Apple Crazy

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Today I went apple crazy! I made apple chips, apple cinnamon muffins, chocolate covered apples, and mini apple pie tarts!!!They didn’t all come out the way I hoped but that’s ok. It didn’t come out perfect but that’s ok! I don’t bake well so I knew it wouldn’t be perfect. But just cooking with cinnamon and apples just makes you think FALL IS HERE!!!

Sugar cookie dessert

I never do much of any kind of dessert, but I made one for a surprise for Luke. I took a spring form pan and put sugar cookie dough at the bottom of it. I then took cream cheese and beat it with sugar. I spreaded the cream cheese mixture over the cookie dough. I topped it with fruit and bravo!! Was fantastic!

Grilled Vegetable Soup

So there wasn’t much food in the house, so I made soup. I took an onion, mushrooms, and potatoes and grilled them. I also grilled some chicken. I then cooked some bow tie pasta and threw it into a pot which had chicken stock in it. Then I took everything off the grill and cut it down into bit sized pieces. I added everything into the stock with some tomato sauce and cooked it down. It was so good and hardy!!!

Stir-Fry Attempt #1

Today I made, well attempted to do stir fry. I have never made stir fry so I winged it. I took mushrooms and carrots and cooked them down. I added cabbage and then steamed it by adding a lid to the pot. After I did that, I added some cooked pasta to the pan. I then added salt and pepper but didn’t know what to put next.

Turkey Testing

A few days ago I decided to try and win a $10,000 scholarship from the Culinary Institute of America. To win the student must incorporate leftover turkey (like from thanks giving) and create it into a fun delicious dish. I tried four different recipes but only two came out the best. I made turkey pizza with onions and mushrooms, but that didn’t blow my mind to be worth $10,000. So then I tried a turkey and cheese ravioli and that wasn’t so great either. But then I tried Asian styled food, which I’ve never done before. I did pot stickers and egg rolls with a sauce to go with them! The egg rolls are definitely the best and are delicious! I couldn’t have done it without the help of my taste testers:

Food Party

I had a great party where we served a five course meal! I can't believe I could actually do it! Now I feel as though I can accomplish anything! Here is a list of each course!
1: Caesar salad with homemade croutons and grilled chicken.
2: Pasta with spinach, tomato and mozzarella cheese.
3: Corn, tomato, and onion salad under mozzarella and tomato stuffed chicken.
4: Home made cheese ravioli and stuffed mushroom caps.
5: Brownies frozen with ice cream and whipped cream on them.
Thanks to all who came! Thanks for allowing me to do this! I hope that your experience was as great as mine was! Also big thanks to my family! Thanks Marisa, Dina, Joe, and Jordan for helping me out with the cooking and just letting me throw the party!

Granola Bars!

Today I made granola bars. I took some oats, melted butter, brown sugar, and dried cherries and mixed them together. Then I baked the mix for 10 minutes and that's it! They were like soft cookies! :)