FREE TIME FOOD

What better use of my time than to make food! And eat it, too! Pinterest has become my best friend these months and I simply adore most of these treats I've made. I hope you do, too, if you choose to bake them!

Free Time Food: Welcome

MY FOOD EXPERIMENTS

LEMON CHEESECAKE

Absolutely delicious! I love cheesecake!

3/25/2020

FOCACCIA BREAD

Best served with different flavored olive oils and balsamics for a classy bread tasting
4/2/2020

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

I added some chili powder to my many cheeses and pasta. Definitely a good touch!
4/14/2020

COCONUT CUPCAKES

I love coconut cake, and this was quite good! In the future I would like to put icing in the center of the cupcake.
5/5/2020

HONEY LAVENDER CHEESECAKE

I couldn't find lavender extract anywhere but I had some lavender sugar from a spice store in Seaport, CT which I added in the frosting. I really enjoyed this cheesecake, and I plan to add food dye to spruce up more of my desserts in the future!
5/7/2020

BANANA BREAD COOKIES

Unfortunately, I had to throw these out after I found mouse droppings around them the next morning. However, I did get to try one and I really should have just made banana bread. They were so bland that the mouse didn't take any bites out of the cookies!
5/10/2020

OATMEAL COOKIES

I love oatmeal cookies and these were good, but I found my favorite recipe later in the month.
5/13/2020

BRIOCHE WITH CREAM CHEESE AND RASPBERRY

I think I maybe over cooked the bread a tad (I guess cooking directions are not just suggestions) so it was a bit dense and crumbly, but it was great with Cream Cheese and raspberries. I plan to try out this recipe again sometime.
5/15/2020

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

I haven't figured out exactly how to get the consistency right, so it was more of a pudding. I still ate every drop! A great way to celebrate my graduation day from home.
5/17/2020

OATMEAL COOKIE WHOOPIE PIES

My newest absolute favorite recipe. I didn't really like the first test run of the cream in the recipe so I just used a whipped cream recipe with vanilla extract and some sugar. Absolutely delicious. SOOO YUMMY!
5/20/2020

HOMEMADE PASTA

I followed the basic recipe of flour and egg. I realize though that in order to get very fine pasta I really need to roll it out to be very thin. Still, it was delicious :)
5/22/2020

CHALLAH BREAD

I love challah and I learned that I can make bread look fancy with a little bit of an egg glaze. I was sure not to ovrcook this loaf and it turned out great!
5/23/2020

OATMEAL COOKIE WHOOPIE PIES CONTD

I loved the oatmeal cookie whoopie pies so much that I wanted to make it again! This time I also played with the recipe adding coconut extract and cocoa to it. I was great but I like the whipped cream frosting better. I also made an ice cream sandwich, and that, too, was marvelous.

5/23/2020

EVERYTHING BAGEL BREAD

My mouth waters thinking of this bread. Everything tastes better with "Everything Bagel" Spices!
5/28/2020

VEGAN CROISSANTS

Croissants are a lot harder than I expected, especially vegan croissants. It didn't turn out exactly like I planned, I still ate many, many croissants.
6/7/2020

HAMBURGER BUNS

This recipe is great if you realize an hour before you plan to eat a hamburger that you have no buns. Can get you out of a pinch!
6/13/2020

CHOCOLATE COVERED BANANA

This is my new favorite go-to somewhat healthy dessert. It is just melted chocolate on a banana with cashews on top that I put in the freezer. Great for a summer snack!
6/19/2020

BAGUETTE?

This became quite a mess, mostly because I didn't follow the directions. This baguette recipe became a flatbread, somewhat uncooked and incredibly salty. Even so, the entire loaf was eaten in a day.
6/20/2020

SMOOTHIE

I loved this smoothie! It consisted of strawberries, watermelon, a banana, oatmilk, lemon juice and basil. So refreshing, and I hope to make it again.
6/20/20