Steamed Buns

Well. We thought we'd be random and make......Steamed Buns!
We found an amazing recipe here and I'm excited for how it went actually.


Pictured above is our steamed bun before steaming. We actually had to eyeball some of the ingredients because we were locked out of our rooms due to a TORNADO warning. That kinda sucked. I also didn't stir with a dominant hand or something something so it was much stickier then desired (Kinda not bun shaped more sporadic shaped).

It tasted delicious when done. We actually DIDN'T have a steamer but instead used a method we found online! You wrap the little bun in a damp paper towel (wax paper and all). Ours stuck onto the wax paper a bit after they finished cooking (Had we made them perfectly I doubt they would have) but 35 seconds on high heat and they were perfectly done! Great results truly.
Nikki decided to make some with chocolate inside. She simply wrapped the chocolate in the dough and made sure it was fully covered with dough. She waited a little bit for it to reinflate and then heated it up at 35 degrees. Hot bread and melted chocolate. YUMMMMY!
Nikki and Cristina thought this recipe RULED

Chocolate Coconut Clusters

It seems college procrastination can even affect baking. But never fear! We'll post. Eventually.
This recipe was given to me by an old friend ^_^
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1 stick butter
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix first 4 ingredients and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper to chill.
Note: Don't leave it on the stove for too long, otherwise, you get goopy ones that take FOREVER and a half to cool.

Here is me mixing the ingredients.

Peanut Brittle

Nikki here...
Cristina and I made peanut brittle tonight.


We used this recipe but with a little bit more corn syrup and butter than it calls for.
After an unsuccessful first try? No, never. We are experts. =P
Anyway, it's a very easy recipe and we think you should try it because it's very tasty!

Bunny Salad

Cris again!
Okay so it's kinda creepy looking BUT, that's totally not my fault.
Over break I made bunny salad. The problem was the few remaining pears were extremely small. :( So what was supposed to be the bunnies body with the face being at the larger end however this did not work.
This salad really lets you be creative so if you find a better alternative for some ingredients, feel free to use it.
Bunny Salad
1/2 pear
Grapes or blueberries for eyes
Cherry for nose
Shredded carrots for whiskers
Cool Whip or Cottage Cheese for tail
Bed of lettuce for a place for your bunny to stay in!
Peel the skin off of the pear and slice in half. Use half of a toothpick or smaller and place in eyes and nose at the larger end of the bunny. Place shredded whiskers.
Place at the smaller end some cottage cheese or cool whip to form tail.

King Cake

We made a King Cake for Fat Tuesday.

Recipe here!




It was a success but now
that it's Lent, Cristina
can't have any of the
leftovers. So sad!
So festive!

Waldorf Salad

Cristina here!
So my friends for Christmas had made me a cookbook and filled it with adorable little recipes.

One of these recipes was Waldorf Salad :). This salad is absolutely delicious and I am no salad connoisseur but it's one of my favorites
Waldorf Salad:
Ingredients
3 Large Apples
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3/4 cup diced celery.
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. heavy cream
1 tbsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
Crip greens, if desired.
Directions:
Peel 2 apples, core and dice.
(We had a slight problem with actually peeling the apple because the knife was serrated)
Core and dice the other apple, leaving the peel on. Mix with lemon juice. Add celery, walnuts, mayonnaise and Cinnamon. Stir lightly to mix. Chill in covered container until ready to serve.
Beat cream with sugar and vanilla in small bowl until stiff and gently stir into apple mixture. If desired, serve on crisp greens.



It's not the prettiest salad ever but it's very delicious. Nikki took some great pictures and you can even see the specks of cinnamon that made the salad really attractive :D.

Sushi Cupcakes

Recipe from Hey There, Cupcake! with a few changes:

-Make mini cupcakes with white/vanilla cake mix.
-Cut away at the cupcakes to create a sushi-like shape.
-Melt chocolate and roll sides of cupcakes in chocolate to look like seaweed.
-Make "rice" by mixing 1:1 of sour cream and shredded coconut (and add a little vanilla extract) and frost the tops of the cupcakes with mixture.
-Add "fish". We recommend using blackberries (fish eggs), bright colored apple pieces and fruit strips.
-Serve in sushi tray with chopsticks!