I'm Shannon and I am currently a junior in high school. I am an athlete, but also an avid baker. I am still learning to cook, and would like to learn as much as I can. The kitchen is where I feel most relaxed and can escape the everyday chaos.
Dorie's Baking From My Home to Yours.
Boule Bakery in a small town in southern Michigan. Very traditional and very good.
Homemade oreos...perhaps it's just the novelty?
Chocolate covered cherry cookies...I could eat dozens.
Scalloped potatoes with ham, a simple side salad, warm crusty rolls served with garlic butter. Homey, but simple and delicious.
Boeuf Bourginignon and as many casseroles that we can stuff into our oven. Oh and pies and pumpkin, especially together!
When the contestants are given the vanding machine snacks for their quickfire.
Apples, I absolutely must have one a day.
It was in the south of France and I had the most incredible salted butter caramel gelato.
A big stack of buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast.
Mushroom pizza for lunch. And a giant honeycrisp apple.
My mother's baked ziti with crusty, warm rolls for dinner
Carrot cake for dessert
Oh and different types of cookies with ice cream for snacking :)
The first honeycrisp apple of the season that I picked off the tree at the orchard.
My best friend's grandmother made us her top secret red velvet cake recipe and laughed at us while we tried to guess what was in it. That cake was unbelievable.
The carrot cake is moist, flavorful, and caloric. I highly recommend it. :)
Anyone who has ever eaten it here loves Ina's Carrot Cake.
@MariannaF, Oh man I forgot about chocolate covered raisins. My sister and I once ate an entire Costco jug of them while we were watching Pride & Prejudice...
Salted Cashews
M&Ms
Mac 'N Cheese
Rice A Roni
Pretzels
Any Ice Cream
I slowly toast them until they are puffy and the inside in melted then I torch it until the entire thing is black. So good!
Mario Batali. Italian food all the way.
Michigan sweet cherry crisp!
I make a mean vanilla bean gelato, which is perfect served with some summer berries. Who doesn't like ice cream?
Blimpie's is Ann Arbor, MI.
French Bread
Homemade spinach ravioli with a chunky fresh tomato sauce served with some grilled, garlic-rubbed italian bread. And maybe a little raspberry gelato for dessert! :)
I'm old fashioned. Ice cream is the best with fudge sauce, rainbow (only rainbow) sprinkles, crushed peanuts, and whipped cream,
Quick question: Can you refrigerate brownie batter overnight? If so, would you bake them straight from the fridge or would they have to sit out?
I have to make 12 trays of brownies for Monday, but I have a jampacked weekend so I was trying to think of ways to do them ahead. Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)
Hey everyone, so I just found out that I will be hosting a party in the summer for my classmates/staff reporters on our newspaper (I'm 17) and our paper's adviser. It's a sort of kickoff party for the editor to welcome everyone and to bond with the new girls on staff and plan for the year. Anyway, the party will be in August at my very tiny house for roughly 30 people.
Sitting down at one table together, obviously then, is not an option. My mom and I were thinking of doing a barbecue since it will be summer, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for some other party foods that a group of teenagers would enjoy and that would be fairly inexpensive?
I love to cook so ease of preparation will not be an issue, but I am aiming to have everything made in advance except for the meats on the grill.
Finally, desserts and baked things are my specialty so does anyone also have any cute, creative ideas for some sweet things? :)
Hello everyone! This is my first post on SE, but I have been using this site for a while. That's why I knew you all could help me with a recipe. :)
Every Christmas morning, my family snacks on coffeecake while we open presents. This year, my mom requested a simple almond coffeecake made with almond paste that is moist and buttery. Does anyone know where I could find a delicious coffeecake recipe like this?
Thanks in advance!
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Lots and lots of roasted vegetable soups!