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.