1 Year Young :: Truffle Brownie Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting
Posted: July 13, 2012 Filed under: dessert recipes, thank you babble | Tags: birthday, blogaversary, brownies, Cookie dough, cookie dough frosting, cupcakes, dessert recipes, food, menu, trader joe's truffle brownie mix, trader joes, truffle brownies with cooking dough frosting 13 Comments »
truffle brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting
On this beautiful morning, July 13th, she cooks, he eats is officially a year old! Coincidentally, it is also Friday the 13th…
When I started this blog, I thought it was just going to be my boyfriend and I reading it. A lot has changed since I started blogging and started opening my life up to this crazy world called the internet. But I’m glad I did it because through this blog I’ve met a lot of wonderful people with the same passions, likes, goals, even dislikes! I think the blogging community is a wonderful community to be apart of and I love being apart of it.
I started this blog as a way to document my cooking adventures because I was such a newbie in the kitchen and I just wanted to learn how to cook and not feel overwhelmed and uncomfortable. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that I would actually have a recipe published. That is still one of my greatest personal accomplishments. Thank you for joining me on my cooking adventures (and mis-adventures!) and I’m so grateful for all of your friendships, support, and advice. Thank you guys again :)
So before I turn extremely sappy, I want to share a recipe with you guys first!
As with any celebration, cupcakes are always a must! So I would like to share with you the recipe for my bday cupcakes (what is wrong with me? why didn’t I post these sooner?!)! I couldn’t decide what to bake for my birthday dessert because…well, let’s be honest…I have a very hard time making up my mind AND sticking to it too! But the obvious choice was cupcakes! And since it was also our anniversary, I wanted to do something with cookies or brownies because those or my boyfriend’s favorite desserts. Rather than baking 3 different desserts, I combined them all together and Truffle Brownie Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting were born!
The inspiration for these cupcakes actually comes from Sally’s Baking Addiction. Sally doesn’t know me, but I love her. Her baking addiction has become my baking obsession and my boyfriend’s worse nightmare. She comes up with these crazy, indulgent, and beautiful desserts that just blows your mind! I’ve pinned almost everything she’s ever baked onto my Pinterest boards! Most baking blogs that I do follow and love use complicated ingredients (that I would purchase and probably only use once) and sometimes can be quite overwhelming and difficult to even attempt. But not Sally’s!! Her directions are clear and concise, and she’s not afraid of using an obscene amount of sprinkles! Le sigh, I can go on and on about Sally’s Baking Addiction but I won’t, instead I will just direct you to her blog here :)
You can obviously go the all-homemade route or you can do semi-homemade like me! Since I found a box of Trader Joe’s baking mix lying around (purchased as a back-up dessert for my chewy chocolate chip cookie bottomed cupcakes) I just used that and made the cookie dough frosting.
february air
Posted: February 3, 2012 Filed under: thank you babble | Tags: friday 4 Comments »
photo pinklywish.tumblr.com
It’s February! Do you ever notice that from mid-September to February, it’s nothing but holidays? From mid Sept.-Oct., we have Halloween, then from Oct.-Nov. it’s Thanksgiving, then it moves on to Nov.-Dec. Christmas. and lastly mid Jan.-Feb. it’s Valentine’s Day, phew! Nothing but celebrations! I don’t mind. Who doesn’t love presents? :)
How’s your February going? Mine has been pretty busy and it’s just the third day, oh my!
As usual, here are just a few of my faves from the week…
Favorite lunch date:
thai chicken noodle salad from Yard House || I highly reccommend this but do not order the breaded chicken (they grill the panko and it taste like burn)
Favorite must-try (recipe here):
faux pho || photo fromaway.com
Favorite childhood moment relived:
lunchables :)
Favorite sign:
photo fotolog.com
Favorite flash mob:
What are you Superbowl predictions? We made our annual bets, and this year I have a shiny new loaf pan on the line so fingers crossed! oh ps, my money’s on Mr. Giselle :)
Oh pps, I have some pretty wonderful exciting news that I can’t wait to share but I just can’t share it yet but you guys will be the first to know!
Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo, kat
1/2 BIRTHDAY
Posted: January 13, 2012 Filed under: thank you babble | Tags: food, friday 12 Comments »
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It’s my half birthday today! she cooks, he eats officially turns 6 months! How fitting that it’s on a Friday, right? Only like my favorite day of the week! But then again, you guys already know that :)
Thank you for taking the time and stopping by, reading, leaving comments, giving suggestions and notes. I read everything that’s sent my way. This blog is my heart, and I am so happy for this little foodie community of mine here. And I’m so lucky and thankful for all the wonderful friendships that I’ve formed through my blog. Thank you Trish and Barb for all your kind words, support and encouragement. If you haven’t already, please check out Barb’s blog, Life in the Foothills. And to my boyfriend, you make me dance like fool, forget how to breath, shine like gold, buzz like a bee and make me smile like the sun…thank you :)
Anyhoo, I hope you all had a great week! I’ve been feeling a bit sick all week, but that won’t stop me from having a fun weekend! Much needed after a very strange and oddly clumsy accident prone week! I hear it’s going to be a beautiful weekend here in LA! What are your plans for the weekend?!
Just a few of my favorite moments from the week…
Favorite mid-day sips:
i love the fruity taste of framboise lambic beers (mine's the red one :)
Favorite date:
a prosciutto sandwich served on a baguette with french butter & arugula :)
Favorite DIY (recipe coming soon!):
we made pototo gnocchi!! best. thing. ever. (crossed one thing off my 2012 resolutions :)
Favorite gift:
Beautiful new bakeware from my boyfriend!! I got everything I’ve been missing in my life…a wire rack, quarter sized baking sheet, large baking sheet with a lid!! I still cannot contain my excitement, and I’m already looking forward to baking tons of new and old dishes! Oh, did I mention that it’s Nordic Ware?! I hear it’s a good brand. Please tell me it’s a good brand! I’d hate to have my boyfriend purchase it because I told him I saw “many stars on Amazon” and “that brand is sold at Williams-Sonoma, and if it’s good enough for Williams-Sonoma then it’s good enough for me”…yes, those were my words exactly. But then again, he claims to “know metal” (err, know metal hehe), sooo I can’t wait to test it out! :)
Favorite strangers of the night, oh lord! (no matter what mood I’m in, this video ALWAYS gives me a major case of the giggles! it’s one of my favorites, hope you enjoy it too :):
Cheers to a fabulous weekend!
xoxo, kat
Oh ps. I know I’ve totally abandoned my Twitter (too savvy for me) but I am determined to learn how to use it so please follow me @shecooksheeats and please do check out my new facebook page (I spiffed it up a bit… just a bit :).
the first Friday of 2012!
Posted: January 6, 2012 Filed under: babble, thank you babble | Tags: friday Leave a comment »
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One week down, only 51 more to go!
Dear universe,
Please slow down… Only one week in, and I’m already LOVING 2012!! :)
Love you long time,
kat
All I can say is that it was hard putting together this week’s Friday Favorites because the start of the new year has been so good to me. Sigh, I would love to share every fun adventure and special moment with you but I don’t want to bore you :)
I hope you all had a great week! Did any of you guys make resolutions for the new year? I’d like to say that I’m already crossing things off my list! I think the key to accomplishing resolutions is to always keep them in mind since we’re always on the go and it’s so easy to forget come mid-Feb. These are some of my tips on making resolutions last:
- “Out of sight, out of mind” right…Who says that has to be true? Always keep a list of your resolutions with you. I like to keep a list on my phone using this note-taking app (it’s my favorite at the moment and reminiscent of my trusty old post-its)
- Also I chose to “sticky” my resolutions post on my blog, so feel free to remind me and check out my progress because I will be checking things off! Hopefully, that provides motivation for you and me :)
- Be sure to keep yourself in check. Take the time at the end of each month to go over your resolutions. If you’re not crossing things off, then how will you ever accomplish those goals? It’s another constant reminder and motivater.
- Most importantly, make sure your goals are within reach! And always stay positive!
From the bottom of my heart, I hope the start of your 2012 has been filled with many laughs, hugs, and tons of giggles!
Here’s just a few of my favorites from my week…
Favorite quickie (recipe coming soon!):
italian meats with basil garlic naan pizza
Favorite challenge:
man vs. food spicy miso ramen challenge || food dominated man. girl dominated food :)
Favorite read:
"fresh and frisky"...? does one really know how fresh and frisky taste? anyhoo, you know me, I bought it! I felt frisky afterwards :)
friday showers aren’t going to rain on my parade
Posted: November 4, 2011 Filed under: babble, thank you babble | Tags: friday 4 Comments »
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Good morning!! Finally, rain season is upon us and it’s starting to feel a lot like the holidays. It hardly rains here in way-too-sunny LA, so I am happy!! I love getting all bundled up for the rain. What about you? Do you love rainy days too? :)
Rain days are dedicated to couch snuggles, movies, and Seinfeld, all while having the fire in the back. Ohhh yeah, I can’t wait! What are some of your favorite rainy day activities?
By the way, aren’t the days going by quicker?! The week just blew by! This week, my boyfriend did all the cooking (I cooked for date night), what a sweetheart! Check out his fried tacos from earlier in the week, it’s an updated all-time favorite of mine that he only makes me me (that’s what I tell myself, hehe). For date night, I made Paula Deen’s infamous Lots O’Meat Lasagna. It was too000 delicious! More to come on that later, I promise :)
For now, check out some of my favorites that made this week memorable…
Favorite must try (recipe here):
gnocchi mac n' cheese || photo thecuttingedgeofordinary.blogspot.com
Favorite treat (instructables here):
he cooks, she eats special: deep fried tacos
Favorite date night (post coming soon, recipe here):
paula deen's lots o'meat lasagna
it’s the 100th post!! what better way to celebrate than with a Liebster Blog Award!
Posted: October 30, 2011 Filed under: babble, thank you babble | Tags: blog award, liebster, liebster blog award 16 Comments »Ahhh finally, the 100th post! Wow, I couldn’t have gotten here without all of you! Since it is the big 100, I guess by default this post needs to be extra special right? :)
Well two Fridays ago, I mentioned that I was awarded with the Liebster Blog Award. The beautiful lady behind Around the World in Eighty Bakes nominated me for the award. What made it even more sweet was that I received the nom on National Chocolate Cupcake Day. I was on cloud nine that day, I felt like Tuesday was made for me. I was that excited…everything just fell right into place.
Sure, it probably doesn’t mean much to some but for a girl that’s only been blogging for almost 5 months now…it means the world to me. When I started blogging I never even dreamed of things like this happening for me or my blog.
I feel like this is the only appropriate time in my life where I am allowed to give a cheesy thank you speech, so please bear with me because I’m going to me the biggest cheeseball there is right now! Hahah. It’ll only be for a second, I promise :)
To the “he” in she cooks, he eats thank you for all your encouragement and support not only with the blog but with everything that I do. I can’t imagine being with anyone else other than you, here’s to the next 100 years and the many anniversaries and date nights to come! I love you. Oh ps. thanks for the kitchen! :)
And to those few readers that I know on a first name basis…your comments, advice, and emails make me happy. Just happy. I can’t explain it. Trish and aikidude (has the ban been lifted? lol), thank you for being there since the beginning.
I know, I’m a cheeseball! :)
Prior to this, I had no idea what this award meant and after lots of googling, here’s some background on the award:
“The Liebster Blog Award is given to recognize your up and coming bloggers who you feel deserve more. It’s a way to connect with new people and expand your horizons. This is an award this is received and also given.”
Here are the rules:
- Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
- Reveal your top 5 bloggers and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
- Copy and paste the award on your blog.
- Sunny Side Up A wonderful mom to the cutest baby girl around. During my first month of blogging, she was so sweet and asked me to guest blog. That was truly a wonderful experience.
- Dreaming of…Asia Oh, just a European man obsessed with aikido living in China eating all the amazing foods I would like to try one day.
- iliketotalkalot A total sweetheart with the cutest nails around and a polish collection I envy!
- El fogoncito He makes the most crazy delicious food on the net!
- EyeWonTell A fashionista!!
on days like these…
Posted: October 21, 2011 Filed under: babble, thank you babble | Tags: friday 4 Comments »
i wish time would stop just for Fridays
It’s finally starting to feel like Autumn! The mornings (yes, I am now a “I wake up at 6am morning person” person :) here are so cold and foggy, I love it because I get to wear my coziest sweater and bundle myself in my favorite oversize soft warm scarf…love! :)
This week was such a great week! So many great surprises and amazing moments happened this week. I hate to brag, but I think Tuesday was my day, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love you Friday! Some of you may already know via facebook but I’ll fill you in a little bit so keep reading! I just love moments that leave me speechless!
Here are some of those moments that made my week special…
Favorite treat:
there's nothing better than spending a cold foggy morning sipping on a hot pumpkin spice soy latte with your love :)
Favorite excuse:
national chocolate cupcake day!!! now when's national bacon day?? hehe
Favorite disaster (recipe here):
soft frosted sugar cookies
Favorite sweets (recipe here):
chocolate and peanut butter squares || imagine how cute these would be if you made them in silicone baking molds!! || photo soufflebombay.blogspot.com
Favorite OMG I’m speechless moment:
the liebster blog award || no biggie to some, but one of the happiest moments in my life!! thank you Around the World in Eighty Bakes for the nom! :) (will do a full post on this soon!)
Favorite pick-me-up:
Hope your week was just as fun and exciting! Any special moments that left you in awe or speechless?
Stay cozy and as always, thank you reading!
xoxo, kat
ps. Please check out the she cooks, he eats facebook page! I tried spiffing it up a bit :)
