I'll be frank...

I finally got to try a recipie I've been itching to get my hands on today at lunch! It consits of hot dogs and macaroni and cheese. Classic! It's pretty easy and fun to do! Octopus Mac n' Cheese!

Simply take four hot dogs and cut then in half, lengthwise, about an inch from one end. Turn it a quarter turn and cut in half again. You should now have four 'legs'. Cut each of the legs in half again to form eight. Also cut two little eyes. As you're cutting, start boiling two pots of water, one for the mac n' cheese and the other for the hot dogs. Boil the hotdogs and start the mac n' cheese. Once the mac is made, place the now boiled hot dog on top and voila! Your own hot dog octopus!

When making this recipie I would advise that a skinless hot dog be used. I try this recpie with skinned hot dogs and it made it very difficult to cut. Not only this, but when they boiled they spilt open (you can't see it, but the poor fellow in the picture has his back wide open!)

Though I don't have any dog n' cheese fans in the house, I liked the meal. It's a fun and simple twist on a fun and simple lunch!

A week ago today..

I'm being so pokey! I made this days ago and I haven't done a thing. I don't know why.

Laziness I suppose =]

Anyway, I made dinner for fathers day last Sunday wearing my normal cooking attire. Namely:

I like the whole, 1950s housewife look. So I bought an apron from Anthropologie (which is a FANTASTIC (but expensive) store down at the Summerset Mall in Novi) and I bought the headscarf from Target.

Little tidbit: I love the shirt I'm wearing as well. I got it from Urban Outfitters, also in Summerset, and it says 'Club Soda, Not Seals' =]

Well anyway, for dinner, since my grandparents were both coming over I had to make a pretty big meal, which is something I'm not normally used to. Of course my family helped because they are super nice like that.

I wish I knew how to work this camera... But I digress. I decided to make Salisbury steak with mushrooms and onions. I burned the one side a bit but in doing so it only made the inside more tender and flavorful! It actually ended up tasting pretty good.

Here's the entire meal. Corn on the cob, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes (I've never mashed potatoes before! That was a thrill), dinner rolls, sliced cucumbers, and a cheese, olive, and pickle tray. Oh, and don't forget the cottage cheese!

For dessert I decided to make a cookie bottom cake. Simply make a yellow cake, substituting a stick of butter for the oil and a cup of milk for the water (basically make a butter-yellow cake) and then top it with cookie dough. I used a tube of store bought cookie dough but I wouldn't advise it.

Last time I made this cake I used a cookie mix from a package (the kind where you add an egg and milk I believe?) and it turned out much more tasty.

Here's the finished product. I wished that the cookie would have sunk more evenly to the bottom but that may be my own fault in not spreading it evenly on top! It ended up tasting alright but not as delicious as I had hoped.

Whew! I'm glad I finally got that in print... I hope I will update a little more regularly in the future.. or at least in the same week I accomplished something!

Welcome to Blogger!

This is actually the second blog that I own.

But THIS blog I want dedicated to the fires of my inner creativity!

Namely cooking.

I don't know how to make very much yet and I'm not very skilled or experienced, however I truly enjoy it and I'm always looking out for new recipes to try and new challenges to take on!

I don't cook that often, and once I make the move to an apartment in August I'm sure it will happen even less but I still intend to try!