First off, kudos to Nadiya Hussain from Great British bake-off for this recipe. I highly suggest her show “Time to Eat” on Netflix (here’s her book too), though I make my own tweaks to her recipes. Anyway, here’s the easy ice cream recipe. Pick your … Continue readingEasy Ice Cream
Abstract: Background: Upon meeting each other for the first time over tacos, Lena and Jon developed a bond that blossomed from shared interests including climbing, camping, and cooking. While the outdoors are always calling, COVID-19 forced the new couple to hibernate indoors and make delicious … Continue readingSouthwestern Recipes – The Book!
Again, my mom taught me how to make these when I was a kid. This is for the basic recipe, you can pick and choose what you want for the insides, I usually do a jam or jelly with cream cheese OR guac and bacon … Continue readingCheap Swedish pancakes
My mom taught me how to make these when I was a kid. It’s a quick and easy way to make doughnuts on the cheap. What you need: Pillsbury (or whatever generic grocery brand) tube of biscuits (you can do the mini tube – makes … Continue readingEasy doughnuts
Pi day was last week, since I’m attempting to study for my PhD qualifying exams I waited until the weekend to bake anything pi/pie-related. I went with whoopie pies – I modified a basic recipe and accommodated it for two types of whoopie pies: chocolate … Continue readingNutty Whoopie Pies
Quiche is a great dish to make that can be reheated and eaten throughout the week. I make it in a really lazy but delicious way, by buying $1 tubes of store-brand crescent rolls and using that as the crust. Ingredients 4 eggs 1 cup … Continue readingLazy Quiche
I adapted this recipe from this website and made it gluten-free. This makes about two dozen 1.5 inch diameter cookies. Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes. Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113g) butter, room temperature 1 cup creamy peanut butter (gluten-free, check label!) 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 2 tbsp. milk 2 tsp. vanilla … Continue readingGluten-Free Red Velvet Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
One of the people in my research group has celiacs disease, one is dairy-free, and another happens to be vegan. So, I bring you… trying to please everyone with sweets. Ingredients:1 cup sugar 3/4 cup rice flour 1/2 cup almond flour 1/4 cup + a … Continue readingGluten-free, Vegan Dirty Chocolate Chai Cupcakes
I clearly have a taste for Mexican food, maybe its because I grew up in California and have lived in both New Mexico and Arizona… anyway, here’s a southwest twist on a stuffed squash recipe. Ingredients: 2 acorn squash1/2 package (.5 lbs) ground turkey 1 … Continue readingSouthwest Acorn Squash
I had double jaw surgery back in April of 2017, so I was very limited on food I could eat, given my jaw was wired shut for 5 weeks, then elastic’ed shut for another 10 weeks. I craved Mexican food the entire time, so I … Continue readingVegetarian Tortilla Soup