No ice cream left at home? Fret not, make some!

Hi fellow readers of Cooking for Idiots, its me Waffle girl! It’s Tuesday and we hope you are still hanging in there. 

Lately, I’ve been thinking of having more fun with my waffles topping. Especially ice cream! 

What could be better than enjoying ice cream in the palpable delirium of a heat wave? (Besides a cold bath and a thirst quenching drink) Anyhow, I digress.

You know those times when you really feel like having some ice cream and there’s none in the fridge? And you’re too lazy to go to the supermarket to get your favourite Ben & Jerry’s? Well, who says you need to buy any? You can make homemade ice cream with all the basic things you can probably find in the kitchen!

You will need:
2 x ziplock bags
½ cup of reduced fat/whole milk/cream
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Lots of ice cubes with salt

1) Dump it all in
Place the ice cubes with salt in a ziplock and the milk, sugar and vanilla extract in a separate one.

  

 2)  Shake it up
Shake the ziplock containing the milk to mix the ingredients before placing it into the ziplock with ice cubes.  Continue shaking it vigorously. 

3) Serve!
Your ice cream should be ready if it’s creamy. Once done, you can scoop it and serve with your favourite toppings.  Coco pops, rainbow chocolate rice, anything! If you’re feeling for some chocolate ice cream, just substitute the vanilla extract with cocoa powder. Recipe serves 1.

Try the recipe and let us know how it goes!

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Spicy French Fries

Hello fellow idiots!

How have your week been so far?I hope it's going well as Miss French Fries is back again for another idiot-proof recipe. This time, I want to share with you guys something spicy and crispy that you can munch on during your free time.

As I am someone who is in lurveeee with french fries, of course I will share with you guys my favourite snack and how to do it at home!

Firstly, the ingredients are:

1. Water
2. Potatoes (you can use any kinds of potatoes but russet potatoes is the best for cooking french fries!)
3. Paprika
4. Salt
5. Chilli flakes
6. Flour
7. Coriander leaves

Next, cut the potatoes and soak them in cold water so that the potatoes won't turn brown. You can cut the potatoes in whichever way you like it.

Heat the oil in the skillet to a medium high heat. While the oil is heating, sift the flour and spices into a bowl. You can add as much of the spices as you want according to your own taste.
Don't forget to add salt too for taste.
Finally, add in enough water so that the mixture is not too watery or too thick.

Dip the potatoes into the batter one at a time and fry it into the skillet. Fry until it turns golden brown and crispy. When it is ready, remove it and drain on paper towels.

And voila! The spicy french fries is ready!

If you guys have any suggestions on what recipes you would like to see, don't be shy and comment on the comment box and we idiots will take up your challenge. Have fun trying!

Published on: 20/01/2013 17:55

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Hungry and Itchy for cheap food

Hate queuing for food during lunch hours? Feel an urge to get your cook on in school? Bringing food from home getting too damn boring? You are not alone. We feel the same way.

As my tummy started grumbling in class, I wondered what I could eat for lunch. A little later, Miss French Fries arrived and complained about the endless queues down at the canteen. Waffle Girl overheard and cut in.

“Wouldn’t it be awesome if we prepared our own snacks in school?”

“Like what?” Marshmallow Boy asked.

We started discussing what snacks we could possibly put together in school and agreed on the following: 1) the ingredients should be cheap and easy to find, 2) the preparation time should take less than 5 minutes, and 3) the steps should be simple.

We were up to some mischief early in the morning and here is a video to proof it!



This is what we came up with:

Sausage Spooned Mash Potato

Mash potato alone is boring, why not dip your sausage in it? ;)
The saltiness of the sausage is balance by the mild flavor of the mash potato.
Your sausage will be more savory, and your mash potato will be more filling.

Marsh-scuit 

Cream crackers and marshmallows, bet you didn’t think of that.

Step 1 - Stuff a marshmallow in between two crackers
Step 2 - Place it in a microwave oven for approximately 20secs
Step 3 - Remove and enjoy

The chewiness of the marshmallow complements the crackers. Not only is it sweet, but it’s both chewy and crispy.

Instant (egg + noodles) 

Most of us find cup noodles dull and “jelak” (sick of eating the same food, in Malay) and often crave an additional ingredient with the instant noodles.

For only 75 cents, you can get a tea egg from 7-11 and add it into your cup noodles.

So these are a few snacks you can try when you feel an urge to cook in school or are simply lazy to queue. Your experiments may or may not turn out well but it’s always fun to try, especially with your friends!


If you have any suggestions or ideas for snacks, feel free to share them with us in the comment box below.

Have a good day fellow cooking idiots!

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Bread Pizza

Have you guys ever had leftover breads and you don’t know what to do with it? Or do you feel like having pizza but do not have enough money? Not to worry my dear readers, this recipe will save you from your misery of throwing your bread away and satisfy your cravings for pizza.

Basically, this pizza use normal bread that you always have at home. And no, it is not weird to eat it with normal bread. Instead, it taste exactly like the pizza that you will get at any pizza stores. It is really simple and cheap. Making the dough can be very confusing for cooking idiots like us, so bread can be a substitute for it and it's sure as hell a good one! 

The ingredients that you need are:

1. Bread (you can use wholemeal bread too if you want)
2. Tomato sauce ( I recommend using Prego because they are just so darn good)
3. Mozzarella cheese
4. Hotdogs/beef pepperoni 
5. Button mushrooms
6. Capsicum

You can add any other ingredients that you want to your pizza such as bacon, corns, tomatoes, pineapple, minced beef etc., What is most important is that you need bread, tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Since it is your own pizza, just go crazy with the ingredients because no one is stopping you!

Before you start make sure that you pre heat your oven to 170 Degrees Celsius about 7 - 10 minutes before you put in the pizza.
  
 Here are the steps:

Put it in the oven for about 8 - 12 minutes. Check a few times to see if your pizza is ready.
As we are using normal bread as your base, it tends to harden easily so make sure you do not overcook it. If your toppings are done cooking and the cheese have melted then you can take it out from the oven.

Voila you are done! Just 4 easy steps for you to enjoy your very own pizza! 
Have fun trying fellow cooking idiots ~

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