Mini Pie Pops!

Ever heard of them? Didn't think so. But guess what? They're the best things in the world. 

Here's a recipe I tried this morning;

Mixed berry bomb pies:

1 roll of Pillsbury Pie Crust

Roughly 1/2 cup of frozen mixed berries

1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

2 teaspoons of water (added separately)

2 tablespoons sugar

Firstmn, mnmdnjdsdn,sbddcb. *gulping* sorry about that. I was eating a mini pie.

First, in a small saucepan, mix together the berries, sugar, and only one teaspoon of water. Stir constantly for about 5-8 mins until the berries are bubbling a little and aren't frozen any more. Then, stir in the cornstarch and 1 teaspoon of water. Mix until you think it's okay to stop stirring and remove the pan from heat. Allow this mixture to cool while you punch out little circles of dough. Lay one circle on the  baking pan. Put a lollipop or popsickle stick down the middle. Scoop about 1 teaspoon of the fruit mixture on to the middle. Put another circle on top of the fruit. Cinch around the edges so the mixture doesn't bubble out. Bake for about 2-5 mins. 

I used a mini pie pop maker, so this recipe might not be correct in the aspect of the baking sheet. If you have the mini pie pop maker, then follow the directions inside the recipe booklet.

Enjoy!

Birthday Stuff!!!

I can't believe me birthday would hold so much kitchen related surprises! I got a food processor that you already heard about, a paring knife, a mixer, a cake pop maker, and a mini pie pop maker! Plus, my mom took me to have REALLY good food at Pastis and Taboon. YUMMMMM!!!!

FOOD PROCESSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peggy Miller just got me an awesome kitchen accessory for my B-Day!!! I just HAD to open it up early because I knew it was from Sur La Table! It has two buttons, chop and grind, and it has bowl lock and lid lock systems! Plus, it's in raspberry color. I just can't stop thinking about it!!! I'm just soooooo happy! Thanks so much Peggy (and gramps:))!!!

Homemade Pizza!!!

The best pizza in town with mozzarella, goat cheese, fresh tomatoes, and basil!

1 package of Terranova Bakery's plain pizza dough (I found it at Whole Foods)
1 Fresh Mozzarella ball
1 package of goat cheese
3 Roma tomatoes
Some Basil
Olive Oil
Pinch 'o' garlic powder
Pinch 'o' salt
It's important that all of the ingredients are very fresh!

Pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees. Rub some olive oil on the inside of a bowl. Let the dough rise for 1-2 hours in the bowl. Have a baking sheet ready with tinfoil. Rub  olive oil on the tinfoil. After the dough has risen, start stretching the dough ball like you see the people do in pizzarias. Try to make it the shape of the baking pan. Then, place the rectangle of dough on the baking sheet. Stretch the dough until it fits the baking sheet. When it does, sprinkle the top with the salt and garlic powder.  Slice the tomatoes. Start laying them down on the dough. Put the basil down next. Then, put the mozzarella and goat cheese. Put some basil on top. Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes.

 Voila!!!!

Double Chocolate Oatie IceCream

An easy chocolate ice cream with a little oatie kick!

For the ice cream:
3/4 cup of sifted cocoa powder (Hershey's)
3/4 cup Agave Nectar (if you have no idea what it is click on agave for the link)
3/4 cup Maple Syrup
pinch 'o' salt
1 cup of milk (soy milk will work, but it doesn't have the same creamy texture)
2 cups of heavy cream (yup, the whole little carton!)
1/2 tbs of vanilla extract

For the Oatie Crunch:
Look at Cocoa Oatie recipe
Crunch the cookies into bits.

Whisk together the cocoa, and salt. Add the milk and heavy cream. Add the agave nectar and maple syrup. Then add the vanilla. Before you pour the mixture in the ice cream maker, make sure the syrups aren't sticking to the bottom of the bowl. When the mixture is ready, turn the ice cream maker on. Pour the mixture into the freezer bowl (make sure you wait until the last second to take the freezer bowl out of the freezer!). After the ice cream has been churning for 10 minutes, put in the cookie chunks. Let the ice cream churn for 10 more minutes. Turn the ice cream maker off, and scoop the ice cream into an air tight container. Let the ice cream freeze for at least 1 hour.

Enjoy!
P.S. this is probably going to be the healthiest ice cream you will ever had that actually tastes good!