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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sweet Mess
This morning I heated up some chocolate chip pancakes and put powdered sugar on top. They looked fabulous, but they certainly didn't taste fabulous. It was only after I took a few bites that I realized it wasn't powdered sugar but baking soda. Fail. It's really hard to laugh at 6:30 in the morning, but I succeeded this morning!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Epic Fail
The outdoors is a place I love to be. I am a fanatic about nature and love to spend time in it whether it be reading, hiking, or camping. This past month, some friends and I decided to enjoy the quickly fading nice weather and take a trip to the river for the weekend. We planned to enjoy the nice scenery, good company, and maybe even some good eats.
A few days before, I got my camping gear ready for the adventure: my mummy bag, HUGE tent, extra socks, and my griddle. I was prepared for this trip, and I wasn't going to let anything hinder my good time.
I got to the river a little late because I had to work that morning, but I had high spirits and an empty stomach. Dinner finally came and I made some delicious stuffed peppers wrapped in tin foil over the fire. They were delicious, but I know no one cares about that, it's all about the dessert.
What was on the menu, you ask? Chocolate Chip Cookies, of course! Why not experiment an put my two loves (nature and baking) together! I pulled out my griddle and got to work. Well, about ten minutes into the process, my griddle began to melt! It ended up looking pretty bad, and I was NOT happy. How can you even try to make cookies on a pan like this!?!
We ended up eating ice cream (brought by a friend though it would have been cool to try and make it!)and cookie dough. My friends couldn't complain, they live to lick the bowl after we bake, but now they got eat the whole thing!
When I got home the next day, I read the griddle box. No warnings advising you to keep it out of the fire. After all, it's a CAMPING griddle for goodness sakes! I should have written the company, Texsport, but I am too lazy. Instead, I complain to the few that read this blog and let them know that this adventure in life was ruined by a faulty product.
In all actuality, nothing did hinder my good time, and I had a true blast, but for the purposes of this blog, I will say that my griddle ruined my weekend.
Baking School
When I was younger I wanted to be a teacher. I wanted to have fun with kids, and hopefully have them learn something too. Though that aspiration faded as my education continued, I still enjoy teaching people new things, as long as there is fun involved.
This fall, I took on the task of teaching my friends how to bake. Whenever you put
me and my crazy friends in the kitchen there is sure to be a good time, but we can never guarantee a good outcome. So far, we have made delicious desserts including: monkey bread, peanut butter cookies, and of course, chocolate chip cookies. We've also dabbled in bread baking and even full out meals.
I always knew that when the recipe said "recipe yields 24 cookies," I could expect to get 12 cookies out of it. It's what I learned going up in the kitchen, go big or go home. BUT, somehow, when baking with my friends, the same recipe that would give me 12 cookies somehow only gives me 6. And for some reason my friends are always exhausted when the dessert is finished and say they're too full to eat any. Maybe there's a reason I like to choose recipes that don't have eggs in them...
This past week my friends and I entered the experimental stage. They quickly picked up on the basics, and though their were a few disagreements, ("Theresa do we really have to add flour to this cookies recipe?")on the whole, we have made great progress. Well, the first experiment was a big one. Waffle Cookies!!
We came to the conclusion that waffles and cookies were very similar. They contain many of the same ingredients, and they're both heated for a short amount of time. Apparently, we didn't think it through enough, but we tried anyways. The outcome was a pretty hard chocolate waffle.
I think I'll stick with breakfast food in my waffle iron, but who can pass down a cookie in the shape of Winnie the Pooh, even if it served a better purpose as a frisbee than a cookie.
The lesson learned? Even if you produce crappy food, the laughter and the friendly shenanigans makes it totally worth it.
This fall, I took on the task of teaching my friends how to bake. Whenever you put
me and my crazy friends in the kitchen there is sure to be a good time, but we can never guarantee a good outcome. So far, we have made delicious desserts including: monkey bread, peanut butter cookies, and of course, chocolate chip cookies. We've also dabbled in bread baking and even full out meals. I always knew that when the recipe said "recipe yields 24 cookies," I could expect to get 12 cookies out of it. It's what I learned going up in the kitchen, go big or go home. BUT, somehow, when baking with my friends, the same recipe that would give me 12 cookies somehow only gives me 6. And for some reason my friends are always exhausted when the dessert is finished and say they're too full to eat any. Maybe there's a reason I like to choose recipes that don't have eggs in them...
This past week my friends and I entered the experimental stage. They quickly picked up on the basics, and though their were a few disagreements, ("Theresa do we really have to add flour to this cookies recipe?")on the whole, we have made great progress. Well, the first experiment was a big one. Waffle Cookies!!
We came to the conclusion that waffles and cookies were very similar. They contain many of the same ingredients, and they're both heated for a short amount of time. Apparently, we didn't think it through enough, but we tried anyways. The outcome was a pretty hard chocolate waffle.
I think I'll stick with breakfast food in my waffle iron, but who can pass down a cookie in the shape of Winnie the Pooh, even if it served a better purpose as a frisbee than a cookie.The lesson learned? Even if you produce crappy food, the laughter and the friendly shenanigans makes it totally worth it.
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