We have started off the new year with a bang! Well, not really. More like with Waffles and french vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing. mmmm mmmm good. Andy and I made the cupcakes yesterday for New Years Eve. We brought them with us in a party carrier to Toni’s house for food and games (Catch Phrase and Things, to be specific). I thought maybe everyone would have 2, but alas everyone brought quite a bit of food, so some of them came back home with us.

The Waffles were made today. They were supposed to be for breakfast, but we both slept in and instead made them after breakfast. My family got a waffle maker for christmas this year and…

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I made bread pudding again this week and took some pictures, this time I filled my container all the way to the top so I would get more per serving. With raisins, bread, eggs, and cinnamon as the main ingredients I find it hard not to love. This love of bread pudding may also come from my childhood when my aunt would come visit and she’d always be nice enough to make bread pudding.

Thanks Aunt Doey for making me love you through cooking, I plan to do the same with Rach. I hope it’s working and she clicks to read more and make it herself. Read the rest of this entry »

Peppermint patties are yummy in general. But these ones turned out a tad bit too rich, in my opinion.

Perhaps the dough could use a bit of chilling, it’s very hard to work with warm, even though some recipes recommended against it. Also, there was a bit too much peppermint this time.

I couldn’t find the recipe I liked, so I just made this one up.

Next time I will add some more spices, like cinnamon or ____. It had a bland taste, but that’s ok, I was proud I used 1/4 cup of sugar.

Ingredients for Banana bread with raisins (topped with shredded coconut)

3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 salad oil
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 raisins
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1      tsp. baking soda
2 cup flour
a sprinkle of shredded coconut

I mixed everything above and then I slowly added the flour while mixing, then I poured it in the pan and sprinkled coconut on top. Make sure to grease the pan with butter or margarine for easy cutting and serving.
Cook for 50-55 minutes on 350, until toothpick comes out clean but moist.