Is it just us, or are most store-bought granola bars not that good? Some are waaaay too sweet, and there are others that taste like you are eating a bar of oats and nuts only (well, you kind of are). Most of them have some serious texture problems too. Super crunchy, or fall-apart soft. Yuck….
Caprese Pasta Salad
When I first became truly interested in cooking and trying out recipes from cookbooks, my favorite thing to make was super easy: a caprese sandwich that was from a Swedish cookbook, weirdly enough. It consisted of a ciabatta bun topped with a thin layer of mayonnaise (I know, not really a traditional caprese flavor), lettuce,…
Raspberry Lemonade
It has been hot the past few days- I mean 90 degrees kind of hot! So, it’s only appropriate to make a refreshing drink to enjoy while cooling down. Our mom got a giant bag of lemons at Costco the other day, which is stuff mart of real life since you can get everything there…
Vanilla Sheet Cake
Leah and I come from a background of a cooking/food-loving family- yes, we are Italian! Our aunt and uncle own a restaurant, and another aunt worked as a chef and once cooked for Thomas Keller. All of our family gatherings have pretty awesome food, and Leah and I have enjoyed contributing recently as we have…
Jalapeno Cheddar Scones
We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! It’s always fun to have an extra day off from school. This year, we are really lucky because we are still in the midst of our 4-day weekend. Our exam schedule was different this year, and we lucked out with an extra day off! Well, Celine…
Orange Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
Neither of us have mentioned on here much, if at all, that we love to read. If I were to be completely honest, I (Celine) like reading better than cooking. That may come as a surprise since I have a cooking blog! Well, during the past couple of weeks in English we spent some time…
Poppy Seed Bagels
We don’t know of any person out there who doesn’t like a good bagel! They are chewy, flavorful, and suitable for nearly any topping. We usually get them from a local place, or Manhattan Bagels (an east coast chain that sells surprisingly delicious bagels). Bagels are one food that we have been planning to make…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and chocolate is one of the most important food groups (yes, it is a food group). So logically, the two should go together sometimes! Now, we aren’t saying you should skip out on healthier breakfasts like yogurt, berries, cereal, eggs, or whatever…
Feta, Roasted Red Pepper, and Spinach Pizza
If you haven’t been able to tell before, we love pizza. If it’s good pizza, we wouldn’t mind eating it every day. It’s always fun to try new variations on the classic pizza (even though that doesn’t need much improvement). So, here is our latest pizza creation: a crisp pizza crust topped with a super…
Double Cookies and Cream Brownies
Ah, yes…junky treats. We all know them. They’re the ones with Funfetti cake mix, chopped up candy bars, and marshmallows. Those items have a list of ingredients a mile long, and go into recipes that claim to have only 3 (cake mix counts as “1” ingredient). We generally avoid those recipes, because frequently they aren’t…
We Like Two Cook 