Kyla Arisen

I'm sorry I didn't see this until now! I've had a super tough time lately and reading this brightened my day so much, it was near enough to bring me to tears! Thank you for thinking of me and being an awesome person in general!

Welcome to another spooky edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're taking another ritual from the Necronomnomnom, making the Grape Old Wons!
These wontons are meant to look like creepy eyes, but they mostly just look yummy!
I made chicken & a few pork ones but anything works!
#cooking #food #recipe

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bones! 1. Melt peanut butter and combine with butter and icing sugar until it forms a sticky cookie dough. 2. Dust a surface with icing sugar and dust your hands too in order to help handling the dough. 3. Coat pretzel sticks in the dough and roll four little dough balls to attach on the ends for that classic bone shape, then place in the freezer for a few hours. 4. Melt some white chocolate and toss your chilled bones in it, then return to the freezer to set the chocolate hard.

Welcome to another spooky edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're making white chocolate dipped peanut butter pretzel bones!
I stole this recipe from Christine McConnell and mine aren't as pretty as hers, but they're yummy and much more achievable for a mere mortal like me!
#cooking #food #recipe

Welcome to a very spooky edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're performing a ritual from the Necronomnomnom to make the Vegemitey Cthulhu!
Vegemite is an acquired taste, but the sleeper in R'lyeh demands you acquire it swiftly. I'm sure you won't regret it though!
#cooking #food #recipe

Welcome to a very spooky edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're performing a ritual from the Necronomnomnom to make the Vegemitey Cthulhu!
Vegemite is an acquired taste, but the sleeper in R'lyeh demands you acquire it swiftly. I'm sure you won't regret it though!
#cooking #food #recipe

I really appreciate that, thank you for your kindness!

Just wanted to let folks know I'm going through a rough time, so I've struggled to post for the last couple weeks.
I've been looking forward to doing some Halloween recipes for months though, so I won't rob myself of that joy! Kyla's Spooky Kitchen every weekend in October.
Thanks for reading!

Excellent suggestion! The customisability is great with this dish, I like it a bit spicier while my partner likes it mild and topped with avocado & coriander!

Taco Rice! 1. Grill some onions, tomatoes and capsicums then toss em in a blender. 2. In a pan brown some beef mince in a pan with more onion, capsicum and corn. 3. Pour in your blended salsa, some chicken stock, and some rice. Cover the pan and let the rice cook for about 20 minutes, stirring part way through so it doesn't stick to the bottom. 4. Serve with your toppings of choice!

Welcome to another edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're making taco rice!
It's delicious & it's easy to make a ton of it to enjoy throughout the weak! I pad it out using veggie rice to make larger portions, and I like to top it with pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese!
#food #cooking #recipe

Today Mouldy and I visited a pop culture collectors gallery!
They had a huge variety of statues and figures from movies, anime, games and more!
I don't know where we'd even put stuff like this in the house but I wanted so many things!

Today I visited Tamamizu! A peaceful village of Kojin!
It's so beautiful here, but there's mysteries too! Like what's in these aesthetically adorable treasure chests? And can I ride on this majestic creature over here?!
#lalafell #FF14 #GPOSE

Sharky and I visited The Anemone Gardens beneath The Ruby Sea!
Inside we found some fashionable fellows sporting stunning purple shells!
Tragically we also came across some shell-less folks too, they must be cold!
#lalafell #FF14 #GPOSE

Welcome to another edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're making menchi katsu! A comfort food that I made way too much of! Luckily they reheat well in an air fryer! Commonly sold as street food, I love doing street food at home but batch size is hard!
#cooking #recipe #food

I've gone from one beta to another!
Today I've been playing 2xKO and it's SO FUN!
It's so intuitive to play but with enough depth to make me feel like I have a lot to explore!
Vi really makes me feel like a badass!
Now they better add Poppy to the game!!!
#FGC #VideoGames

Sharky and I ventured under the Ruby Sea and visited Sui-no-Sato!
The beautiful Hingan architecture next to the coral and marine life is quite a sight to see!
But Sharky came across a sight he didn't like so much, so we didn't stay long...
#lalafell #FF14 #GPOSE

I DO leave it to the spirits a bit more than I should to be honest, but baking is a bit more precise so for any interested:

Pastry cream
500g milk
4 egg yolk
20g sugar
80g butter
200g chocolate
Dash of vanilla

Dacquoise
150g hazelnuts blitzed
100g flour
9 egg white
Dash of vanilla and salt

Esterhazy Torte! 1. Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast them for about 20 minutes, shift them half way through to ensure they toast evenly. 2. Crush half of the nuts for decorating the cake and blitz the other half and combine them with flour. 3. Separate the yolks of 9 eggs and beat the whites, then fold the nut flour into the egg white to make a dacquoise batter. 4. Pour the batter into a wide low profile pan and bake, meanwhile take the yolks you separated earlier, combine in a pot with sugar, butter, milk, vanilla and chocolate, simmer until it thickens. 5. Allow the mixture and the dacquoise to cool completely and let set in the fridge for a few hours 6. Take your dacquoise and cut then in half both ways so you have 4 equal sized sponges. Layer the sponges and the pastry cream then coat the whole beast in it. Top with crushed hazelnuts and enjoy!

Welcome to another edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today I'm sharing my take on an Esterhazy Torte!
Mine differs from tradition a bit but is a little easier to make this way!
It's still high effort, but worth it for sure! Honestly this is my favourite cake I've ever made!
#cooking #food #recipe #baking

Today I participated in the MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls beta!
It's so much fun! I love Kamala Khan as a character & her playstyle resonates with me too, so I lucked out!
This game has its hooks in me already, I'm itching to play more! I will be there day 1 for the full release!
#FGC #VideoGames

Michelle Ruff is fantastic, and I've enjoyed the dubs on the Atelier games very much so far! I'm working my way through the Dusk trilogy at the moment and I can't wait to get to Shallie as Sarah Anne Williams plays a lead character and she is one of my favs!
What other VAs do you like?

My personal favourites would be the original verisons of Persona 3, his minor role in Skullgirls as a parasitic worm in the brain of the zombie girl Squiggly, Mana Khemia where he's actually the protagonist, and the Nintendo DS remake of FF4 where he plays Kain, brings so much gravitas to the role!

I rewatch them sometimes! I felt they were well executed and there's something really cozy about em!

As I was riding my majestic flying shark through costa del sol something caught his eye!
What appeared to be a kindred flying shark sadly was naught but the signage for an establishment known AS "The Flying Shark"
My sharky was sad, but the foods good!
#lalafell #gpose #FF14

Alice Gear Aegis Demons Tilt Forgive Me Fafher Hades Metal Slug Tactics Rocky & Rocky Skullgirls 2nd Encore TMNT Shredders Revenge

Time for our August collection update!
Highlight this month is definitely Skullgirls, which came with this stunning vinyl record!

#gamecollecting #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #VideoGames

Welcome to the final Appetiser August edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're making king oyster mushroom scallops!
My Mouldy doesn't like mushrooms, but these beauties are delectably meaty and are utterly delicious smothered in garlic butter!
#cooking #food #recipes

Recently I had a pretty scary run in with a shark!
Since then I've been building my shark friendships!
Now I chill with em on the beach, run humble stalls part time with em, warm myself by the fire with em, even take in lovely sunsets with em!
#Lalafell #gpose

Welcome to another Appetiser August edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're making hot dog pinecones! A simple way to elevate the humble wiener & they're great for entertaining!
For my dry rub I used smoked paprika, mustard powder, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and SPOG!
#cooking #food #recipe

Today I got a part time job working as a life guard at the Moonfire Faire!
It was fun at first, getting to boss around pool goers!
But then things escalated quickly! I spied a poor soul drowning! In a thunderstorm! While being attacked by a shark!
I had to wrestle the shark! What a rough first day!

Today I went to Costa Del Sol to celebrate this years Moonfire Faire!
They went all out this year, decorating a whole ship with a pool on the deck!
I enjoyed a yummy shaved ice & rode the slide 100 times!
When I was too tired to continue I lounged upon this adorable moogle floatie!
#Lalafell

I've not shared drawings for a bit so here's this!
I did an outfit swap again, this time Pearl Houzuki from #Splatoon traded fits with Annie of the Stars from #Skullgirls !
I'm still learning rendering techniques but Mouldy taught me so much about colour & I feel like I'm improving!
#Fanart #Artsky

Chicken Meatballs! 1. In a food processor blitz red onion, sundried tomato, chives, bacon and feta. 2. In a large mixing bowl combine chicken mince with your blended ingredients and season well. 3. Crack an egg into the mix and combine by hand, adding a bit of bread crumbs and cheese as you go. 4. Roll into balls and air fry or bake on a sheet pan. 5. Serve with tooth picks and dippies!

Welcome to another Appetiser August edition of Kyla's Kitchen!
Today we're making my chicken meatballs! I made these for a pasta dish but we enjoyed just jabbing em with toothpicks & dipping em in ranch, they immediately got added to my appetisers listing!
#cooking #food #recipe