Lemon-Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

This frozen yogurt was more like a sherbet than yogurt. It was a bit sour, but that was because the frozen yogurt was lemon, and it was mixed with blueberry sauce that I made by cooking some blueberries in a pan with some sugar and making them mushy. It was delicious, and I'm glad about the sour part because it would have been gone the day I made it!

Morel Mushroom Soup

We found a mother lode of morel mushrooms at my friend's house, so we decided to make something out of them. The night after we found the mushrooms, I had a dream that we made some creamy, white-tan soup out of the morels and also made spaghetti and meatballs. Guess what was for diner the next day? Soup, and spaghetti and meatballs. We started by chopping up onions and the morels and sauteing them with some butter with a little flour added, then broth.


Next, I grated some nutmeg and put that in there...


...and after a while of stirring and letting the soup sit, I added cream.


I blended some of the mushroom-onion combo to make it just like my dream, and poured myself a cup.


When my dad came home from golfing in the cold wind, he decided to grab a cup for himself. After taking a sip/bite, he said, "Forget about a cup; I'm using a bowl!"

Black Bottom Tart

One word, 3 syllables: DE-LI-CIOUS! Another great, classic Martha Stewart recipe! Black Bottom Tarts are a bit similar to Boston Cream Pie. It started out with a thin, thin crust, and we made cinnamon "cookies" with the leftover stuff.

Then we made a type of chocolate custard that was spread on the crust bottom.

Then we mixed egg whites up, and then added some plain custard that made a nice cream filling that we spread on top of the pudding.

Then I piped on some whipped cream...

...and YUM!

Pineapple Flowers

In the book "Martha Stewart's Cupcakes," she had made a Mother's Day cupcake called Mother's Day Hummingbird Cupcakes. (I don't know what they have to do with hummingbirds, though.) We didn't make the cupcake, but we decided to try the pineapple part. It worked pretty well! It didn't taste as good as it worked; it had a sweet taste in the beginning, but it was a bit sour in the end.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream/Rhubarb Pie -- AGAIN

My mom wanted to make some more ice cream today, and this time it was going to be vanilla bean. Last time, it was avocado. She bought some vanilla beans, and so I scraped the seeds from the pods, which is harder than it sounds.

Next, we had to boil cream and milk, adding cornstarch and corn syrup together, and then let it cool over an ice bath.

Then we strained it into the ice cream maker. Of course, I had to recommend another rhubarb pie to go with the ice cream, so I decided to make it more on my own this time. I made the crust, picked the rhubarb, cut off the leaves, and then sliced the rhubarb.

We used orange zest again and this time I sealed the edges of the crust with a fork instead of crimping it with my fingers. It turned out delicious!!! We always make cinnamon pie crust treats with the leftover dough.

Spaghetti Puttanesca

This wasn't in the candy book, either. My mom asked me to make dinner, so I suggested Puttanesca, a sauce that I read about in the book "A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Begining". It sounded good, and it was (even though it calls for anchovies)! It also had Kalamata olives, capers, and fresh basil in it. It was funny because we found the same recipe on the box that came with the anchovy paste! We made a big batch, so there was a lot left over, so I can have some more any time I want!

Pumpkin Doughnuts

This recipe wasn't in the candy book, but it was delicious! I made cake doughnuts with pumpkin pie filling. Then I plugged in the deep-fryer and plopped them in. I also made this delicious glaze, but I like mine thick like frosting.