Home-made Peanut Butter

I'm back again!

I know.. I've been a bit slack lately. My life has just been crazy lately.

Between starting a new job, my research project kicking off, trying to start a literature review, training for the Irish Student Trampoline Open (ISTO) and also attempting to have some kind of social life.

If anyone wants to be my personal assistant that would be great. I'll pay you in cookies and cupcakes. Diabetics need not apply, I don't want a law suit.

Homemade Cloudy Lemonade

Do you know what I hate?

When you buy something 'healthy' like fruit juice and then you peak at the ingredients and it's mostly sugar..

Like wtf? Why. Why fruit juice companies. Why must you try to load me with sugar. I no understand.

"I know, I'll be super healthy and have a glass of apple juice and that can be one of my five a day. Oh what? One glass of apple juice is 45% of my daily sugars? Well isn't that just fantastic. Not only do I get one of my five a day but I also get diabetes. Just what I always wanted."

Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes

Today's guest posts is by one of my favourite bloggers around at the moment. Becky @ Baker Becky is my long-distance drinking buddy. If only there wasn't a massive ocean between us, oh the hilarity we would have.

 

Boozy Baileys Brownies

Just writing about these brownies makes me feel drunk. *hic*.

As some of you know, I was in Ireland last week seeing my brand new nephew. I made these whilst I was in Ireland. And I'm Irish. So this makes these brownies EXTRA Irish EXTRA Boozy and EXTRA Drunk.

No wait.. that's me.

Random Panda is Random.

I've been tagged! Jen at "love FOOD cook FOOD" has dragged me kicking and screaming into this game! It's a little game going around which gives us an opportunity to ramble on about our ourselves. As if we don't all do enough of that already ;)

So in order to keep your attention.. I'm going to berate you with randomness throughout this post. Firstly, here's an gif of baby owls.

Homemade Refried Beans with Flame-roasted Red Pepper

I love that feeling when you wake up, check your clock, see that it's 4am and then sigh with happiness because you don't have to get up for like another 4 hours.


best.feeling.ever.


Or, if you're a student, waking up at 8am and sighing with happiness because you have absolutely nowhere to go until at least 1pm. 


#IWantToSleepForever

Chocolate Espresso Mascarpone Cheesecake with Amaretti Crust

So I flew home to the luscious green pastures of the emerald isle this week and things have been manic! 


Between catching up with people before they fly halfway across the world, to reminiscing with friends about our younger care-free days over buckets of wine, to seeing my brand new gorgeous nephew, I’ve barely had a chance to look at food nevermind bake anything!

Peperonata Sauce

See this recipe...

Yes.

An AMAZING recipe for cheap delicious peperonata sauce which goes well on pizza, pasta, bread, tortilla chips, pita bread, spoons and fingers.

#FirstWorldProblems

If I was a rich man..


I'd be able to go to the bar and not have to ask "What's cheap?"


I'd be able to buy the expensive chocolate and not have to worry about feeding myself next week.


I could buy one of those MASSIVE jars of Nutella that you see in crêperies. Then shove my face directly into it.

Basic Pizza Dough

Don't get me wrong. I love Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns..


Oh Papa Johns.. It's been so long since we've had the opportunity to be together.


Me: "What kind of pizza do you want?"
Mhairi: "I want delicious meats. Get the one with ALL THE MEATS!"
(Gibbons & Meston, 2011)

Jaffa Cookies

What have I learned.. Hrmm..

1. No matter what you do, photos taken on an iPhone will never look delicious.

2. No matter how poor you are, always buy the expensive chocolate.

3. Chocolate flavoured cake covering does not cope well at high temperatures.

4. Becoming teetotal will cause headaches, poor vision and extreme tiredness.

5. These cookies would have been so much better with some Grand Marnier in them..

6. Keyboard Cat makes all problems irrelevant.