this + that :: it’s finally starting to feel like Fall
Posted: October 7, 2012 Filed under: babble | Tags: food, tacos, trader joes 8 Comments »It’s so hard to believe that we’re already in October. It just feels like time has been going by so fast!
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! Are you ready for the new week to start? I’m a little excited/bummed that the weekend was so short! I survived my first week of work and an 8-5 schedule Now that I’m working, I wake up shouting “TGIFriday!!” on Friday mornings and try to be as productive as I can be on the weekends. So far, productive is defined as stay in bed all day and catch up on all my favorites shows on Hulu :)
Here’s a photo recap of my week…
My parents were on a mission to fatten me up prior to the start of work! I’m going to miss our impromptu midday lunches and shopping sprees…
nom nom nom
Sweet Pepper, Salami, and Basil Pizza
Posted: August 13, 2012 Filed under: meat recipes | Tags: Basil, Bell pepper, food, pizza, recipes, salami, sweet pepper, trader joes 5 Comments »
sweet pepper, salami, and basil pizza
I have a whole Pinterest board dedicated to pizzas. I use this board as an inspiration for future possible toppings for my pizzas lol. The idea for this pizza actually came from the genius behind TasteFood blog. I have been following her blog for quite a bit now, and I pretty much love everything she makes!
When I first spotted her pizza that had sweet peppers, salami, and basil, I knew I had to make it! I took the semi-homemade route and just made a quickie run to my local Trader Joe’s to pick up all the ingredients :).
PS, That’s our new basil plant! We go through them pretty quickly because we’re plant killers and in this extreme summer heat, it’s difficult keeping these beautiful plants alive! Do you have any suggestions or tips on growing basil?
My favorite new pizza dough!
I was so happy when I found the super sweet baby bell peppers! Just look at the colors! So happy and bright, perfect for a summer pizza!
And because I love garlic so much, I minced up a couple (couple, ie. 5 :) of cloves of garlic for the pizza.
My favorite part about making pizza at home is the assembling process!
Bake and eat!!
I have the worse willpower when it comes to letting food cool…if it weren’t for my boyfriend, I would of eaten that thing straight out of the oven!
What are some of your favorite pizza toppings to enjoy for the summertime?
Hope you’re having a wonderful day! xoxo, kat
Sweet Pepper, Salami, and Basil Pizza (inspired by TasteFood)
- 1 pizza dough
- couple spoonfuls of pizza sauce
- couple cloves of garlic, minced
- salami
- sweet baby bell peppers, thinly sliced
- handful of basil leaves, chiffonade (extra for garnish)
- olive oil
- crushed red pepper flakes
- fresh crack pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 500°F.
- Grease baking sheet with olive oil. Stretch out pizza dough onto the baking sheet and brush on more olive oil.
- Spread a couple spoonfuls of pizza sauce over the dough making sure it’s just a thin layer, and disburse the minced garlic.
- Assemble pizza. Arrange salami, sweet peppers, and basil. Sprinkle cheese on top.
- Bake until crust is golden and cheese has melted, 12-15 minutes.
- Serve and eat immediately!
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 14 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.
Kat’s Top-Secret (Homemade) Funfetti Cupcake Recipe
Posted: May 22, 2012 Filed under: dessert recipes | Tags: cupcakes, desserts, food, funfetti, funfetti cupcakes, menu, sprinkles, top secret, trader joes 9 Comments »
Hmm, so I couldn’t decide which one to post first for my three-part date night series, so after going through pics these stood out! Obviously…
On days when I’m not craving red velvet (I love me my red velvet!), funfetti cupcakes are my second indulgence. I love sprinkles! And no, it’s not that little cupcakery in Bev. Hills that I’m always talking to death raving about.
My mind is always in a million other places when I blog, le sigh… But back to my point! I have a huge sprinkle obsession! There’s just something about biting into a cake and seeing specs of colorful sprinkles all throughout, it. just. makes. me. smile, period.
I hate leaving you in suspense, so without further ado, my-go-to-ultra-top-secret-cupcake-recipe-that-everything-loves-and-everyone-believes-I-slaved-all-day-in-a-hot-kitchen-baking (ie, best baking shortcut ever!), keep on reading…
bits of my weeks…
Posted: May 12, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: blog, cookies, essie, food, martha stewart, Mothers Day, noodles, popcorn, she cooks he eats, snickerdoodle cookies, sushi, trader joes 10 Comments »I hope everyone is having a fantastic start to a great weekend! It’s Mother’s Day weekend! What are you plans? Mine just includes family dinner, pretty boring huh?
Here’s a recap of my past week in photos:
Monday started off with this…
look at what my boyfriend surprised me with! i’m going to be a dot com soon!!! well, as soon as I learn to transfer it over lol. be sure to bookmark http://www.shecooksandheeats.com! is that not the bestest present ever? :)
These were my favorite munchies throughout the week…
mmm so good! it’s a kat approved snack :)
And this color made me happy…
my nails are summer ready with essie tart deco :)
I even got to squeeze in a little bro & sis time…
sushi date with the third most important man in my life :)
A special he cooks, she eats moment (recipe here)…
he made noodles from scratch!
Look mom! I found the world’s tiniest scissors!
My week ended with date night…
i got to cook and bake! haven’t been able to do either one in a while! i even loved doing the dishes! i’m probably the only person that loves doing dishes lol. i’m not lying here, just ask my boyfriend :)
martha stewart’s baked ravioli! i can’t wait to blog about everything i made :)
super soft snickerdoodles! trust me, they live up to their name! (recipe coming soon!)
Phew, quite a week in food! Hope you had just of a great week as I did! :)
I’m dedicating today’s post to my boyfriend! Thank you for the past 1,077 days (SE ± 5 days, hehe :) Only a month away from the big 3! This one’s for you :)
Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo, kat
ps, who are you dedicating the weekend too? and if so, which song? :)
Going solo…
Posted: May 7, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: food, lunch, trader joes 3 Comments »
Hope you’re all having a beautiful sunny day!
Lunch sans boyfriend means Trader Joe’s for me! My favorite “salad” and gummy bears :)
What are you eating today?
xoxo, kat
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new read
Posted: February 17, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Cookbook, trader joes 4 Comments »
My first Cooking with Trader Joe’s cookbook! I am so excited!!
Does anyone own any Cooking with Trader Joe’s cookbooks? What are your review for these cookbooks?
So far, I’m loving them! I can’t wait to start cooking something from this book, yay! With my new read and a Real Housewives of Atlanta marathon on Bravo right now, I’m pretty happy :)
Hope you’re all having a wonderful day!
xoxo
