So.....Life..Boys.. everything in between...

Life...
Why is that when were little we think about how are lives are going to turn out and we all have this picture in our head. We graduate from high school with our best friends and go off to college and meet new people and rule the world. Life is going to be super easy. Well sorry to burst your bubble little ones- life isn't easy! Its freaking hard!
After high school I thought the group of friends that I hanged out with every weekend for all 4 years of school, we would still be close. Not the case- You see out of the group only 2 of us went out of state for university while the other 4 stayed in Texas. I would come home for holiday break but it would be weird.. it was like I didn't know them anymore. It was like meeting them for the first time and we didn't have anything in common. Then it got to the point where they would only text or call me when they wanted to know a recipe or if that had a problem while they were cooking.   Then the one friend that I thought we would always be friends until we were super old, went and did a Disney college program and totally forgot about me. Now only talks to people that have gone to Disney and loves it as much as she does. So some say the friends that you meet in high school will be your friends for life.  I don't think so.. I think the friends you meet in middle school and primary school is where your true friends are. those friends- Katrina & Liza we have been though a lot and nothing has stopped us from taking care and keeping in touch.
I'm in my 4th year of university with 4 weeks left of the Fall trimester and it really got me thinking about my life and what I want ot do afterwards.
Life after university:
Get more experience in restaurants
Open a restaurant
Open a bakery
Work with the school districts and get better food served to the children
start a organization to end world hunger
I know it seems like a lot but I figured if you have a degree why not use to help others.
Boys...
Why do girls think boys so freaking difficult? Thats because its us- girls that are difficult! Because we dont think we can just tell the guy- Hey I like you.. let go to dinner on friday! Instead we tell our friends- I think hes cute. and that's it. Then we get super jealous if we see the boy talk to another girl.  Especially in university, you would think by now we would be at the point in our lives where we could ask the boy out. No.. not at all!  Because what goes though our minds- Um no! he will totally say no and i'll be super embarrassed to ever see his face again so.. i'll wait until he figures I like him.. that makes more sense. Girls are totally screwed up!  We all complain about boys- how stupid they are, the stupid things they do- especially in university! and why it takes them so long to figure out we like them- not sure how many hints they want you to give them before they figure out that you actually like them more than a friend.

-Sam

Drunken Cookies

So today I made some cookies, I thought what could I add to the recipe to make it a little different and decided to add  some liquor. Here's how they turned out.

here's the ingredients:

1 cup butter
3/4 granulated sugar
1 cup cake flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cardamon
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup Italian liquor

1. Preheat oven 350,Medium bowl combine butter and sugar 
2. small bowl- combine dry ingredients then add to butter mixture 
3. Add eggs and vanilla, chocolate chips and liquor to mixture bake for 8-10 minutes 

-Enjoy 

Sam 

Pizza Cupcakes

I came up with recipe today when my family got back from church and it was my turn to cook lunch. Its such a simple recipe and it only took about 10 minutes start to finish!


Here's the ingredients:
1 can of Pillsbury grands biscuits
1 can of tomato sauce
1 pkg of pepperoni
1 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp red pepper flakes

1. Prep heat oven 350 degrees, spray cupcake tin with non stick spray
2. cut biscuits in half and place half in the cupcake tin 
3. layer sauce, pepperoni, cheese, oregano and red pepper flakes on top of biscuits 

-Enjoy 

Sam 

Nutella chocolate chip cookies

I was spending the day with my favorite little guy- Gideon who is 5years old. A family friends kid who loves to cook/bake. Most people really like nutella, his mom LOVES it! So we took my basic chocolate chip cookie recipe and made it better by adding a lot of nutella to it.


Here's the ingredients:

1 cup Butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup nutella
1 cup chocolate chip

1. Pre-heat oven 350 degrees, Medium bowl- combine butter and sugar
2. Small bowl- combine flour,baking soda, baking powder,salt 
3. Add flour mixture to butter mixture once combine add egg and vanilla 
4. Add nutella and chocolate chips 
5. Cookie sheet lined with parchment paper spoon dough and bake for 8-10 minutes. 

-Enjoy

Sam 

Jose Chorizo's

I'm pretty sure everyone has had a sloppy Joe's. Its one of those meals that you have to be in the mood for and dont care if you get messy. My family called it Jose Chorizo since I made it more Mexican  flavors then the traditional flavors.

Here's the ingredients:

2  Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
1  carrot
1 shallot
1 pkg of chorizo
1 pkg of bacon
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp red chili flakes
1 tsp oregano
4 oz tomato past
1 cup water
6 mini hamburger buns

1. In a wok- medium heat- oil, garlic, carrot, shallot cook for 5 minutes; add chorizo 
2. medium pan- cook bacon then add wok
3. sauce pan- tomato paste and water bring to boil; add to wok 
4. once everything is combine put on low heat for 10 minutes 
5. toast hamburger buns then assemble

- Enjoy 

Sam 

Vegetarian tacos

When I was little I didn't eat any meat.. and living in Texas- that was just unheard of. My family tried everything to get me to eat meat. I was that little kid that would be eating a salad instead of a regular kids meal or any meal if that. When I was little I didn't want ot eat to begin with and most of the time I still have to force myself to eat. If it wasn't for my dad and sister I'm pretty sure I would be a vegetarian and wouldn't have a problem with it but my family are big meat eaters and they think a meal isn't complete if it doesn't have meat in it.

That was until last night when I made tacos. I told my sister that it was just veg tacos and I wanted to try something different- she hesitated but finally agreed on trying it. They turned out really well, my sister loved them an went back for seconds! My mom and I was really surprised. After we ate I told Jamie(my sister) that she just had tofu and she freaked out but her face was priceless!

Here's the ingredients:

2 1/2 tsp minced Garlic 
1/4 Cup vegetable oil 
1/4 cup Salsa- mild
1 tsp cumin 
1 tsp paprika 
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp crushed red peppers 
2 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt & Pepper for seasoning 
1 package of tofu
1 zucchini
1 shallot 
1 tomato
1 bell pepper
3 cups of rice 
6 tortillas

1. Heat oven 350 degrees, medium pan- medium heat combine garlic, oil salsa, and spices together and cook for 2 minutes 
2.  Grill pan- cut tofu into slices and dipped them it the spice mixture and place onto grill 
3. Saute pan- cook vegetables 
4. While that's cooking- cook rice, place tortillas in foil and into oven for about 10 minutes
5. once everything is finished cooking- assemble tacos 

-Enjoy
Sam 

Long time, no see

So its been a while, and its funny because I haven't been super busy. Just have gotten distracted by other things and by the time I think about posting on here its 1 or 2 in the morning haha. But I'm gonna be better at posting try to do it daily or every other  day :)
Today the family is cleaning the garage... maybe!  (Note the sarcastic tone in my voice) Over the past 5 or so years, the family has said " this is the summer or the day that were gonna clean the garage" NEVER HAPPENS!!!! The garage has gotten worse over the years, we've kept stuff that we probably shouldn't have.. just because it has sentimental value or just not wanting to go though it. It makes sense, we've made excuses- I think my favorites are: 
"Its already 10am.. and its really humid outside"- Jamie " my sister"
"Oh I can't do it.. its just to hard, brings back a lot of emotions" - My mom  


Out of the whole family, I'm really the only that wants to clean it .. and I would be more than glad to clean it by myself.. if I knew what my mom would like to keep and get rid of.  It bothers me that its really messy- I like things clean and organize.. My family doesn't really like that idea. But hopefully I wont be go though a whole OCD rampage and make my family go nuts! 
Hopefully by this afternoon sometime we will be able to have a clean garage and able to park both cars in it! Keep your fingers cross! 

-Sam