a blissful life.

someice: The remnants of Nutella & Peanut Butter Ice...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:19:36 -0500

The remnants of Nutella & Peanut Butter Ice Cream. It didn’t last long enough to get an actual picture…

1/2 cup Nutella

1/2 cup Peanut Butter

1/2 cup sugar (or sugar substitute)

1 cup whole milk

1 cup heavy whipping cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mix it with a mixer and put it in the ice cream maker. Voila!

someice: Thai Iced Tea Ice Cream. Heavenly. 1 1/2 cups Thai...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:18:05 -0500

someice:

Thai Iced Tea Ice Cream. Heavenly.

1 1/2 cups Thai iced tea

3/4 cup non-fat plain yogurt

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1/3 cup sugar (I used Splenda and it still tasted delicious)

Mix it up and put it in your ice cream maker!

25 Clever Ideas To Make Your Life Easier

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:17:41 -0500

25 Clever Ideas To Make Your Life Easier

guardianofsunshine: Let’s start out with a little Lumpy Space...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:03:28 -0500

guardianofsunshine:

Let’s start out with a little Lumpy Space Princess from the cartoon Adventure Time. In this episode, LSP has run away from home and is living in the woods. Finn knocks over the can of beans she has been cooking for dinner. MAH BEANNNNSSS!!!! If you don’t know Adventure Time, its pretty awesome.

snapeonsnape: “Drunk Munchies! STIR FRY!”

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:48:25 -0500

snapeonsnape:

“Drunk Munchies! STIR FRY!”

gastrogirl: baked potato grilled cheese.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:36:27 -0500

gastrogirl:

baked potato grilled cheese.

Photo

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:29:02 -0400

gastrogirl: pumpkin and meatball risotto. What the what?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:22:44 -0400

gastrogirl:

pumpkin and meatball risotto.

What the what?

Fall Breakfast... Here We Go

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:49:49 -0400

Fall Breakfast... Here We Go:

gastrogirl: pumpkin pie martini. This needs to happen RIGHT...

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:49:12 -0400

gastrogirl:

pumpkin pie martini.

This needs to happen RIGHT NOW.

On Thursday, I baked orange scones for the Royal Wedding (yes,...

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:01:21 -0400

On Thursday, I baked orange scones for the Royal Wedding (yes, my roomates and I got up promptly at 4:00AM to watch every bit of it). This is my first time baking scones and they turned out pretty darn good. Just follow this recipe, adapted from The Pastry Affair:

Orange Scones:

1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup raw sugar
Zest of 1 orange
Pinch of salt
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, orange zest, and salt. Add the butter using a pastry tool (or your hands) and mix until the mixture is crumbly with pea-sized chunks. Stir in the orange juice and sour cream until just blended. Do not overmix or it will result in tough scones.

Roll scones into a ball and flatten slightly on a cookie sheet to resemble 2 inch rounds. Whisk together the egg and milk and brush over the top of the scones. Let scones rest for 10 minutes before baking.

Bake for 12 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned. Cool until room temperature before glazing.

Orange Glaze

1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier

In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, orange juice and Grand Marnier until smooth. If too thick, add more orange juice or Grand Marnier until it is smooth. Drizzle lightly over scones.

Yields approx. 12 scones.

This week I decided to embark on a new kind of Tumblr. A...

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:41:00 -0400

This week I decided to embark on a new kind of Tumblr. A cooking Tumblr. I love cooking and baking, so from now on, I will share my adventures in the kitchen with all of you. For my first post, I whipped up a delicious Apple and Parsnip soup and wine spritzers (when you can’t afford good white wine… just add some Sprite Zero, class). This is a wonderful springtime dish because it’s not too heavy. I skipped the fried parsnip for the extra garnish, but it tasted delicious all the same. Also, I did not let all the ingredients to completely blend, which gave the soup a marvelous texture. So if you feel like making a fantastic homeade spring soup…

Apple and Parsnip Soup

4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
2 piece proscuitto
1/2 onion, diced
2 clove garlic, minced
2 apple, peeled and diced
2 big parsnip, peeled and diced (~4 cups chopped)
5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
salt and pepper
virgin olive oil for garnish (olive oil)

In a large sauce pan sweat the onion in 1 teaspoon of the olive oil. At the same time, heat a medium skillet to medium heat. Add the teaspoon of the olive oil and fry the proscuitto over until crisp on both sides. Remove to a paper towel and add 3 tablespoons of your prettiest diced parsnip. Fry until soft through, and browned on all sides. Reserve for garnish.

When the onion is soft add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Follow with apple and remaining parsnip along with a big pinch of salt. Sweat for 10 minutes to bring out the flavors. Add the stock and simmer until the parsnip is very soft. Run soup through a blender until uniform (but not too uniform).

Transfer the soup back to a pot. If it is too thick, thin out with a little touch more stock. Bring back to a simmer and adjust for seasoning. Serve hot, topped with fried parsnip, broken shards of proscuitto, fresh pepper and olive oil.

Adapted from Daily Unadventures in Cooking

"While the seasons will undo your soul, time forgives us and it takes control. We separate our..."

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:01:07 -0500

“While the seasons will undo your soul, time forgives us and it takes control. We separate our things to put us back together. Light as a feather, heavy as the weather if it was raining stones.”

- Norah Jones

Peanut butter for dinner is the bomb. (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:10:32 -0500

Peanut butter for dinner is the bomb. (Taken with instagram)

Watching the snow from my window with a mug of hot tea in hand....

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:56:41 -0500

Watching the snow from my window with a mug of hot tea in hand. (Taken with instagram)

"Jersey Shore will have more seasons than Arrested Development. Hope you’re proud of yourselves,..."

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:14:40 -0500

“Jersey Shore will have more seasons than Arrested Development. Hope you’re proud of yourselves, humanity.”

- Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. (via vanityfair)

this is not a world that i want to live in.
(via codidoespirouettes)

"A grapefruit is a lemon that had a chance and took advantage of it."

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:43:46 -0500

“A grapefruit is a lemon that had a chance and took advantage of it.”

- Oscar Wilde (via alllthings)

kirgiakos: See also: basoexia

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:04:00 -0500

kirgiakos:

See also: basoexia

Breakfast of champions. (Taken with Instagram at Anthropologie)

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:20:55 -0500

Breakfast of champions. (Taken with Instagram at Anthropologie)

A winter afternoon in the park. (Taken with Instagram at Central...

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:41:20 -0500

A winter afternoon in the park. (Taken with Instagram at Central Park - East Green)