January 29, 2016
Foodie Friday: Hot Chocolate Cookies
Hot Chocolate Cookies
1 and 1/4 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/4 cups flour
4 packages (or 3/4 cups) hot cocoa mix (I used 4 packs of Swiss Miss hot coco)
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1 cup Mini Marshmallows (or you can use the mini marshmallows from your hot coco mix)
Step 1. Mix butter, sugar, and brown sugar into a bowl until light and fluffy. Then mix in eggs and vanilla.
Step 2. Slowly mix in your flour in your mixture.
Step 3. Mix in hot coco powder, salt, baking soda, baking powder into the batter. This batter is like a sugar cookie batter so it's pretty crumbly so you might want to use your hands to mix everything together. If doing chocolate chips, mix them into your batter.
Step 4. Refrigerate for about an hour.
Step 5. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Step 6. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of batter and roll into a ball. Place onto cookie sheet and use your thumb to create a thumbprint in the dough. You should be able to fit 2 to 3 mini marshmellows in this space.
Step 7. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes, or until lightly gold brown on the bottom (marshmallows should also have a nice golden toasted color)
Step 8. Enjoy!
These cookies were the perfect little snack while we binge watching Making a Murder. And definitely fulfilled my craving for something s'more like. If you are looking for something super chocolatey I would suggest to use chocolate chips and a richer hot chocolate mix (maybe something like Godiva or Ghiradelli hot chocolate mix). The best part about this recipe is that it's stuff that you most likely have in your pantry already.
January 25, 2016
Weekend Wear: Velvet Snow
The day after a snowstorm I always feel like a kid. I want to go sledding and build a snowman. It's one of those times where I wish I had a kid or lived closer to my nephew. Nothing sounds better to me then going sledding and then going to Farmacy for some hot coco and ice-cream (icecream to me is an all year round thing). So we bundled up and headed out for a bit. Walked around the hood and picked up a few things from the store...boring grown up stuff if I do say so myself.
Coat: William Rast c/o Lord and Taylors | Sweater: Zara | Leggings: Aritiza | Boots: c/o Cougar Boots |
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff | Hat: Joe Fresh | Sunglasses: c/o Boohoo | Scarf: c/o DSW
How was your weekend?
January 20, 2016
Outfit Post: Black Jean Queen
Sweater: Forever21 (old) | Shirt: Urban Outfitters | Jeans: Madewell | Boots: Zara | Sunglasses: Feather's Boutique |
Hat: Forever21 (old)
Do you have any pairs of jeans that are your favorite?
January 18, 2016
Weekend Wear: Athleisure
Sneakers: c/o Piperlime from Steve Madden | Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs | Sunglasses: H&M
To be honest....most weekends I'm a total bum. Only to go outside to run some errands or even take a small walk in the hood to at least say "I went outside." This even more true as the days get colder. Thanks to the athleisure trend for allowing me to look like a fashionable lazy bum.
How do you pull off the athleisure look?
January 15, 2016
Foodie Friday: Pesto Pizza
If you don't love pizza...then I don't think we can be friends. Maybe it's because I'm from New York, but pizza is one of those foods that I could live off of. My husband and I have resolute this year to eating better and also cooking in more. This past weekend we successfully did not order out! We made dinner together Saturday evening and on Sunday I took my own little twist on pizza...Pesto Pizza.
I've made a lot of pizza in my day...Never made dough from scratch, though I've used all different sorts of crust: Pillsbury Pizza Crust, Boboli Pizza Crust, etc. But by far the best one that I've used is from Fresh Direct. The husband and I have been ordering from Fresh Direct for a few months now and this was my first time ordering their frozen pizza dough. To be honest I was skeptical about this dough but this...this is legit. They come in packs of four and you can easily do small personal pizzas or a medium size pizza. I've learned that I think next time I would do 2 small personal pizzas for husband and I. This dough is way easier to use then the Pillsbury and comes out like a real thin crust pizza.
PESTO PIZZA
Ingredients:- Pizza Dough
- Pesto Sauce
- Olive Oil
- Mozzarella cheese
- Flour* (depending on what type of dough you use)
***If you are using frozen dough...let the dough refrigerate over night. Then an hour before cooking let it sit out in room temperature***
these steps are for frozen pizza dough modify where needed:
1. Pre-Heat Oven to about 500 degrees.
2. Sprinkle a little flour on the table before rolling out your dough.
3. Roll out dough to desired size. I did a thin crust pizza for two (we got about 4 slices each)
4. Once rolled out to desired size, transfer to baking pan or pizza stone. If using a pizza stone add a little flour on the pizza stone before placing the dough.
5. Spread about 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil on the crust of the pizza.
6. Add about 1/4 cup of pesto sauce (or to taste) and spread over dough.
7. Evenly spread the bag of mozzarella cheese over the pesto and dough.
8. Place into oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
9. Once edges are crispy, take out of oven and let it sit for about 2 minutes.
10. Slice and enjoy!
This is such a quick and easy little twist on your everyday pizza. Plus, its so simple that you can do it in minutes in stead of ordering out. Plus you can add your own sides, I had my pizza with a side of Caesar Salad.
I think I'm going to try garlic knots next with this dough! Stay tuned for that!
Would you try this twist on pizza?
January 11, 2016
Weekend Wear: New Year, New Start
Jacket: Calvin Klein (similar style here) | Sweater: J.Crew (similar style here) | Jeans: Madewell |
Shoes: Dolce Vita (similar style here) | Headband: c/o Superdry (on sale!) | Scarf: c/o Superdry |
Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Hows your New Year going so far?
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