CHOCOLATE!

Hey everyone! Amazing new! A few weeks ago I got hired at The Chocolate a dessert Cafe in Orem Utah. It is pretty awesome and I'm so excited to be working there! I am a assistant baker and work my butt off baking, baking and baking. We are most know for our cakes. Ange the owner had given them so really funny names from The Husband to The Brooklyn Blackout and they all have a story behind them. It's a really cute and and really fun to go to. I'll be telling you more about different items that they have at The Chocolate and what they consist of in future blogs. But for this food item of choice (and favorite one) is there Kazookie. It is cookie dough cooked and a pan until just the outside is cooked and the inside is still gooey served À la carte. You can come in and visit me too:) I work most days from about 7 am to 3 pm. Let me know if you ever want to stop by and I'll go with you or see you there! Check out The Chocolate on facebook. Hope to see you guys there!

Tomato Pesto with Noodles and Rolls

Hey guys! This is one of my favorite recipes but mainly because its so darn good and just so easy!

Chicken Pesto


1.5 lbs chicken
1 Cup Parmesan Cheese
2 table spoons vegetable oil or butter
1 Cup Pesto (costco pesto is the best!)
2-3 tomatoes
1 onion
1 clove garlic
4 cups cooked pasta

Cut the chicken into half inch pieces and roll in dried Parmesan cheese. Cook in a pan with vegetable oil or butter until almost starting to whiten. Add in onion and garlic and cook until chicken and onion are cooked. Add it 1/2 cup pesto and turn heat to low and stirring occasionally. (This is when I like to start on the rolling out roll dough and putting it in the oven so they come out same time as the pasta is done:) Add in cooked pasta, remaining pesto and tomato. Stir around until all warm and enjoy!


Rolls

Any roll recipe (choose your favorite)
1 cup of butter

Preheat oven to 425. Melt one cup of butter. Roll out half of the dough into a circle. coat it with butter. Take a pizza cutter and cut triangles about 1.5 inches thick at the top. After rolling place on pan and spread more butter on top of rolls. Repeat with the remaining dough. Cook for 9-14 minutes.

My Version of England’s Pasty

Okay Everyone! This is a recipe that I am super excited to share with you. My family used to go to England almost every summer when I was growing up. We actually spend almost a year that at one time. Some of my favorite memories are from there and when I look back on my childhood all my memories are from London England. One of my favorite meals there that we used to get were Pastys. They are a mix of meat and vegetables wrapped in a warm crust and seasoned with amazing british magic. Okay I know that was cheesy but really mine are good but don’t even come close to the ones served on little corner bakeries in London. But here you go!

I have made this 2 different ways. The first recipe and my favorite is made with beef.

White bread dough (enough to make a loaf)

2 lbs ground beef

1 onion

1 Swedish turnip (if you have one)

1 green pepper

4 pealed potatoes

1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese

1 clove garlic

1/2 tsp red pepper

1 tbs italian seasoning

Preheat oven to 425

First you need to get some white bread dough. I always make it from scratch but as it kinda takes a while to all put together you can do canned or frozen or whatever kind they have.

As you’re letting the bread rise (or unthaw) you brown the meat.

While your meat is browning cut up your potatoes in to small pieces. It doesn’t matter how large just as small or big as you’d like.

Add in the garlic and onion right before the meat browns. Lower temperature medium low.

Slowly add in the turnip, potatoes. pepper and seasonings. Put on simmer and cover.

Take a small piece of dough about 1 1/2 inches and roll out into a circle.

Put about 2-3 tbs of meat and veggies in to the middle add a little cheese on top and close up. Put in on a pan.

Cook for 12-17 minutes or until bread becomes golden on top.

Then take out and enjoy! But be careful because the potatoes are HOT! They will stay pretty warm for a while though closed up because the potatoes will hold in the heat:)

Recipe #2

Pasty with Chicken

Do every thing exactly the same except use

2 lbs chicken instead of beef

1 can cream of mushroom soup instead of potatoes and turnip

and add in 2 tsp flour to thicken the sauce

Also add in a bunch of mushrooms

This recipe is a lot creamier and lighter if you like that better. But it’s up to you! Enjoy!