I added it into this step.

This is all the ingredients mix together with the exception of the toppings. This mixture was more liquidy than I thought it would be, but once I cooked it, the texture was fine.

These take 30 minutes to cook, but are completely worth the wait! After about 15 minutes, the aroma that comes from these is mouth watering.

These looked and smelled so good that I had to guard the kitchen from my siblings to keep them from gobbling them down right away. My personal favorites were the blueberry and raspberry ones.

These oatmeal cups would be great to serve during the morning, like for a kid's sleepover or an early party.

Its New Years Time

What do you think a new years resolution should be? Should it be a change of lifestyle? A time to try something new? Or simply a time to plan something that you will look forward to in the coming year? For me a new year resolution is something to plan that will make you excited for the new year. For example my new year resolution for this blog is to try recipes with ingredients that I have not used on this blog yet. I chose two ingredients.

Peanut Butter

Even though, I do not particularly prefer peanut butter, my family does. Peanut butter can easily be used in cookies, which I do like. So one of my upcoming posts will be some sort of delicious cookie with peanut butter.

Mint Chocolate Chips

Now these I do love. Chocolate is good in almost any dessert but mint chocolates give the dessert a wonderful taste. I know this might be a little random but I think that mint chips in banana bread would be amazing. I imagine it will be like mint chip ice-cream with bananas in it.

Lemon Bars

Are you tired of the chocolate desserts that are always served for Christmas parties? I know I am, so this year I decided to experiment with some lemon bars. To me lemon bars are great for mixing the flavors at the dessert table because they have a fresh taste.

Here is where I got the recipe: http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/10294/the-best-lemon-bars/

Tip #1: Always make sure you have all the necessary tools and ingredients. Also make sure to read all the directions before being, so that you are familiar with the next steps.

Tip #2: When mixing the ingredients for the crust layer, just blend until mixed, otherwise the crust will be too fluffy like mine turned out. Also make sure to cook the crust until it is firm because the lemon layer will get absorbed if it is too soft.

Tip #3: The recipe says to cut the lemon bars into 2 inch by 2 inch squares, but since the lemon bars are extremely rich I would advise making the squares smaller.

I found this recipe to be easy to follow and did not have any unusual ingredients. The lemon bars taste fabulous. These lemon bars are a perfect holiday treat because the powder sugar gives the lemon bars a snowy effect. Lemon bars are great for any occasion, whether it is a Christmas party or just for dessert!

How to Properly Crack an Egg

     Are you learning how to cook? Do you ever find that you worst enemy in the kitchen is the egg? When cracking an egg do you always find yourself having to plunge your hand into the slimy, cold, and slightly lumpy batter to retrieve a piece of shell?
      Here is a quick tutorial on how to properly crack an egg.

1.) First you must select the right egg. You do not want the egg to be expired. Make sure the egg is not warm. Put the egg to your ear and listen, if you here any noise there is something seriously wrong with that egg so put it back. Feel the outside of the egg, if it feels too rough or to smooth do not use it. How will you be able to tell if it is too rough or too smooth? Trust me, you will know when you have found the right egg.

2.) Now you must get the right tools to crack the egg. A hammer would work to crack the egg but you would make a huge mess. Also the egg and shell would get mixed up, so if I were you I would find a different tool.

3.) Now a knife is better than the hammer. With a knife you will not mix the egg and shell but the knife could easily slip and cut your fingers. If I were you I would choose a different tool.

4.) Your hand, in my opinion, is definitely the best tool to get this job done. Using your hand, you can simply do a hard tap on the side of the bowl hitting the center of the egg to crack it. Now using both hands hold the egg over the bowl and break the halves apart. 

Now, you might find one of the other methods easier but if you want to become a good chef, I would stick with cracking it on the side of the bowl. Which ever method you use make sure to wash your hands afterwards and fully cook the egg to avoid getting salmonella.

Hi! My name is Bella, I'm in High School and I create this blog by the request of my teacher.I am extremely excited to get this blog going because it is about something I like to do and I know I will have fun cooking and working on this blog. I will be honest, I am not the best cook, but I enjoy cooking and baking.
With this blog I will try out recipes I have never done before and tell you guys how it goes! I will compare the picture of the food from the recipe and the picture of how my attempt turn out, so feel free to voice your opinion. I will give my advice on what recipes are best for certain occasions. If you want me to try out a recipe for your just comment the link to the recipe and the name of the dish.
I hope that you guys will find this blog helpful and interesting because cooking is something I am very passionate about. Thanks for viewing my blog!