Starbucks Mocha Frappe

Who likes mocha frappuccinos from Starbucks? I know I do! But it's expensive! So here's a way to make a cheap one at home!

Ingredients:
5 scoops Vanilla Ice cream
 chocolate syrup*
1cup of coffee ( I used one of the mini espresso and cream Starbucks drinks that you can buy at the store)
1 cup ice

*I added about 4-5 tbsp. but add it to your liking and taste!

Directions:
Add all ingredients together and mix!

Enjoy! ~Hallie

Chocolate Oreo Shake

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a long time. I've been really busy. I had two vacations, my birthday, and a trip to Chicago! In Chicago, I got a shake. It was delicious! So, I tried my best to recreate this yummy dessert. I think I got it pretty close. So here's what you do! It's really simple!

         *NOTE: You can make any flavor you want,  just use a different ice cream flavor!

1. Put 1-2 scoops of melty (if not, you just have to use your muscles) chocolate ice-cream in a large cup.

2. Put 1-2 scoops of melty cookies n' cream ice-cream in the same cup (add more scoops to make it more chocolaty, or less).

3. Add some milk, a little at a time, to get the consistency you desire! I recommend that it be not to thick that you can't slurp it down, but not too soft!

I hope you enjoy this super simple shake! See ya soon! :-)

-Grace

Pancakes tips, tricks, and hacks!

Here are 6 pancake tips, tricks, or hacks! Whatever you want to call them I have some for you! Thanks to my father for teaching them to me.

1. Put a small amount of butter in the pan and swirl it around
2. To easily flip the pancakes try to get it all the way or at least half onto the spatula
3. Stay calm, even when your pancakes flip onto them selves, they will still taste the same!
4. So the pancakes won't get cold, heat the oven to 250 degrees F. put them on a pan and let them stay toasty
5. To save time, while the pancakes are cooking get the toppings out, whether it one or a ton, just don't let your pancake burn!
6. When the pancakes are a little golden around the edge and bubbly in the middle its time to flip!

This is for just plain pancakes, but if you try on different pancakes let me know if they still work the same!

~Hallie

4th of July Cake Recipe

I have a delicious cake for you. It is so SWEET looking, and I can't wait to share this recipe with you! It's a wonderful cake to make for the forth of July! Here you go, I hope you love it BERRY much! :-)

Ingredients:
+ white cake mix
+ 2 circle cake pans
+ strawberries
+ Cool Whip

STEPS:
1. Make white cake recipe as directed on the box.
2. Pour one half on the batter into a circle cake pan, and the other half in another circle cake pan. Try your best to make them even.
3. bake as directed.
4. When finished baking, let cool for about 10 minutes.
5. Take the cakes out of the pans and level them off.
6. Frost the top of one cake with cool whip and carefully lift the second cake's bottom onto the frosted cake.
7. Frost the whole cake with more cool whip.
8. Slice some fresh strawberries in half
9. Push in sliced strawberries into the side of the cake so they stick into the cool whip.
10. Cut off the tops of more strawberries and arrange them on the top of your cake.

TIPS TP MAKE IT MORE PATRIOTIC:
- you can dye the cake red or blue with food coloring
- you could use blueberries and make a flag with the berries on top of your cake
- you could dye the cool whip with red or blue food coloring

Hope you enjoy this cake! Get creative with it!

-Grace

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

What's hangin'? Is someberry looking for a smoothie recipe? Well I've got one for you!

Ingredients:

+ 1 cup yogurt
+ 4(ish) strawberries
+ 1 banana cut into chunks

Directions:

+ add all ingredients in blender
+ Mix, mix, mix it up!
+ Pour Into glass
+ chill in freezer or fridge for 10-20 min
+ enjoy!


~Hallie

P.S.
Updated version with ice, will come soon!

Chocolate Brownie Milkshake

So, I love chocolate! Now that it's summer, I don't crave hot chocolate anymore. So I had to find something else to quench my chocolate thirst! Here's a great recipe for a cool, chocolaty drink!

Chocolate Brownie Milkshake:

1. Get a blender.

2. Add chocolate ice cream, brownie(s), and milk to the blender.

3. BLEND!

4. Taste it and decide if it needs more of anything. Everyone likes a different chocolate amount, so I chose not to add measurements.

5. Pour into a a cup and enjoy!

I hope you like this simple treat! It's really easy to make and tastes delicious!!

-Grace :-)

Chocolate Monkey Smoothie

Hey! My friend and I tried these today! It was really good! It's not thick, maybe its my fault, but it tastes good!

Ingredients:         estimated: 2-servings
+ 1 cup milk
+ 1 1/4 Tbsp. Chocolate Syrup
+ 1 banana
+ 1 cup crushed ice

Directions:
+ Crush the ice
+ Add the milk
+ Add the chocolate syrup
+ Add the banana in chunks
+ ENJOY

this is joe, he's enjoying his sandwich, like you will (hopefully) enjoy your smoothie!

Refreshing Lemonade Slushy!

Hey guys! Summer is right around the corner. One of the most common summer treats is ice cold lemonade. But how about a lemonade slushy?! I've been experimenting today with different ways to create this yummy treat, and this is my favorite! Enjoy! :-)


Grace's Special Lemonade Slushy:

1. Fill an ice cube tray with lemonade (I used pre-made lemonade, but you can make your own), It takes about 9 or 10 ice cubes. Then, put the tray in the freezer.

2. A few hours later, put 1/3 cup of lemonade in the freezer.

3. When ice cubes are slushy but still can hold themselves together in one piece, take them out along with your 1/3 cup of lemonade.

4. Dump the cold lemonade and ice cubes into either a blender or a cup.

5. Then blend or stir until the lemonade in slushy-like.

6. Add a splash more of lemonade to make it more flavorful.

7. Pour into a cup (if not already) and slurp it down!

It's a nice summer treat for a hot day. And it is sure to cool you down!

-Grace

Apple Cinnamon Cake

This cake is hardCORE to your taste buds, they'll just be rocking and ROLLing. get it? like apple core, and cinnamon roll :D haha, funny right? Anyhoo on to dough cake. (Alright I'll stop with the puns, but you know they're apeeling! [ya know peeling apples?])

 Ingredients:          Supplies:
+ White Cake Mix           + 13x9
+ Cinnamon                     + piping tip* (doesn't matter what size)
+ Sugar                             + knife
+ Apple Pie Filling          + spoon
+ buttercream frosting                     *optional
Instructions:
1.Make the white cake mix add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and sugar each
2.bake the cake as directed
3.let the cake cool
4.level the cake
5.take cake out of pan and put on plate or cutting board
6.cut the cake in half
7. use the piping tip (clean fingers, or a straw work too) to make 1 inch deep holes in the cake
8.Keep the crumbs!
9.Now for the apple pie filling! add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and sugar each to the filling
10.pour the filling into the hole and cover the hole with crumbs
11.add frosting to the top of the half, and put the other half on that
12. repeat steps 7-10
13.decorate as you please!
Note: You can always just make the cake with out the pie filling, just follow steps 1-3

Enjoy!
~Hallie

Juicy Jokes

Hey guys! I've been poking around the internet to find some good jokes. And there's a ton about food! So why not share a few? Here are three of my favorites:

Q. What do you call a person who raps only about veggies?

A.  a BEET boxer!


Q. What does the Gingerbread man put on his bed?

A. a cookie sheet!


Q. How did the egg get up the mountain?

A.  It scrambled up!

Want more? Visit this site: http://www.jokes4us.com/miscellaneousjokes/foodjokes/

Hope you're just CRACKING up (like an egg)! I'll see you soon!

-Grace (join the dork side)

Cool Banana Bites!

Bananas are bananariffic! (sorry Paige) One day we had an extra banana at home, I cut it up, put peanut butter, and Nutella on it, then froze it. Those are good! But I liked the banana chunk itself, so I cut up another banana and froze it! Here's the two recipes:

PB&Choco Banana Bites:

+ Banana

+ Peanut Butter

+ Nutella (you don't need name brand, I used Jif)

 

Slice up a banana, mix your PB and Nutella together, then spread onto your banana slices. Now put into a container, and freeze! After they are frozen enjoy!

Plain Banana Bites:

+ Banana

Slice the banana. Put into a container, I put them in a small container, but after they covered the whole bottom, I placed parchment paper in there, then did another layer, repeat as necessary. Freeze! Then enjoy!

Hope you like the recipes!

-Hallie

My Favorite Smoothie Recipe

Hey blogging family! It's Grace, and I've recently been getting into making smoothies. I make them during the day, freeze them, and slurp 'em down in the morning! My recent smoothie I have been making, I call the Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie. Here's how to make it!

Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie:
+ Any brand of strawberry yogurt
+ Lemonade
+ Frozen strawberries
+ A little bit of sugar (because the frozen strawberries are tart)
+ Three big leaves of spinach (I know, ew! But you can't taste it... So why not, Right?)

Now blend until your heart's content! Then freeze, thaw, and enjoy! A perfect treat for the summer that's on it's way!

Enjoy the recipe and I hope you'll try it out!
-Grace

Happy Mothers Day!

Hello! Happy Mothers day to all the mothers out there, whether you're a mom to plants, animals, or crazy tiny humans! Did you make your mom anything? No? Did you call her, or text her, or in any way communicate with her? No? Why not? Well, I did! I made my mother 3 things! 1. Steak + Pepper kabobs. 2. A decorated jar. 3. A candle thing, that I added eyes on it because it looked like a face. She loved it!
Au Revoir

A little bit about Grace!

Hey Guys! Sorry I haven't said much on this blog yet, but I'm Grace! Hallie and I are cousins and we are ready to start blogging! I'm so excited to be on this blog journey with her and can't wait to share some of our special recipes and special baking influences. Let's see, a little bit about me: I have one brother and one dog. I also have pet goldfish! I love plants and succulents. My favorite color is periwinkle. I love to bake at home, with my grandma, and of course with Hallie! I can't wait to share more with you all. I'll be blogging more soon!
-Grace

Little Bit about Hallie

Hi! Let me introduce myself. I'm Hallie (Hal-lee, Halle Berry). I love to bake and cook with my cousin Grace. I have an adorable dog named Chloe, and two fish named Macky, and Fillet. My favorite color is BLUE. My favorite book is To Kill a Mocking Bird.
Sorry Grace I stole your title!