Calligraphy Week 2

The past little while, I've been working on some new calligraphy stuff. I've been looking up pictures online for inspiration and to just start by copying them, and this is what I've come up with so far. I want to be able to start coming up with my own designs though soon, so I'm just going to keep trying to get better, and working on it.

                                       

Calligraphy Week 1

This week I started my calligraphy project. I have a chalkboard in my room, and I decided it would be fun to write a message on it with calligraphy lettering. I used chalkboard markers because I think they're easier to use than just regular chalk, and chose the quote I wanted to use. I'll probably change the quote I have on there every once in a while, but for now I'm proud of the work I did. It's a little crooked, and could use some work, but I think this first project turned out pretty good.

                                         

Calligraphy & Lettering

I'm changing my blog from making food and desserts to calligraphy and lettering. Cooking and Baking was fun, and I learned a lot from it, but I'm actually really excited to learn more about calligraphy. I've worked on it a little bit already, but I'm not great yet. I don't have any pictures of any of the work I've done, so I decided for my first blog post to find some inspiration.

                      
                         
                        

Baked Penne Pasta

The Baked Penne Pasta served with salad and
cheesy garlic bread

This week, I chose to make a dish for dinner. I love pasta, and wanted to try something different than just spaghetti or the usual pasta meals, so I decided to go for a baked dish. I used penne pasta, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, beef, Hunt's sauce, and some italian seasoning.

First for the recipe, I cooked a package of noodles in boiling water until they were tender, While they were cooking, I mixed together all the cheeses (mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan) in a bowl with a can of Hunt's four cheese red sauce, and some Italian seasoning to give it more flavor. Then I added in the beef.

Once the pasta was done cooking, I drained it, and then added it to the sauce mixture, mixing until all the noodles were covered. I then poured this mixture into a skillet cooking pan (although I could also have baked it in a pan in the oven), and I topped the whole thing with more cheese, and cooked it at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 30 minutes or until it was baked through, and the noodles got just a little bit crunchy in some places. I also made some cheesy garlic bread by putting a garlic butter spread on some french bread, and topping it with cheese. I served the bread and pasta with some salad on the side.
                                         

Crepes

This week, I made crepes. They're one of my favorite things to eat for breakfast/dessert/really anytime. The recipe is pretty simple, but it takes a while to make them perfect how you want them.

I needed flour, eggs, milk, water, salt, and butter to make this recipe. I started by using a whisk to combine 2 cups of flour and 4 eggs. Then I slowly added 1 cup each of milk and water to the mix. I added 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 4 Tablespoons of melted butter to the mix, and beat it all together until the mixture was smooth.

After the mix was ready, I heated up on a non-stick pan on the stove and poured a little bit of mix onto the surface. Then I lifted up the pan, and tilted it so the mix got all over the bottom. After it cooked for about 2 minutes, I flipped it with a spatula and cooked it on the other side. Then I repeated this process with the rest of the mix until I used it all.

I served the crepes with nutella, whipped cream, syrup, jam, fruit, powdered sugar, caramel and chocolate syrup, and basically a ton of other toppings people could choose from. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures this time.

No Food

This week I didn't have time to make anything except mac n' cheese, and I figured that probably wasn't worth sharing, so I don't have any pictures this week...but I am planning on making a few different things this week, so I'll share those when I've done them.

Teriyaki Chicken

This week, I made teriyaki chicken. It's one of the more difficult recipes I've tried, although it's not that hard. I think it turned out well. To make it, I needed soy sauce, water, garlic powder, brown sugar, honey, cornstarch, and chicken.

I started by putting 1/2 cup of soy sauce into a medium sized pan on the stove, then added a 1 1/2 cups of water, a 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and 3 Tbsp. of honey all together. I put the heat on medium low, and let all the ingredients combine and heat up. After they were warmed, I combined 4 Tbsp. of corn starch and 1/2 cup of cold water before mixing it with the other ingredients in the pot. I then brought it to a boil, then turned the heat to low. During this, I also cooked some chicken, and cut it up, and made some broccoli as well to go with it. I served it on rice, and it was delicious.