For those of you who don't know, today is my birthday!
How old am I today?
You guessed it! 22!
And now the birthday girl is going to eat some cake :)
Peace.
P.S. I <3 Taylor Swift
Jan 31, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
Sourdough Bread Starter Day 4 and 5
Hello!
Sorry for the long break in between posts about my starter!
Day 4: Add another half cup of flour and half cup of water. Mix thoroughly.
Day 5: Throw your starter in the fridge! It is ready to use!
Whenever you take any starter out, replace it with the same amount of flour and water... So if you use a cup of starter, add a cup of flour and a cup of water.
Make sure to refresh your starter weekly!
Happy baking!
Kylie
Sorry for the long break in between posts about my starter!
Day 4: Add another half cup of flour and half cup of water. Mix thoroughly.
Day 5: Throw your starter in the fridge! It is ready to use!
Whenever you take any starter out, replace it with the same amount of flour and water... So if you use a cup of starter, add a cup of flour and a cup of water.
Make sure to refresh your starter weekly!
Happy baking!
Kylie
Jan 24, 2013
Jan 23, 2013
Liebster Award!
Hello,
A few days ago naymahsworld nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thanks so much!
A few days ago naymahsworld nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thanks so much!
So....the rules for this award are:
- You must post 11 things about yourself
- Answer the questions the nominator set for you
- Create 11 questions for the people you nominate
- Choose 11 new blogs & link them in your blog post
- Please leave me a comment on this post with the URL to your Liebster award so i can learn more about you
Random Facts about Me
I am studying interior design.
I can play 7 different instruments.
I have an extreme Amazon addiction.
I run an Etsy shop called Kylie's Krochet.
I like to bake, but not cook.
My favorite season is Winter.
I love snow.
I have traveled to several different countries... Honduras, Mexico, Belize... to name a few.
I am overly attached to my cell phone.
I am addicted to Diet Coke.
My birthday is January 31st.
Questions from naymahsworld for Me
- How long have you been blogging? A few months
- What's your favorite sport? If I had to pick one I would pick basketball.
- If you were given a chance to be a celebrity for a day,who would it be? I think I would pick a writer... I am just not sure which one!
- Hugs or kisses? Hugs
- What's your favorite meal? Chinese
- Do you use sarcasm alot? Yes, I tend to be a very sarcastic person.
- Do you have any special talent? I suppose music and crocheting are my two talents.
- What's the first thing you notice about people when you meet them? Their eyes/smile.
- Facebook or twitter? Facebook
- If you were to choose a different career from what you're doing now,which one would you choose & why? I am going to school for interior design. I would choose to be out of school already and working for a design firm.
- Idris alba or michael ealy? I had to look up who they were! So no idea haha
My Questions
- Are you in school? If so, what is your major?
- What is the main focus of your blog(s)?
- How long have you been blogging?
- Facebook or Twitter?
- Coke or Pepsi?
- Favorite food?
- What's your "day job"?
- Do you have any children?
- Favorite type of music?
- Do you run an Etsy shop or another shop like it? If so, what do you sell?
- What are your hobbies?
The nominees:
I followed everyone I nominated and I can't wait to read their posts! Please post a link to your post in a comment!
Kylie
Jan 21, 2013
Bacon Wrapped BBQ Shrimp
Get ready for the best homemade shrimp recipe you have ever had. The best part? It is easy to make.
This is much easier if you have 2 people working on it, but you wouldn't have to. One person could brush the BBQ sauce on, the other can wrap with bacon and put the toothpicks through the shrimp.
Here is what you need:
16 (or more, more is always better) large shrimp, peeled and deveined
8 Slices of bacon
Plenty of BBQ sauce (whatever kind you would like)
Toothpicks
Here is what you do:
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and grease it.
2. Cover the shrimp with BBQ sauce using a brush.
3. Cut bacon into halves or 3rds.
4. Wrap bacon around shrimp and secure with a toothpick.
5. Cook for 15-20 minutes.
Make sure the bacon doesn't overcook, but the shrimp are done.
Peace.
Jan 17, 2013
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Jan 7, 2013
Recipe: Garlic Cheesy Bread
A few weeks ago I made this Garlic Cheesy Bread.
Simply put, it was amazing.
Garlic Cheesy Bread
What you will need:1 cup warm water
1 tbsp honey
1 envelope active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
3 cups bread flour
canola oil to grease surfaces
3-4 slices provolone cheese
1/2 cup butter
dash of garlic powder
What to do:
1. Stir water, honey, and yeast together in a medium size mixing bowl. Let this mixture sit for at least 5 minutes. You want to make sure you give the yeast plenty of time to become active.
2. Stir in salt and then the flour in 1/4 cup increments (trust me, your arm will start hurting by the 2nd cup). Let sit again for 5 minutes. It's going to start rising already.
3. Grease the mixing bowl and the dough. Then cover the bowl with a clean towel.
4. Let the dough rise for an hour. Don't peek. It is tempting, I get it. Just don't do it. Okay? Keep yourself busy. You could make sure you have a cookie sheet ready to go and then check Facebook. Play a game. Go play in traffic. Just don't lift the towel.
5. After you have waited the hour, punch down and then divide dough in two equal pieces.
6. Roll each piece into a baguette shape. You can try to twist them to make them pretty, but it's not necessary.
7. Cover the entire cookie sheet with plastic wrap and set it on top of your oven for 30 minutes with the oven preheating to 375 degrees. Then reduce the temperature to 350, take the plastic wrap off the cookie sheet, and bake for 20 minutes.
8. While the bread is baking, melt the butter and add the garlic powder. Do as much or as little as you would like.
9. Pull the bread out after 20 minutes. Brush the buttery garlic mixture onto the bread liberally. Then bake another 7 minutes.
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| My bread got a little lopsided. Try to make your dough as even as possible when rolling it out. |
10. Cool the bread for 15-20 minutes (you want to be able to handle it comfortably). Then cut slits every inch or so going about 3/4 of the way through. Use a bread knife if you have one. It will be much easier.
11. Spread more of the buttery garlic mixture on the bread. Make sure you get in the slits you cut really well.
12. Break up the provolone cheese slices and put in the slits in the bread.
13. Bake another 5-7 minutes. The cheese should be just starting to brown. Serve warm.
Jan 6, 2013
Sourdough Bread Starter: Day 2
For those of you just joining us, today is day 2 of 5 making my very first sourdough bread starter. Here is the link to day 1.
All I am doing today is adding a 1/2 cup of filtered water and a 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour. Then mixing it together thoroughly. Easy enough.
This is what my starter looks like currently:
All I am doing today is adding a 1/2 cup of filtered water and a 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour. Then mixing it together thoroughly. Easy enough.
This is what my starter looks like currently:
Lots of bubbles are forming!
I can't wait to have homemade Sourdough bread bowls!
New Etsy Coupon Code!
Hello!
Starting today, if you use coupon code BLOG2013 in my Etsy Shop (Kylie's Krochet), you will save 13%!
Hurry, this coupon expires on 1/13/2013!
Kylie <3
Starting today, if you use coupon code BLOG2013 in my Etsy Shop (Kylie's Krochet), you will save 13%!
Hurry, this coupon expires on 1/13/2013!
Kylie <3
Jan 5, 2013
Sourdough Bread Starter: Day 1
Hello!
Today I started my very own Sourdough Starter! If you don't know what a starter is, it's a mixture you keep in your refrigerator for when you are making Sourdough bread. Whenever you take any out to use, you replenish it. If you go a week without using it, you "refresh" it with flour and water. The thought of that has always terrified the germ-o-phobe inside of me. However, I finally sucked it up and decided the Sourdough Bread Bowls were worth it. Take that Panera!
I got my starter recipe from theKitchn. I chose to throw in a pinch of store bought yeast, just to add a little insurance.
All I did was:
1. Find a seal able container that will hold 3-4 quarts.
2. Put a 1/2 cup of filtered water in the container.
3. Add a 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
4. Whisk until the flour is completely saturated with water.
5. Add a "pinch" of yeast.
6. Mix thoroughly again.
7. Seal the container up tight.
Some of the tips I've found across the internet are:
*Don't keep your starter in a metal bowl. Metal bowls will kill the yeast because they absorb the heat from the mixture.
*Keep your starter refreshed at least once a week. Think of it as a house plant that you must water or it will die.
*If someone wants to make their own starter, you can give them a cup of yours. Just make sure you replenish however much you give them.
Look for tomorrow's update on my starter!
Comment if you have any advice or are making your own starter!
Happy baking!
All I did was:
1. Find a seal able container that will hold 3-4 quarts.
2. Put a 1/2 cup of filtered water in the container.
3. Add a 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
4. Whisk until the flour is completely saturated with water.
5. Add a "pinch" of yeast.
6. Mix thoroughly again.
7. Seal the container up tight.
Some of the tips I've found across the internet are:
*Don't keep your starter in a metal bowl. Metal bowls will kill the yeast because they absorb the heat from the mixture.
*Keep your starter refreshed at least once a week. Think of it as a house plant that you must water or it will die.
*If someone wants to make their own starter, you can give them a cup of yours. Just make sure you replenish however much you give them.
Look for tomorrow's update on my starter!
Comment if you have any advice or are making your own starter!
Happy baking!
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January Sales: Monster Madness!
New Year. New Month. New sales!
This month is Monster themed!
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