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• 08.27.09
  Sugar Cookies Baking | (2)

  I was feening for cookies and cake today, but decided to make just sugar cookies. I think I've learned my lesson for attempting two different recipes at once, especially when I'm just an amateur. As with lasagna, I can also rely on sugar cookies. They are super easy to make and are different noobie-friendly. Successful outcomes make me happy. I have a jar of Nutella left so I decided to melt it and throw some of my sugar cookie lollipops. I'm the only one that has a sweet tooth sweet teeth in the house so I left some plain for the ...

  Tagged: cookies, noobie-friendly check mark
  
• 08.22.09
  Lasagna is Noobie-Friendly Cooking | (3)

  It was my first time making lasagna last night and I am so happy to add another "successful" session to my list (now a list of two). I needed a rebound from the supposed green tea cheesecake and lasagna was the perfect fit. I know it doesn't look all that tempting, but if other people in my family eat it, then trust me... that says something because they never eat my things! -=) I didn't add any special herb or spice, it was strictly: - ground beef - Ravo pasta sauce - shredded mozzarella cheese -- mixed with 1% cottage cheese - parmesan cheese - one ...

  Tagged: noobie-friendly check mark, pasta
  
• 08.22.09
  Failed: Green Tea Cheesecake Baking | (4)

  So, I thought I would be a champion and make two things at once: Nutella Macarons and a Green Tea Cheesecake. Note to self: Don't be a champ when you are clearly a noob. My macarons turned out great but my green tea cheesecake was disastrous. The recipe I used listed all the ingredients in order of their use. So instead of listing the amount of sugar needed in total, it was divided up per use. I messed this part up and added two cups of sugar instead of two teaspoons with my cookie crust and it was all down hill ...

  Tagged: cheesecake, failure
  
• 08.15.09
  Nutella Macaron Baking | (1)

  I've always wanted to but never had the chance to try a macaron. All thanks to Baking Bites and her Nutella Macarons Recipe, I can finally try a macaron for myself. The recipe was easy to follow (noobie-friendly check mark) and very straight forward. I used almond meal instead of hazelnut meal simply because Bulk Barn didn't sell it. I didn't let the piped macaron dough sit for twenty minutes and it's probably why they don't look smooth and authentic like Baking Bites'. Overall, it was a successful baking session and the macarons were delicious. All italicized writing means it was taken from ...

  Tagged: macarons, noobie-friendly check mark
  
• 08.15.09
  Kuhn Rikon: Pastry Decorating Set Other | (0)

  Plastic bags were never my friend. Decorating bags, grocery bags... you name it. They would never co-operate with me and plot against my cake decorations. I'm glad most stores are now charging 0.05 cents per bag because I hate you, too - all of you. And now that I've purchased this amazing Kuhn Rikon set (Winners $24.99), plastic decorating bags will never destroy or make a mess out of things again. I freakin' love the Swedish. They've brought me Ikea, all around creative designs (everything from faucets to forks) and now this Pastry Decorating Set. It's noobie and environmentally-friendly and I ...

  Tagged: baking set, noobie-friendly check mark, purchases
  

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