i know they don't look that fancy, i need to invest in one of those super big round tips to get that big bubble of frosting on top, but i mean, it's thin mint frosting, so it doesn't have to look pretty when it's tasty af. the pretty part, i will get to another day. i honestly just made these for myself to eat. i had been meaning to do a girl scout cupcake for a while, and what a perfect opportunity to present itself!
the cupcakes are my usual hersheys cupcake, topped with buttercream frosting with crushed thin mints IN the frosting! yes, that's right. probably top 5 frostings i have ever made, and its only because of the addition of the cookies! it's crazy what one little change can do in some cases.
i actually spent a bit of time in the kitchen this month, even though for the last week straight i haven't been home at all. i made these cupcakes, i made some roasted tomato sauce, we had a gathering for st patricks day and had corned beef/cabbage (etc), baklava and a mint chocolate cake, i made more cupcakes.....tacos. because tacos are great.this recipe came from foodiecrush. it really is a simple sauce, and it's really great! you roast basil, tomatoes and garlic, then blend it all up! add spices if you'd like, or even ground beef, sausage, etc. i haven't added any meat to mine yet, but it is tasty on its own, with a little sprinkle of parmesan.
man, i am trying to be excited over all of this, i really am. i have been sitting by my computer for over an hour. you ever just get overwhelmed by feels and just don't know what to do? i am feeling at a loss, slightly unmotivated, just want to eat a pile of donuts or cake or something (but at the same time no to the sweets?). i will probably go running in a bit, but ehh. seriously, its been a straight week since i have been home for more than 20 minutes, and it's great to not have to do anything, but i have so much on my mind, that it catches up and i can't figure out what to do. a friend is also going through a tough time and i wish i could do something more to help, i feel pretty useless, amongst other things. sigh. anyway....how about some more march stuff?
in case you haven't heard, spring has been kind of the devil in new york lately. about 2 weeks ago now, it was sunny, happy, 60 degrees, and then it was 20 or lower and dropped 2 feet of snow on us in the course of a four day period. i actually got called out of work because the mall closed down early because it was so bad. i was going a little crazy because this gave me three days off in a row unintentionally (was off monday, called out tuesday, and off on wednesday). i didn't leave the apartment except to shovel my car out, and then ron and i went for a walk....through the 2 feet of snow...which was his idea, for the snow part. i am short, so walking through snow a third of my height proves rather difficult, and was so much effort.
acquired this awesome recipe and tutorial from natasha's kitchen! it looks difficult, but seriously it is just timely. you make a honey glaze before baking (it needs time to cool to room temperature), then crush some walnuts and cinnamon together, and layer that with the phyllo and butter. this site tells you just how to layer it and whatnot, so it comes out just right.
i didn't take a picture of my cake because it looked like a melty mess. i mean, it was mostly the filling, i added too much milk and it got runny, but regardless. my thin mint cupcakes looked better.
look at how beautiful this turned out! AND....it was delicious. it was a (somewhat) request for our friend who lives in florida, she was up to visit for the week. apparently baklava is a holiday thing here (which was last time she came up), sooo i made it, and i am totally glad i did.
just at the beginning of this week, i made a birthday cake (a mini one) for a friend, too. she found it on the internets, from shugary sweets, so i set out on an adventure to make this. i put a twist on it though, i mean plain frosting is great, but it's even better when it's unicorn frosting:
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i tagged her (shugary sweets) on instagram, and she even liked and commented my picture! i was not expecting it, so i was pretty excited. to be recognized by the internet famous! next step, get out of this tiny apartment so i can have a proper photo taking kitchen, rather than dragging all my goods out to our only window to get some natural lighting. or photoshop the crap out of everything (which a lot of times i end up too lazy for).
kind of like this one. dat fluorescent lighting tho, making everything cool tones. chocolate cupcakes are chocolate cupcakes though. this was another batch of the hersheys cupcakes with the remainder of the cream cheese frosting from the carrot cake PLUS some cocoa powder. chocolate cream cheese frosting! brought these out for "mom's" birthday (kristen's mom, she passed away 2-1/2 years ago and we have celebrated it every year anyway), and for cards/laundry night. will probably bring the rest to work tomorrow night. i love chocolate as much as the next person, but i wanna experiment with something else. like i bought these two pie crusts- granola pie crusts- and i want to make a coconut cream pie. probably a key lime pie as well, i found this triple layer one on the pinterest i want to try.
i have tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, basil, kale and cilantro. so far the bell peppers and cilantro have not sprouted yet, but the pack says they take a little longer to germinate, so i am still hoping.
every time i say i will try to keep up here, it gets to be a longer gap, so for now, here's "til next time!" next up: galaxy hair was great, but not feeling it anymore- probably some more cakes- ze veggies: will they survive?- birbmaster 9000: how to become one of them
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