brie and raspberry croissants

Croissants….

Croissants. Croissants. Croissants.

I just love saying that. And in a french accent, naturally.

Croissants.

MMMMMmmmmmmm. Croissants.

In reality, I do not yet know how to make actual croissants, although it is something on my list to do in 2011. I do, however, very much enjoy the next best thing equally as much as the real thing: Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. PCR are positively delightful. They are so delightful that I like to call them croissants, whether they really are true croissants or not. Mostly, because I just like saying croissants.

There really is hardly anything better than croissants. They are so soft and buttery. I absolutely love every single bite. My mother always made croissants with my favorite dinner dish, chicken paprika. mmm. It’s still the exact thing I ask for whenever I visit home. The chicken paprika is mouthwateringly delicious, but the croissants absolutely make the meal for me. You want to know what else is mouthwateringly (is that a word?) delicious?

Croissants for breakfast. Even better… croissants for breakfast with brie and raspberries. Oh. my. goodness.

You can very easily make this yourself. And if I were you, I would make these today.

Ingredients:
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (aka croissants)
Soft Brie
Ripe Raspberries

350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Bake ’em on up and enjoy! Easy peasy oh so breezy.

Happy Saturday!

mmm good…potato leak soup

Yummy, yummy. This soup was delicious! I scooped up the recipe from Pinch My Salt. A hearty dinner and super easy too! Zan’s mom gave me a Cuisinart hand blender for Christmas. This means I will be making a lot of soups from now on, and this makes me very happy. I love soup, especially in the winter. So cozy!

Also, that bright red soup/lobster pot is from Zan. HOW fun is that? Thanks, Zanner!

hummingbird bakery

While browsing the anthropologie website (a daily go-to for me) I came across this wonderful baking cookbook.

It’s from an American bakery in London that I went to a few years back. Right on Portobello Road, this bakery lies in the midst of one of the most famous and largest antique markets in the world. I remember being very pleased to have found it after walking the stretch of the market, which takes a lot out of you!

Thanks to trusty old facebook, I still have some pictures from that glorious day:

It’s fun revisiting old photos isn’t it? I just spent the last 45 minutes looking through the each and every one of my facebook albums. I started with the London one, but then got caught up in the memories of my past. After rekindling my memories of London, I savored the pictures from Venice, and then decided while I was at it I might as well look through every other facebook album I’ve ever posted, which just so happens to be over 30 albums (because I love taking pictures), and here I am 45 minutes later and none the wiser. But that’s what facebook’s all about, right? Wasting time and reliving memories? At least that’s what it is to me and boy do I love it.

Anywhoo, where was I? Oh yes, The Hummingbird Bakery. That place was sure mighty delicious if my memory serves me right. I had a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting, because that’s what I like best. But they have lots and lots of goodies to choose from and just because we live here in the US doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them either. Just buy the cookbook and you can bake up those delectable treats right in your very own kitchen!

Think of all the fun you’d have eating these treats…

above photos from hummingbirdbakery.com

Yummy. Oh so yummy. I love dessert. It’s just the best. Pick up your own copy of The Hummingbird Bakery cookbook online at anthropologie, amazon, or at The Hummingbird Bakery’s website. Enjoy!

homemade chicken noodle goodness

I’m spending a few days at my grandmothers house in Connecticut. And this means many things like shopping, and lounging, and movie watching, and cookie eating. But most of all, this means…

Homemade chicken noodle soup.

There is nothing better in all the world than my grammy’s noodle soup.