My New Kitchen!

It's done. It's finally done. And I'm jumping up and down. well, not right now. i'm sitting on my new granite countertop,  writing to all you lovely people on the internet. My sister is organizing the cabinets, and right now is putting away all my baking supplies (with my help, of course). So, in celebration, i'm willing to give a little tour.

But first, birthday stuff.

I got some pretty cool things.

i've been using an apple corer. but now i can be all fancy.

halloween cupcakes are in our near future, my friends.

and a macaron mat. excitingness.

so now i think it's time for your tour. let's get started.

here is a view of the whole thing.

fridge area

sink area

new TV. playing the food network of course.

and, THE OVEN!!!!

ahhh. 

well, i hope you enjoyed this little tour. see you soon!

Chocolate chip cookie in a mug for 1-Microwave recipe!

I'm sick with a cold, my kitchen is under construction, and all i want to do is bake.

So, after geometry homework, and while enjoying the first episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, i found won of the most exciting things of my life. 

30. Whole. Microwavable. Dessert. Recipes. 

Yes.

30 microwave dessert recipes

I hear the angels singing in the background.

Hallelujah. 

Now it's just me, Andy Samberg, the microwave (that we're loaning since our old one broke), and half a bag of nestle tollhouse chocolate chips.

also, my birthday is on sunday, so expect microwave birthday cake in a mug to come!

Happy belated to me.

Om nom nom, cookie dough

and my only tools were a mug

a tablespoon

a plastic fork and knife

and, of course,

a microwave. 

Oooooh, that sounds like a survival show. exciting.

But not as exciting as this.

oh yeah.

Microwave Chocolate Chip Cookie for 1 in a Mug (wow that's long)

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 tablespoons flour
• about tablespoons chocolate chips give or take a tablespoon

Microwave the butter in the mug for 30-40 seconds. Stir in the sugars, vanilla and salt. add egg yolk. add flour, making sure to incorporate all of it. fold in chocolate chips. microwave 40-60 seconds, not over a minute. let cool, and enjoy!

sorry about the beginning of that last post. i meant crushed tomatoes instead of sauce, and soft slices of mozzarella cheese. have fun making pizza!

Grilled Pizza!

I know, it's savory. but i hope you'll forgive me for doing something savory from time to time. After all who doesn't like pizza? especially margherita pizza, made with crushed tomatoes instead of soft, slices of fresh mozzarella cheese, and little, home grown basil leaves. Yum!

trader joe's. om nom nom.

cheeeeeese

mug shot!

sweet, chunky and better than any sauce!

deeeeeeeeelicious.

Pizza:

• 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
• 1 blob fresh mozzarella
• 8-10 fresh basil leaves (optional)
• 2 of your favorite pizza crusts

spread half the tomatoes on 1 crust, repeat with the other crust. slice the mozzarella, and cut the slices in half. place half on one pizza, half on the other. sprinkle basil leaves on top of both. grill or bake in oven on a pizza pan. enjoy!