Friday, September 5, 2014

ash and annie's pie day


if stressed from the week, make your Friday worthwhile . . .
 by just dropping everything and MAKING A PIE LIKE US!!

ingredients

(not pictured: 5 tbsp of cornstarch)

recipe

step 1: roll one of the doughs to fit the size of your pan


step 2: lay the dough on top the pan


step 3: roll the other dough and slice the dough accordingly
(about ten pieces for a 9 inch pan)


step 4: refrigerate both the sliced dough and pie crust
while you make the pie filling

step 5: mix blueberries, sugar, salt, cinnamon, 
corn starch, and lemon juice
(refer back to ingredients for specific measurements)


step 6: whisk the yolk and heavy cream to create 
egg wash


step 7: take out the refrigerated pie crust and 
pour the filling inside

 

step 8: lay and evenly space out 
5 strips over the filled pie parallel to each other

while brushing the egg wash onto the strips

step 9: carefully fold back the second and fourth strips,
lay a strip of dough perpendicular to the other strips,
and fold the strips back over


step 10: then fold back the first, third, and fifth strips over the new strip
and then lay another strip of dough across the pie


(repeat steps 9 and 10 until the pie is covered with a lattice crust)


step 11: cut the tbsp of butter into pieces and
place them in between the lattice strips, and 
pinch the crust


step 12: place the pie into the oven
(have the oven preheated to 375 ° F and cook the pie for 50 minutes)


finished product is beautiful ~* 



Monday, September 1, 2014

surprise picnic for naomi

early birthday party ~* 


w/ our successful DIY birthday cake


@ the picnic






and the aftermath of the cake . . .


group photos







Wednesday, August 27, 2014

pizza day w/ part-timers

we had pizza today!!! 
w/ temporary roomies of  253 . . . AUDREY & CHRISTIE

   

ingredients


recipe

step I. roll the dough to an appropriate size 

 

step II. spread the tomato paste
                         

                                                       

step 3. put on toppings of choice
         & move the pizza to the oven!!!
(have your oven preheated to 425°F)




and............... 








Monday, August 25, 2014

christian's back

first featured guest: CHRISTIAN
He's back from Nicaragua with a house warming gift aka basil plant ^u^

 

& he made pesto with the basil plant he brought



& fed the apartment w/ pesto chicken & creamy avocado pasta that he cooked




mango shaved ice : bingsu

All you need for the summer...... 




ingredients


recipe


 step 1: grind ice cubes + mango ice cubes together.
* how to make mango ice cubes
mix mango juice and condensed milk 
in a 3:1 ratio and freeze



step 2: throw on some fresh mangos


step 3: scoop out some ice cream to put on top.



 step 4: drizzle left over condensed milk onto the shaved ice.