So recently I decided to try a box mix of cookies for sugar cookies with some extra ingedients...I made the cookie mix according to the package. But I also had leftover cream cheese for cheesecake I did not make. I decided to add 1 of the packages of cream cheese which is 8 ounces, 1 egg, and a little bit of extra sugar. I mixed that with the sugar cookie mix then I baked the sugar cookies according to the sugar cookie package. The cookies came out very good - fluffy sugar cookies, very tasty, I recommend trying. I'm looking forward to trying this with other cookie mixes. No pics this time because they went so quick!
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Spicy and Sweet
I love spicy foods. And I have recently found that I like spicy chiles (cayenne) with just about everything (the only exception I can think off offhand would probably be with caramel, but I could be persuaded otherwise). I like it with savory foods and with sweet. Here's how it happened:
This past summer, I tried Trader Joe's chile mango floes, sweet mango popsicles with spicy chilli powder. They were good but confusing - a very spicy frozen snack. I had never tried such a combination, but heard that similar sweet with spicy combos are popular in South America.
When it got colder, I tried making some Aztec hot chocolate. At the time, I had a specific recipe I followed to make the spicy hot chocolate drink. This I thought matched better, hot sweet drink with spicy.
Now, recently, I was shopping at Trader Joe's and picked up some dried mango with cayenne (chile spiced mango) to give that a try. Love it. Not as confusing like the popsicles because they don't have a temperature component, just the flavor aspect - the spicy with the sweet.
Today, in lieu of my regular thermos of coffee, I have made Aztec hot chocolate from memory and am enjoying that very much. Here's the general recipe (I didn't measure anything): hot chocolate packets ~1packet for 10oz water, cayenne powder ~1tsp, cinnamon ~1tsp, hot water. Mmmm, sweet and spicy. Give it a try if you like spicy stuff.
This past summer, I tried Trader Joe's chile mango floes, sweet mango popsicles with spicy chilli powder. They were good but confusing - a very spicy frozen snack. I had never tried such a combination, but heard that similar sweet with spicy combos are popular in South America.
When it got colder, I tried making some Aztec hot chocolate. At the time, I had a specific recipe I followed to make the spicy hot chocolate drink. This I thought matched better, hot sweet drink with spicy.
Now, recently, I was shopping at Trader Joe's and picked up some dried mango with cayenne (chile spiced mango) to give that a try. Love it. Not as confusing like the popsicles because they don't have a temperature component, just the flavor aspect - the spicy with the sweet.
Today, in lieu of my regular thermos of coffee, I have made Aztec hot chocolate from memory and am enjoying that very much. Here's the general recipe (I didn't measure anything): hot chocolate packets ~1packet for 10oz water, cayenne powder ~1tsp, cinnamon ~1tsp, hot water. Mmmm, sweet and spicy. Give it a try if you like spicy stuff.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Easy Cheesecake Recipe
I recently decided to try making cheesecake again. I had a bad experience about 10 years ago with a family recipe and the inside didn't cook all the way. So I looked up some easy recipes and tried my luck. (Not to ruin the suspense... but it worked so well I've made it multiple times.)
Filling:
16 oz (two 8-oz packages) cream cheese
2 eggs (beaten)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Beat until smooth - *I recommend using an Immersion Blender
Crust
1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs (~one package inside box)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/8 cup water
Melt butter, mix all together, press into pan.
Does not require pre-baking if pie will be baked.
Bake 350 degrees for ~50min
My first one (I made less because I put a portion into a not-so-good attempt of pumpkin cheesecake, but this tasted great and didn't need to cook as long - only about 30min).
For my second one, I blended in some frozen strawberries (which is why the color looks different).
Before serving, I spread some strawberry topping on top.
I've also used half of the cheesecake filling recipe for muffin filling. I made pumpkin muffins with cheesecake filling and can't wait to try this again with chocolate muffins or brownies.
*I added the recommendation for using an immersion blender after talking with a friend who has many cheesecake-making problems. She believes her problems (sometimes explosion, sometimes collapse) had to do with how much air was in the cheesecake mixture. She uses a hand mixer and I have used my immersion blender for this recipe and never had a problem. So maybe that's the key? Anyway, it is worth mentioning.
Filling:
16 oz (two 8-oz packages) cream cheese
2 eggs (beaten)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Beat until smooth - *I recommend using an Immersion Blender
Crust
1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs (~one package inside box)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/8 cup water
Melt butter, mix all together, press into pan.
Does not require pre-baking if pie will be baked.
Bake 350 degrees for ~50min
My first one (I made less because I put a portion into a not-so-good attempt of pumpkin cheesecake, but this tasted great and didn't need to cook as long - only about 30min).
For my second one, I blended in some frozen strawberries (which is why the color looks different).
Before serving, I spread some strawberry topping on top.
I've also used half of the cheesecake filling recipe for muffin filling. I made pumpkin muffins with cheesecake filling and can't wait to try this again with chocolate muffins or brownies.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Easy Lemonade (Made my day)
Yes, this is how I'm starting. I said it would be random.
Baltimore was HOT today (heat index above 100F) and I had the perfect idea with the ingredients I tend to keep around - frozen berries, crystal light powder, water.
Empty bottle + frozen raspberries and blueberries + lemonade powder + COLD water = most refreshing drink on a hot day. (Shake it up, maybe leave in the freezer a bit to cool down.)
The raspberries float and are in most of the sips/gulps, the blueberries are on the bottom at the end of the drink.
So that was the perfect start to a gross and hot day. Try it with what fruit and drink powder/juice you have around for some cooling and fun drink mixes for these hot days.
Baltimore was HOT today (heat index above 100F) and I had the perfect idea with the ingredients I tend to keep around - frozen berries, crystal light powder, water.
Empty bottle + frozen raspberries and blueberries + lemonade powder + COLD water = most refreshing drink on a hot day. (Shake it up, maybe leave in the freezer a bit to cool down.)
The raspberries float and are in most of the sips/gulps, the blueberries are on the bottom at the end of the drink.
So that was the perfect start to a gross and hot day. Try it with what fruit and drink powder/juice you have around for some cooling and fun drink mixes for these hot days.
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