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VLOG | April 8 - Lunch with Christine I know I’ve been a...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:03:00 -0400

VLOG | April 8 - Lunch with Christine

I know I’ve been a terrible blogger and I haven’t updated in nearly 2 months, but I’m back with a vlog! (: Expect more videos to come your way in the future, and I’ll try my best to upload with more text posts, as well!

I hope you’re all doing well, and thanks for sticking with me this far!

Check Christine’s Tumblr out!

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Venus - Air

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:23:00 -0500

Venus - Air

Apple Pie Hello everyone! This year for Thanksgiving, my sister...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:55:00 -0500

Apple Pie

Hello everyone! This year for Thanksgiving, my sister and I made some apple pie for the Thanksgiving dinner we had with our mom’s side of the family. We were quite lazy and to save time, we didn’t make our own crust (though if you do want to make your own crust, America’s Test Kitchen has a great recipe). We used an apple mixture of mostly Granny Smith apples, which are really tart and sour, and some Fuji apples - if you don’t like that, then feel free to substitute it with any apple of your choosing.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup of white granulated sugar

1/4 cup of brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

3-4 pounds of Granny Smith and Fuji apples

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

2 tablespoons of unsalted butter

1 egg for an egg wash

DIRECTIONS

1 Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place a baking sheet on the lowest rack of your oven.

2 Core and cut your apples in half. Then slice those halves - just make sure they’re not too thin, or else they’ll be mushy in the filling!

3 Add all the spices and mix with the apples. Then transfer the filling to a pot to cook for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Drain the apples when they are tender (use a fork to test this!) in a strainer/colander over a bowl and let them cool. Again, draining the apple mixture of its juices will reduce the chances of your filling being mushy.

4 At this point, press your pie dough into your pie dish. Then add your cooled filling into the dish and add your lemon juice over top. Dot the top of your filling with butter.

5 Roll the second pie dough and place it over the top. Pinch the bottom and top layers of the pie dough together. Then, you can then flute the edges of the pie, or press the edges of the pie down with a fork, as we did. Be sure that you trim off any excess dough. Score the top of the pie to let out any steam. then, paint on your egg wash.

6 Set the pie on the preheated baking sheet to catch any juices. Bake the pie at 425°F for 15 minutes, before lowering the oven temperature to 375°F for 45-50 minutes. You can tell that it’s ready when the crust turns golden brown. Cool the pie for at least an hour and then serve it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

If you make this recipe, please let me know how you like it! If you have any requests for any other recipes (dessert, savory meat dishes, pasta, etc.), please message me! Thanks for reading!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:37:35 -0500

To my fellow Americans, happy Thanksgiving! I would like to thank all of my followers and please know that I am grateful that you have all supported me, even with my sporadic postings, haha!

Every Thanksgiving, my maternal side of the family cooks a different item of food and comes together to eat! This year, my family is making roast beef and apple pie! I’ll be sure to post pictures (and the recipes)!

I hope that you all eat a lot today and that you have many things to be thankful for! (:

starcrafts: Coldplay vs. Two Door Cinema Club | What You Know

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:15:46 -0500

starcrafts:

Coldplay vs. Two Door Cinema Club | What You Know

Chipotle Flourless Chocolate Cake Hi everyone, here is the long...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:01:00 -0500

Chipotle Flourless Chocolate Cake

Hi everyone, here is the long awaited chocolate cake recipe that I had teased you with in late September! I had taken Garrett McCord’s recipe on Simply Recipes and made it my own. You can always substitute the cayenne pepper for more chili powder, if you’d like. Personally, I added a little bit of sweet paprika and extra cocoa powder and used some Belgian dark chocolate. Use what you have, but if you can, invest in great ingredients, as it will make this cake that much better.

For the original recipe, click here.

Here is my own, which I have adapted from the original:

INGREDIENTS

10 oz. of semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped

7 tablespoons of unsalted butter, cut into pieces

5 large eggs, room temperature

1 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon of chipotle chili powder

Pinch of paprika

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoon cocoa powder (optional)

Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

Slivered almonds and fruit for decoration

DIRECTIONS

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of a 9 ½ inch springform pan with a circle of parchment paper. Grease the sides and the parchment with butter or non-stick cooking spray.

2 Melt the chocolate and butter together over a double boiler, stirring occasionally until smooth. Make sure that your bowl of chocolate is not touching the simmering water underneath.

3 Whisk together the eggs and the sugar in a large bowl, and add the salt and spices. Temper the mixture with a bit of the melted chocolate before slowly, a little at a time, adding in the rest of the melted chocolate. Adjust spices, if needed.

4 Pour into the springform pan and bake for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar, and decorate with any fruit or nuts you may have. Serve!

The cake will come out slightly uneven on the top, due to the lack of flour but I think its intense flavor will make up for its lumpy surface. I am trying to adapt this recipe so that the top is more even, so expect an update of the recipe sometime around Thanksgiving.

This cake is very dense, and the spices will leave a bit of a tingle afterwards - which I absolutely love. The almonds and berries & the spice and dense texture of the cake really do work well with each other. Personally, I really loved this cake slightly warmed with a glass of cold milk - delicious.

I hope you enjoy the recipe, and please let me know if you try it yourself, and how it works out.

Kaki King - Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:24:00 -0400

Kaki King - Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers

Wet N Wild haul - what can I say? I needed some retail therapy....

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:46:48 -0400

Sparkle 'Til Morning

Red Velvet

Venomous Vixen

Wet N Wild haul - what can I say? I needed some retail therapy. Reviews coming soon.

I am so in love with Hedi Slimane’s ads for Saint Laurent!...

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:32:16 -0400

I am so in love with Hedi Slimane’s ads for Saint Laurent! What do you guys think - do you like the rebranding of YSL? I know I do!

Hi everyone, Sorry for not updating as frequently anymore. I...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:46:00 -0400

Hi everyone,

Sorry for not updating as frequently anymore. I know I’m behind on updating a recipe that I promised you with this teaser. But I’ve been tweaking and fine-tuning that recipe so that it’s simpler, tastier, and just better. So please be patient!

On the other hand, I also promised a Maybelline Color Tattoo review, and here it is. I hope it is informative and that you enjoy it.

School has been keeping me busy but I will try to do these weekly updates and at least post some music once a week. Original content should continue around Thanksgiving, hopefully! In the meantime, enjoy this snapshot of a Balenciaga and Spain exhibit poster.

Fanfarlo - Finish Line

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:35:00 -0400

Fanfarlo - Finish Line

weirddough - Ladybird

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:32:00 -0400

weirddough - Ladybird

Post coming up soon on the Maybelline Color Tattoos~

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:15:00 -0400

pomegranate punk

tough taupe

bad to the bronze

Post coming up soon on the Maybelline Color Tattoos~

Nujabes - Feather

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:33:00 -0400

Nujabes - Feather

New photo diary up!

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:20:42 -0400

New photo diary up!

Five minute face - details found here. Maybelline Color...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:18:52 -0400

Five minute face - details found here.

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze | Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeshadow in Brulee | Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Creme Brulee | MAC Brow Set in Beguile

Cards Against Humanity - love it. Hehe

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:18:16 -0400

Cards Against Humanity - love it. Hehe

The Sonata - Irving Ramsay WilesOil on canvas

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:18:00 -0400

The Sonata - Irving Ramsay Wiles
Oil on canvas

Sneak peak of the upcoming food post!

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:36:00 -0400

Sneak peak of the upcoming food post!

Colorful headphones? Yes, please.

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:33:00 -0400

Colorful headphones? Yes, please.