Easy Butter Cream Frosting

1 cup unsalted butter

16oz powdered sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 Tablespoon milk

blend it all together and walla!

Spicy Spinach Risotto

The original recipe called for chicken, but I skipped the chicken and used this as a side dish instead.

Modified from this recipe 

Ingredients

Rice: 

2 cups Arborio rice

1 tablespoon oil

4 cups chicken (or vegetable) broth

Seasoning: 

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (more to make it spicier)

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

2 cups fresh spinach leaves

grated Parmesan cheese for topping (optional)

Directions

1. Place oil in large glass bowl and microwave for 15 seconds. Pour rice into bowl and stir, coating rice with oil. Heat rice for 90 seconds. Pour 4 cups of chicken stock into bowl. Microwave rice for 9 minutes (on high). Stir rice. Microwave for 9 more minutes. 

2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the garlic and red pepper 1 minute, until garlic is golden brown. Mix in the parsley and cooked rice. Place spinach in the skillet. Continue cooking 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Fruit Tart

Recipe found here 

Before I put the filling on the crust, I used a pastry brush and brushed melted semi-sweet chocolate chips on the crust so it wouldn't get soggy.

Cakes

It's been quite some time since I posted anything, but that doesn't mean I haven't been baking. Here's what I've been up to: 

I got the idea for a chocolate ombre cake here

Polar bear cupcakes (I think the little ones could pass for puppies though). I got the recipe here, be warned, this is not a work/nap friendly site - they play video ads, very loudly, automatically.