Garbanzo Beans

        When I was at my friend Lily's house her mom made us a delicious snack. She took some canned garbanzo beans and drizzled them with balsamic vinegar. It was so yummy! I really loved this snack because I love balsamic vinegar. It's very tangy but it's also sort of sweet. It goes very well with the slightly bland garbanzo beans and I also added olive oil, salt and pepper.

Spaghetti with Oregano

       Today my lunch was one which I commonly have but rarely tire of.  Whenever we have spaghetti for dinner there are always leftovers,  so my mom always gives them to me for lunch.  But she doesn't just give me plain noodles or noodles with marinara sauce. She always puts oregano, Parmesan cheese and garlic salt. It’s always delicious. 

Tuna Steak

          For dinner my dad mad tuna steak with broccoli and sticky rice. The Steak was beautify seasoned and cooked perfectly. I prefer my steaks to be closer to well done rather than rare but most people don’t. I was lucky because one of the smaller pieces was cooked all the way through while the rest were still rare so everyone was happy. 

Pancakes!

        Tonight for dinner we had pancakes. They were perfect! The chocolate chips were warm and melty and made the pancakes very moist.  There is nothing better than a nice fluffy chocolate chip pancake after a day of finals. 

Lemon Tartlet Part 2: Shell

          The second step of the tart was to make the pastry that holds the curd, the shell. The dough has very few ingredients. It consists of; flower, butter, water, salt and oil. The dough came out very oily so I decided to add some extra flower just in case. I then cut the dough into 24 individual pieces. I was worried that after I put them in the pan I wouldn't be able to get the out to I cut strips of wax paper and placed the on the bottom of the pan so I could easily lift the shells out.  I then placed a piece of dough in each hole and spread it up the sides. I then backed them at 325 until they were golden brown 

Lemon Tartlet Part 1: Lemon Curd

For my final I decided to make Lemon Tartlets. These interested me because they were very small and cute but also because I love lemon things. The first step was to make the lemon curd which was to be the filling of the tarts. The filling required lemon juice, lemon zest, and egg and two egg whites, sugar and butter. I used a thick bottomed pot to cook the curds so they would not heat too fast. I whisked them together until the curds thickened I then poured it into a bowl and put into the fridge to chill. The curd turned out nice and tart, just the way I like it. 

Chocolat Ice Cream

On ice cream day I brought in my hand crank ice cream maker. Everyone else brought in electric ice cream makers so their ice cream finished a lot sooner than mine. I spent almost the entire class mixing my ice cream but it was worth it in the end. the ice cream came out smooth and creamy rather than icy and it was very rich.

Pumpkin Bread Fail

   
    My Grandma makes the best pumpkin bread, but this time it din't quite work out. Usually the cake is moist and fluffy. This time the cake came out hard as a brick and the bottom was still doughy while the top was overdone. My grandma didn't understand why this was happening. Eventually she remembered that she had forgotten the baking soda but by then she was back home.