New Stuff and Some Kitchen Disasters

I just bought some new plates and equipments today. I love shopping and looking around because each time I go for shopping; I see a new thing. And today, I saw these cute little egg cups in shape of a chicken. They were adorable. Who doesn't like a chicken figure that  has an egg in it for breakfast?  

But actually I don't like boiled eggs and that's why I didn't buy them. Instead I bought some nice spatulas. I really use a lot of spatulas because I somehow accomplish to melt them. I know, melting spatulas right? But I am serious they really melt. And that's why I have sacrificed millions of spatulas because when I am baking I usually forget to take them out of the bowl that is on the stove. For example; a while ago when I was baking chocolate brownie muffins, I forgot the spatula in the bowl that is on a pot of boiling water. I didn't think that actually the chocolate would be able to melt the spatula. When I was mixing the other ingredients, I noticed a smell. As if something was burning. And it was: my spatula. I am sorry to tell you this but, we lost the spatula. 

I promised my self each time before baking something that I would be more careful but I couldn't manage to save my spatulas. But now I haven't melted anything for months. What I mean is that; everyone makes mistakes. But you need to be able to learn from them. Each time you make mistake; you will get one step closer to success. We have an idiom in Turkish called, you need to eat 40 (ovens of ) breads. This means that you need to experience a lot to become a master.

This photo is from my favorite kitchen equipment store. It is not quiet cheap but I really like this place because it has a great variety of everything that you can think of. I found this place by coincidence. We were looking for a place to have lunch with my mom and I saw this place called "Sur la Table". I felt if I was in heaven because I really like hanging out and checking these stuff. The colorful bowls, shiny measurement cups, cute little muffin liners and bright spatulas really amaze me. 
The equipment is also very important for the recipe because some recipes really need some specific equipment that you cannot replace with anything else. So, they are kind of vital. Anyway, I was really glad to find this place. Hope you'll get a chance to go to this cute small shop in the Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA. 

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know it's been a while since my last post but I was very busy cramming for tests. Sorry for that. I am know enjoying my break and I wanted to share you my new and final version of "Peanut Butter Cookies" recipe. 

I love baking and one of my favorite is baking cookies. The first cookie I baked was Nestle's Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies which is awesome but I was a little bit bored of the same flavour so I decided to give this recipe a try. Normally, I don't like to use peanut butter because as you know it is not very healthy. But as I said, I was bored baking the same cookies every time. So I went online and found a classic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe. I've been adding, removing and changing the amounts of the ingredients and here is the final version: