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Something to Celebrate

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Kstar

Do this week has been both Valentine’s Day and my Mom’s birthday.
Personally, I kind of like Valentine’s Day. I mean, it’s stupid that they commercialized love, and I find a lot of the romantic gestures overdone, but in the end, any excuse for chocolate is a good one, and I do enjoy having an excuse to do some nice things for my friends and boyfriend.
Of course, I don’t need an excuse, but occasionally it’s nice to have one anyway.
This year I made homemade chocolates for my friends and boyfriend (I’m not very good at making chocolate though, so they melted super easily, but my friends still liked them) and chocolate cupcakes for my family.
Then, on Friday, I made my Mom’s birthday cake. She likes lemon cake, so I made one, but the lemon flavour didn’t come through really. It was still good cake though, and it was fun to make.

Anyway, so I was thinking about these experiences today, and I realized that I have something to celebrate myself. I have so many people who love me. They don’t care if me gestures are perfect, if I mess up on the food, or anything like that…they care that I thought of them, that I’m doing my best for them, and that I put effort in for them.
I am so lucky to have them. There’s a lot of hard things going on lately in our lives, and there’s a lot of stress building, and tension rising, but we’re still together, we’re still friends, and we’ve still go each other’s backs.
I am very thankful for that.

Rhubarb and Apple Cupcake

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Kstar

I haven’t spent much time inventing recipes. Actually, this recipe will only be my second attempt, and first successful one. It started when I wanted to make cupcakes my sister requested a rhubarb and apple. I couldn’t find a recipe I liked. I could find muffins, and full sized cakes, but nothing small and fluffy.
So, I made my own recipe.
So, here’s the recipe:
Rhubarb and Apple Cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cloves
3 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup rhubarb (diced)
1 cup Apple (peeled and diced)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill muffin tin with cupcake wrappers. (This recipe makes about a dozen and a half cupcakes)
Mix together butter, flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and the spices. In a separate bowl mix together eggs and buttermilk. Mix together both mixtures and fold in apples and rhubarb.
Fill muffin tins about 2/3 full. Bake in preheated oven for about 12-16 minutes.

Suggestions:
I haven’t tried any variations yet, but from my family’s feedback, I think these might improve the recipe.
1. Add another half cup of Apple’s
2. Increase the amount of spices, particularly of the cinnamon.
3. Add ginger

Accomplishments

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Kstar

Most of my week was spent with either band or studying, but there were a few other minor things I accomplished.

For one thing, I invented a cupcake recipe. I’ll post the recipe later today, but, here’s a picture as a sneak peek.
On top of that, me and my sister repainted a doll crib. It was white, but the paint was chipping off. So, we ended up sorting through our family’s old paint collection, getting rid of a lot of old stuff, and finding this purple paint that was still in good condition. I think it was the same as the ones on our living room walls.
It’s pretty now. I’ll post a picture after I finish cleaning up the dolls just side of it.

And, and on the note of posting pictures… I believe I’ve already mentioned on this blog that I put a bunch of my sister’s artwork on the wall…well, here’s photos of that:

Quick Snacks

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Kstar

The musical was this weekend. With all the chaos that has surrounded it, it’s been hard to find time for anything, so all of the snacks I’ve been making have had to be quick.
So, I present to you, my list of quick snacks to make.
1. Microwave Nachos
Ingredients: tortilla chips, salsa, ranch, cheddar cheese
Optional Additional Ingredients: olives, sour cream, tomatoes
To make it, simply put the nacho chips on a plate, then cover them in all the other ingredients. Unless you are using sour cream. If you are using sour cream, don’t put it on yet. Put the rest of the ingredients in the microwave and cook it for about half a minute. Then, if desired, put on sour cream.
Don’t feel limited to these ingredients. This is a very adaptable recipe, so have fun playing with it.
2. Tortilla Pizzas
Ingredients: Tortilla, shredded cheese, pizza topping, tomato sauce
To make it, spread tomato sauce on tortilla, then put on toppings, then the shredded cheese. Cook at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 9-12 minutes.
3. Easy Parfait
Ingredients: Yoghurt, granola, fruit
Today was the second time I’ve ever made parfaits. When I was younger I thought they were super hard, but they’re actually really easy, and I know how to make them in single servings now. The trick is if you’re making parfaits for many people, get a large yoghurt container because it’s economical. If making for only one use a small container because it’s convenient.
I know that sounds stupidly obvious, but it took me a while to figure out.
Anyway, the other thing that makes parfaits seem difficult is the fruit. The truth is, that canned fruit actually taste pretty good in it, as long as it’s cut up to bite sized portions. Also, if you do insist on using fresh fruit, I’d suggest a banana. It doesn’t take long to cut up, and it’s a bit softer than most fruits, which I think goes better with the texture of the dish.