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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-53729406730640059992015-06-15T19:10:00.001-07:002015-06-15T19:10:41.731-07:00Pecan Pie MuffinsI have a tendency to keep dark brown sugar in my pantry just from buying for a new recipe I want to try. I forget about it & I end up with multiple bags of it! I was thinking of what can I do with all these Dark Brown Sugar, so I found a bag of Whole Pecans & figured I'd make these wonderful Pecan Pie Muffins! I adapted this from Trisha Yearwood's recipe but made some slight adjustments. <div>These are good with Tea or Coffee in the mornings or an afternoon snack. The consistency should resemble a toffee pudding but golden on top. </div><div>Here's this SIMPLE recipe and hope you give it a try. </div><div><br></div><div>Ingredients:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 cup chopped pecans</span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 cup brown sugar, packed</span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1/2 cup all-purpose flour</span></div></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px;"><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2 large eggs</span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 stick butter, melted</span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dash of Vanilla</span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Directions: </span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Place paper liners in 9 muffin cups and spray with nonstick </span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/cooking-spray/index.html" class="crosslink" debug="95 108" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; pointer-events: none;">cooking spray</a><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">.</span></font></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In a large bowl, combine the <a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/pecan/index.html" class="crosslink" debug="150 156" style="text-decoration: none; pointer-events: none;">pecans</a>, sugar and flour. Make a well in the center of the mixture.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until foamy. Add the melted butter and stir to combine. Pour the egg mixture into the well in the dry ingredients, stirring until moistened.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Spoon the batter into the cups, filling each almost full. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in a <a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/muffin/index.html" class="crosslink" debug="530 536" style="text-decoration: none; pointer-events: none;">muffin</a>, about 20 minutes..</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And Viola! The house smells so good by the way! </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBImd-_7SCvVEuFcsnaxQ0wr6fzGcgPgJ7cdHHFWBtSjBHqAtwS-pFalDrYBVkvKWvlKSrlfhNPNw4TpUD6tlBOivskbq8D_IVMd-jo-Z9sriZRflv0Sxdp-bh4XG8ItpOX26NWsMyGnR/s640/blogger-image--657131030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBImd-_7SCvVEuFcsnaxQ0wr6fzGcgPgJ7cdHHFWBtSjBHqAtwS-pFalDrYBVkvKWvlKSrlfhNPNw4TpUD6tlBOivskbq8D_IVMd-jo-Z9sriZRflv0Sxdp-bh4XG8ItpOX26NWsMyGnR/s640/blogger-image--657131030.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 28, 28); padding: 14px 0px 27px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-61520007151344969862015-01-14T19:52:00.001-08:002015-01-14T19:54:21.845-08:00Cauliflower Crust PizzaHi Everyone! Yes, my first post for 2015! I have to be better this year. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Speaking of the holidays, it's really hard to start the new year right knowing you've probably went a little overboard with the food, I mean how can you not try your Aunt's favorite dish, or your relatives Pecan Pie on the table right?<br />
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All this came down too starting to introduce your family to "Meatless" dishes as much as you can. I'm not one too to promote it, but giving a go would not be bad at all!<br />
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I had to think of a favorite dish that does not involve any meat but yet satisfying at the end, so here's my first Meatless dish.<br />
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Give this a try, I can tell you, your picky eater at home will not even notice the "dough" which is the Cauliflower!<br />
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1 large egg, lightly beaten<br />
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2 1/2 cups cauliflower, grated (about 1/2 large head), I doubled mine.<br />
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1 1/4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese<br />
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2 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan Cheese<br />
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Kosher Salt and freshly ground pepper<br />
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1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half<br />
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1/4 cup Pizza Sauce (you can use any favorite brand of yours)<br />
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3 cloves garlic, crushed ( I added more than 2 cloves as I love garlic, you can lessen the amount if you want too)<br />
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1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (you can add more depending on the amount of heat you like)<br />
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Fresh basil leaves, this is optional (I added them anyways, as it just completes the Pizza flavor)<br />
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1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, and then preheat oven to 425 F.<br />
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2. Grate the cauliflower using a box grater until you have 2 cups of cauliflower crumbles. *Use the big side of the grater* . Next, place in a large bowl and microwave for about 7-8 minutes, or until soft. Remove from the microwave and let it cool.<br />
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3. Mix the one cup of mozzarella, egg, parmesan cheese and salt & pepper. Once combined, pat into a baking pan that's 13 x 9 (this is what I used) OR if you and to actually make it look like a Pizza shape, pat it into a 10-inch round on the prepared pizza pan.<br />
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Spray very lightly with nonstick spray and then bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.<br />
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4. Remove from oven, then top with Pizza sauce, 1/4 cup mozzarella, garlic, grape tomatoes & red pepper flakes. Return the whole pan in the oven until the cheese is melted & bubbly, like for another 10 minutes.<br />
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Top with basil before serving.<br />
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<u><span style="color: red;">Notes: </span></u><br />
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I actually added the basil on the pizza and baked it, it turned out just fine and little welted<br />
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I wish I kept the "crust" in the oven just a tad longer so it will be a little crispier.<br />
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See how pretty it looks! Loving the beautiful colors. Hey, color is appealing to the eyes which makes the dish even tastier lol ;) Hope you try it one day.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-18138300872044143952014-09-26T16:21:00.000-07:002014-09-26T16:21:24.672-07:00Shrimp Scampi Cheesecake AppetizerWhen I first saw this recipe, I was a little hesitant to make it as the title alone is making this dish so RICH! To my surprise it was, but the Shrimp and Gouda Cheese and Cream cheese combination works well, it is rich in flavor but it's something that you would want for more.<br />
This recipe got adapted on www.allrecipes.com<br />
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This original recipe makes 12 servings it says, however, BEWARE it actually makes ALOT. I ended up putting the remaining mixture in the fridge and actually bought more Puffed Pastry to make 2 batches and I still had more left! it makes great left over "Mac & Cheese" pasta dish! I used the no yolk egg noodles and ended up baking it at 350 deg for another dish out of this recipe!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-7695657119906112232014-04-27T20:44:00.000-07:002014-04-27T20:50:06.606-07:00Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)Hi Everyone,<br />
I first heard this bread from our neighbor who gave me a bowl this past Easter Sunday. I thought I'd give this a try and make it from scratch, I was pretty amazed how quick and delicious the bread turned out! No waiting for any dough to rise! As you will see, I have alternate the recipe a little bit as my pantry at the time did not have one of the ingredients listed to make this bread, however, it turned out just fine.<br />
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This is best eaten fresh from the oven. If you need to reheat it, I'd say putting it into a toaster oven for a bit to heat thru or if you are really in a hurry, then I suggest to reheat in microwave, but be very careful as the result could be rubbery! If you are to reheat in the microwave then I recommend about 10-15 seconds depending on how strong your microwave is.<br />
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Here we go (adapted from simplyrecipes.com)<br />
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Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 15 minutes<br />
Yield: enough batter for 16 MINI muffin sized cheese bread<br />
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**The recipe is very basic, you can and I recommend to dress it up and add ingredients to it like minced jalapeños since it's a "cheese" bread and add according to heat you desire.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1 egg<br />
1/3 cup olive oil (if no olive oil is present, canola oil/vegetable oil will do)<br />
2/3 cup whole milk<br />
1 1/2 cups of Tapioca Flour (in the Asian Grocery store where I live, I did not find Tapioca Flour, however I found <b><i>Tapioca Starch</i></b> - which is the same, so don't worry)<br />
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1/2 cup of grated cheese (your preference), I used a mixed of shredded cheeses. Although according to this recipe, they used Mexican Farmer's cheese which is Queso Fresco.<br />
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1 teaspoon of salt <br />
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Preheat Oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit. Grease a mini-muffin tin (I sprayed Pam).<br />
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Put all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth.<br />
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You can store this batter up to a week in the Refrigerator if you like.<br />
Pour the batter (batter should be runny) into your MINI muffin pans just right before the rim. As yyou can see I over poured some!<br />
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Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, my oven lightly browned the bread in 15 minutes, so I pulled it out. Bake until all is puffy and just lightly browned.<br />
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Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for a few minutes.<br />
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Enjoy!!<br />
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***Please note that this bread is very chewy, and the consistency is alot like a Japanese Mochi***Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-19617283786718644322014-04-15T15:49:00.000-07:002014-04-15T15:49:21.290-07:00Easter DumDum Lollipop Craft<br />
Well hello everyone! I can't believe that I'm posting this before the Easter holiday rolls in! I usually have the tendency to post things after the fact rather than before. I have this easter craft a try and they turned out so cute I might have to say!<br />
These took a little bit of time to make as I had to wait for the paint to dry, then you have your trusty glue gun in hand to put everything together!<br />
These bunnies were for my son's Easter Class party this week, and these were an addition to a pre-made treat bag for them to take home. The kids can either keep it as is or they may end up just tearing everything out and enjoy the candy, which is totally cool.<br />
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Let's get to it, here is what you'll need:<br />
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(Adapted from SpanglerCandy.com)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• Assorted </span><a href="http://www.spanglercandy.com/candy-store/dum-dum-pops" style="background-color: white; color: #f36700; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Dum Dum Pops</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> in springtime colors</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• 1" flat wooden hearts</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• Wooden beads (Make sure the hole in the bead is big enough to accommodate a Dum Dum stick.) I used beads just slightly smaller than the Dum Dum Pop and I did have a hard time sticking the pipe cleaners into the hole, so make sure you follow the size it needs</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• White acrylic pant</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• Foam brush</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• White pipe cleaners</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• Small pink pom poms</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• White pom poms (in two sizes)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• Self-adhesive googly eyes ( I did not find these at the Michael's craft store, I ended up hot gluing them, it's fine)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">• Hot Glue</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-65730584384988104932014-03-26T17:01:00.001-07:002014-03-26T17:04:43.045-07:00CHOCOLATE cake you say? <br />
Yes, that's right. CHOCOLATE. Not sure how and why I ended up making a Hershey's Chocolate cake with only 3 people in the household on a weekday? Well, as I was cleaning my pantry, I was trying to move away the Hershey's Cocoa Powder to give way for me reaching some cupcake liners, then I somehow held on to the Cocoa Powder container and looked at the back of it and started reading these simple ingredients that I had in my pantry, well close to 2 hours later, a "Perfectly" Hershey's Chocolate cake has been baked w/ Frosting and all from Scratch!<br />
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I have to say, it's super moist and just taste good! Followed the instructions to a tee. Highly recommend this cake, it can also be done into a bunt cake, cupcakes and baked in a 13x9 inch baking pan if you wish. I did not alter anything at all.<br />
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I apologize in advance as I was trying to condensed some photos and did not have a picture by picture step of how to do this cake, but it's really simple to follow.<br />
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<i>As adapted from Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">FOR THE CAKE</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">2 cups sugar</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">3/4 cup cocoa</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 teaspoon salt</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">2 eggs</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 cup milk</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">2 teaspoons vanilla extract</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 cup boiling water</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">(2) 9 in pans</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br style="outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"><u>FOR THE FROSTING</u></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">2/3 cup cocoa</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">3 cups powdered sugar</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1/3 cup milk</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">Directions:</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">CAKE DIRECTIONS: </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grease and Flour 2 (9) inch pans, I recommend to place parchment paper so that way it won't stick.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin)</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"> Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round pans.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">1. Melt butter.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; outline: 0px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">2. Stir in cocoa.</span></span><br />
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Now LOOK at this Moist, Rich Chocolate Cake! Hope you try making this one day!<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ciao,</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Darlene</b></span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-36058097661075050232014-01-10T17:54:00.000-08:002014-01-10T17:54:16.803-08:00Reindeer Candy Canes D.I.Y. (Very late post)Hi Everyone! and Happy New Year! Yes, this post is super late and I apologize. When it was my turn to "lead" my son's Christmas party this year I had to really research on some fun interesting activities for the class to do for 2 hours before their dismissal. I found some really cool crafts on www.orientaltrading.com and most especially on Pinterest (my go to fave site).<br />
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I had a hard time of thinking of give aways for the students to take home, I did not want a goody bag of stuff they will never use, so I stumbled upon these really adorable and festive Candy Cane Reindeer's on www.pinterest.com !<br />
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I'm glad I started making these like weeks before the party as these could be time consuming but yet fun to do once you have everything prepared.<br />
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Here's what you'll need:<br />
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Candy Canes<br />
Yarn (light and dark brown)<br />
Hot Glue<br />
Wiggly Eyes<br />
Mini Pompoms<br />
red satin ribbon (1/8 in x 10 yards)<br />
mini jingle bells<br />
scotch tape<br />
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Store: Michael's Arts and Craft Store<br />
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1. Take two candy canes and press them together with them facing opposite sides (resembling the antlers), grab the end of the yarn and start wrapping the 2 candy canes together.<br />
As you can see from the picture below. To make it look clean, I scotched tape the bottom of the candy cane so that the extra plastic does not look like the reindeer's have feet!<br />
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I recommend to <span style="color: red;"><u><b>hot glue</b></u> </span>the ends of the yarn to secure it. I tried Elmer's glue but overnight, the yarn started to lift.<br />
Once you have the body all wrapped up, you can hot glue the Wiggly Eyes! Look, they are coming together.<br />
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2. Next, hot glue the Nose (Red pompoms):<br />
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3. Next, get an 1/8 in x 10 yd red ribbon and tie it around the reindeer's <b><u><span style="color: red;">loosely</span></u></b>, <b><span style="color: purple;">BUT</span></b> before I hot glue, I insert a mini jingle bell (it really jingles! from Michael's Art/Craft store) and then hot glue both ends to make it look like a belt. </div>
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4. I wish I had taken a photo of the final product, but I was not able too. I'm sure if you can see it from the picture below (the girls Candy Canes on the Left of the photo). I've also added the names of each student, divided by the girls (light brown and I added a ribbon) and the dark brown are the boys. </div>
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I actually enjoyed making this craft, I think it turned out pretty cute! You can also use the same concept and buy the <u>pastel colored candy canes</u> for an Easter Class Party or Birthday Party to make it look like a Bunny, just change the color of the yarns and nose! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-60742923078012478102013-10-30T17:51:00.000-07:002013-10-30T17:52:49.194-07:00Easy Halloween Crafts for Both Parents/KidsHi Everyone! Yes, I'm back after a long, long break (at least from blogging). For the spirit of Halloween coming up, I just wished I posted this about a week ago and not the day of the fun holiday!<br />
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Shame on me.<br />
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I came across a craft about "Ghosts Lollipops", I've heard it's really easy to do, but I wanted something more pizazz on how to present it for my son's classroom Halloween Party. My co-worker Jeanny came up with a very creative idea! As the pics you will see below, the materials are easy to find and one important thing, fun to do with your kids.<br />
This particular project could take about 2 days to complete if you have not prepared or cut things ahead of time. I actually did the "Ghosts Lollipops" while watching T.V. !<br />
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Like I mentioned before, I was late in posting this, but definitely something to keep in mind for next years Halloween!<br />
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Here are the materials you need for create this..<br />
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Dum-Dum Lollipops<br />
White Table napkins (the thick kind)<br />
Strong Glue<br />
toothpicks or lollipop sticks<br />
Design Duct Tape<br />
Halloween Printouts (you can search on the web for these)<br />
Ribbon (orange/black), 1/8 in x 10 yd (or 3 mm x 9.1 m)<br />
Styrofoam block (from any Craft store)<br />
Acrylic Paint - Black<br />
Paint Brush<br />
Sharpie (Black)<br />
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1. First, paint your styrofoam and set aside to let dry. Mine actually took overnight to dry. I must've painted too much layers of paint!<br />
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2. In the meantime, while you waiting for the styrofoam to dry, you can start on your Ghosts lollipops! I was lucky to find these small thick square napkins at Target, so it worked pretty well. </div>
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3. Cover the lollipops like so:<br />
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4. Take your ribbons, (both orange/black) and tie them around their "necks". Then take your Black Sharpie and add the Eyes and Mouths to your cute little ghosts!<br />
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5. After you've completed the ghosts lollipops, now you can start decorating your styrofoam to be more presentable (that's considering it's totally dry). I choose this design, but you can use any design you want. So, tape the borders and I figured I covered the whole bottom so that when I stick the Ghost Lollipops there will be no chance of it passing the Styrofoam, it will keep it standing.<br />
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6. Once your styrofoam is done and looking oh so Halloween"ish", you can start cutting out your Halloween images from the web, if you have a cricut (die cutter) in which I WISH I had one, it will be easier but that's just me though. You do not have to buy one if you will not be using it that often like myself.<br />
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7. These cut out images here are to be glued together back to back with a toothpick or lollipop stick in between and let them dry. Unfortunately I do not have a picture to show you. But you probably get what I'm saying, the reason for doing them back to back is so no matter how it's displayed in the classroom or a Halloween party, you get the design in every angle.<br />
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8. Next comes the fun part, putting it all together on the Styrofoam! You can totally be creative with this project, can be used for other holidays of the year, same concept, just different theme!<br />
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Here's the end product of this craft. My son's class has about 35 students. The TALL Lollipop represents the teacher. You can also add names of the students if you want, I just did not have time.<br />
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I hope you try this fun project with your kiddos some day!<br />
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-87477890750121303032013-08-21T16:12:00.000-07:002013-08-21T16:12:30.908-07:00You want to impress? Well here's an easy one: Apple DumplingsHi Everyone,<br />
I'm slowly getting into the groove of things after a much needed vacation, cleaning and back to school stuff. I'm not going to keep typing here, as all I want is for you guys to try my Apple Dumplings recipe. I've given this recipe to my childhood friend when we visited Hawaii just this past July, and it was a big hit I was told, as my childhood friend had 3 in one sitting (Sorry Ed, had to tell).<br />
Anyhow, here it goes. Oh, and by the way, this recipe is not for someone who is cutting calories, don't tell me that I did not WARN you!<br />
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Here's what you need:<br />
Servings: about 16-18 dumplings<br />
2 Granny Smith Apples<br />
1 Grands Crescent (Big & Buttery) Pillsbury Crescent Rolls or the Original kind, either is fine.<br />
1 c sugar<br />
1 tsp of cinnamon (I just eyeballed this one)<br />
1 stick of butter<br />
1 can of Mountain Dew (yes, you read that right)<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Peel and slice the apples then cube them, I prefer not too chop it too small, as I prefer to see the apples when I eat.<br />
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2. Next, open the canister of the crescent rolls, place apples on the crescent rolls, starting from the tip, and slowly roll it, you will notice that the 2 ends will stick out, don't worry, too seal, just tuck them under. There's no wrong way of rolling this up.<br />
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3. Continue rolling until all crescent rolls triangles are used and place them in a 13 x 9 pyrex glass dish.<br />
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4. Set the apple dumplings aside. In the meantime, in a large pan, melt the butter.<br />
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5. Once the butter is completely melted, add the cinnamon and sugar and let it melt as well until all are combined and becomes this beautiful caramel color. <span style="background-color: orange;">No need for it boil! Just until they are mixed well.</span><br />
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6. Remove from heat. Pour the mixture over the apple dumplings.<br />
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7. Now, for the "secret" to this recipe. Add a can of mountain dew! Yes, I know it sounds weird, but trust me, it totally blends well with this recipe. If you have a liter of Mountain Dew at home, just pour 2 cups of it or just until it reaches the top of the pyrex dish.<br />
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8. Next, bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Your house will smell so good when you bake these!<br />
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9. Remove from oven, Vanilla Ice Cream is a MUST when you eat this. When I have guests for dinner, I'll prepare the uncooked wrapped apple dumpling and refrigerate, I usually like to bake it while we are eating dinner, so that way, after they are done, I can serve the apple dumplings straight from the oven, it's warm!!<br />
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Hi Everyone,<br />
Gosh, it's been quite a while since my last post on here. I do apologize. But now that I'm back, I would like to share with you such a very easy dessert that even your guests for dinner will be amazed by it and (hint: baking no required).<br />
I've always been a fan of this creamy, chocolate spread jar in the grocery stores called Nutella. I would say I'm not a Huge fan of it, but it is very tasty and oh so yummy! I remember first trying it when I visited my cousin in Canada back in the late 80's and had asked what are they spreading over bread? Well, after one bite, I immediately fell in love with the taste of it. I did not know later on that it's a hazelnut spread, thank goodness I had no reaction to it at the time! I always thought it was just plain ol' chocolate spread.. lol<br />
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Going back to what I mentioned, it's a dessert that your guests think that you've been in the kitchen the whole day just to do these Mini Nutella Cakes! Did I say it required NO BAKING?<br />
Ok, I bet you want to get started and impress your guests! So here we go:<br />
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NUTELLA MINI CAKES (derived from <a href="http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/" target="_blank">www.thepioneerwoman.com</a>) :<br />
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1 Sara Lee Pound Cake - this particular recipe, I used an all Buttery one (too much butter is good right?)<br />
1 container of Nutella (Hazelnut spread)<br />
Round Cutters<br />
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1. Remove the Pound cake from the container and slice it in the middle like so:<br />
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2. Next, take your round cutter, and press down the cake and gently remove it from the cutter<br />
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For this pound cake, I was able to press about 3 rounds.<br />
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3. Next, take the cake that you just pressed and slice again in half like the pic below:<br />
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4. By Using a slanted knife, if you don't have one, a spatula or buttered knife will do, spread the Nutella onto the sliced round cake like so:<div>
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5. You can stack three on top (pictured below) depending if you want three or 2 stack mini cakes</div>
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6. Now that you've seen these cute mini cakes all stacked up, I know it's tempting, but this needs to go in the freezer for about 30 minutes or so until the Nutella settles.<br />
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7. In the meantime, you can either make your own version of "cool whip" or if you want to make things easier for you, you can just visit the grocery store and buy Cool Whip. I personally don't like the taste of Cool Whip, I usually make my own. In this particular recipe, I was experimenting on the TJ's whipping cream. As you can see below, all you do is wait for it to be room temp before taking your hand mixer and beating it for about 10 mins.<br />
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Note: I did not like the TJ's brand, one I thought it was too light and the whipping cream was too soft. So again, I recommend you buy Cool Whip or make your own.<br />
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Once the 30 minutes is up, and guests are ready to have dessert, cover the mini cakes with your Cool Whip! See how pretty these turned out? What do you think my fellow Bloggers? Doesn't that look so delicious?<br />
Note: Since the Nutella can be hard after coming from the freezer, I've noticed that before you serve it, let it sit for about 10 minutes before serving that way when your guests slices it, it's not hard, it should be soft.<br />
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Enjoy! If you do make these, send me some pictures so I can post it on here, or on my facebook and twitter feed!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-52034524037624125012013-03-15T16:38:00.003-07:002013-03-15T16:50:09.328-07:00The BEST Cookie Mix: Brand: Momofuku Milk BarHello! Happy Friday to you! I'm sorry that I have not been on here. Let's get right to it. Last month was my birthday and my sister gave me this very cute attractive cookie mix named Momofuku Milk Bar. She had asked me if I've heard of this place when I visited New York last summer. I said "nope". Anyhow, she explained to me briefly the story of these delicious cookies that this bakery serves. Basically, Momofuku Milk bar is a bakery in NYC. They offer cookies, cakes, cereal milk, pies and more.<br />
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Christina Tosi is the baker of Milk Bar. She is a 2012 James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year. If you want to read more on her bio, click here <a href="http://milkbarstore.com/main/press/" target="_blank">http://milkbarstore.com/main/press/</a><br />
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My sister gave me 2 boxes with 2 different flavors. One being CORN Cookie and the other a COMPOST Cookie Mix.<br />
I opted for the Corn Cookie Mix first as I did not have the other ingredients at the time for the Compost cookie Mix. I normally don't like store bought cookie mixes as you know they taste so artificial. As for these, the ingredients are nicely packaged, labeled and all natural.<br />
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So, even though it was a prepared cookie mix, there were still directions that you had to follow to a tee in order to come up with the exact cookie they sell at the Milk Bar.<br />
By reading the directions carefully, I was able to achieve the taste, texture of the cookie!!<br />
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By far, this has to be the BEST cookie mix I've ever tried. They sell them at Williams Sonoma. Click the link below: <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/momofuku-milk-bar-cookie-mix/?pkey=e%7Cmomofuku%7C2%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C2&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Feature_Recipe_Rule-_-" target="_blank">http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/momofuku-milk-bar-cookie-mix/?pkey=e%7Cmomofuku%7C2%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C2&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Feature_Recipe_Rule-_-</a><br />
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1. When you open the box, it comes with the packaged ingredients, and a small card with Instructions. All you do is just ADD butter and eggs. That's it! Simple.<br />
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4. Once done, shape into balls and place on top of a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, Cover w/ Plastic Wrap and chill for about an hour (Don't worry, the instructions are in the box!) I was able to stretch the chilled dough to about 14 balls instead of 12 which is what the recipe called for. Any extra dough you have left, you can chill it for about a week, wrapped in saran wrap.<br />
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Remember that post I did about those scrumptious Vanilla Cupcakes? Well, I wanted to show you the end product of it after it's been decorated. As I mentioned, my son's birthday theme was Disney's Cars2! So here are some pictures that I had promised even though it's a couple of days late :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanilla Cupcakes with Disney's Cars2 Cupcake Rings! I ordered them from Amazon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aside from adding the cupcake rings, I also added these RACE checkered flag picks to the cupcakes too!</td></tr>
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Hello Everyone! It's a holiday for me today which equals too some time on my blog! I've been meaning to post this recipe for a long time, it's just that every time I make these delicious shrimp cakes I always forget to take pictures of the steps.<br />
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Our family friend Mel was the one who introduced these shrimp cakes to me when I had her family over dinner one night. My husband and I totally love this dish!<br />
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It's actually called Spicy Shrimp Cakes that got adopted from <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-shrimp-cakes-with-corn-avocado-salsa-10000001545774/" target="_blank">http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-shrimp-cakes-with-corn-avocado-salsa-10000001545774/</a>.<br />
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I for one am not too much on making the food spicy however it does depend on what your making at the time. If you want some heat, then you can surely add Hot Sauce to both the cakes and the salsa. I omitted adding that. It will depend on the crowd you will have for lunch or dinner. I guess a little heat won't be bad, you can add some red chili pepper flakes as well instead of the hot sauce or even a jalapeño.<br />
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This dish is great for spring parties or summer picnics. You can either eat it as is (the cakes are so flavorful) or with the side of avocado salsa. I've been bringing these shrimp cakes to office parties and are usually a hit! I just brought these to our recent Valentine's Day potluck at work and everyone seemed to enjoy it!<br />
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<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">1/2 teaspoon</span> <span itemprop="name">sugar</span><span itemprop="preparation"></span></li>
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<li class="hasDeal cboxElement" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">1 </span><span itemprop="name">large egg</span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">1/4 cup</span> <span itemprop="name">finely chopped fresh cilantro</span><span itemprop="preparation"></span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">3/4 cup</span> <span itemprop="name">panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), divided</span><span itemprop="preparation"></span></li>
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<li class="hasDeal cboxElement" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">3/4 cup</span> <span itemprop="name">diced peeled avocado</span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">1/4 cup</span> <span itemprop="name">chopped fresh cilantro</span><span itemprop="preparation"></span></li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">3 tablespoons</span> <span itemprop="name">finely chopped red onion</span><span itemprop="preparation"></span></li>
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<li class="hasDeal cboxElement" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span itemprop="amount">1 tablespoon</span> <span itemprop="name">fresh lime juice</span> </li>
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<li style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">To prepare cakes, place shrimp in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until finely chopped. Set aside. </li>
<li style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">**If you do not own a food processor, your other option would be buying shrimp paste already prepared for you at any Asian Markets. A cuisine art mini food processor will do, it's less expensive to buy. So, it would be great to just have one around the house, that's what I use. I do it small batches as it can only hold so many. </li>
<li style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add bell pepper to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic to pan; sauté for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Place bell pepper mixture in a large bowl. Add shrimp, green onions, and the next 6 ingredients (through egg), stirring well. Stir in cilantro and 1/4 cup panko.</li>
<li style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">Divide shrimp mixture into 10 equal portions, shaping each portion into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Dredge both sides of patties in remaining 1/2 cup panko. Chill at least one hour.</li>
<li style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">Heat pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 5 cakes to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove from pan; cover and keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining cakes.</li>
<li style="float: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">To prepare salsa, combine corn and remaining ingredients; stir gently. Serve immediately with shrimp cakes.</li>
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These spicy cakes get their heat from the hot sauce so feel free to leave it out if you prefer a mild flavor. Double the salsa and serve it over a salad or as an appetizer with baked tortilla chips.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh Shrimp, peeled & deveined. I added these to my food processor. Set Aside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Bell Pepper saute'd and added garlic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after red bell pepper/ garlic softened, I added the shrimp paste and the rest of the ingredients</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the mixture to adhere, egg and cilantro was added</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lastly, mayonnaise or light mayo (if you want)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know this is not cooked yet, but you can already smell the mixture of cilantro and the bell peppers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like to add Panko breadcrumbs to the mixture as well ( about 1/2 c)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depending on how big you want the cakes to be, here they are, formed into round patties and covered w/ breadcrumbs. I chilled this batch for about an hour, however, 30 mins is ok.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After 30 mins or in the fridge, pull them out and pan fry them until golden brown. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The above is the prepared Avocado/Corn Salsa!</td></tr>
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I do apologize in advance for actually not having a picture of both dishes on a nice plate, I got so excited eating these at the Office Potluck party and I totally forgot!! This recipe is definitely a crowd pleaser, I promise!!<br />
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Ciao,<br />
Darlene<br />
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Hello everyone! It's a gorgeous warm day today where I am. I've been putting this post for quite some time as I'm busy preparing for my son's 7th birthday party & of course you have work and being a mom. I took advantage of this alone time as my husband and son are out biking enjoying the sunshine!<br />
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Anyhow, I'm going off the path here as my Header reads... the post does not involve baking or crafts but about Nail Polish! I'm sure I'm not the only one who puts on nail polish and after like 5 days (that's if your lucky) to still have it on you? It is quite a hassle to remove it then re-apply again.<br />
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So one day at work, My Co-worker was talking about this particular machine that you put the polish then you insert your whole hand and wait for like 2 minutes, re-apply coat then repeat all under the UV light. I got so curious that the same day, I went to the closest nail salon and thought I'd give it a try!<br />
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Well, believe it or not, my nails did LAST give or take about 14 days!!! No chip. No Re-Applying. My kind of thing! I found myself to keep going back to the nail salon but after much calculation, I realized if there is anything out there that does the same thing BUT I can do it at the comfort of my own home?<br />
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After researching and reading reviews, I came across a product called Couture Gel Nail Polish! to be honest I was skeptical at first but I said what the heck? if this can save me money in the long run I'd be really happy.<br />
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So I did click on the order button and just couldn't wait until the shipment arrived! Shipping was super fast! I saw the box on my front door and did not wait another minute to open it. The box comes with the machine, 1 top coat, 1 base coat, a beautiful and cute bag, 3 colors of your choosing, tools for the cuticles, a buffer and file, manicure stick and cute small bag, 4 UV lights that you will insert into the machine.<br />
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The directions were super, I mean super easy! Since it was my first try using it, it took me about an hour and 15 minutes, I know it was super long to do it, but mind you that was my first try. All in all, after using it ever so often, I've gotten my manicure AND pedicure in about 45 minutes tops! Not bad huh? PLUS it's in the comfort of my home.<br />
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Couture Gel Nail Polish has the Most beautiful Colors! I'll be showing you just one of many great colors they have with the pictures below this post.<br />
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Here's the directions for BOTH Manicure & Pedicure:<br />
Clean Hands (no lotion), Buffer. Push Cuticle back. Apply Top Coat. Cure for 2 minutes in the machine. Apply Nail Polish (not to thick). Cure for 2 minutes in the machine. Apply Base Coat. Cure for 2 minutes in the machine. Get free lint tissue and dab 70% rubbing alcohol over nail to remove the tacky residue from the Base Coat.<br />
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Take your hand and soak in 100 % Acetone for about 10 minutes, after 10 minutes have passed, take your manicure stick and scrape the polish off. You will see it curl and it will peel away. After scraping it off, wash your hands well and towel dry and you can start to re-apply again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pardon my nails, I'm not a nail model! however, this is the Base Coat that I'm showing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am "curing" my nails under the light!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can choose to cure in different times, I choose the 120 secs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how GLOSSY they get after rubbing a free lint tissue with 70% rubbing alcohol!<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Hi Everyone,<br />
I apologize for not posting any new desserts let alone any crafts for the kiddos. As usual, work, son's school activities are always present in my daily life, but I still love to blog as it is my little getaway from the real world. I'm pretty much tucked away in the home office right now while my son, dog and hubby are busy watching television and playing with our dog.<br />
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Anyhow, My son's 7th birthday is coming up and I always find that buying a huge sheet cake always goes to waste after each party. I was thinking this year (next month is his birthday) that why don't I try to bake regular cupcakes from scratch and ditch the "semi-homemade" recipes for a bit.<br />
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Trust me, homemade is always the best as you can taste the difference from a store bought cake mix versus making your own, yes, it is time consuming, BUT the taste is so delicious!<br />
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I researched high and low for a really good standard vanilla cupcake recipe that both adults & children would like. I came across this one from a blog called Brown Eyed Baker. I've pasted the link below to the actual recipe. The cupcake recipe is adapted from Cooks Illustrated, but the frosting is from Brown Eyed Baker<br />
<a href="http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/10/28/vanilla-cupcakes-vanilla-buttercream-frosting/" target="_blank">http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/10/28/vanilla-cupcakes-vanilla-buttercream-frosting/</a><br />
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The cake itself turned out really, really good according to my test panel which consisted of my hubby, son and a few of my co-workers! However, the butter cream frosting turned out overly sweet for my taste, but that can be easily adjusted to your sweetness (which I'll reflect in the measuring).<br />
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All in all, this recipe is a keeper! As my son's birthday approaches, I'll have to re-post some new pictures with the Disney Cars 2 cupcake rings and Checkered Flags on the cupcake.. so Stay Tuned!!<br />
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Ingredients: <br />
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Yields: 12 Cupcakes<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vanilla Cupcakes</span>:<br />
1½ cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
1½ teaspoons baking powder<br />
½ teaspoon table salt<br />
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature<br />
½ cup sour cream<br />
1 large egg , room temperature<br />
2 large egg yolks , room temperature<br />
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vanilla Buttercream Frosting</span>:<br />
1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar ( I changed this measurement from the original 2 1/2 cups)<br />
1 tablespoon vanilla extract</div>
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1. Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line standard muffin/cupcake tin with paper or foil liners.</div>
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3. Divide batter evenly among cups of prepared tin. Bake until cupcake tops are pale gold and toothpick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from tin and transfer to wire rack; cool cupcakes to room temperature before frosting.</div>
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4. Using the wire whisk attachment of your stand mixer, whip the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, stopping to scrape the bowl once or twice.</div>
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5. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the powdered sugar. Once all of the powdered sugar is incorporated, increase the speed to medium-high and add the vanilla, mixing until incorporated. Whip at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed.</div>
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Let the cupcakes cool on the wire rack for about 30 minutes before frosting.</div>
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YUM!!! I hope you try making the Vanilla Cupcakes for a party or simple dinner at home! </div>
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Cheers,</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-83773598358118627992013-01-16T09:25:00.001-08:002013-01-16T09:25:40.761-08:00The Kitchen: Family Time<div align="left" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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I'm always in the kitchen, from the moment I come home from work until about after dinner is done. The kitchen to me is a special "hangout" where my hubby and our son, ok.. including our dog as well gather and talk about anything under the sun. It's a cozy spot in the house where we just ask each other ..." so, how was your day?" , that question turns into laughter, our eating nook turns into a place for homework and other crafts.<br />
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As I'm in the kitchen, my son loves to interact with me while I'm prepping food or even cooking. However, sometimes I get a little too distracted and I could be adding another cup or teaspoon of an ingredient and my whole dish/baking item would be all wrong.. so... I needed to find a way for him to be busy with something else BUT also still have him in the kitchen to keep me company.<br />
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I'd like to share this post I saw from this other blog <a href="http://spoonful.com/">http://spoonful.com</a><br />
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Below are some great ideas to still interact with your children while you are in the kitchen making meals! <br />
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1. Mini Snack Cabinet : I currently don't have this right now in my kitchen (as I'm lacking storage, but that's another blog post - haha) but I do have a huge basket full of goodies on top of my breakfast nook that my son peeks in there to grab a snack. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let the kids cure their own snack attacks by placing some plastic dishes and
snacks in a designated self-service area. Select the items together and put them
in a lower cabinet or on a low shelf in the refrigerator so the kids can easily
reach them. Add a few rules if you need to such as no eating an hour before
dinner. And keep a cloth towel or a roll of paper towels down low as well for
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2. Chalkboard Nook: I currently have one next to my pantry but it is a little high for my son to doodle and it's not a really big chalkboard, there's no room to draw big images if needed too, I might have to shop for a better one. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn the side of a kitchen island or an open stretch of wall into a doodling nook by hanging a chalkboard at a child's height.While you're busy working, kids can draw or leave funny jokes and messages to one another.<br />
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Cheers,</div>
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Darlene </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-83809421101265430552013-01-12T15:54:00.001-08:002013-01-12T15:56:20.961-08:00say what? Bol-go-ki ? <br />
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Happy New Year! My first post for 2013! Sorry I have been out of the loop lately. Still dealing with post christmas and new years celebration.<br />
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I would like say Hi to my new followers Josine and Laurie! (Waves) .. Thanks for following my small blog.<br />
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In today's post, I guarantee you this will be a super easy recipe that you can whip up in under an hour!<br />
As described on the title of this post, your probably wondering, what word is "bolgoki"? (pronounced Bol-Go-Kee), it's actually a Korean dish that usually consists of grilled marinated beef, chicken or pork.<br />
I, however will show you a faster way to make this dish without too much measuring, actually there's no measuring at all (my kind of recipes)!<br />
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As you know, I'm a working mom and scrabbling of what to put on the dinner table is always a hassle. One day, I was shopping at the grocery store and came upon this bottle named " Wonnie's Bolgoki Sauce". I stared at it and was thinking what can I do with this at home? so since I love Korean food, I ended up getting some chicken thighs or drumsticks (whichever you prefer).<br />
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So, basically here's this simple recipe. Pair this with newly cooked rice and kimchi on the side and your good to go! Trust me on this, it is super yummy, even your kids will love this.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1 bottle of Wonnie's Bolgoki Sauce (Beware, there is a SPICY one, don't get that unless you can handle it!), It is very spicy for me.<br />
1-2 lbs of either drumstick, thighs or chicken breasts<br />
1 13x9 baking dish<br />
Mushrooms (optional)<br />
Sweet onion (sliced into rings) - Optional<br />
Green Onion, for garnish<br />
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1. Wash the chicken and pat dry with paper towel.<br />
2. Place the chicken in a baking dish.<br />
3. Open the Wonnie's Bolgoki Sauce, and pour the sauce over the chicken pieces. I love this sauce, as it has garlic, black/white sesame seeds and all the other goodness that makes this sauce so good!<br />
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4. Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. After 15 mins in the ref, I usually turn the chicken pieces over so the other side also gets the sauce marinated as well.<br />
5. In the meantime, while the chicken is in the refrigerator, I added mushrooms, just to give the dish some texture. Cook the mushroom until tender/soft for about 15 minutes. Set Aside. At this point, if you choose to add sweet onion, you can slice it and set aside.<br />
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5. 10 minutes to pulling out the chicken from the refrigerator, Preheat the oven to 375.<br />
6. Pull out the chicken, and cover with foil. Place the marinated chicken (along with sauce) in the oven.<br />
7. After about 35 minutes, add the cooked mushrooms and the sweet onions at this point. Cover again with Foil and bake again for another 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.<br />
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Please forgive me as I do not have a picture of the finished dish, my phone died!<br />
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Serve this with warm rice (white or brown rice will do) and a side of Kimchi! I hope one day you'll be able to try this recipe and also find the Bolgoki sauce at your local grocery store.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Darlene<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-81384817388911048352012-12-23T16:06:00.003-08:002012-12-23T16:06:53.403-08:00Baking on a rainy day...It's been raining in the bay area for about 2 days in a row and I'm kind of getting tired of it already. However, what better way to use your time in the house besides doing laundry or sprucing up your home to get ready for the holidays?<br />
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Well, it's baking time for me! When I use to live in the Philippines, My sister and I get so excited to eat these filipino delicacies, they only come out during Christmas time. My grandmother's house was so close to the church that after we would be done with church, we were so excited to buy & eat these desserts, one being "bibingka" (pronounced: bee-bee-ing-ka) which is Rice cake and two "puto-bum-bong" (which is a steamed glutinous rice (puto) cooked in bamboo (bumbong).<br />
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For today, I will be sharing this very easy dish. There are so many variations of this Bibingka, there are some that have coconut milk, salted eggs etc. This dessert is often eaten mid-afternoon with tea or right after dinner. I have a thing for "mochi" (japanese rice cake made with glutinous rice). So, the consistency of my bibingka will be like that, this is <span style="background-color: orange;"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">n</u><b><u>ot</u></b></span><b><u> a cake </u></b>consistency bibingka. Either way, you will love this dessert!<br />
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1 box Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour<br />
3 cups milk<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder<br />
1/2 stick melted margarine or butter<br />
4 eggs beaten<br />
1 Tbsp of margarine or butter (to spread on the baking dish)<br />
9 x 13 baking pyrex glass dish<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />
2. Crack the eggs and by using a fork, beat then until completely mixed. Set aside<br />
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3. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter in 30 second increments until the butter is melted but not burned!<br />
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4. Grab pyrex dish, and spread the 1 tbsp of butter, NOT the melted butter that you just did in Step 3.<br />
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5. In a deep bowl, Pour the milk, beaten eggs, baking powder and sugar. Mix completely with a whisk.<br />
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6. Then, Add the whole box of Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour in the mixture and stir until mixed.<br />
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7. After mixing it, pour the mixture in the buttered 9 x 13 pyrex dish and place in the oven. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350 deg F. </div>
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8. Once you noticed the edges and the middle is starting to turn golden brown, you can pull it out and let it rest on a cooling rack for a good 15 minutes. You will notice that when it comes out from the oven, it's "poofed" in appearance, it will go down and settle. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-75408264294048408472012-12-12T19:53:00.001-08:002012-12-12T19:54:53.233-08:00GlassBlock Light Display<br />
Happy Holidays! I apologize for not being on here as much as I wanted too. Been busy with son's school activities and work.. typical day for me.<br />
I've been trying to add more crafts on this blog but I just can't seem to find the right time to do it. Speaking of Crafts, I was given this as a Christmas Gift and I was totally blown away by how pretty it was! It's a Glass Block/lights display! (not really sure what would you call it?) BUT it's super creative and beautiful!<br />
I was a little afraid that it will heat up, but to my surprise, the block is warm but it does not get too warm that it will burn (then we may have to call the Fire department for that matter -lol). You can also add other lights (colored), the one that was given to me, had just steady clear white lights, it does not matter, I love it!<br />
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If you attempt to do this craft, here is what you'll need is what I was told:<br />
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strand lights that will fit into the block - probably 10-15 inches<br />
bow maker, or you can simply make one<br />
Glue Gun<br />
Christmas ornaments<br />
Wired Ribbon (Any colored ribbon)<br />
Glass Blocks ( Home Depot has it sold with 4-5 in a package)<br />
Diamond Cutter<br />
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I don't have any step by step pictures to show you, but just passing along instructions from what I gathered from the person who gave it to me:<br />
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Directions:<br />
1. Start with the diamond cutter. Cut a round circle to have enough space to have the lights enter the block.<br />
2. Take the ribbon and wrap it (like a cross), then hot glue it<br />
3. Make the bigger ribbon (refer to instructions manual) on top by using a ribbon maker, once you got the size and it's done, hot glue that on top of the (crossed ribbon)<br />
4. To add trinkets, take any colored christmas ornaments and hot glue them as well.<br />
5. Lastly, insert your lights and the plug left out so you can insert that to the wall outlet<br />
6. Once completed, plug it into the wall and there you have it! A Glass/Block Light Display<br />
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<u><i style="background-color: orange;">Here's the information on the creators of this: </i></u><br />
Mollie & Michael Broussard<br />
650-996-6897<br />
mollieb2000@aol.com<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that's the small hole to insert the lights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">isn't that beautiful? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here it is, under my christmas tree!</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-50373009570258558472012-12-05T16:43:00.000-08:002012-12-05T16:43:37.151-08:00What to do with Empty Jars?Yes, we all have it in our kitchen whether it be empty spaghetti bottles, water bottle, baby jars and your wondering what to do with them? California is really big on recycling things so what better way to do so by recycling those bottles and turn them into beautiful art!<br />
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I was suppose to show you a craft that you can do with your kids in this post but I realized I was missing a couple of things needed to complete it, I was going to make a snow globe but that will be for another post, sorry about that!<br />
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In the meantime, I'm sharing some ideas on what to do with those empty jars you have at home instead of throwing them back in the recycle bin!<br />
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I've gathered some of my favorite ones:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silouhette Jars from <a href="http://laurenelisecrafted.com/" target="_blank">laurenelisecrafted.com</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glowing Firefly Jars from <a href="http://www.curbly.com/" target="_blank">www.curbly.com</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-16975462328990500992012-11-29T17:13:00.003-08:002012-11-29T17:15:36.795-08:00Crowd Pleaser: Sushi BakeYes, you heard that right SUSHI BAKE.<br />
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I was first introduced to this delicious dish when I attended my son's kindergarten potluck last year. I saw kids and parents just diving for this one after the other. I was curious to see what it taste like and I was so lucky to even had one!<br />
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After trying it, I went on a hunt in the parish hall to see who brought that Sushi Bake!<br />
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I finally found that person (thanks Pia!) whom I immediately asked for the recipe. She was not hesitant to share the recipe where she got it from <a href="http://www.yummysf.com/sushi-bake/" target="_blank">http://www.yummysf.com/sushi-bake/</a> but she was right, it is very easy to prepare and make.<br />
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The ingredients in the Sushi Bake can be changed from time to time depending on the type of crowd you'll be in, like for example, some may not like tobiko (fish roe eggs) or baby shrimp. You can definitely change it up (for filipino breakfast plate lovers, try spam and eggs!).<br />
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To see another version of this sushi bake, you can visit my co-worker's blog at<br />
<a href="http://www.naturallyblissful.blogspot.com/2012/10/sushi-bake.html" target="_blank">http://www.naturallyblissful.blogspot.com/2012/10/sushi-bake.html</a><br />
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For <i><u>this </u></i>particular Sushi Bake that I'm posting, you will need:<br />
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Sushi Wrappers (flavored or Non-flavored) - I used non-flavored<br />
1/2 cup mayonnaise or japanese mayonnaise<br />
1 cup sour cream<br />
3-4 cups of chopped imitation crab (which I used) OR 3 cans of real crab in water (drained)<br />
1 bottle of Furikake seasoning<br />
Cooked White rice<br />
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1. Preheat Oven to 375.<br />
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2. Chop the imitation crab<br />
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3. Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream together like so :<br />
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4. Next, spread the cooked rice all over your 13 x 9 pyrex dish, pat it down with your rice spoon. I usually like to have more of the crab mixture and less rice, so I probably made the height of the rice about 1/2 inch (that's just how our family likes it).<br />
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5. Take your crab mixture and pour that over the cooked rice, making sure it's evenly spread across the rice.<br />
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6. Next, take your Furikake seasoning, and as for me, I like to start pouring (the whole bottle) starting from the sides but it's up to you really! I just wanted to make sure that the corners are taken care of :-) I have a tendency to start with corners when I bake (ex. brownies).<br />
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7. Place the prepared pyrex dish in the oven. Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes.<br />
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8. While the sushi bake is in the oven, open your Nori Sushi Wrapper and grab one sheet. With scissors, cut and make 4 squares (as shown below) set aside:<br />
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9. Your probably already smelling the smoked aroma from the furikake seasoning by now! Ok, time to pull out the sushi bake (after 20 minutes have passed or your timer has told you). You can cool it for about 10 minutes but I really don't wait for that (lol).<br />
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10. Take a tablespoon and place it in the wrapper, fold it and then .. well, you have to try this recipe and let me know what you think!<br />
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This is definitely a CROWD PLEASER!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-9950313464941491252012-11-27T16:43:00.002-08:002012-11-27T16:43:21.037-08:00Breakfast for Dinner (Quiche)I know this sounds crazy, my family sometimes eats breakfast for dinner on some days where in we all just get that craving for eggs, ham, pancakes and orange juice. I Love, Love (did I say Love?) breakfast! I personally was not a big quiche fan since my parents never really introduced it to me growing up.<br />
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My parents always made my sister and I..well what else? fried eggs, spam and fried rice! (notice the lovely word "fried") constantly?<br />
My mom was a baker back home in the philippines but she only concentrated on making cupcakes & cakes, so she never really tried making a Quiche let alone introducing it to my sister and I.<br />
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I fell in love with Quiche's as it's the most easiest dish to prepare and also you can try different ingredients in it! Sort of an "All in one" kind of a dish. As long as the important (yummy) ingredients are in the Quiche, I can guarantee you, it will turn out as delicious as the one you get at high end markets.<br />
My Quiche is semi-homemade as I'm a working mom and trying to incorporate less steps to any recipe really helps me alot.<br />
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Like I said, you can Add anything to a Quiche, in this case, I made a Vegetarian dish since I did not have any bacon on hand (sad face), if you do try the bacon, just fry it or bake it, then chop it up and just add it to your mixture.<br />
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Ok, here we go, this is what you'll need to prepare this dish:<br />
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*Recipe calls for 2 pies*<br />
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1 stick butter<br />
1 whole large (or 2 medium onions), Thinly sliced<br />
2 cups of white mushroom, washed and sliced<br />
2 whole ready made Pie Crust ( I used Marie Calendar's), Thaw the Frozen Pie Crust about 20 mins<br />
1 can quartered Artichoke hearts, drained<br />
7 whole eggs<br />
1-1/2 cup heavy cream<br />
salt & pepper to taste<br />
2 cups of grated swiss cheese ( I did not have this on hand, so I used sharp cheddar)<br />
Optional: Fresh Chives or Fresh Parsley<br />
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1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.<br />
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2. Chop the mushrooms like so:<br />
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3. Thinly slice the onions:<br />
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4. In a skillet, melt the butter:</div>
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5. Add the onions, cook for about 2-3 minutes until translucent<br />
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6. Add the chopped mushrooms to the onion, butter mixture, Season w/ Salt & Pepper and cook for another 10 minutes, set aside<br />
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7. Add the Artichokes into the mixture:</div>
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8. Crack the eggs into a bowl</div>
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9. Add the heavy cream and using a whisk, slowly whisk the mixture</div>
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10. Grate the cheese, I prefer a whole block of cheese to grate vs. a pre-packaged cheese ( the moisture is loss + you won't get that "stringy" effect) plus I can get my arm exercise too! After grating the cheese, Add this to the egg, heavy cream, artichoke, onion, mushroom mixture and using a fork, just slightly mix it until it's well incorporated.<br />
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11. Once mixed, Pour the mixture in the pie crust:<br />
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As you can see, this recipe had enough for 2 pies, so I opted to make one that's crustless but because I only had 1 ready made pie in my freezer :-)<br />
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12. Place in the oven, and loosely cover it with foil. Let it bake for about 1 hour. If you see after an hour, the quiche is quite loose or jiggly, then place it back in the oven for a couple of more minutes.<br />
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And then, this will be the end result. Allow to cool and set for about 10-15 minutes and then slice them into wedges and voila! Doesn't the one with the Pie crust look good? You can slice them into wedges or like in our family, we sort of just get a fork and dig in.<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Darlene</span></i><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-46933550346695878542012-11-26T13:59:00.001-08:002012-11-26T13:59:19.936-08:00New Blog nameHi Everyone,<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801675242926355234.post-72519230398827412102012-11-21T19:14:00.003-08:002012-11-22T18:21:53.563-08:00Girl Scout Mint Cookies Anyone? I have to admit that every time the girl scouts come knocking at my door, I usually don't answer the door as I don't like to turn away and not buy anything from them to be honest, or I just don't have the funds to buy a box at that time (yes, I know that sounds harsh), BUT I've gotten to not do that anymore as I slowly fell in love with their cookies.<br />
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One in particular that I totally did not care for is the Mint Cookies, I was never a mint fan, even with it being in ice cream and let alone in a cookie!<br />
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So here's how I ended up making this:<br />
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My son's school was hosting a Holiday Fair and I volunteered to bake. As I accepted that task, with perfect timing, my oven decided to part ways, unfortunately. So it turned out that I had to immediately think of a recipe that required <i>no baking, </i>I had less time to prepare and less time to actually make it.<br />
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I came up with this recipe which I called Thin Peppermint Cookies. The only cooking part was making the chocolate dip other than that, it's semi-homemade and easy to do!<br />
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I was pretty surprised at how easy this was going to be! It's a great gift for the holidays if your thinking of giving this away as treats for your friends and family and it costs way less than popular brands out there.<br />
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Give this simple recipe a try!<br />
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Here is what you need:<br />
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**1-2 c milk chocolate chips<br />
**1-2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips<br />
1/8 (dash) of peppermint extract<br />
15-20 Andes Chocolate Mint<br />
1 Box of Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers<br />
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1. When it comes to melting the chocolate, I usually prefer the slower and safe method rather than having it to melt in the microwave. If you really have to use the microwave, then I remove the chocolate after 30 seconds, then put it back in for another 30 seconds intervals until the chocolate it melted. In my opinion, I choose not to do this method as I always end up with burnt chocolate chips and I end up wasting it and throwing it away. This time, I took an empty medium pot, added water (half way) and simmered it, while the water is simmering (not boiling), I took another empty bowl and placed it on top (but make sure the bowl does NOT touch the water).<br />
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2. Pour in both the milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips, just like the picture below:<br />
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please make sure to constantly stir it every so often until it gives a nice smooth, glossy consistency<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Next, once the chocolate has melted, remove from heat and throw in the Andes Mints and continue to stir until the Andes mints have been incorporated into the chocolate mixture.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Once it's all mixed in, Add a dash or 1/8 tsp of the Peppermint Extract and stir:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Take one of your chocolate wafers and with a fork, dip the whole cookie and then remove it trying to shake the excess off the cookie. In this case, I ended up just coating it on one side as I was in a hurry and trying to get these cookies in a holiday tin can. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. In a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place the newly dipped cookie on the baking sheet to cool for about 30 minutes. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8. You'll notice that I kind of got tired of the solid chocolate layer, so I ended up getting a fork, dip it in the chocolate mixture and drizzled it on top of the cookie. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, I hope one day you'll give this a try or if your thinking of what to serve for a small dinner party at home, this I think is a perfect dessert accompanied by hot tea to end the evening. </span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Darlene</span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561454163088306786noreply@blogger.com3