I’m a scientist who loves to bake, and here is where I document my adventures. Maybe you’ll learn a thing a two. Thanks for being here!
Crisp, cool, and refreshing. With a hint of ginger, and mixed with lemon-lime soda.
It's only pertinent that we make fruity drinks in the summer. And with the heat we face in a California summer, we realllly need fruity drinks to make us feel better. Cucumber Melon Cooler, anyone?
How do you like your popcorn? Slathered in butter? Plain? Salted? Covered in Milk Duds? There are so many combinations to be had with popcorn! It's a little overwhelming really.
My mom told me about a friend's popcorn bar, and how one of her flavors was "S'mores Popcorn"... And that's all she wrote.
What's wonderful about piping a ruffle is that it doesn't have to be perfect. The imperfections give it character without making it look like you messed up! The messier, the better. Or something. Plus, it's actually super easy and it gives your cakes a look of difficulty. Ruffle to impress!
Carmel-Swirled Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Covered Pretzels. WHEW! Try saying that 10 times fast! While it sounds complicated, this ice cream is far from it.
Just a simple (yet delectable) vanilla ice cream, with crushed up chocolate covered pretzels mixed in, and layered in carmel syrup! Sweet and salty, chocolate and vanilla-y, pretzel and carmel-y.... UMM YUM!
Creamy avocado filled deviled eggs with cilantro and lime.
If you're looking to take your deviled egg game up a notch, it's time to add some avocado to the mix. Literally.
Have you heard of snake bites? Most people haven't. You might know them by a different name. What they are are bacon-wrapped, cream cheese stuffed jalapenos. Need me to say that again? Jalepenos filled with cream cheese, and wrapped in BACON! Yeah. I know.
Sometimes we just really want something sweet.
And sometimes is too dang hot to use the oven.
So what do we do? We make strawberry lemonade slushies!
Lots has happened since my last Sprinkles Of My Life update! Lets see, I've gone to 2 concerts, a wine festival, hiked in Yosemite, it was my birthday, Paul's birthday, and I decided not to go to USF after all. So much to get to and explain!
So let's take it chronologically, shall we?
We're celebrating.
Why, you ask?
I believe every day should be a celebration, because there is always something to celebrate.
I love how simple cobblers are. An minimalist fruit filling, topped with a simple biscuit topping. I don't think you can go wrong with cobbler. Plus, there are tons of ways to switch it up! Nothing beats the warm and gooey filling with a light biscuit topping, paired with some ice cream. Summer is just asking for some!
We're not always going to have a good story to tell. Sometimes a recipe is just a recipe.
We're not always going to be happy.
But that's what life is about: ups and downs.
