Happy almost new years everyone!! I have decided to make this one a dedication to this AMAZING event! I have a challenge for you all, and for me too...new years resolutions.
1. Try at least 1 new recipe every week
2. Try 10 interesting ingredients that you have never heard of before
3. Invent 5 recipes and dedicate them to 5 people you love/5 celebrities
4. Rearrange your kitchen
5. Send me your invented recipes and ill try them. chelsea.f@shaw.ca
Happy New Years Everyone!!!!! These are some of my cooking new years resolutions and some ones that I challenge YOU with. (PS. yes I did post early. I have to be with family again tomorrow) GOODBYE 2010!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Since tomorrow is Christmas and I usually post on Saturdays, I thought I would post a little early so I could spend all of tomorrow with my family and friends, but still help all you cooks out there. :)
Now, I don't have a recipe for you today but I do have some gift ideas. Like me, you might have trouble getting presents for "everyone" or might even be financially impaired. At Christmas time, I do buy some presents, but most of my presents are homemade. Here are some ideas for homemade presents.
1. Fabrics: If you are good with your hands, you can knit, crochet, or even sew (although this is more expensive) clothes and accessories for your family and friends. I have knit a lot of presents this year.
2. Baking: Since this IS a cooking blog I have to have this one, but it’s also one of my favorites. You can get a box or a bag with nice ribbon and put a whole bunch of little samples of your favorite recipes in it. **You can also make a cookie mix or a muffin mix. Meaning, you get the ingredients (dry ingredients) and layer them nicely in a jar or a tube bag (it depends on your preference)
3. Homemade Cards
4. Mix CD's: I really like giving these, whether it’s full of Christmas music or a mix of all types of genres. It’s your decision :)
Well there you go. you don't have to do just these things, there’s so much you can make for the Christmas holidays, these are just my favorites. Happy holidays children and peace!! :D
Now, I don't have a recipe for you today but I do have some gift ideas. Like me, you might have trouble getting presents for "everyone" or might even be financially impaired. At Christmas time, I do buy some presents, but most of my presents are homemade. Here are some ideas for homemade presents.
1. Fabrics: If you are good with your hands, you can knit, crochet, or even sew (although this is more expensive) clothes and accessories for your family and friends. I have knit a lot of presents this year.
2. Baking: Since this IS a cooking blog I have to have this one, but it’s also one of my favorites. You can get a box or a bag with nice ribbon and put a whole bunch of little samples of your favorite recipes in it. **You can also make a cookie mix or a muffin mix. Meaning, you get the ingredients (dry ingredients) and layer them nicely in a jar or a tube bag (it depends on your preference)
3. Homemade Cards
4. Mix CD's: I really like giving these, whether it’s full of Christmas music or a mix of all types of genres. It’s your decision :)
Well there you go. you don't have to do just these things, there’s so much you can make for the Christmas holidays, these are just my favorites. Happy holidays children and peace!! :D
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Before I show you this recipe, I would like to say that if you want to have tips on making a perfect muffin, visit my earlier post at http://pppiano99-recipeforsuccess.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-make-delicious-muffin-ps-this-is.html.
Ingredients:1 1/4 cups quick cooking oats *optional
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans *optional
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt
Combine oats and milk and allow to stand for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease each cup of one 12-cup muffin tin.
Stir egg, oil, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the pecans into the oat and milk mixture.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add oat mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just moist. Fill each cup of one 12-cup muffin tin 2/3 full. Sprinkle tops with the remaining brown sugar and pecans.
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Chocolate Chip Scones
Do you know what I love about scones? You can make them anyway you want them. Dried fruit, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, nuts, anything. This one calls for chocolate chips but you can litterally substitute whatever you want in it. You can even just take it out in general and this is the perfect breakfast, and perfect snack.
Ingredients
2 cups (260 grams) all purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (113 grams) (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
1/2 cup (90 grams) milk or semi sweet chocolate chips or chunks
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2/3 - 3/4 cup (160 - 180 ml) buttermilk
*If you don't have buttermilk, and I usually don't, you can just have 1 cup of milk to 1 Tbsp. of lemmon juice/vinegar.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. (The mixture should look like coarse crumbs.) Stir in the chocolate chunks (or chips) and dried cherries. In a small measuring cup whisk together the buttermilk and vanilla extract and then add to the flour mixture. Stir just until the dough comes together (add more buttermilk or flour as necessary). Do not over mix the dough.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round and about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick. Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 4 pie-shaped wedges (triangles). Place the scones on the baking sheet. Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk.
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
Makes 8 scones.
Ingredients
2 cups (260 grams) all purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (113 grams) (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
1/2 cup (90 grams) milk or semi sweet chocolate chips or chunks
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2/3 - 3/4 cup (160 - 180 ml) buttermilk
*If you don't have buttermilk, and I usually don't, you can just have 1 cup of milk to 1 Tbsp. of lemmon juice/vinegar.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. (The mixture should look like coarse crumbs.) Stir in the chocolate chunks (or chips) and dried cherries. In a small measuring cup whisk together the buttermilk and vanilla extract and then add to the flour mixture. Stir just until the dough comes together (add more buttermilk or flour as necessary). Do not over mix the dough.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round and about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick. Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 4 pie-shaped wedges (triangles). Place the scones on the baking sheet. Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk.
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
Makes 8 scones.
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