Apparently Biscuits I can do. Biscuits I love. Unlike the french bread, these biscuits were not too dense and were instead very flakey and light. They were perfect on the go breakfasts for me which I can't help but love! I know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and what not but I'm not really a breakfast person. Growing up my dad always set us down for breakfast before school but by the time I got to middle school and had to catch the bus, breakfast really wasn't in my daily plan. Sometimes I would much on a handful of cereal in the hallways but I didn't really factor breakfast time in so I went without it. Now that I'm in college I go back and forth. The little voice in my head is telling me breakfast is good for me, it jumpstarts my metabolism and gets me geared up for the day but I am honestly a night person and waking up is not fun. Anything that I can grab and eat on my way to school or work is perfect so these guys made me pretty darn happy for the week. I'm also not a sweet tooth kinda person either so a more savory salty breakfast is the way to go when I can make it happen!
I am Peeta Mellark
I cannot describe how excited I was to make my first loaf of bread. I remember it being 11:30 at night when this sucker came out of the oven and I happily told myself that I WAS Peeta Mellark. Obviously I was exaggerating quite a bit but that didn't matter. By the glow of the stove light I happily cut into my bread. Now this was a pretty awesome loaf of bread. It tasted great, had an awesome hard crust, and was only a little bit dense.. okay maybe a lot a bit... Totally edible though!! To this day I have a hard time with the density of bread and cakes. I've been told that It's likely that I'm over mixing the dough. I need more practice. Keep adding these things to the to-do list. Practice Practice Practice.
Apocalyptic Eggs Benedict
This was my first run with Eggs Benedict. Now first off, I know I didn't use english muffins but I'm honestly not a huge fan.. sorry.
But still! For my first run of eggs benedict I think I did a great job! I definitely felt kind of awesome for even attempting an eggs benedict and the fact that I didn't make myself sick is just a pat on the back for me. This introduced the world of poached eggs to me which you'll see quite a bit later. I got into a poached egg thing for a while but this was my only eggs benedict. I've have a real eggs benedict at a diner and I don't think I was too far off though I could probably use some more practice on that. Note to self: put this recipe on the to-do list again.
Sinful Cinnamon Buns
So it's been 2 weeks since I game back from Cuba (2 weeks and 3 days but who's counting...) and apparently getting back into the swing of classes means Emily fails at blogging almost every day like she said she would.. (I'm trying I swear!) But I'm starting to get my life back together and under control (kinda for now..) and so here I am! Blogging again!
So right where we left off! My hunger games cookbook
So this was my first run at cinnamon buns, and honestly.. I can't quite remember making them.. I'm hoping they were pretty good... The smaller batch was a little lighter because I ran lower on the brown sugar mixture by the time I got the the end but I bet it was pretty good...
Okay so I apologize for the not so great post... I swear I'll try to make the next few better! I have to get back in the swing of things!!
Fearfully Fried Potatoes
Another Hunger Games recipe that's a little dramatically named for what the actual dish is. Kind of cute. This dish is simply potatoes and onions.
For those who don't know, potatoes are my food of choice. If I could only have one food for the rest of my life, I would choose the potato. I suppose that says quite a bit about me. My love of potatoes is even a running jab with one of my cousins but that doesn't make me love them less. It really is one sided though. The pure starch is not even close to being good for me but that's okay, my love is unconditional.
The next recipe in the book is a potato hash. The reason that there's no picture is because I haven't quite mastered this yet. Through the years they're the full proof dish I can't manage to cook at all. Practice practice practice.