Life and Time: Cooking Still To Come

I'm moving forward and trying to enjoy 2012 to it's fullest. And one thing that I enjoy a lot is cooking, it calms me. So I will spend most of January if not all of 2012 cooking some great things. So I will be adventuring off into breakfast foods and putting my crock pot to good use. So get ready, I'm going to be talking about food for a while.

Life and Times: Cooking

Fried Apple Pies








So I was on the food network again....I decided to give these a try. I love apple pie, next to lemon chestnut pie it's my absolute favorite!


2 Tablespoons butter
4 Mcintosh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced, or 1 can apple pie fillings
1/2 Cup sugar
1/2 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Teaspoon lemon juice
1 (8-piece) container refrigerated flaky biscuit dough
2 Tablespoons water
Powdered sugar











Filling: Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the apple are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool. When the filling is cool, roll the biscuits out on a lightly floured surface so that each biscuit forms a 7 to 8-inch circle. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling on each biscuit circles, Brush the edges of the circle with water. Fold the circle over the filling to make a half-moon shape. Seal by pressing the edges with the tines of a fork.











Preheat deep-fryer with oil to 350 degrees F.


Carefully add the pies to the oil, 1 at a time, and fry until golden brown, turning the pies as necessary for even browning about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately.

Life and Times: Shoe Therapy

New Winter Boots: The shopping continues.....



Charlotte Russe has these wonderful buy one get second purchase 50% off sales. This winter they have been having boots and booties 50% off. Don't miss out!

Life and Times: Cooking

I'll be doing a lot of cooking until the end of the year. Trying some new things and to make some old things better.



This time around I tried making bananas pudding with almond milk. It didn't work out so well but the pudding still looks good!





Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil Crostini



This was easy to make but still a new recipe for me.

Life and Times: Cooking

Tried a new dessert: A quick raspberry tart









Frozen store bought puff pastry rolled out, place on a backing sheet. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of sugar and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.



Let cool completely then spread pastry with whipped cream. Top with 2 cups of raspberries and dust with powdered sugar.

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Frank Ocean Thinking About You

I am so in love with this song!! Check out the awesome job these girls do below mixing this song with Drake's Headlines.

No Regrets

62 Spend the whole weekend in bed

Sounds wonderful right! In the hustle and bustle of life sometimes we just need to stop and rest. Do something for ourselves or just take some time to do nothing at all. Spending a whole weekend in bed sounds hard. No pun intended. Maybe you'll go stir crazy or feel sick from the lack of moment. Yet, still I took on this task, someone had to do it. I stocked my kitchen with all my favorite foods. Bought my favorite take out (note: PF Changs). No need to count calories this is a carefree weekend. I put clean sheets on my bed and put on my uniform for the weekend, pajamas. Well.......one night of this was great but as Saturday night came I got bored. I took a candle lit bubble bath and tried to keep the mood slow and relaxing. But I had to get out of the house. So in my pjs I went to the store, after another nap, stocked up on magazines and more movies to continue the weekend. I was so proud of myself that I was able to slow down. It was settling and refreshing. Even though I couldn't stay in bed the entire time. It was good to just be still.