Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Pinterest Fails

In the wise words of Filmore: "They're feeding us a bunch of lies, man!"

Pinterest. Have you ever pined something, then tried it for yourself and actually had it work out? Yeah, me neither. I set out to try some new recipes, hoping to be able to share them with you. Well, turns out I will be sharing them, but I'm also throwing in a warning--don't waste your time!

First things first. Dried strawberries. I'm sure you've seen the pin. Its a beautiful picture. It says something about drying them for 4 hours, they turn out 'like candy.' Yeah. Right. What kind of candy do you eat? 'Cause the kind I like actually tastes good...

Here's how the dried strawberries went down. Started with an average box of strawberries--they weren't the best, but they were totally edible. Wash and hull


Cook on low heat for a couple hours


After 2 hours


After 2 more hours


I tasted one. I realized I had made a huge mistake--but carry on, I shall. 2 more hours


Wow, they are still nasty. Let's give 'em 2 more hours

  

Surprise surprise, still gross. 2 more hours


Wow. These are really terrible 


Don't try it yourself. Someone is clearly lying. (its not me).

Here's my next Pinterest fail: Cheese crackers. Pinners say they taste like Cheez-its. Lies.


I carefully assembled my ingredients, processed the dough


let it chill, then rolled it out


Cut the cheese (crackers)


And since I was in such a good mood (this was before the strawberries were clearly a failure) I even let the kids have a go at it


What can I say...they suck. Anyhow, we baked them  up, and here are the results


They turned out quite fluffy


Like bread, cheesy bread


Not, I repeat, Not like a cheese cracker.

Overall they weren't that bad. They just weren't good. I won't make them again, and I urge you not to try.

Thanks Pinterest. Thanks.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

French Fries

Homemade french fries. I don't really have any back story for this post. I just had a hankerin' for some fries, so I made some..'cause that's how I roll.

Potatoes, wash them up


Slice off the bottom so they stand up 


Now use that dusty fry/apple cutter that you bought when you got married but have never really used since


Soak the potatoes in some cold water--I ended up forgetting these in the fridge for a day or two...hey, life happens--soaking draws out some starch, making the fries more crispy


Dry off your fries,  heat up the oil, and drop them in carefully


Foam? That's never happened before. Did you dry them off like I told you to? Didn't think so...


Don't be impatient like me...dry them off! When the foam goes away it means the fries are just about done


Drain on some paper towels


Hankering satisfied.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

What can you do with $20?


I was Googleing something today and came across a Yahoo question that I couldn’t stop thinking about.

Question: “Help i only 20$ And have to.buy groceries. What can i get? Please what can i get to stretch my money .only 20$ And have to buy groceries .I have no food”

Besides problems with grammar and punctuation, Girlfriend has an empty cupboard.  

After a couple hours of contemplation, while I was cooking dinner, here’s what I came up with:

Dozen eggs $1.58
Oatmeal (1 lb) $1.99

Bananas (about 5) $1.10
Wheat bread $1.48
Peanut butter $2.95

Potatoes (5 lb bag) $2.97
Broccoli (1 lb) $1.77
Baby carrots $1.78
Chicken ($1 per lb, on sale) $4.32

Total: $19.94

I think that makes for a boring, but nutritious, week of eating. Baby carrots are even a pre-washed luxury, and $1.77 for a single pound of broccoli is a bit high, but it’s what my family would eat. Frozen veggies are even more convenient and economical. Hopefully she has some sugar and honey on hand, otherwise she needs to pop into Starbucks and fill her pockets. Pssh, don't even pretend that you don't have a kitchen drawer full of pilfered McDonald's ketchup. I keep mine in the fridge.


So, what would you buy?

Welcome to My Kitchen


Howdy! Greetings from Austin, Texas! I'm Kandie, and here's my kitchen

This may be the only evidence that my kitchen is sometimes clean 


 And here's the other side of the kitchen I've carefully avoided. You can admire my never-ending supply of dirty dishes

Everywhere

 Here's my beloved pantry. I'm so proud. Look how neat it is (quite an accomplishment for me) 


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