tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73600155137736888162011-10-11T06:11:29.951-07:00Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-81793698444555983412011-06-16T05:46:00.000-07:002011-06-16T05:46:00.137-07:00

So can you guess where I'm headed this Fall? PITT. I made this cake immediately after we returned home from visiting the PITT admissions office. It was such a thrilling and exiting day! We talked to an admissions counselor and I got to learn a lot about the school. And that night, I put in my enrollment deposit. Did you know the deadline to basically pick what college you're going to is May 1st?

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You remember my last post? Yeah, well these are the Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Brownie's uglier cousin: Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Brownies. They are as ugly as they are delicious. So pretty delicious=) These pictures embarass me. They really do. I know a lot of people refuse to put subpar photos on their blog, but obviously I have low standards. Love me anyways? But honestly, I wouldn't have had

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Wow. Where have I been? Busy=/ And I just haven't been too inspired to blog. It's probably because of these subpar photos. Usually if I take pretty decent photos I'm more willing to blog. And why not? If I have great pictures I'm much more willing to show it off in a blog post. But taking pictures of my food often frustrates me=( I don't enjoy wasting time setting up a perfect light reflective

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Yes it is necessary to put sour cream/cottage cheese in the lengthy title because that is the whole reason I made this! I had a bunch of fun baking substitutes in my fridge that I wanted to use up before the went bad. Things like buttermilk, sour cream, and cottage cheese. How fun would it be to substitute theese in a recipe and see how it turns out? I would love to start tweaking recipes and

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-37368876858429024462011-05-08T06:30:00.000-07:002011-05-08T18:05:07.322-07:00

With school winding down, I haven't been blogging a lot. I read plenty of blogs, but mine seems to get pushed aside. Whoops! I'm caught up with end of the year stuff, and preparing for college next year. Which, I will tell you guys more about later in a special post=) This dish was easy, though I didn't think some of the instructions were that clear. The good thing is that it is so flexible. So

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I just love eating granola with my yogurt in the morning. Straight yogurt just doesn't feel right to me. I love having contrasting textures in my foods, and granola fits the bill perfectly! For my first attempt at making granola, I went to a health food blog I certainly trust to steer me in the right direction! Healthy Food For Living. I only made three slight changes. Instead of cashews, I

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I loved everything about this recipe when  I saw it. I stole this from How Sweet It Is, like a lot of the recipes I have tried. But it's the highest form of flattery I believe=) This pizza was soo good and really easy. I love how flexible the recipe is. You can honestly do anything with it. It's nice that you can skip the dough step of pizza making. And it's definitely a step up from frozen

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-57454757587280659572011-04-25T06:29:00.000-07:002011-04-25T17:00:07.873-07:00

We have a tried and true lemon bar recipe in our house, why try another? Oh because maybe whenever I spotted this recipe over at Lick the Bowl Good, I knew I would have a new house favorite on my hands. What really got my attention was how thick the bars were, which I loved. I remembered the old recipe we used having pretty thin bars; delicious, but thin. I wanted thick, gooey, creamy, buttery,

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I have been making some fabulous dinners. I may sound a little full of myself, but that's because I am. I'm full in my stomach from all these incredible dinners! Get it?! Me neither... But seriously, I need to give some shout outs to where I've been getting my dinner inspirations from. Now, I'm not very skilled at the whole photography thing, so I decided not to take pictures of most of the

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-986463188106774252011-04-19T13:34:00.000-07:002011-04-19T14:03:53.502-07:00

So I made another recipe from this really obcure baking book I received for Christmas. Obscure like, it has no author listed anywhere. My friend found it at Half Priced Books, and it's a little strange at times. Baking times and temperatures aren't always important, and neither is any kind of order. But that's only for some recipes=)Anyways, I had been dying to try another recipe out of the book

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-29038447539259437872011-04-15T17:51:00.000-07:002011-04-19T18:31:02.180-07:00

Guess what the lovely CSN store fairies brought me this time: a waffle maker! Woot woot! I have never made homemade waffles before (I mean well duhh since I've never owned a waffle maker) and when I see recipes for waffles on blogs I immediately skip them because I know I'll never be able to make them anyways. But now I can!! So needless to say I don't have waffles. Like ever. My only memories

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Ugh. So my computer is dead once again. My sister is gracious enough to let me use hers here and there so I can check blogs and such things. Since I've been MIA for a little bit, I haven't gotten to show you guys what I have been making. Granted, I haven't taken too making pictures either=/ Oops. But bear with me here. These brownies were OMG good. Really really good. Like eat half of the 8x8

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Wow. It's seriously been so long. I mean I had an intense Spring Musical to deal with that did phenomenally, and then there was when our computer crashed=( Thank goodness for the web enabled phone I got for my birthday in January. I seriously don't know if I would have made it the week and a half. But I'm back! (I know I said that last time, but this time I mean it!) Though my blogging skills

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-26889186306386522252011-03-15T17:12:00.000-07:002011-03-16T12:43:45.511-07:00

Hey guys! I know I know. Where have I been?? Well my school's Spring musical has been taking an overwhelming toll on my free time, but it's totally worth it. I have a really nice part this year and I'm enjoying every second=) We sold out every single show so we are buying the rights once again to keep it going even longer so more people can come! That's the first time in the history of our school

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Hi all=) So the past few days I have been sick. Like REALLY sick=( Even as I type this post I'm still only just recovering. That being said, food is the last thing on my mind. I've barely been eating and I prefer to just sleep all day and watch tv. But I wanted to keep you guys updated and let you know what's going on with me.Don't worry, my lovely boyfriend has been taking amazing care of me=)

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Well I've gone a little longer than I wanted to without posting anything. Not good. But I'm back and enjoying a lovely snow day=) I mean I was all for the good weather to start coming, but why not end the snow season with a bang? Is it a bad thing that I constantly check the 15-day forecast on my phone everyday? I don't think so. I just can't wait for the warm weather to start and stay here! But

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It's Valentine's Day! And this year I have a very special valentine=) Since Valentine's Day fell on a school day, we celebrated over the weekend. Homemade fancy buffalo chicken dip with homemade garlicky pita chips were for dinner. These chips are now a beloved staple in our house, but it almost seems like too basic a recipe to post about. We had also planned to enjoy a wonderful white chocolate

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Thank you for being patient while I make some changes around here. I definitely noticed a need for an upgrade to my blog, and I finally found that inspiration that pushed me to update my blog and renew my spirit. And it came from these cupcakes. Let me start at the beginning...I love baking, but most of all I love baking cupcakes. Even better is when I see people try my cupcakes and they enjoy

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So I have been up to a lot lately. That makes having regular dinners difficult=/ I have two major papers I'm trying to start early so I am not overwhelmed, but the deadlines are still coming up on me. And, I'm trying to still choose between two colleges. It's sooo difficult=( I'm staying over night at one of them in 2 weeks so hopefully that will help my decision.Then, throw in musical rehearsals

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-43174191827770668132011-02-07T08:48:00.000-08:002011-02-07T08:48:00.365-08:00

Snow day! Woohoo! We've had some delays, and that only means one thing: baking day! Duhhhh. I had a ton of items on my "to-bake" list. But what do I go and do, I bake something not even on it! Oh well, it was something I've wanted to try. These were so fun to make too=)I had a bunch of random bags of chips I had started but never finished using, so I figured this was a good way to get rid of them

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-6979603364029257792011-02-05T05:09:00.000-08:002011-02-06T09:14:09.681-08:00

Okay so I'm a Pittsburgh girl. And for those of you under a rock, this weekend the Steelers go to the Super Bowl. Again. Revin' for Seven! For the playoff game two weeks ago, we had a mini party at home and I provided a dip while my mom made her famous cheesy nachos platter. Oh how I love it.This dip is good. I wasn't a huge fan of it myself, and I think it was the pepper jack cheese that I

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-22354233735233525222011-02-03T11:58:00.000-08:002011-02-03T16:38:24.283-08:00

This was from a week ago. I meant to post it then, I really did.I just feel so busy with school and other life things. I'm baking I swear, I just don't have the time to post about it regularly=/ Whenever I come home from school and musical, I'm basically dead. And then I just have time for dinner, school work, check my blogs, and get ready for whatever tomorrow brings. Sigh. Well here's the post:

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This was a special dessert I made especially for my wonderful boyfriend. He loves cheesecake and all things caramel. When I said why not make a caramel cheesecake, he starting basically worshiping me. Apparently he didn't think it was a doable thing to make? Oh well, it make me look like a hero! So I took over his kitchen and made it. He was a fabulous sous chef though=) And, whenever I needed to

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I mentioned in a previous post that I am hoping to start making more regular dinners for my family. It's difficult to do so when I get home from musical practice most days by 5:30, but I do my best. I have kept with it pretty well and I want to share some of the meals I've made. My dinner posts will be brief and probably not that descriptive. It's just important for me to log the meals and then

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-5296114525310014622011-01-21T08:27:00.001-08:002011-01-21T09:00:26.726-08:00

First off let me tell you something: I don't drink pop. At all. Well, okay, on Christmas Eve every year I order a Shirley Temple with my dinner at the same Japanese restaurant we go to every year, but that doesn't really count. When I was younger, I was a pop addict. I honestly drank pop and ate pretzels like it was my job. 3-4 cans a day. It was baddddd. Then, my mom finally cracked down on me

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-70061395137190722592011-01-18T11:00:00.000-08:002011-01-21T09:01:13.830-08:00

So today is my birthday=) I am now 18! Everyone likes to think of all the things they can do once they turn 18, and I'd have to say I'm most excited about the driving curfew being extended.My birthday this year is pretty awesome. Last year was a mild birthday that I like to think was holding back in anticipation for this year. I have lots of plans. Yesterday morning, my two friends and I went to

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-23017133157240148912011-01-17T04:18:00.000-08:002011-01-28T11:59:38.276-08:00

Resolutions1.) Bake more with and for friends and family: This has two parts to it, but they are quite similar. A lot of the baking I did this past year was for myself. Which, don't get me wrong, was great, but so much of my baking isn't seen or heard about by people I know. My mom, dad, and sister are all well aware, but I want it to go further. I was lucky enough to get to bake a few times this

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-16330256633000116982011-01-12T02:00:00.000-08:002011-01-12T02:00:00.181-08:00

I made this cake for a recipe project for my Honors Spanish V class. We had to choose a traditional Spanish or Mexican dessert to bring in for the class. We needed to print out a copy in English, then translate it into Spanish. I have included both recipes in this post so you can see my amazing translating skills. I got a 100% on the project!I must note that there are only 5 people in my Spanish

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-86497283437041944042011-01-11T06:17:00.000-08:002011-01-11T06:17:00.080-08:00

I made these for Thanksgiving dinner you say? Like 2 months ago? But if I have some in my freezer then this post still counts as recent and up-to-date, right? Good.What I love about The Pioneer Woman's dough recipe is that fact that it is all done in one bowl! It makes clean up a breeze, and your job a whole lot easier. It also make a whole lot of dough. Like a lot a lot. And because there aren't

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-89314433433099565142011-01-09T13:20:00.000-08:002011-01-09T13:46:49.862-08:00

You've had to have heard about CSN stores by now! If you haven't, let me fill you in. They are one generous company. They contact a lot of bloggers to get their name out, and I'm lucky enough to have been with them for a while. So once again, I'm here to tell you guys about their great products.One thing I can't talk enough about is their fast delivery service. It's seriously awesome. I always

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-29983395508302443142011-01-09T03:14:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:24:29.526-08:00

I made this recipe a while ago, but it has a lot to do with what I've been doing recently! For this new year, I'm really working on planning dinners for the week for my family. Both of my parents arrive home pretty late from work (6 o'clock if I'm lucky), and they don't have time to get dinner on the table at a reasonable hour. So, being the self-proclaimed foodie that I am, I feel it is my duty

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-88793084606079046382011-01-01T01:23:00.000-08:002011-01-01T01:23:00.613-08:00

I know everyone's doing it, and so am I.So here's my Year of Baking.January:Triple Pomegranate CupcakesI turned 17 (eek!). I made these cupcakes after receiving some from POM Wonderful juice, and went all out. My neighbor Julia went crazy for them and always begs me to make them again for her=)February:Homemade PretzelsThis was the time know as "Snowmageddon". I had too many snowdays so I spent

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-30699649037013014502010-12-30T12:40:00.000-08:002010-12-30T22:18:34.448-08:00

This sweet potato casserole has the perfect balance. A not too sweet sweet potato base and a great nutty brown sugar streusel topping. I love me some streusel. Remember when I used to be streusel crazy? I seem to have moved away from it. Ehh, maybe 2011 well reunite us!I actually went the homemade route this time and bought actual sweet potatoes instead of canned ones I the had to mash. I felt

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-76142034488647878342010-12-27T06:16:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:25:20.022-08:00

This is about a month old, but I think you'll forgive me once you see what it is. Possibly my favorite dish on our Thanksgiving table? Well, besides the homemade gravy made by moi. Okay, our immaculate stuffing is pretty top notch too... but I really did love this dish! I have decided that cauliflower has been so underrated. It's such an amazing vegetable and maybe my favorite one out there. I

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-74999543920457306182010-12-25T07:03:00.000-08:002010-12-25T09:42:45.989-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Here's a scrumptious breakfast recipe to try for a special day like this=)Monkey Bread is a dangerous, dangerous thing. It's right up there with cinnamon rolls and it's just as hard to stop eating once you've gotten started. It is something you can really only make once a year, two times tops. It's evil. Pure evil. Yet, at the same time, it's a beautiful, beautiful thing. If you

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-47823231401001109732010-12-24T06:35:00.000-08:002010-12-24T06:35:00.209-08:00

These were to die for. So so so good. Obvi I'm not the biggest fan of chocolate. I've said it before and hopefully the shock factor has gone down at this point. But why can't I still find a way to enjoy brownies? When I saw this recipe I bookmarked it immediately and knew I had to try it!Some comments about the recipe said it needed something throughout so that it wasn't just straight brownie.

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-67139343619520214522010-12-23T18:26:00.000-08:002010-12-23T18:47:06.560-08:00

These honestly taste like the real deal. The peanut butter part tastes EXACTLY like the filling of a Reese's peanut better cup. I thought I would be creative and use white chocolate instead of regular, but by then adding some marshmallow fluff to it, I just got a really stiff mixture that was unspreadable. Not cool. So I ended up molding it on like fondant. But worse. It looked pretty bad, but

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-54948221316274680622010-12-15T06:16:00.000-08:002010-12-15T14:47:08.673-08:00

So obviously I haven't posted in a while. Thanksgiving hit, and it all went downhill. I went to New York with my Honors Chorus at school, and I had an amazing time! Now, I'm back into school and getting back to the way things were. The long break was so very lovely though=) I have been baking, though. It just seems whenever it comes time for me to post about it, I am unmotivated and something

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-9670084863816857272010-11-27T03:13:00.000-08:002010-11-27T03:13:00.524-08:00

I mentioned cinnamon ice cream would be a great pairing for the apple pie I just made. Oh, and it was! I have posted this cinnamon ice cream recipe before, but I did not include pictures=( And to be completely honest, I didn't take any better ones this time around either. I can't figure out how to photograph ice cream! If anyone has any pointers, It'd be greatly appreciated! I'm not very good at

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-50949835155060497092010-11-26T06:15:00.000-08:002010-11-26T17:42:27.696-08:00

I guess I should get this started! I have a lot of recipes to post from Thanksgiving, and as usual, not a lot of time to post about them=( It is Thanksgiving break for me, but.....I'M GOING TO NEW YORK ON MONDAY!You may have remembered me mentioning this in previous posts, and now it's finally time!To refresh your memory, here's the basic need-to-know's of the trip:My school's Honors Chorus was

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-72418368789813916952010-11-20T19:35:00.000-08:002010-11-21T07:39:17.055-08:00

I know it's almost after after National Bundt Day, but I still got bundt fever! The Food Librarian has so many good bundt recipes that it's hard not to want to make then all. Slowly but surely I'd like to pick away at her list, but I definitely don't have the will power like her to tackle them all in such a short amount of time!This carrot spice bundt seemed look a good one to tackle and I was

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-25982569998497638012010-11-15T07:34:00.000-08:002010-11-15T17:01:50.192-08:00

So for those of you new to my blog, I must confess I am not a chocoholic by any means. For those of you who have been with me a while, you already knew this. You may notice I don't really have any chocolate-y items on my blog. Though there are rare instances. But sometimes you really need to go out of your comfort zone, right? Often (always) members of my family complain to me about never making

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I made these super fast one day to use up the obnoxious amount of bananas we had. I didn't try too many of them as I was making them for a friend, but I liked this recipe. I'm not too sure, but I don't think I'm a huge banana fan. I don't bake with them too often, but when I do, the items aren't always amazing to me compared to other things. I really wish I baked with apple more, but the

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Sometimes you just need something sweet. Simple and sweet and takes no time to come together. I didn't have a go-to sugar cookie recipe before, but I sure do now! When it comes to the perfect sugar cookie for me, I don't want it cakey. Also, I cannot cannot cannot stand eat n' park sugar cookies, or any hard sugar cookies for that matter.Obviously there needs to be a common ground here. I want a

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So far it's 1:15 and I'm still at my family party. We're going around the room playing a game we created. Celebrity Name Game Rules:1) You must use the first letter of the last name of the previous player's answer.2) If the first letter of the first name corresponds with the first letter of the last name, it will reverse to the previous player's turn (i.e.- Bob Barker). (Doing the Kardashian

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Best for last? Maybe;) Of all the pumpkin recipes I made throughout this week, I've had this one on my mind the longest.Scones have always been an elusive baked good for me. I've made a few varieties before, but I've only ever made one that I was truly satisfied with. It's not that I don't get the flavor across: it's that dang texture. I try and hit the happy medium between too dry or too moist,

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Finally a more savory pumpkin item. Though, not really. I still ate this with tons of butter and maple syrup. Soooo good! The thing about cornbread is how easy it is to make. All the ingredients are pretty standard and it's really a no fuss recipe. And when you get to eat that nice and warm slice of cornbread once it's out of the oven.. yummm.I'm so happy molasses was an ingredient in this recipe

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I had lady fingers about to expire in 1 day. How could I possibly let that happen!? But as I looked over the multiple tiramisu recipes I had intended to use, they all seemed very time consuming. And from even reading only a few blog posts on here I'm sure you know that is not something a have a lot of. I needed a recipe that used ladyfingers, but it had to be fairly simple. This is not an easy

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I made this in less than five minutes. And it was the best cream cheese I've ever had. I had 10 minutes before my bus came in the morning, and I had bagel flats and no cream cheese. I had a piece of a block, but I wouldn't have liked plain cream cheese, yuck. But, there was some pumpkin puree lingering in my fridge. And an idea sparked. I've always eyed up this recipe over at Pinch My Salt, and I

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As much as I love endlessly searching for recipes on blogs across the internet, I always feel slightly guilty. I worry about food magazines and cookbooks feelings. Do they get jealous? I mean I wouldn't say the are obsolete, but with the blog world out there to give instant feedback about a recipe and include pictures that show a real result, it's hard not to go there first for a recipe. It's a

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We're on day two of Pumpkin Week, and there's no signs of slowing down! This was as indulgent as it sounds. I still had some leftover mascarpone in my fridge, and you just can't let that go to waste! Back when I made this, it had been forever since I'd baked something. I knew I had to come back with a bang, and this is what came of it. This cheesecake was incredible! It was silky and similar to

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Let Pumpkin Week officially start here at Sherry Starts Cooking! I have already professed my love for the blog Cassie Craves, but let me do it again! Cassie not only has some of the best and easiest dinner ideas, but some really great desserts. And when I saw the title of the recipe was "The Best Pumpkin Bars Ever", I knew she had to be telling the truth.We have a tried and tested pumpkin bar

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I know you don't believe me, but I swear I have some Fall recipes coming up! Soon this strawberry will be replaced with pumpkin and all will be right with the world=)It's kind of surprising I've been posting anything at all. Blame it on an injury=/ I haven't played volleyball for two weeks now! I some how messed up my knee after one of our games and no one knows what wrong. After some massage

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Yes, pumpkin week is coming up very soon here on my blog. Just hang in there a bit longer! Here's another summer clean out post for you in the mean time.A while back, I broke my icing piper=( It was a sad, sad day. My cupcakes have never been the same. I've certainly tried to make due as you can see here, here, and here. This time was no different, but I attempted to create a make-shift piping

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This is such a summer dish. My apologies. I am so ready to head into Fall myself, but I need to clear out some old recipes. Plus, I'm saving up a bunch of the things I've made to hold a Pumpkin Week! That's right. A pumpkin recipe everyday for a week. I know it's not too original (everyone and their mother does it), but I think it's great. I love it when other blogs do it, so now I will too! In

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My days are still busy as all get out. I won't bore you but basically it's school, volleyball, homework, other sport events, fund raising for my trips, college stuff and other school events. But when I do find a small amount of time, it all goes to baking. It is my stress reliever and I can get my mind off of everything else. It's perfect.Like this coffeecake. I know, not a great segway, but I'm

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My schedule is hectic. My homework is out my butt. Volleyball is 24/7. But I had to bake these=)(This post will be a short one. My apologies!)I started by making a fourth of the recipe. This wasn't too hard with a recipe calling for four eggs, 16 oz cream cheese, and other numbers easily divisible by 4. The ingredients themselves are few. And since I had Oreo's left over from the ice cream I made

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-88153849494513213992010-09-05T19:41:00.000-07:002010-09-08T17:23:34.592-07:00

With my recent motivation to figure what kind of food allergies I have, I've been trying to avoid certain foods. As of late, it has been wheat. Avoiding wheat takes a lot out of your diet. So this has lead me to compensate in other areas. Namely ice cream. Dairy Queen blizzards to be specific. After having a week's worth of blizzards, my wallets running low, (and surprisingly I never get tired of

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School's here. I already told you that, but now it's official.Volleyball is in full swing. Well It's actually been in full swing since July, but now that I have to deal with school AND volleyball. My free time is limited. When I do have this rare free time, baking just doesn't seem to fit. Practice is right after school and I get home at 6. Then it's shower, food, homework, and what little else I

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-56528968341619460602010-08-31T20:40:00.000-07:002010-09-01T08:47:06.598-07:00

You just have to love the CSN stores by now. They are such nice people with such amazing offers. They love allowing bloggers to do reviews of their products, and we love it too!I've been contacted again and was asked to do a product review. Uhh duhhh. Of course I will! So as much as I would like get more baking equipment to make something I can relax and enjoy and eat with my coffee while resting

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-15678560408808545632010-08-30T17:36:00.000-07:002011-01-09T16:25:46.098-08:00

In trying to keep with making more home cooked dinners, my mom and I bought a head of cauliflower and told ourselves we'd make something with it. A cauliflower casserole pie thing was planning, but then laziness set in. The usual. But, after it sat in our fridge for a week, I did some major cleaning out of our fridge and managed to come up with something pretty neat!I had a ton of leftover dough

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As part of a new initiative to try to have more home cooked meals, my mom and I picked out three meals to make for one week. We gathered our ingredients at the store and put ourselves in the mindset that, yes, we were going to do the dang thing. When looking for great dinner ideas, I recommend Cassie Craves. She promptly posts daily and has the most amazing breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes.

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My senior year of high school starts Monday. OMG. This is pretty exciting. I'm not gonna lie, I can't wait for school to start. But it's not like I haven't been popping into my school all summer. (I accidentally wrote "pooping" the first time.. whoops) I seem to end up there a couple times a week for various reasons. I hold a couple important positions at my school, and I like to keep involved

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My sister graciously posed for this though she was ready to devour that mini cone!If you noticed that in the title I referred to this as smoothie ice cream, you're not mistaken. I have managed to put a smoothie into ice cream form. But if a smoothie is in ice cream form, then is it still a smoothie? Sure. Just smoothie ice cream... You'll just have to try this to figure it out I guess!And of

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I have mentioned my friend Maria numerous times on my blog. If you don't remember hearing about her, then obviously you need to go back and read my earlier posts. Duhhh. But yeah she's an awesome friend who I have really come to trust in, even though we go to different schools. We still manage to see each other which is great. She is also someone I could really confide in when it came to a very

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When I saw this recipe I immediately fell in love with it. You may or may not know about my love of coffee desserts (and if you don't I'll be showing you more of it soon enough!). But coffee flavor in desserts is incredible. It has to be my favorite flavoring in desserts at the moment. It's not even like I'm a heavy coffee drinker or anything, I just love the sweet coffee taste. So, like many

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So I already told you I'm in love with that bread book my aunt lent me. Some dang good bread right thurrrr. Anyways, I was browsing through the amazing and tempting recipes in the book and I wanted to make them all! But, I saw the pretzel recipe, which also subs as a bagel recipe, and thought it would be interesting to try out.As you may (or may not) know, I have already made pretzels once before

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-23547960227281776002010-08-19T06:49:00.000-07:002010-08-31T10:09:43.083-07:00

I'm sure you've seen CSN stores talked about all over the blog world. And while you may be sick of hearing about them, they certainly haven't stopped supplying great products at great prices with great reliability. After ordering my product, I received it no less than four days later! Much sooner than they told me. So that's really awesome!My product choice was a cast iron skillet,

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There's some recipes that float in your mind for days. Some recipes you've book marked for weeks. Some recipes you've told yourself you're going to make for months. And some recipes you've thought about for all of five minutes and then you make it. This was probably a recipe a saw three minutes before I decided that I needed to make it. Now.Its been a while since I've made ice cream this summer

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-56338782662078821382010-08-16T04:28:00.000-07:002010-08-16T08:02:22.151-07:00

I can't believe I haven't made any lemony treats yet this summer! It's absurd. And with only one lemon on hand, I was still able to make the most recognizable lemon treat out there! This classic lemon bar recipe is as perfect as it gets. It has a soft and thick shortbread crust, then a creamy and buttery lemony filling. It's all topped with a supper thin powdered sugar top crust.I thought of

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So it's true I've skipped the last Martha Stewart's Cupcakes pick and this month's now, too. But, (if you're in the mood to hear me rationalize) I can explain. Last month's pick was chocolate, and I'm not really a fan (but I'm trying to make myself like it, as of late). And this month, I got my first request to make cupcakes for an event! The event was yesterday, and my time was greatly consumed

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These were kind of yucky. I'm not beating around the bush in this post. I seriously did not like this. Not every recipe's a winner right? Yeah well these didn't even place in the top ten. I'm sad to even admit where I got these from because she usually never fails me. I've gotten so many great recipes from her blog, and I even follow her on Twitter! But for the first time, a Joy the Baker recipe

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Sometimes I act very mature. I drive myself everywhere. I make calls to colleges to set up appointments. I babysit my cousins. I converse with adults. I don't often do childish things. I act silly sometimes, but I'm not the kind of person to pretend to be stupid, or make stupid jokes (a fart joke here and there has it's place, however). I can't stand when people act childish or purposely do

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I'm getting behind on my posting again...=( This is never a good thing. But I have big news. I've started doing some bread baking! And it's so amazing. Fresh bread at your fingertips is a great feeling. I was inspired to do this by my aunt Nancy who owns the book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. The book is genius and I completely recommend it. The book makes making homemade, fresh bread a

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Here it is. The third and final item for my honors chorus bake sale! I have to put it out there right away: these were the best of the three. By miles. And miles and miles. I loved these. I have proclaimed many times that I am not a chocolate fan. But when taken in moderation, and paired with other equally sized ingredients, it can be tolerable, if not yumm-o. And thus my weakness for the

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-84375663045784944602010-07-28T10:04:00.000-07:002010-08-03T11:00:15.247-07:00

I guess I really enjoyed my last whoopie pies that I just had to try them again! This time: banana and peanut butter! I saw this over at Daydreamer Desserts when I was still a "whoopie virgin" (see that play on words I did there? It works on many levels of funny) and was intrigued even then.I made these for our Honors Chorus bake sale alongside the chocolate chip cookies and the other mystery

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Gasp!Yepp. I'm making something with chocolate. And it's a cookie. My two least favorite things. But it's for a good cause. Remember that New York trip I told you about? The one for my honors chorus to sing live at Carnegie Hall? Well we're having a major 12-hour bake sale simultaneously at two different locations. This is going to be huge. Our amazing choir director has created so many

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I'm kicking myself. I was kicking myself. I probably will continue to kick myself every time I read this post.I made a pie. A darn good pie. A pie that I was apprehensive of, but realized it all came together wonderfully. I followed the easy steps, remained patient and accepting, and was rewarded with the fruits of my labor. ;)So, so flaky. Honestly, it was a perfect crust!What do I have to show

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-77670711707475461692010-07-25T08:26:00.000-07:002010-07-28T08:15:33.326-07:00

Have you noticed a theme lately? I'll help you out a little with this one, it's zucchini. Neighbors are lovely, lovely people.So whoopie pies... I don't think I've ever had one before to tell you the truth. The only ones I have come in contact with (which haven't come from my kitchen) were all chocolate. Blech. Making zucchini whoopie pies was a great way to try them out and use a flavor I knew I

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-11086089698560785572010-07-23T08:38:00.001-07:002011-01-09T16:26:41.065-08:00

I'm so behind on my blog posting, which saddens me as I'm sure it saddens you. Lots of things are happening and I'm slowly settling into a new summer routine.At the beginning of summer, the month of June, I kept an uber-lazy schedule. Wake up whenever (which usually was still early-ish since I'm not much of a late sleeper), watch the Ellen Degeneres Show, check Facebook, read food blogs, blog,

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-90995698219611886602010-07-21T05:09:00.000-07:002011-01-09T16:26:34.562-08:00

So I'm back from vacation with a new lease on life. I've been doing some thinking and I realized I want to try to get back to cooking. At least cooking more. I have pretty much completely stopped cooking and it's pretty sad. I am obsessed with baking but it can't replace having nice home cooked meals. I need to eat a bit healthier instead of loading up on the sweets basically. Where is this

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-49906864654926884432010-07-20T17:53:00.001-07:002010-07-21T13:40:13.987-07:00

I'm back my bloggie loves! I know it has been a terribly long time since I've posted but I can certainly explain myself. I had asked my sister to do some guest blogging for me while I was away, but I saw upon my return that she has failed me. What else is new? ;) I went on a really great trip with one of my best friends (the commonly mentioned Maria) and her family. We spent time at their

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-73397986015323453472010-07-07T10:52:00.000-07:002010-08-31T10:08:40.204-07:00

So it's no secret that I'm in love with my ice cream maker. I am so thankful for it and can't wait to continue tryin great new flavors! And I was lucky enough to win a bread maker recently, though it's taken me awhile to get it out of the package... But who can I thank for both of these amazing gifts? CSN stores! You've probably seen and heard about them all across the blog world at this point,

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-86994558855742255672010-07-05T09:32:00.001-07:002010-07-06T14:01:03.604-07:00

Happy belated 4th of July!My day was spent at the wave pool with my cousins, where we happened to find five dollars at the bottom of the pool! The tricky thing was the fact that the waves were going on as we were trying to catch it. So every time a wave came by the dollar would move and we would get washed over. It was really funny, but slightly aggravating...We all then headed over to our

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So umm... can we not talk about these? Really, I'm not sure I want to. I'll maybe just so you some mediocre pictures and let them do the talking, kay?Alright so I guess I'll say something. My good ole friend Maria came over to bake, yet again. Cupcakes were chosen. Of the Oreo variety. I mentioned I'd made an incredible Cookies N' Cream cupcake awhile ago, and would love to make them again since

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I saw these a week or two back when Tuesday's with Dorie made them and was sold. I love shortcakes but can't think of the last time I've had one. From all the reviews, and by looking at the recipe, I could tell this was easy to make and produced great results. It was a laid back recipe, so if cutting in cold butter scares you or you wonder if you've reached "pea-sized pieces", then you're in luck

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My cousin Lauren, who happens to have her own blog, got married this past weekend. I love weddings, but I can't honestly say I've been to a ton. Most of my cousins on my dad's side are a lot older than me. In fact, they are all practically married. Was I invited to their weddings or showers? No. Is 17 too young for these things? Thank goodness Lauren doesn't think so. She's from my mom's side and

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As my baking skills become more well known, it is both a gift and a curse. People are beginning to use me for my baked goods! I actually love it though;) My friend Maria loves when I send extra cupcakes her way and has been asking me when we can get together and bake. So real spur of the moment, we got together and made some cupcakes. This isn't the first time we've baked together. Remember the

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Friday (Today) is my blogoversary. Holy Crap. Like seriously? Did I really start a blog? A food blog? And one year ago? I'm seventeen. I was sixteen. I couldn't even drive.Well I guess I did. Though I haven't achieved super stardom, or anything close, I've learned so many things since starting my blog. My food vocabulary has increased. I now know what a clafoutis is, though I've never made one.

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Try and test your flag knowledge!These cupcakes were a fun project i decided to do for my AP World Literature class for our end of the year party. As I mentioned in a previous post, everyone in my AP class chose a country to spend time on all year blah blah blah.. I already talked about this. But for our party, I decided to showcase a more decorative side of my cupcake making abilities. My class

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Unfortunately I didn't get any good pictures of this as I was suffering from the Black Death. Okay well I was actually just recovering from having my four wisdom teeth pulled... but same thing right? I suffered from a severe lack of appetite as well so my sister and mom pretty much ate all of this pudding before I even got to it! But thankfully I got to have the very last of it!Hot or cold, this

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I write this to you after having taken a pain killer for this gosh darn wisdom teeth recovery. It is brutal business, especially since I didn't take any pain medication until just now, the night of the second day. It was pure hell before then. Anyway.... in the time leading up to the procedure I of course was very concerned over what I would be able/want to eat. (Ironically, I haven't eaten

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I have always been in love with pancakes. Every Sunday when I was little was known as Pancake Sunday. You woke up to Daddy making pancakes and bacon and afterward got ready for church. Eventually it wore off, but we definitely kept it going for about a year. The usual was always regular pancakes or chocolate chip. No complaints here, but now my pancake taste buds have grown. I've tried ones using

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I'm writing this post in some pain. I just got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. OUCH. It was extremely painful. It astonishes me how many people have this procedure done, yet I feel like I've complained more than anyone. No dry sockets yet, and let's pray never. So far I haven't eaten anything, which sucks because I love love to eat. I was smart and prepped some food for me ahead of time, which

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-25110057345981248382010-06-01T13:47:00.000-07:002011-01-02T16:51:31.197-08:00

So I think this is my 100th post? OMG that's crazayzay! I wish I'd had a better post planned... I'll make up for it later, I promise. At this point I have a bunch of drafts I'm still trying to publish before they get really old!I FINALLY got around to using my ice cream maker again. It's about time. Now that the weather is (dare I say) sweltering, ice cream is always on my mind.This ice cream

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For my AP World Literature class, each student chooses a country at the beginning of the year that they will research and write a paper on at the end of the year. In addition, a class length presentation will be given on a topic of our choice relating to the country. When choosing the country, everyone thinks mostly about what kind of fun presentation they would like to do, and what country

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This makes me soooo ticked.I definitely already had this post written like 10 days ago, and had it set to publish itself on the 15th (yesterday). So I check back on here toady and see no new post on my blog AND find I had nothing written whatsoever in my inventory.AHHHHH! I completely remember writing one. It mentioned how I love love loved these cupcakes. How the spongy moist texture and taste

Sherry Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581587173596922699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360015513773688816.post-25469316096949101032010-05-10T11:47:00.000-07:002010-07-01T12:12:08.571-07:00

I'm obsessed with fudge now! I made it for no reason one time, and now I can't get enough of it. I had some white chocolate chips in the house and decided to use the same recipe as my last endeavor, but minus the cookie dough.It worked... kinda. I melted my chocolate beautifully, but we all know what the deal is with white chocolate, right? How it hardens in like 2 seconds flat?? Yeah I knew this

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Let me start by saying, I love my mom=) Yupp Mommy you're pretty awesome. She's kinda my bff, like for realz. We're super tight and share so much. Especially our love of food. If I didn't have her in my life, my passion for food would be ka-put! She's helped me to blossom my dreams in the kitchen and seriously always puts up with my temperamental nature. When recipes go astray, she helps me reign

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If when reading this title you thought, "This obviously can't be Sherry's post, she doesn't like chocolate!", well that is only half true. I don't like chocolate, but this is Sherry. I can make exceptions. For special occasions. Like a belated Cinco de Mayo party for my Spanish IV class.This party is just more than a Cinco de Mayo party, though. It is also in remembrance of our previous Spanish

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