Category Archives: Nico in the Kitchen

Jun 2

May’s Tasty Treats

This Summer the kitchen is my home sweet home. I’m either cleaning up, washing dishes, cooking ahead a meal, grabbing snacks, or baking something, a.k.a. I have become my Grandmother… Yesterday, I spent the entire day baking and preparing Sourdough dough, and I’ve already got bread in the oven this morning.

I have a few photos to share from my kitchen in May, and one seriously EPIC FAIL from my kitchen too…

Chocolate Chip Cookies…. Cookies, cookies, cookies. I keep asking my family if they would like me to bake anything else, and nope, just Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Cinnamon Rolls, breadmaker cheater batch. I’ve been stocking the fridge for grab and go breakfasts for James, and Cinnamon Rolls fit the bill. I take a little (well a lot) of help from the breadmaker with this recipe, and proof the dough with it instead. It really does cut down the time, but I feel a little guilty.

Homemade Chocolate Mousse. I made this for myself for Mother’s Day. I also froze half of the batch, and made some amazing ice cream out of it.

I made a big batch of Cherry Cheesecake Pudding. I’ve been making lots of cool desserts lately. This one was absolutely delicious, even though my family wouldn’t try it, because they don’t like cheesecake, and they are crazy…

Agnes and I made a batch of Sunbeam Cookies, the kids loved them!

Banana Muffins, I double the batch, and keep them in the fridge for fast breakfast. The kids even like them for dessert too.

We have been going through a lot of bread, so I’m making a few loaves from scratch for the kiddos lunches. It is so tasty, and makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches.

Depression Cake, Snack Cake, Wacky Cake, Crazy Cake, whatever you call it, throw some ice cream on top of it, and it is dessert.

So the tiny ones have been wanting to help me in the kitchen. They like to help prep ingredients, and make suggestions on what to make next. We were watching a cooking show on Food Network when they spotted Marshmallow Dream Brownies. The tiny ones said right away that we needed to make them.

To the internet, to obtain the recipe, and to the store for the extra ingredients, and then off to the kitchen to follow the direction step by step,

And I ended up with an entire pan of FAIL! O.k., so we called them spoon brownies, and they did taste pretty good. I’m going to try this recipe again, but this time, I’m using a bigger pan.

I hear my oven beeping, so it is time to take the Sourdough Rolls out of the oven. I had better get to it.

May 7

April’s Veggie Meals

April was a super tasty month. I had so much fun cooking in the kitchen, and trying out new dishes.

Pasta Salad is one of my favorite go-to Spring dishes.

Roasted Veggies have become a main-stay for Sunday nights.

I’m trying out a few vegan dishes. This salad topped with Chickpeas and Salsa Verde was delicious.

Leftover roasted veggies are pretty tasty baked with Mozzarella.

Fresh fruit makes for a easy vegan and raw dinner.

Veggie Soup and Homemade Bread is also one of my favorites.

Baked Potato bites have become one of favorite dishes. I like mine with Broccoli and extra Cheese.

I’m sticking with my veggies through the month of May, and I can’t wait to make some more tasty dishes.

May 5

April’s Tasty Treats

April was a tasty month, and I spent a lot of time cooking in the kitchen. Here are a few photos that I have to share with you.

I whipped up a quick and tasty Berry Duff. Oh man, it is one of my very favorite desserts.

Fresh Baked Butter Rolls make an appearance at least twice a week at our house.

I made a crazy tasty batch of homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

I also made a batch of homemade Pina Colada Ice Cream for me, it was delicious!

I also made a few batches of Chocolate Chip Cookies.

I tried out a pinterest recipe for Vanilla Crazy Cake. It was yummy.

I added fresh Raspberries to mine. It was scrumptious.

One very humid Sunday, I made up a batch of Bread Dough.

I made some little artisan loaves for Thade.

I think I finally duplicated my favorite Casey’s snack. I added in chopped peanuts, and oatmeal, and got the consistency just right. These little Peanut Butter Crispy bites were an amazing snack.

I made some homemade Cinnamon Rolls for a good buddy of our family.

I’ve been busy in the kitchen this month too. It seems like there have been more dishes to wash, than yummy dishes to make though.