Recipe 51: Margarita Cupcakes

I got a new cupcake book (my previous one had been ruined a few years ago) back in July and the first recipe I tried was the Margarita Cupcakes. I am tempted to split it into two recipes, as I am so behind on my goal and it was a different batter and frosting recipe for me, but I will keep it as just one recipe. The main reason I am keeping them together is that they stunk.

I kind of think it might have been the tequila in the frosting, but that does not explain the cupcakes themselves not being that great in cupcake consistency. Kind of made me unsure of trying the other recipes in the book, but I will eventually get around to some as they do sound good. I did at least learn how to make my own colored sprinkles with food coloring and granulated sugar from doing this cupcake recipe.

Recipe 50: Spring Roll Dipping Sauce

Back in July I made a spring roll dipping sauce to go with some rolls I had bought frozen. I followed this recipe I found online, although I do not think I put the corn starch in it. It was simple and easy, although the corn starch would be good for a not so runny sauce I ended up with, but that did not bother me.

Recipe 49: 4th of July Cookies

For the 4th of July I tried some different cookie decorating techniques. I used some stencils to make designs with sprinkles. I also used spray bottle style icing. Note that some of the cookies in the photos were actually my bro's designs, but they are kind of obvious being the more messier looking ones related to being his first experience with icing and having a more abstract art style anyways.

Recipe 48: Omelette

Another basic thing that I made for the first time on my own back in July. Pretty simple, but I still am not much of an egg person and not likely to make omelettes very often. I would rather just do simple scrambled eggs in the microwave (hate cleaning the frying pan).

Recipe 47: Grilled Cheese with Dijon Mustard

I made my first grilled cheese the end of June. I made them with dijon mustard. Since then it has become almost a weekly thing I make including one of the things I made for the 4th of July.

Recipe 46: Scrambled Eggs

Okay, so this is kind of stretching it, but really I never had made scrambled eggs in an actual pan until late June 2010. Sure I had made them in the microwave before, but that is not for real. Also, did not take a pic, but I still am counting it as a first attempt at a new thing to help me try to get 100 new to me recipes this year.

Recipe 45: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Back in June I made Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies using a recipe in the Joy of Vegan Baking cookbook. They ended up very delicious. I had never thought of putting chocolate chips in peanut butter cookies before and they really do go together nicely. I was pleased with these ending up nice and soft and chewy, which is how I like my cookies.