Nope, nope never again!

I was so excited about this recipe for banana bread in a mug! It came from the same post as that delicious cookie and peanut butter chocolate cake! What could go wrong?! Everything apparently! This was very gross! I'm not even going to tell you what is in it because it tasted like egg and banana which is not a good mix! It also didn't even turn out remotely like bread, I will never feel the need to save bananas until they are very ripe, again. Unless I make banana muffins?...hmmm Anyway, not everything I make is delicious...apparently :/

Friend Approved!

I was so nervous to try this recipe but it turned out amazing! And my friends loved it too! We basically devoured it :) This everyone is Garlic Cheesy bread! And this is what to do: for the dough, put in a mixing bowl 1/2 cup warm water, 1 1/8 tsp yeast, and 1/2 tsp of sugar, let it sit for 5-10 minutes. Then add 1 tsp salt, 1 TBS oil, and slowly add in 1 1/2 cup of self raising flour. Knead well for six minutes! (May need to add a little more flour to get the right consistency, should not stick to hands). let it rise for an hour or two. for the topping, mix 2 TBS butter (melted) and garlic (I only had garlic salt so I just put it in until it looked and smelled like the right amount). spread the dough out onto parchment paper, spread the butter and garlic mixture and top with Mozzarella cheese (cover well!) and Parmesan cheese (enough to fill in any gaps and have a nice covering). Bake about ten minutes at 500 degrees, or in my case as high the oven will go. and then! mmmmm pretend you just ordered this from your favorite pizza place!    

This is a peanut butter chocolate mug cake. It was completely delicious and satisfying! It filled me up, and now my whole apartment smells delicious! I am still without Vanilla so that is the only ingredient missing from the recipe but this is what to do. Melt 2 TBS of butter, add 2 TBS of peanut butter, 1 egg, 2 TBS of flour, 3 TBS of cocoa, 1/8 tsp of salt, 1/8 tsp baking powder mix well and add 3 TBS of chocolate chips. Then simply microwave 1-2 minutes. I did one minute, had a mug of goo so i put it in for another minute and it was VERY cake like :) possibly a bit over done. But delicious just the same!

Bread!

These turned out golden brown and fluffy all the way through! They were quite bland tasting but dipped in oil and salt (I have learned the Italian way) they make for a nice side to a meal. 2 1/4 TBS of yeast, 1/4 cup warm water, 1/2 cup warm milk, 1 TBS sugar. Let stand for five minutes. Then add 2 cups of flour (I used self raising, which I think the original called for), 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix Well and add 4 TBS butter. Knead well, cover and let rise for 45 minutes.  Put into whatever shape (these were supposed to resemble crescent rolls but got too fluffy!) then make at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Then share with flatmates so that you're not tempted to eat all 9 of                                                                                     them :) Enjoy!

Cookie in a Cup!

This turned out to be a little tricky because my measuring cup disappeared! Anyway, this is a chocolate chip cookie for one, made in a mug! And this is how you do it :) melt 1 TBS of butter, add 1 TBS of Sugar, 1 TBS of brown sugar, 3 drops of vanilla extract (i don't have this so  I just didn't do it!) and a pinch of salt. stir. then add one egg yolk and stir. then add a little less than 1/4 cup of flour, then add two heaping TBSs of chocolate chips. Put in microwave for about 50 seconds. it's important to let it sit because it keeps cooking in the mug after you finish and it's really hot and tastes funny if you try to eat it right away (from experience!). BUT, after it sat and cooled a little it tasted much more like a cookie :) Njoi!

Snack/breakfast quesadilla!

Forgot to take a picture when it was pretty! I had already folded it and then unfolded it to show the inside. So this is the most genius midnight snack ever! A regular Tortilla spread with peanut butter, a sliced banana, a few sliced strawberries, and a few chocolate chips. I don't have a sandwich press or toaster oven so I put it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes to let it get toasty and absolutely awesome! I had this with some hot chocolate and was in heaven!

Zucchini Fries: new obsession!

These were amazing! Baked Zucchini fries! I had them with chicken alfredo pene and it was perfect! to make simply cut a zucchini into "fry" shape, dip into an egg white, then into bread crumbs (mine were herb and garlic flavoured), then place on a greased baking sheet for 20 minutes at 425 degrees. I tried mine with marinara sauce but like them just plane better! These were so good!! I'm not kidding!

Sydney Eats and Pot Pie Treats!

Guylien Chocolate, Sydney, Australia. Belgium Waffle Guylien
Chocolate Sauce, Praline Ice Cream! Delicious!

Pancakes on the Rocks, Sydney, Australia, Strawberry Patch
pancakes! Pancakes, Ice cream, Strawberries, cream,
strawberry sauce! To die for!

Alright, this one I have been dying to try forever! The problem being that they don't have cold dough in Australia, like Grands (what was called for) or Pillsbury, so I had to make my own dough! But I had to wait until the ingredients fit into my grocery list. So I made my own dough: 2 cups self rising flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 1/4 tsp yeast, 1/2 cup warm milk. 1/4 cup warm water, 1 TBS sugar, 4 TBS softened butter, let sit for 45 minutes. Put the dough into a muffin tin (kind of tricky) then the filling: can of Cream of Chicken Soup, pre-prepared chicken, and frozen mixed vegetables, (potatoes would have been good in it too but that was an after though so they didn't make into this batch). Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown. Its hard to make it "pie-like," mine turned out rather doughy so i'm sure there is a better way to put the filling actually into the dough, but it all falls apart anyway when you eat it right?! It was delicious and filling, it made nine pies, the dough to filling ratio was a bit off but that's alright. I have leftovers for lunches this week and to share with my flat mates! Enjoy!