Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Willy Wonka Cupcakes

Sarah volunteered to help out at her brother's play by selling cupcakes. The play was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, so we went with chocolate cupcakes with purple and green frosting.
We ended up making over 150 cupcakes, and we sold almost all of them. I was hoping we could spend it on groceries, but we'll probably end up buying more shoes. (Sarah is looking over my shoulder and she says this is not true).
Here's our awesome cupcake stand. We sold chocolate cake with vanilla frosting, and yellow cake with chocolate frosting.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Everything We Have Eaten In The Past Month

Sorry it's been a while since we have posted anything. Sarah and I have both been really busy. Sarah has started a training program at work, and I have been pretty busy with Law School. However, I had the last week off for Spring Break, so I was able to catch up on naps. And, of course, Sarah and I were still able to find time to cook and to bake. This first picture is of some brownie cupcakes that Sarah made for Valentine's Day. They were pretty delicious.

I tried my hand at crepes for breakfast one morning, and they turned out pretty well. This one had raspberries, lemon zest, and powdered sugar, which was pretty tasty. The batter takes a while to make, but they're worth it.

One night during Spring Break, I decided to try making Cuban food, which turned out alright. I made a tropical-seasoned pork chop with an orange and lime glaze, with some yellow rice. It wasn't half bad. I also put up some Christmas lights to give it that authentic Hispanic restaurant feel.

For dessert, I was a little ambitious and made churros. Since I haven't had a good churro since Disneyland, I figured it was time to make my own. This is the dough that I had to make. It was massive, eggy, sticky, and ridiculous to make, but it turned out pretty good. It's worth it if you're a foodie like me and Sarah.

I gues this is the Spanish style of churros, because I made it with some chocolate dipping sauce. It was pretty much the greatest thing I have ever made in my life. Don't worry, I have plenty of dough in the freezer, so if you want some, come on over.