Fettuccine Alfredo

This week, I made fettuccine alfredo. I started by gathering my ingredients-heavy cream, milk, salt, pepper, garlic salt, parmesan, butter, noodles, and chicken.

My first step was to mix 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, 1 1/2 cups milk, and 4 Tbsp of butter together on medium in a saucepan on the stove. After they were mixed together, I added 1/4 tsp each of garlic salt, pepper, and salt, and stirred it all together. Then I boiled it on high while stirring to make sure it didn't scald. Once it began to boil, I turned down the heat, and brought it to a simmer, until it thickened up a little. Next, I add 3/4 cup of parmesan to the mixture, and let it melt in, and thicken. After this, my sauce was done.

I actually used penne pasta, and I had it cooking in a pot while I was making my sauce. I also decided to add chicken, and cooked it in a pan, then cut it up. I put it all together, and served it with salad, and garlic bread.

This was a delicious meal, and I will definitely be making it again in the future. My family loved it as well.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

This week for my project, I decided to make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies because they are perfect fall treats, and one of my favorites. I started by gathering my ingredients- I needed salt, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, vanilla, eggs, butter, granulated sugar, a can of Libby's pumpkin, and chocolate chips. 


I started by preheating the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit, then began making the cookies. I decided to double the recipe, I started by combining 4 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, and 2 teaspoons salt in a bowl. Then, in a separate bowl, I beat 2 sticks of butter, 1 cup of brown sugar, and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar together. I then added the can of pumpkin (about 1 1/2 cups), 2 eggs, and 3 teaspoons vanilla extract to the mixture. I stirred in the flour mixture until combined, then blended in 3 cups of chocolate chips. Lastly, I dropped scoops onto baking sheets, and cooked them for 11-14 minutes. 


The original recipe said it would make about 36 cookies, but I only ended up with 48, when doubling it should have given me 72. I believe this is because I made my cookies much bigger than they were meant to be. Although they tasted good, they weren't the best pumpkin chocolate chip cookies I've tasted. The first few batches I cooked got a little over done, but the last batches ended just how I wanted them to. It also took a fairly long time, so I hope as I cook more, I may become faster.

Food and Dessert Ideas

For my 20% project, I’ve decided to make at least one food item a week so that I can become better at cooking and baking. It’s something I really hope to get better at, and be more comfortable with, so I’m really excited. So for my first blog post, I decided to put together some ideas of types of foods and desserts I want to try to make. I want to make a variety of foods, including some from every food group. I also want to make foods for different meals throughout the day-breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as snacks and desserts.

Breakfasts:

                         

Kiwi Strawberry Smoothie       Poppy seed Muffins      Apple Pie Waffles

Lunches and Dinners:

                       

 Teriyaki Chicken            Cheesy Potato Soup                Fettucine Alfredo

Desserts:

                                                  

            Apple Pie                Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake          Butterfinger Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars