Recipe: Cheddar Cheese Puff

I was going to make cookies for this post, but unfortunately I needed unsalted butter and all I have is salted butter.  So, in a small panic,  I started searching all over the internet, and I stumbled upon Cheddar Cheese Puffs.  I had all of the ingredients needed, so I decided to try to make them. 

Ingredients:

1 stick of Butter 

1 cup of Water 

½ tsp salt

1 cup of All-Purpose Flour 

4 Large Eggs 

1 cup Cheddar Cheese

2 tsp fresh Thyme or Rosemary

Fresh Pepper

Directions:

In a medium sauce pan, add the cup of water, the stick of butter, and the ½ tsp of salt, and bring it to a boil.

Reduce the heat to medium and add in the flour.  Using a wooden, spoon stir rapidly.  The mix will become a dough ball.  Continue stirring for a few minutes. 

Remove the pan from the heat and let the dough cool enough so that the eggs won’t cook as soon as you add them.  Then add in the eggs one by one, folding them in.   The dough should now be creamy. 

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Add in the cheese, rosemary/thyme, and pepper. 

Spoon out a small tablespoon amount into the parchment paper.  (I’m never good at this part…)

Cook them for 10 minutes, and then lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes. 

They kind of look the same as the raw ones, but don't worry, I actually put them back into the oven after this pic, because I tried one, and it was still raw. 

They should come out with a lightly golden brown top.

Enjoy!

I think they're really yummy!  They have more of an eggy texture than I was expecting, but I love eggs, so that's okay.  I think I'll enjoy them for breakfast rather than an appetizer snack food. 

xx 

DIY: Bath Bombs Fail:

I'm sorry that this pic doesn't have coconut oil pictured in it, I forgot about it until after I took the picture, didn't think about taking a new one, and now I don't have all of the ingredients to retake.  My apologies! 

Ingredients:

8 oz Corn Starch 

4 oz Baking Soda

4 oz Citric Acid

3 oz Coco Butter

2-3 Tbsp Sweet Almond Oil 

2-3 Tbsp Coconut oil 

½ tsp Essential Oil 

Food Coloring

Silicon Molds

Directions:

Combine the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix them up a bit.

Add in the liquid and oil (Except for the essential oil) into the mix by hand.

Add in the essential oil.  The measurement is really just a guide line, you can add more into the recipe if you want a stronger smell. 

Press the mix into the silicon mold and let them dry out.  This may take a few days. 

This DIY went terribly wrong for me.  Not going to lie.  None of the bombs came out in their shapes, so I rolled them into balls and went from there.  (They're really crumbly so it was a little difficult.)  I plan on trying again as soon as I can get the products that ran out, and I will post again. 

I decided to try out one of the smaller balls, to see if they would fizz up, and it did, but it didn't completely dissolve.  But, it is very moisturizing. 

So other than this not working out, it was a fun experiment, and when I try this again, if successful, I will have some tips for how not to turn out like this.  It took about two weeks for them to finally dry out where it should have only taken a few days.  

xx

Side Notes:

I had two essential oils so what I did was split the mix into two different bowls. 

Also, when adding to the molds, I accident put too much in the dish, so add sparingly!  The mix rose, just keep that in mind. 

And I had a hard time finding both sweet almond oil and citric acid.  I found the sweet almond oil at Harris Teeter and I found the citric acid in the canning aisle at Walmart.  Just in case you want to make them, and also have a hard time.  

Drink Recipe: Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Dupe:

Every weekend after I do all of my errands I treat myself to a little Starbucks.  Most of the time I’ll get their Caramel Frappuccino, but I’ve recently been loving their passion tea.   So really it’s a 50/50 that I either choose a Frappuccino or tea.   But while looking for new recipes to try, I stumbled upon this one, and I just had to make it, and let me tell you, it was PERFECT!  Tastes just like the one from Starbucks, so now when I have a little craving, instead of paying five or six dollars, I can just make it at home. 

Ingredients:

2 cups of Ice 

1 cup of strong coffee, cooled 

1 cup of low fat milk 

1/3 cup of caramel sauce 

3 Tbsp white sugar

Directions:

Blend all of the ingredients together and pour into a glass.

Optional: Top with whipped cream and drizzle some more caramel sauce over top. 

Enjoy!

xx 

Maybelline’s Color Sensational Lip Liner

I have been avoiding lip liner because I have so many different shades, and I really just can’t be bothered to buy a lip liner to match.  Then when one of the lipsticks that I bought didn’t sit right on my lips, and it smudged really easily and I felt like it was half way down my face, I started looking into find a lip liner for it. 

The lipstick that I’m talking about is a deep red color by Wet n’ Wild.  I’ve blogged about it here. 

It supposed to be a four hour stay, but for me it’s more like a 30 minute stay.  If that. 

While I was looking for lip liners, I decided that I should look for a nude lip liner, because if I buy one, then it’s going to work for all of my lipsticks.  I haven’t had much luck in finding a light nude shade, until this weekend…

I found this lip liner and instead of it being nude it was CLEAR!  I had no idea that they even made clear lip liner, I was soo excited. 

Maybelline’s Color Sensational Lip Liner in clear goes on smoothly, and if you’re worried about missing spots when filling in your lips, it actually goes on in a very light white color and it dries clear.  I really liked that.  (I’m known for missing spots.) 

My lipstick stayed in place, granted I didn’t do much with my lips.  I drank some water from a straw and if you've been here long then you would know that I have a bad habit, and if not, I rub my lips together ever 45 seconds or so because of being nervous and self-conscious. (It’s a habit I’m trying to break.)   It still stayed.  That surprised me, especially since I was using a lipstick that I have previously stated how much I didn’t like it. 

Anyways, if you’re like me and don’t want 100 different lip liners around, and you just want one perfect one, I would look to see if your store carries Maybelline’s Color Sensational line. 

xx