Veg Week: Ya Think I Can Do It?

BREAKING NEWS!!!
From the week of Thursday, June 1 to Thursday, June 8, I AM GOING TO BE VEGETARIAN!!!

You may wonder, "What in the world inspired you to make this sudden, drastic (and crazy) decision?" Well, to tell the truth, although I am a cook (and eater who always wants to try new things) it has always been on my bucket list to be vegetarian for at least a year during college or my adulthood. Then also, tonight I was eating dinner and we had crab. Sure, it was good (once dunked in butter) but I felt like I could go without it, especially when I watched my parents tear away at another animal's legs as though they were just snipping flowers for a lovely bouquet. I just felt inhumane getting only a tiny bit of meat out of an animal we had to kill.

Now, I'm not trying to persuade anyone, but I'd love to have some moral support from friends, so feel free to join me in being vegetarian the week of July 1-8. This will sound cheesy, but we can make a difference together!

Always add a pinch of love, especially to the animals being slaughtered.

Happy 50th Post, Food For Thought!!!

Hey, cooks:
I just wanted to share something awesome...

THIS IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT'S 50TH POST!!!

Just wanted to share that with y'all and thank you for viewing my blog :)

Cook on!

Check Out This Email I Got!

This is a chain email I got :P but it's really cool. It's basically how to calculate your age...there's a twist...in CHOCOLATE YEARS! Interesting, right? So try it out!
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YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

Don't tell me your age; you'd probably lie anyway-but the Hershey Man will know!

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read .
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1760 ..
If you haven't, add 1759..

6... Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.



You should have a three digit number

The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are



YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2010) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

Epic Turning Point For M&Ms!

I don't know if you're a TV addict like I am but there's a new commercial for a new kind of M&Ms that look sooo good...

PRETZEL M&Ms!!!

I'm going to buy them ASAP and I suggest you do, too so that we can share opinions on pretzel M&Ms. c(: That's all for now!

---> Interesting, right? Any predictions for what they will taste like?

Snickerdoodles

As I promised, here is the snickerdoodles recipe! It is courtesy of David, an awesome cook with an awesome recipe! Try it because it's easy AND amaaaaaaaazingly delicious. Here it is!

1. Mix together: 1 cup butter and 1 1/2 cup sugar, then add 2 eggs

2. Sift together then stir in: 2 3/4 cup flour, 2 tsp cream of tartar, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt

3. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours

4. Roll into small walnut sized balls and roll in a mixture of 1tbsp cinnamon and 2tbsp sugar

5. Bake: 8-10 min at 350 F

Making Snickerdoodles!

Hey, chefs! Tonight I made snickerdoodles! (I will get the recipe to you ASAP) So, I'm sharing some pictures I took from each phase of the baking.
---> the dough
--->the cookies before being rolled in cinnamon-sugar/being baked
---> the cookies once rolled in cinnamon-sugar/before being baked

---> the cookies once baked! Mmmm...

New Layout: Can't Miss It!

Did you notice the new setup of the blog? It's so cool!

I just wanted to rave about the new templates and advanced adjustments from Blogger! They're totally awesome and I'm gonna add them to Chico's blog ;)

Anyone who has a blog: this is so cool, so go check out the cool new things you can apply!

Isabel

Homemade Sno-Cones: Easy and Delicious

Hey, sorry I haven't posted for a while, but I have a great recipe to share today: drum roll...
Homemade cherry sno-cones! I figured because it's summertime (!) this recipe would come in handy so here it is:

INGREDIENTS
Ice cubes--12
Strainer
2 plastic cups
Jar of maraschino cherries--10 oz.
Ice crusher*
*if you don't have an ice crusher, you could probably use a blender, but check with your parents first in case your blender is not strong enough to crush ice.

DIRECTIONS--very simple!
1. Put the ice cubes in the ice crusher one or two at a time (or put all the ice cubes in the blender and press "chop") and crush them up.
2. Once the ice has been crushed to a coarse but small consistency, pour the jar of maraschino cherries onto the ice, but above the strainer (so that only the juice gets strained onto the ice).
3. Stir and pour into 2 plastic cups. Enjoy!

It's as easy as that. Try this recipe anytime and you're sure to love it!