Cinnamon Toast

In the morning, it is pretty hard to get me to eat my breakfast. I am groggy and not that hungry. But, if you put a plate of cinnamon toast in front of me, I will definitely eat my breakfast! It is really easy to make cinnamon toast! All you have to do, is take a slice of bread, toast it and then spread some butter on it. After that, just sprinkle on some cinnamon and a pinch of sugar, and you have one of the best breakfasts ever!

Peach Pie!!!

The Ripe Peaches from Whole Foods!

Me with the Non-baked Product!!

The Finished Product!!!

The other day when I was eating a juicy peach, my mom started telling me about how her mom would make this amazing peach pie every summer. So I said, let's make it. We were going to go to the Farmer's market the next day, but we couldn't wait that long, so we ran out to our local Whole Foods to buy fresh peaches and a frozen pie crust (we simply had no time to make our own crust).

This recipe which originally came from an old Pillsbury baking book is very simple. You only need pie crust, peaches, flour, butter, and brown sugar. How easy is that?! Here is the recipe...

Golden Dream Peach Pie

Ingredients:

Pastry for one-crust pie

10-14 fresh peaches (cut in halves, well drained)

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/3 cup enriched flour

3 tablespoons butter

Instructions:

Prepare pastry for one-crust pie. Fit into a 9-inch pie pan. Arrange the peach halves in the pastry-lined pan. Place cut side up. Combine the brown sugar and the flour. Cut in the butter and sprinkle the mixture evenly over the peaches. Bake in a hot oven at 450 F for 10-12 minutes. Cover pie with aluminum foil. Then bake at 375 F for 35-40 minutes. Cool thoroughly. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream! Enjoy!!!

Pictures of Paris/London

Some pictures from Paris and London, but don't worry, there will be plenty more to come!

Hello!

Hey there! Just came back from Europe and I had a fabulous time just walking, shopping, eating, and sleeping! Haha! Story of my life..... If I had to chose five meals of the trip that were outstanding they would be:

Croissants and Hot Chocolate at Cafe Angelina (Paris)

Chocolate Banana Crepe from Le Comptoir (Paris)

Lebanese Food at a place where they only have the name in Arabic (London)

Chicken and the best Plum Tart at 7eme Vin (Paris)

Fabulous Indian food from Malabar (London)

Now, I will go into depth about these amazing meals!

At Cafe Angelina, where we had breakfast in Paris at least half of the time we were there, the pain au chocolat, or in American, the chocolate croissant was so buttery, flaky and chocolatey! The hot chocolate there was rich and every sip was full of fabulous flavor! Everything at Angelina was scrumptious!

My friend, Joanne, recommended that we go to Le Comptoir for dinner. Unfortunately, we were not able to go there for dinner but, we did have the most amazing crepe there for lunch. My brother and I both had decadent chocolate banana crepes and my parents shared a marvelous egg and cheese crepe. We walked over to Luxembourg Gardens and ate our amazing crepes on a park bench. That was by far my favorite afternoon of the trip!

When we had Lebanese food, everything was an adventure. I had never had Lebanese food before other than the exception of hummus and tabouleh. Lebanese food is delicious! I had shish taouk which is chicken grilled in lemon and garlic displayed on a skewer. It was really good and full of spices. For dessert, we had baklava and mint tea.

At 7eme Vin, we had classic French cuisine. My brother and I both had the roasted chicken with rosemary cream sauce and rice and broccoli on the side. The chicken was outstanding. It was cooked perfectly and everything about it tasted fabulous! Then for dessert we had their special which was, what we would call in America, a plum buckle tart. The plums were juicy and sour and the crust was buttery and crunchy.

Everybody knows that London is famous for their fabulous Indian food, so we just had to have Indian food when we were in London. We went to Malabar which is hidden on a dark side street with pretty much nothing else but homes and apartments on it. It was a small space, but the food was phenomenal! My favorite was the yellow dahl which is lentils and other spices cooked together. The dahl was so flavorful and spicy!

There will be pictures and pictures to come!