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I grew up in a house of cooks that never allowed me to set foot into the kitchen because it was "dangerous" and I would "get in the way".

15 years later...now they question why I can't cook.

Here, you'll find recipes I've collected, photos&reviews of my fooding adventures & and chronicles of my clumsy attempts to make magic happen in the kitchen :D

- kAtie

Created 05.22.10

DIARY IN THE KITCHEN DINING OUT ALL RECIPES BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER DESSERTS WESTERN FOOD ASIAN FOOD HEALTHY FOOD

Breakfast Burrito

My boyfriend said he would make this for dinner. It’s 10:47pm and we still haven’t gone to the grocery store yet. I don’t think it’s happening anymore. Maybe another day.

Here’s the recipe!

A fresh restart

I created this blog 3 years ago on May 22, 2010 as a “recipe diary”. Here, I saved pictures and recipes of things I wanted to cook and bake. If you actually look through this though…I have saved and shared plenty, but cooked none.

May 19 2013…I will reattempt to follow my original goal! This is my mid-year resolution.

My friend made macarons….it was delicious!

I am going to try to make some tomorrow.

Pink Macarons

Pink Macarons

History of Macarons

A macaron (French pronunciation: [makaˈʁɔ̃])[1][2] is a sweet confectionery made with egg whites, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food coloring. The macaron is commonly filled with buttercream or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies. Its name is derived from an Italian word “maccarone” or “maccherone”. This word is itself derived from ammaccare, meaning crush or beat, used here in reference to the almond paste which is the principal ingredient.[3] It is meringue-based: made from a mixture of egg whites, almond flour, and both granulated and confectionery sugar.

Recipe: Macarons. Another very detailed recipe.

Macarons
You might know that macarons are highly unreliable cookies, even if you have made them several times. The results can vary from time to time, and sometimes you have no idea what went wrong. It takes some time to figure out what works for you, in your kitchen and oven. But don’t give up! They are definitely not impossible to make and once you get the hang of it you’ll be able to make them without even thinking.
But remember, macarons are highly addictive and once you’ve tried them, there’s no turning back! All your friends will probably want to taste them too. How could they not? They are both delicious and pretty to look at!

Recipe: Macarons. A very very long & detailed recipe.

How to make macarons: a detailed, illustrated step-by-step recipe

Recipe: Giant Cinnamon Rolls

Comments: This post is the step by step instructions on how to make cinnamon rolls from scratch.

Ingredients

15 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening or butter

Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls - How to Form and Bake

Comment: This post is about “Forming and Baking Cinnamon Rolls”

1. Prepare the yeast dough. Once the dough has risen once, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Flatten the dough with the palms of your hands and gently stretch and/or roll it into a rectangle.

Cinnamon Rolls II

Diary: My Summer-Cooking-Experiment Failed

Summer is almost over. School is right around the corner…and I have yet to actually step foot into the kitchen to use the stove to prepare a meal.

I’ve actually baked a few times though! ...But I forgot to blog about it.

I made red velvet cupcakes, and red velvet cookies<3

Recipe: Tortellini Salad with Roasted Peppers, Tomatoes, and Eggplant

Ingredients:
1 medium eggplant (about ½ lb.) cut into ½ inch dice – $2.00
salt – stock
dried oregano – stock
olive oil – stock
1 large shallot, diced – $0.39
3 medium tomatoes, (about ¾ lb.) cored, seeded, and cut into ½ inch dice –
1 clove garlic, minced – stock

Recipe: Mascarpone Stuffed Strawberries

Prep time: 20 mins Total time: 20 mins Ingredients

12 strawberries
1 cup mascarpone cheese
1 cup heavy cream
3 tbsp sugar
12 blueberries

Instructions

Slice off top end of strawberry so that the strawberry can stand on a flat surface. Then make a deep knife cut on top of strawberry. You want to make two cuts for each strawberry in the shape of an “X” or a cross. You want to cut about 3/4 of the way down, but not all the way. Use your finger to help separate the petal of the strawberries so that they open up enough for stuffing.
In a stand mixer, mix the mascarpone cheese, heavy cream and sugar until it is fully mixed and forms a whipped cream frosting look (it will probably curdle first before coming together).
Put mixture into a piping bag and pipe the strawberries.
Top with blueberries

Recipe: Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake

Comment: This is how to make Red Velvet Cheesecake from scratch =)

For the cheesecake:
1 1/4 pounds bar cream cheese (20 oz), room temperature
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream

For the ca

Recipe: Red Velvet Cookies

Ingredients:

Yield:

36 36

Cookies

1 (18 ounce) box red velvet cake mix (any brand will do)
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil

Recipe: S’more Brownies

Ingredients

1 (21.5 ounce) package brownie mix
6 graham crackers
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
8 (1.5 ounce) bars milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

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