Crazy Cuisine

Just a little insight to my current culinary-creations!

Mint Chocolate Chip with Mint Oreo Cookies (and my St. Patty nails)

Cinnamon rolls

Wontons

Crockpot Carribean Jerk Ribs

Rolls

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Butterscotch rolls

Nailed it -- Fun

Since I got home from my mission, I've had this weird fascination with "fun-painting" my nails.  I love to decorate for the holidays, but nails are my newest canvas-obsession.  I'm not a big fan of painting the ring finger differently, but I do like making my thumb different.  I like having the four fingers match, and then BOOM...a cute little thumb design.  Here's my escapades as of yet:

Valentine's Day kiss

Hearts and Kisses

St. Patrick's Day buckle

St. Patrick's Day gold coins

Ready to Cinna-OH-YEAH

Tried my hand at making homemade cinnamon rolls...sans raisins (yucky).  Verdict - - - FAN-TAB-U-LOUS!!

I don't have any mixing pictures, but here's when the magic started.  After rolling out a tablet of dough, I brushed a little butter on and covered with sugar and cinnamon...and more sugar and cinnamon...and more butter.  After the tablet, I rolled it into a log, took some floss and cut it into discs (I felt a little like a ninja with the floss...that stuff is awesome).

Rolled out and read to roll up and cut

Rolled up and ready to rise

Risen and ready to bake

Baked and ready to glaze

Glazed and ready to devour

CINNA-OH-YEAH

If I lived in the past

Here's a little look into what I'd look like, if I lived in the Seventies.

70s glasses

Won-Ton-Time

At the grocery store the other day, I randomly decided to make won-tons.  I'd never even attempted to make them before, and I had no idea how to do so.  That's why this was so much fun.  I just thought of what I liked to eat in a won-ton, and went from there.  It was fun to make up the recipe and not have to worry about anyone else.  This was just an experiment for me...good plan.  They are YUMMMMYY!

Recipe I created:

• Cabbage
• Onions
• Garlic
• Red Pepper
• Green pepper
• Fresh Spinach
• Turkey lunchmeat
• Vinegar
• Pepper (I never add salt to anything, unless it's in a baking recipe)
• Cayenne Pepper powder

Sautee the onions and garlic in a little oil.  In a medium bowl (depending on how much you're making, add the peppers and chopped cabbage.  Add about 1/2cup Vinegar and mix.  When everything has been thoroughly coated, add the spinach, pepper, and cayenne.  Add to the frying pan of onions and garlic.  Shred the lunchmeat and add.  Once everything has been heated, add the spinach and anything else you'd like.  Turn off heat and allow to cool.  Take an egg toll paper and lay it out on the counter.  Spoon some of the mixture onto the middle of the paper in a log shape.  Fold three sides of the won-ton like an envelope and then roll.  To seal it - take a little water on your fingertip and smooth along the edge.  I tried frying and baking the won-tons - - - DEFINITELY fry them!  Serve with a little sweet chili sauce.  I tried it with Sriracha sauce, but the sweet chili was the best.  Baking the won-tons kept them a little too moist for my tastes.  I liked the crunchy outside balanced by the moist inside.  YUM YUM!!

Be Hairy

I love to discovering/creating new ways to do hair.

Celsea concert hair (side)

Celsea concert hair (back)