Oven Fries

Who can pass up a recipe for fries that doesn't involve nasty oil flying everywhere?



These oven fries, with some extra garlic and seasoning of course, were so simple yet delicious.

Brooklyn Supper: Oven Fries Perfected

Dinner Salad

I usually only eat salads for lunch and I usually only eat them at restuarants. This was just a huge exception. While at the gym, I read the recipe for this salad and since my peaches needed to be used immediately I had a salad for dinner. First the peaches were pealed, cut into wedges, coated in honey and balsamic vinegar, then cooked on each side for a couple minutes. They were placed on a bed of baby arugula dressed with a mixture of mustard and lime juice. Finally toasted almonds and bits of brie were sprinkled on top. Really good but I admit not the most filling dinner ever.

Back to school

So it is back to school, back to my apartment, and back to taking photos by the screen door. It's nice too be cooking in "my kitchen" again. This was just a simple super of sauteed zucchini witch sausage and mozzarella (I haven't bought Parmesan yet, I know *gasp*).

Frozen Custard

Summer was made for frozen treats. There is a frozen custard place near my parents' house and I decided to try it out. I had vanilla which is always my go-to flavor and its best friend cookie dough. Really what could be better on a hot afternoon? Sorry strawberry smoothie ;)

Summer Time, Smoothie Time

There's nothing better for leftover strawberries than a smoothie.



ice
strawberries
lemon zest
yogurt
milk
lemon juice

Makes a delicious strawberry lemonade-esque smoothie.

Berry Pizza

So this was supposed to be a berry tart, but the sides kinda all fell over. Thus I dubbed it the Berry Pizza, the latest fad in baking.



I basically followed this recipe. And then added some chocolate and powdered sugar- they never hurt anything.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/free-form-berry-tart-recipe/index.html

Bright Beautiful Breakfast

I made homemade lemon curd which was the first time I've ever had lemon curd so I'm not sure if it turned out how it was supposed to, but it was absolutely delicious especially on a hot, flaky biscuit. The curd tasted like the filling of a lemon bar, yum! So my breakfast was the biscuit plus a greek yogurt parfait with blue berries and black berries topped with some toasted almonds. Easy and ready in minutes. It was a bright, tasty start to the day.

Grilling Take 2

This is my second attempt at grilling and it was a lot more flavorful. First for a drink, I made strawberry lemonade. It is just juiced lemons, strawberries that were run through the blender, sugar and water. I added the juice of one lime because I thought it needed a little more of an acidic kick to it. Now for the actual grilling, I am still intimidated by the grill, I'm afraid of catching on fire which I imagine to be highly unpleasant. My dad refuses to help, but that is more because it's amusing to see me jump away from the grill than him trying to teach me a lesson.

For the main event we had this lovely spread. I admit my dad grill the steaks. I'm kind of scared to try to cook them myself, even back in the apartment that was Kelley's domain. It may be something I need to work on... Anyways the asparagus was quickly grilled until it was green but still had a little crunch to it and then dressed with lemon, olive oil, and some amazing aged parmesean. The onions were grilled with butter, garlic, and spices in foil and possibly could've used longer than 15 min to cook but oh well. Finally we had biscuits from a tube because really they are so flaky and wonderful that my biscuits can't compete.

Grilling Newbie

I have never grilled before and since I have some extra time at home, I have decided to learn how to grill. First step: get a beer. If I was going to grill, it was going to be done right.


Initially I was going to grill barbecue chicken, unfortunately the chicken was bad even though it was bought today. The only meat option was hot dogs which ended up tasty with a little mustard. The corn took longer than I thought (and may have caught fire...) but they were sweet and delicious. Nothing special but at least the deck didn't go up in flames.

Donuts

So dunkin donuts really isn't a culinary wonder, but at the right time it can be perfect. I went to the beach this past week (yay beach!) and unfortunately had to wake up at 4 am to make the flight. while waiting at the airport, I had a nice hot cup of coffee and a chocolate donut covered in peanuts. Nothing like starting the day with come coffee and chocolate.