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three flavour chicken wings


delicious dish... OMG.. you haf got to try this recipe out.... u owe it to yourself to...

6-7 pieces chicken wings
oil
3 cloves garlic (chopped finely)
1 tbsp ginger (grated or chopped finely)
a handful of frozen corn
1 carrot (chopped)
1 red bell pepper / capsicum (chopped)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sweet black sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp plum sauce
chopped fresh corriander leaves

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remove and discard the tip from each chicekn wing and cut wings in half at the joint

cook chicken in a large pot of boiling water, uncovered, for about 10 mins... or until cooked. drain.

heat some oil in a frying pan or wok; stir fry chicken with garlic and ginger for some time until fragrant. remove from pan and onto plate.

heat some more oil in the same wok; stir fry carrot, red bell pepper and corn until tender... leave it longer if u like the vegies to be LESS crunchy... (i cant stand crunchy vegies..well.. other than a few lar..depends)

return the chicken into the wok with the veggies, stir fry for a bit.... then add the sauces (i suggest you measure out all the sauces into one bowl then later just pour out the whole contents of the bowl)... toss untill sauce boils.

serve chicken with the chopped coriander leaves... best to eat with rice...

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

i baked a choc cheese cake... it turned out awesome!!!! this is my THIRD cheesecake in my lifetime... and this is the ONLY ONE that turned out puuuurrrrrfect!!

this is a piece of it :


tastes sooooo good!!

here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups oreo cookie crumbs
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

30 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
3 tablespoons milk
3/4 cup chopped pecans

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs

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DIRECTIONS:
In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Mix well and press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Pour on melted caramel/pecan mixture and chill for 30 minutes.
To make the Caramel Filling: In a small saucepan, combine caramels and milk. Cook over low heat, stirring, until smooth. Stir in chopped pecans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Fold 1/3 of the filling into the melted chocolate, then pour the chocolate mixture back into the filling and mix until no streaks remain. Pour into crust.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until center is almost set. Place a pan of water on rack underneath cheesecake as it bakes to help keep it from cracking. Cool in oven with door cracked open. Refrigerate at least 5 hours before serving.

Turkey Feast

another great recipe if i can say so myself

this is what i call my turkey feast!! he he....

clockwise from top left: rosemary and butter potatoes, corn and peas, roasted turkey drumstic *drool*




Rosemary and Butter Potatoes
baby potatoes (those normal ones also can.. just that u haf to cut it smaller lor)
rosemary (fresh please)
butter or margerine
oil
salt and pepper

ok.. cut the potatoes (if using the baby potatoes just cut into half) ... put in a pot of boiling water for maybe 20 mins... otr till its not hard anymore.... dun boil too long till it become too soft ok...

then heat the pan... put one tablespoon of oil (to prevent the butter from burning) and 2 scoops of butter... let it melt and heat up for awhile... throw in the rosemary leaves, salt and pepper.... leave for awhile... then throw in ur potatoes... stir it around to coat...then leave it for awhile.. repeat for awhile until the skin of the potatoes or the edges get a little brownish.... done!!


Roast Turkey Drumstick
butter or margerine
thyme (fresh please)
parsley (fresh or dry)
garlic powder
salt and pepper
turkey drumsticks or turkey breasts...

heat the oven to 400F

mix the butter, thyme and parsley in a microwavable bowl.... then but it in the microwave for 20 seconds to melt the butter... stir... now turn to the turkey... using ur hands, seperate the skin from the meat... dun tear it off completely.. just LIFT it from the meat ... now... using a spoon, slowly pour the butter mixture on the meat of the turkey... then put the skin back.... now.. pour the rest of the butter onto the turkey....

put ur basted turkey on a glass baking dish or a roasting pan..... put it in the oven for 20 mins.. then turn the turkey and put it back in the oven for another 30 mins.... and tada!! can eat liao...

oh yea, the gravy... ok... now the bottom of ur pan will haf those like burnt bits and some oil and some sauce right? ok now... scrap it all and pour into a pan.... heat it up... pour 1 cup of chicken stock into it and let it simmer... then add 2 tablespoons of flour to thicken the sauce.... add pepper.... done!!

tip: leave the turkey for at least 10 mins before eating...

Delicious Curry Fish and Prawns



recipe:
turmeric
curry powder (adabi)
garlic
ginger
onion
butter
oil
green chili
red pepper flakes
chicken stock granules
ikan bilis granules
evaporated milk
sugar
salt
water

ok.. i wont provide measurements.. coz err... i forgot.. like i said.. i came up with this recipe... just like that *snap*

saute the onions, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and chili (of course u need to chop them first k?) with oil and butter/margerine .... then after that stir in the turmeric and curry powder....it should form a paste... if its too dry add a bit of oil..... then pour some water..... let it boil for a few mins.... then pour in half can of evaporated milk...put sugar and salt.... stir.... put chicken and ikan bilis stock granules (dun put too much salt... coz the granules are naturally salty.... then let boil....

in the meantime, prepare the fish.. just cut them into bite size pieces.. (dun defrost the fish.. keep it frozen) ..... throw it all into the pot... and the prawns too (i'm asuming that the prawns were peeled and cleaned.... ) then boil for like 10 mins... then can eat adee he he......

so delicious man!! my bf saud it was soooo "syiok!" and that he ate so much that he "was more full than when we ate buffet" *skips around happily*

Shadowprincess' Special Sambal

so these are the ingredients:

dried prawns
dried red chili padi (fresh ones will work as well)
fresh red chili (the normal chili)
anchovies..... not ikan bilis....ikan bilis is dried....get the ones in the grocery store...it is either in a bottle or tin....its usually in the fridge in the supermarket...
onions
garlic
sugar
salt
soy sauce
chicken stock / water

ok. if haf all of those ingredients already , now is figuring out how much u wanna make....sambal can be stored for a pretty long time in the frige/ freezer.

ok here is the basic to know.... for every two handfulls of dried prawns, put 2 fresh red chillies, 4 dried or fresh chili padis......dun put more chilli coz u will just die when u eat it....i mean i love very very very hot stuff but if u put more chillies, seriously u will spend the whole day in the toilet. use one medium size RED onion....not the yellow ar....not the white....only red...red...red..... coz other than the red, the rest of the onions are sweet....taste funny. use one whole garlic.

peel ur garlic and onions, cut off the stems of the chilies...... oh.....and please dun soak the prawns....just wash it thoroughly or else, the taste wont be as nice

now the easy part....throw it all in the food processor till it becomes a paste.

heat ur frying pan, put canola oil....put more oil the better...but not too much till can deep fry.....dun use olive oil..... then scrape all of the paste into the frying pan.....stir it...pour in some water or chicken stock so that it wont be too dry and burn. add salt, sugar and soy sauce according to taste....

see.....easy....just a lot of work preparing the ingredients.

then if u wanna eat nasi lemak, make the rice as usual, add santan....and water...and if u can find pandan at ur place, put it in also.

and just fry egg....and u will haf a simple and nice nasi lemak....

Shadowprincess' Ultimately Delicious Tandoori Chicken!!

this is my version of tandoori lar....its not gonna be exactly ...i called it tandoori coz i dunno what else to call it

ingredients:
2 pieces...ok get whatever part of the chicken that u like, i personally like the thigh
2 cups curry powder....erm....best is ask ur parents send from m'sia...the curry powder in canada sux.....
1/4 cup chilli powder
2 red chilli
2 tblsp cayenne pepper flakes
1/4 cup melted butter/ margerine
1/4 of red onions
one clove garlic
1/4 cup or more...soy sauce
1/2 lemon / lime
a pinch salt
erm 3 tblsp sugar

ok. take out the food processor. throw everything in and let it do its job.

take the chiken, using ur fingers, separate the skin slightly from the chiken...dun pull it off totally..... then, rub the paste that u made on the chicken, cover the skin back, rub the paste on the skin, u can put lots on the skin....coz after it cooks, u can just scrape it off and u'll have a really tasty chicken. make sure u put the paste all over the chicken... dun waste any of the paste ok? just pour it all over the chicken.

ok heat the oven to 400 F, pit the chicken in for 20 mins, then turn the chicken and bake it for another 20 mins,....tada!!!! done

Super Duper Delicious Easy Crispy Chicken Wings !!!!!!!



6 pieces of chicken wings

6 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 cup of crushed kellogs cornflakes...
3 tablespoons cornmeal

Preheat oven to 400F <--- i dunno what is the temperture in celcious
1. mix all the ingredients together... except the wings
2. coat all the wings evenly with the mixture.
3. take a baking sheet, for easier cleanup, line the baking sheet with aluminium foil...
4. melt some butter/ margerine.... brush it all over the baking sheet
5. put the coated wings on the sheet
6. sprinkle some melter butter/margerine on all the wings...
7. bake for 20 mins, take out, tuen wings over... sprinkle more butter/margerine... bake for another 20 mins...
DONE!!!! ENJOY!!!!

for the sauce,
5tablespoons tabasco sauce
2tablespoons margerine/butter
1teaspoon of white vinegar...
2tablespoon garlic powder

put all the ingredients in a bowl, put in the microwave for 30 seconds.... take out, stir... and there u haf ur sauce...


u can use normal chilli sauce if u lazy to make the special sauce

i posted this on my multiply account so i just cut and paste it here he he
i love this recipe.

Category: Meat
Style: American
Special Consideration: Quick and Easy
Servings: 2

Description:
Some ppl get intimidated when they read the word steaks or some weird ingredient like gorgonzola but i assure you that this is a truly easy easy easy dish. However, you will need an oven to make this delicious fast and fancy dish.

Ingredients:
2(1 1/2-inch-thick) beef tenderloin steaks
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound Gorgonzola (you can use any type of blue cheese and if u are not a fan of blue cheese, you can use others)
4 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced

Directions:
I need to stress that you use fresh meat for this mainly because after you cook this, the steak will be medium rare.

Let meat rest in room temperature for 10 minutes before beginning dinner preparation. Season meat with salt and pepper.

Place a large, flat skillet over high heat. When hot, pour in the oil and spread it around the skillet and place steaks on hot pan. Caramelize the steaks, 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to moderate. Cook 4 to 5 minutes longer on each side.

Preheat broiler to high.

Arrange steaks on baking sheet. Top each steak with the cheese (half of the cheese for each). Place baking sheet 6 inches from broiler heat just long enough to melt the cheese. Remove meat from the oven and top with the fresh sage. Let meat rest 2 or 3 minutes, then serve immediately.

i made this tonight...delicious .....and super easy

2 large potatoes, cleaned and pricked with a fork several times each
Drizzle olive oil or vegetable oil
2 slices center cut bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and coarse black pepper

Rub potatoes with a drizzle of oil. Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 12 minutes, rotating once. While potatoes cook, add chopped bacon to hot skillet and brown until bits are crisp. Add green onions and cook together with bacon 1 minute more. Transfer bacon bits and green onions to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Allow potatoes to cool enough to be handled, 5 minutes. Preheat broiler to high. Cut potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh into a small bowl. Smash potato flesh together with sour cream until combined using a potato masher. Stir in cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions and season with salt and pepper, to your taste. Scoop filling back into potato skins and place on a cookie sheet. Place potatoes in oven and brown under broiler, 6 inches from heat 5 minutes.


then enjoy....yummy

Super Duper Special Sloppy Joes

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup button mushrooms
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
6 tablespoon riccotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 tablespoon dry basil... or fresh
1 tablespoon dry parsley... or fresh
1 tablespoon dry oregano.... or fresh
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent rolls dough

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Brown beef, onion and garlic in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add mushrooms. Once browned, drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Simmer for awhile till sauce thickens. Add all the herbs. Stir and let simmer for about a minute more.
In a 9x13 inch baking dish, spread a layer of sauce. Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella, riccotta and Parmesan cheeses, another layer of sauce and the rest of the cheese. Top with crescent rolls dough.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until rolls are golden brown.


he he... sorry ar... ate oredy... forgot to take picture before eating it
yummy

Yummy Simple Noodles



ingredients:
6 tbsp tamari soy sauce
6 tbsp sesame oil
1 pinch sugar
canola oil (for frying the onions and garlic)
4 tbsp dark sauce / kicap manis
2 tsp seafood stock mix
2 tbsp crushed red pepper
4 pieces noodles
salt
pepper
2 biji eggs
cilantro leaves
1/2 small onion
3 cloves garlic

this recipe serves 2 ppl

1) cook the noodles then put aside
2) mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, dark sauce, seafood stock, rep pepper..... put aside
3) fry eggs.... "sunny side up" or any other way u want. put aside
4) fry the onions and garlic till fragrant and brown. mix with ingredients from step number 2. then stir in noodles.
5) chop up the cilantro. put the noodles in a plate and garnish with the cilantro. put the fried eggs on the same plate.... take ur chopsticks and spoon... then enjoy!!!!!!!!

yummy yummy!!!!!!

Hehe...

Here's the recipe for the coca cola pork rib...its really simple...

Stuff to have
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Pork rib (or pai kuat in cantonese) - Be sure to buy pork ribs only where there's a tulang in the middle and meat around it, dun buy those with too many meat or else u will be eating chewing gum...
Another option is chicken.... The one suggested is chicken thighs...

A can of cola (room temperature, must not be cold one)

Green bawang (those 1 batang 1 batang one)

Garlic (those used to chop until small small piece to fried vege and stuff one)

Ginger

Mushroom (those black color one) or button mushroom (green color one)

Dried red chili

Corn flour

Chinese "xiao hin" wine

Pepper, soy sauce

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1. Chop the meat into pieces... After that, put the meat into the boiling water in order to get rid of the blood. After the blood traces is gone, remove the meat.. (dun need to wait until the meat is cooked, this is juz to remove the blood)

2. After that, get the ginger done into pieces and "kemek" them for the essence to come out... Do the same for the garlic... Juz take out all those pieces of garlic and kemek the garlic.... (THis is juz used to boil, so dun need to make until small small pieces... I believe no body wants to eat them)

3. As for the green bawang, 1 batang of bawang roughly cut into 4 segments...

4. For the dried chili, cut them into medium - small pieces ..

5. For the mushroom or button mushroom, u can choose to cut them in half if u wan to... (normally they dun add mushroom to the dish, I add it cuz I like mushroom..haha)

6. After all this is done, use a wok with cover one.. (Able to steam or "lou")...I prefer wok more than a "bou" because wok the meat and stuff are spread more evenly, u can use a "bou" if u wan to...

7. Put the garlic and ginger into the wok... Then put in the meat on top... THen put in the chili also... Put in the mushroom if u're using those black color mushroom.. If u're using button mushroom, save it for later...Then, open the can of cola and pour it into the wok.... After that, pour in one spoon of the chinese wine and add in some pepper and some soy sauce (U dun need to add too much in first, cuz it depends on ur taste, if u like more salty, u can add slightly more.. But be warned.. Dun add too much, u can always add half way when u're tasting the sauce)

* Hope I din left out anything..haha... I noe until step 7 when u pour everything inside, they look funny.. but no worries la.. This is one of the ez dishes...

8. Then start the fire to heat those stuff up first, when they show sign of starting to boil, turn the fire into small api and cover the wok with the cover. Normally ppl call this as "lou"...

9. Anyways, check back every half and hour or so and stir the stuff abit... continue like that for 2 hours - 2 and half hour.. Normally the cola will left 1/3 - 1/4 only compared to the one u first poured in...

10. Juz 15 minutes b4 u wanna serve this dish, add in the green bawang and the button mushroom.... You can try and taste the sauce now, if u wan slightly more saltier taste, add in some soy sauce...haha.... (the bawang is added now cuz if u add in earlier when u cooked, after u eating that time u wun find the bawang...gone...)

11. If u like the sauce to be thicker, u can take some water (alittle) and mix with corn flour and add into the wok... Let it cooked awhile for the sauce to become thick....

12. Well done, u can serve this dish now....

* Note, the cola 1 can is sufficient for 2 - 3 normal ppl punya serving...For the amount of chili, ginger and garlic... I can't tell u how much u need, I juz agak for the taste only... But for myself to eat, I use half biji garlic and 1 - 2 ginger and a little chili (dun wan too spicy)...can take this as a reference...

Enjoy...

*Forgotten something, for those ppl who likes a good aroma, can add in some "pak gok" (those rempah dark red color very wangi one... looks like a star with 8 side one...)

This post has been edited by Geminist: May 6 2005, 01:56 AM

Hmm, another dish for those single alone ppl out there...

Its a variation of fried italian noodle....

Stuff to have
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Italian noodle, I prefer tagliatelli...However, u can use normal italian noodle or vermicelli.. (However, I REALLY SUGGEST tagliatelli) FYI, tagliatelli is those flat and wide noodle... Look abit like chou (rough) wan tan mee....

Sesame oil

Bacon(not heavily salted one...I dunno can get in malaysia or not though..haha) or minced pork .. I prefer bacon cuz taste better

Some wine if possible

Soy sauce and dark soy sauce

Egg

Button mushroom (sliced one)

Iceberg lettuce

pepper

Garlic granules (garlic powder)

Sugar

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1. Cook the noodle first by boiling it (juz like how u normall cook a noodle...Until the noodle is al dente (italian term for to the tooth which means well cooked pasta...hahahaha).... To determine this, u can take some noodle up and cut it into too.... Inside the noodle, if u can still see something white or different color with the noodle outside, its still not cooked yet... After that, take away the hot water and put in some cold water and pour the cold water away.. Prevent the outer layer from sticking to each other when u leave it like that for sometime as u need to cook other stuff..

2. Cut the bacon into pieces, then mix in some sugar, sesame oil, some red wine...then kacau kacau abit and ok edi....

3. Start your wok, use butter or normal oil as u wish.... Then, cook the bacon..Remember not to pour in the sauce also arr, or else u'll hv a nice time running away from the "explosion of oil"...haha...juz put in the meat enuff....

4. After the bacon is cooked, then put set it aside and fried an egg... (the egg b4 fry stir it first and add in some soy sauce and pepper)...

5. Then fried the egg juz like u fry rice like that...

6. Then, add in the sliced button mushroom (u can get that in can)...

7. Stir and kacau awhile...Then put in the noodle.... And mix the noodle with the rest of the things...Cut the lettuce into small pieces and put it inside also...

8. Remember the sauce of the bacon? Pour it into the noodle... And add in some soy sauce and dark soy sauce(for the color)... After that, add in some pepper and the garlic powder....Add in a little of sesame oil....Add in secubit of sugar also... Then taste if u like the sauce or izzit not salty enuff....

9. Mix mix abit and let it fry....

10. SERVE IT...

*Side not, those stuff like soy sauce and garlic power, u can always add little by little, dun need to add in much at once..cuz not enuff can add in..too much..then finished lo..hahahha

Enjoy....

Ooo..so the post went here...hahahahahahahahhaa... pai seh....

Here's an alternative to a cake which dun need to bake, tiramisu...

Stuff to get
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500g cheese
500g sponge finger
1 tea spoon brandy
coffee powder
1 egg
coco powder
1 tea spoon valina essence

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1. Beat the sugar and the egg white... Make them until perfect with bubbles...haha...

2. Then mix in cheese, vanila essence, brandy and egg york... Beat them lightly... Not for too long nor too fast.. Besure to always stir in ONE direction...

3. Then add the mixing in 3 --> 2.... Then mix both of these stuff in S style to make sure they get to each other evenly...

4. Then crush the sponge finger and mix in some coffee (water form, dun need too much)

5. After that, find a cup or some container, better if is same size from top to bottom.... Then, mix in one layer of sponge finger, one layer of cheese...continue like that.... Then after that, put choco powder on top..

6. FRIDGE OVER NIGHT....

7. Take a spoon and dig and eat the cheese cake...

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I was asked b4 why the egg no need cook..Well, tat's the purpose of brandy..to kill the germ...

Enjoy ya....

Hmm, here's my fav breakfast and its simple..

Stuff to buy
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Egg

Mayo, butter, pepper

Cheese (matured cheddar or others)

Iceberg lettuce

1. stir the egg up and mix in some pepper (I add in some soy sauce also cuz I'm a lover of saltiness...haha)

2. spread the egg as wide as possible on the wok and fried in until all the edge are cooked....

3. Add in a slice of cheese at the middle, besure there's no leakage or holes on the egg or else ur cheese will be flowing out and u'll hv a hard time cleaning....

4. Fold the side of the egg onto the cheese and make the egg to cheese shape....

5. Cut the side and skin of the bread....spread some butter

6. Cut the lettuce into small small strings and mix it with mayo... This is to avoid the lettuce from falling out while u're eating...

7. Put them in between the 2 slice of bread and enjoy...

8. Besure to eat it while its hot cuz the cheezy gravy sauce is juz...NICE ~~~~

Enjoy...haha

Boiled Lobsters
3 tablespoons salt
2 live lobsters (about 1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
Lemon wedges

Fill a large stockpot about half full of water. Add the salt and bring to a boil. When the water has come to a rolling boil, plunge the lobsters headfirst into the pot. Clamp the lid back on tightly and return the water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the lobsters for 12 to 18 minutes (hard-shell lobsters will take the longer time), until the shells turn bright red and the tail meat is firm and opaque when checked.

Lift the lobsters out of the water with tongs and drain in a colander. Place underside up on a work surface and, grasping firmly, split the tails lengthwise with a large knife. Drain off the excess liquid. Serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.

Note: Lobsters must be kept alive until they are cooked because their flesh begins to deteriorate soon after they die or are killed. Some experts recommend numbing the lobsters first by placing them in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cooking.

I'll just toss in my recipe for a simple pasta. I have no idea what the name is though.

Ingredient
1. 1 packet of pasta
2. 2 cans of tuna in oil
3. 1 onion (or more, according to your preference)
4. 4 eggs.

Steps
1. Boil the pasta in hot water till it's soft (edible).
2. Boil the eggs till it becomes hard boil eggs. Then cut the eggs into 8 pieces .
3. Cut the onion into a rings (so that it looks nice).
4. Mix the pasta and tuna in oil together.
5. Throw in the eggs and onions.
6. Add some thyme for extra taste.
7. Keep it in the fridge and serve cold.

Forgive my cooking jargons,it's rather bad. Do keep in mind that I'm a guy, and my skills in cooking is rather limited.

P.S: The pasta can be kept for quite some time in the fridge. Makes a really handy snack, especially for students who are hungry in the middle of the night. PM me if you have any questions.

Simple Egg + Tomato soup...

Stuff to have
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Ikan bilis

Egg

Pepper

Salt

Tomato

This is a really simple and quick soup...

1. Boil a pot of water together with the ikan bilis. After the water turned into abit yellowish, remove all the ikan bilis and throw them away....

2. Chop the tomato into pieces and toss them into the soup...Add in some salt...

3. Let it boil a while then in the mean time, stir the egg inside a bowl until the whole stir of egg is yellowish with very little egg white

4. With the soup boiling, pour the egg into the soup (remember dun pour at same place, circulate the pot itself and pour it... Let it boil for a while...

5. Stir the soup abit and u can serve it liao... Add in some pepper and bawang hijau if u like...

* For the ikan bilis, if u can't find that or not available... Use stock cube instead... I use chicken stockcube cuz here dun hv ikan bilis ... haha...

This is a really simple soup and is quite tasty also....

Oyster Sauce Chicken

Ingredients:
1kg whole chicken
1 tablespoon sherry
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon cornflour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 clove garlic,crushed
1 large onion, sliced
1 red capsicum, sliced
1 green capsicum, sliced
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock

Steps:
1. Fillet the chicken, removing skin and bones to make chicken stock. Cut the chicken flesh into slices and place in a bowl.

2. Pour in the soy sauce, sherry, vegetable oils and salt.

3. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of cornflour on top, and mix together. Allow marinate for 20 min.

4. Heat wok, add oil and garlic. Saute the onion until transparent then add chicken and cook over high heat for 2 min.

5. Add the capsicum, reduce heat and put in the oyster sauce, stirring continuously. Cook another minutes only.

6. Blend 1 teaspoon cornflour with chicken stock and add to mixture. Correct seasoning, cover with a lid and simmer for 2 to 3 min.

Enjoy...

This post has been edited by jarodfjk: May 10 2005, 01:57 AM

Malay Batik Cake

Ingredients:
5 egg
1 buttercup
1 cup fine sugar
5 spoon of coco
5 spoon of milo
1/2 tin of milk
300g Marie biscuit
1/2 cup of water
1 teaspoon of vanilla esen

Methods:
1. Break the Marie biscuit into 4 part

2. Put in all the ingredients stated above into a pan. Heat it and stir it until it mixed.

3. After the mixture done, put in the biscuit. Arrange it properly in order to get a nice looking cake.

4. Press the mixture with biscuit until it is compact.

5. Put it into freezer for 2 to 3 hour. The cake is serve cold and ready to eat when it freeze.

Anyone here have egg tart recipe.. i got one but the pastry not crispy enough and that filling is too sweet...

This is my recipe

Egg Tart[B]

8 oz of Flour
A pinch of salt
2 tablespoon of icing sugar
5 oz of butter
1 egg separated
4-5 tablespoon of iced water

Method

1. Sift flour and icing sugar together
2. Rub butter lightly into sifted flour till mixture resembles breadcrumbs
3. Add egg yolk and water to form a dough
4. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1/2 hour
5. Roll dough out thinly and cut to line greased pastry tins. Prick pastry with fork and brush with egg white.
6. Fill with eggs mixture
7. Bake in hot oven at 150 celcius (300 Fah) for 50 mins
8. Lower the heat to the lowest
9. Bake till the egg is cooked

Filling

(8oz) 1/2lb of sugar
(8oz) 1/2lb of hot water (mix with sugar to dissolve)
4 tablespoon of ideal milk
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essense
4 eggs

Hmm... Juz to add in...

I was reading how to make yakisoba tat day and realized they use a sauce called yakisoba sauce or worcester sauce...

I tried frying mee + worcester sauce yesterday... and it taste good ~~

FYI, worcester sauce is something like Lea & Perrins worcester sauce...

Try it ~

First guy to post, muahaha...though its really simple, its jus one of the fav dishes i've learnt from my mum...it really taste different from wat i could get in restaurants...and i don't know whats the amount of ingredients, just feel it through experience =P

-A-ma style curry mutton-

-1-First step is the MOST troublesome process, removing all unnecessary fats from the mutton ( preferable imported lamb, taste better,it would ). Cut it into middle cube / slices ( i prefer slices ), add small pinches of salt and 'message' it all over the meat.

-2-Ingredients for the curry includes loads of onion and garlic ( minced ), bat gok(is it called cloves?) ,cinnamon,cardamon, fresh red chilli ( sliced / minced ), curry leaves, coconut milk ( damn, my mum used to squeeze it out with a kitchen towel with fresh santan ), suitable amount of curry powder, chilli paste

-3-Basically its quite easy to prepare the curry, jus put in some oil, heat it up put in the garlic/onion, when the 'smell' appears, add in the other ingredients, cook and stir while adding in suitable amount of water, until the it looks like thick curry paste. ( At this stage, we'd normally scoope it up and store some of the curry paste for future usage ).

-4-Clear the wok/pan, add in some oil,heat it up and stir fry the mutton in the wok for a while, ( really just for a while ), then add in curry paste, cook it until the meat looks almost cooked, and add in the coconut milk ( caution, don't pour in everything, add accordingly to your own liking ). Of course, add in suitable amount of water.

-5-Either boil it with the wok itself, or scoop up everything into a pot ( preferably clay pot, not sure why, but it 'seems' to taste better when its coming from a claypot =P ). Then just let in a small fire maybe for at least half an hour to 45 minutes.

Guarantee...the meat would be damn tender, and IMO mutton taste perfect with curry.

To be frank, the way to cook it is just normal lo... the difference is the process of removing all the extra fat/ligaments from the mutton makes the meat tastier to eat and less oily ( curry itself would be oily enough )

Dunno this qualifies as a recipe or not, feel free to remove it if u think its not helpful. Cheers ~

Simple and Good Snack! WOHOoo!

Toast Bread

Peanut Butter

Marshmallow(small pieces)

cream of mushroom soup

butter
flour
In equal portion combined made to become roux

oyster mushrooms
shitake mushrooms
fresh button mushrooms
Sliced

chicken stock / water

1. saute mushrooms in butter until soft
2. add in chicken stock/water
3. add in combined roux
4. season as required

Try this.

-Bihun(abt 200Gms? I donno, i dun measure)
-Eggs(x2)
-Soya sauce
-Pepper
-Salt
-Bawang putih

Cara Preparation

1.Boil the bihun annen remove the water.

2.Fry the bihun with soya sauce and bawang (cud try Worcester sauce as geminist suggest)

3.Beat the eggs with pepper and add some salt and soya sauce again.

4.Soak the bihun with the egg mixture for a while annen fry.

5.Add the remaining eggs and just goreng till masak~!

Mati i duno arh, i eat this every three days lidat.

The soup version oso can try. Fact, it's damn simple.

1.Boil water with ikan bilis and the maggi the dunno wat cubes..

2.Masukkan the bihun

3.Add some ..i duno, maybe fishball, meatballs whatever you feel like.

Then eat lo...

Steamboat Moden.

Take ur electronic kettle and boil the soup.
Remove the caps and put fishball, prawn etc inside.
Enjoy!

Haha... Campbell Mushroom Soup

Mix it with MILK , yes MILK instead of water as stated in the instuction.
add pepper~
u can add extra button mushroom too hehe

Can use it as the sauce for spaghetti (corret spelling ar), but some ppl dun like it. Add cheese powder.

[aSa] rations

Meat
5 pieces ramli burger (chicken)
5 pieces ramli burger (beef)
6 eggs

Seasoning
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup chilli sauce
some leftover bbq sauce
1/4 clove garlic
2 large onions
margerine or oil

Instructions

defrost burgers and crack ur eggs.
combine burgers with eggs and mash them until become like mincemeat like state.
chop onions and garlic.
heat up the wok and melt the margerine or u can use oil.
brown garlic and throw in the meat.
cook the meat like 10 minutes.
combine all the sauces, add a little water(very little)
and slowly mix the sauces into the meat.
continue cooking until meat is throughly cook.

serve with bread or toast.

makes 3-4.

warning: the rations are very filling. lasted me and 3 of me pals for the entire morning and afternoon without eating. suitable for those on beachin' trips.

PHILADELPHIA� Classic Cheesecake



Ingredients
1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs

3 Tbsp. sugar

1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

4 eggs


Preparation
MIX crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE at 325�F for 55 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan. (Or, bake at 300�F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) Loosen cake from side of pan; cool before removing side of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

tip: to avoid the cheesecake from cracking, always put a pan of hot water on the shelf below the cheesecake while baking.

if i'm not mistaken, ppl use gelating if they wanna make a "non-baked" cheesecake.. basically assemble then just put in the fridge....

This is a simple counterfeit "Vanetta Ice cream" that my friend taught me:

Ingredients:
Ma Ling Biscuit - 1 pack
1 cup milo powder
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup water
1 cup sugar

Mix water with cocoa & milo. Heat it over fire and add in sugar. Then snap the biscuits into 2 or 4 parts and add in. Let it boil a while, so the biscuit mix in well and become soft. Then let it cool.

After cooling, prepare a pan and put plastic/wrappers on it. Pour in the mixture and freeze it in the fridge until it became hard. Usually it won't look very nice (unless u do it very carefully and skillfully) but it taste good all the same. My friend said can substitute millk with water but i never try before.

Hope you will enjoy this cheap desert.

P/S: make sure u boil the biscuit till soft, if not you'll be eating chocolate rock! And while boiling, always stir so it won't burnt.

Oh.. forgot to mention, after poouring in the mixture, tie the plastic up & compress it. put pressure on the plastic with hand or other things so i'll become COMPACT. sORRY.

Sorry friends, I forgot. It's MARIE biscuit, not Ma Ling. So SORRY

I just made Oreo Cheesecake today! Woohoo! As good as Secret Recipe's. Hehe, but it's not cheap. Cost me almost $30 for all the material. But really nice and simple.No baking!! Here's the recipe:

Oreo Cheesecake

Ingredients :
- 2 packet of Oreo biscuit (for base and for mixture)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 2 pieces of 250g Philadelphia cream cheese (softened at room temperature)
- 3 teaspoon of gelatine(this is agar agar powder) dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/3 cup castor sugar
- 25g whipping cream

Method :
3 Easy Steps
1. Mix
Mix Oreo biscuit crumbs (for base) with melted butter, press into base of pan. Chill
2. BEAT
Beat the cream cheese with an electric beater until smooth, mix in gelatine mixture, sugar, cream and blend till smooth. Add in Oreo rough crumbs and mix.
3. POUR
Pour mixture onto crumb base and chill in refrigerator (2-3 hours or overnight).

OPTIONAL :
Garnish with chocolate shavings and strawberries.

Can't wait to try my first homemade cheesecake tomorrow morning ^_____^
Tiramisu is my next experiment. Will post the recipe if succeed.

This post has been edited by Kii: Jul 16 2005, 02:10 AM

Spaghetti in Olive Oil and Garlic

Ingredients
. 400g Spaghetti
. 6 tbsps oil
. 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
. 1 tsp MAGGI� Concentrated Chicken Stock
. 4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Method
1. Cook spaghetti as per instruction.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan and gently saut� the garlic until slightly golden, not brown.
3. Season with MAGGI� Concentrated Stock and pepper to taste.
4. Put the drained spaghetti in the frying pan with oil and garlic and stir well until the spaghetti is well coated.
5. Serve immediately.
6. Add grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

ez?

This is a simple recipe for those of you who have not much time. Probably about 5-8 minutes.

Ingredients
a) Chicken
B) Sliced Onions
c) Oyster Sauce
d) Honey (loads of them ;P)
e) Some oil

1) Heat wok.

2) Pour oil (just a little)

3) Add onions

4) Add chicken

5) Add oyster sauce + some water

6) Add loads of honey

Smells good; tastes great

This post has been edited by caramel: Aug 25 2005, 05:15 PM

Sambal Ikan Bilis

Ingredients
100g ikan bilis , soaked and washed
3 tbsp oil
1 Bombay onion, sliced
2 tbsp chilli paste
Pound:
5 shallots
2 cloves garlic
1 stalk lemon grass, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp belacan granules

Seasoning:
1/2 tsp ikan bilis granules
1 tsp sugar or to taste
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp water

Method
Heat oil in a wok, saute pounded ingredients, chilli paste and belacan until fragrant. Add ikan bilis and big onions and stir-fry well.

Mix in lime juice, water and seasoning ingredients. Mix well. Dish out and serve with nasi lemak.


Recipe by Amy Beh

This post has been edited by chosei: Aug 26 2005, 05:26 PM

Mashed Potato

Ingredients
800g potatoes, washed

40g butter

140ml hot milk

Salt to taste

A dash of pepper

For the gravy:

30g plain flour

30g butter

320ml beef stock

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp prepared mustard

Method
Place potatoes in a pan with enough cold water to cover them. Add � tsp salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 25-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain the potatoes and put aside to cool slightly.

Peel the potatoes and put them back into the pan. Add butter. Mash the potatoes over low heat until a smooth texture is achieved. Add the hot milk slowly and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until it turns creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with the gravy or sauce for extra taste.

To prepare the gravy or sauce, heat butter in a non-stick saucepan then stir in flour. Make a roux or allow the paste to brown a little over very low heat, stirring all the time. Do not allow it to burn.

Blend in the stock gradually and allow to cook until it has a thick consistency.

Season to taste with salt, pepper and mustard.

The umm-I-don't-think-I-made-it-quite-right-but-it-still-turned-out-okay Bictody's special hamster/mouse-creature-seemingly-driving-a-bumper-car deviled eggs!






What you'll need:
Your favorite deviled eggs recipe*
Raisins (eyes and tail)
Small celery stalk or cucumber seeds (ears)
Toothpicks
*Being the incredibly simple-minded fool that cringes at complexity I am, my deviled egg recipe calls for boiling eggs, cutting the egg in half (for this recipe, you can cut it either the long or short way based on your preference), scooping out the egg yolks with a spoon - taking care not to rip the egg whites, mixing the egg yolks with mayonnaise until it is the consistency you like - based on how much mayonnaise you want, and spooning the egg yolk/mayonnaise mixture back into the holes where the original yolks used to be in the boiled egg halves. This is just to help out those who've no idea what deviled eggs are. It'd probably be worth your time to find a really good recipe, but this works for me.


What to do:
Make your deviled eggs
Cut raisins to pieces for your creature's eyes - cutting one raisin into four pieces works well
Thinly slice a small stalk of celery (see pictures if you are confused) or find some cucumber seeds in that cucumber of yours to use as ears for your creature
Place raisin eyes as deemed appropriate
Place celery/cucumber ears a little way behind the eyes
Spear a whole raisin with a toothpick, and bring the raisin down about 3/4 of the length of the toothpick. Stick the toothpick (dirty end that raisin left goo all over as you were sliding it down) into the "back" of the creature until raisin meets egg white
Tweak as you like to adjust appearance - Easy, ne? - experiment with different food items you can use for different body parts


have fun!

Honey Muffins (with oat and wheat)
- a quite sihat snacks , well at least for me lor!
Ingredients:

. 1 1/2 cups butter (or buttermilk which is better )
. 1 cup rolled oats
. 2 tablesp. honey
. 2 tablesp. vege oil
. 1 cup whole wheat flour
. 1 teasp. baking powder
. 1/2 teasp. baking soda
. 1/4 teasp. salt

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.
2. Combine butter and oats in a saucepan; heat just until warm; set aside.
3. Grease muffin cups.
4. In a large bowl, combine honey and vege oil with oat mixture.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into wet mixture.
6. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
7. Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Serve warm.

-makes about 8 cups of muffins. try it! -

Veggie Toast ~Easy-peasy, healthy and delicious breakfast

Ingredients:
Mixed veggies (peas, carrots, corns) - can get this easily in supermarket (defroze them b4 you start)
Cheese (slice cheese will do)
Bread
Tyhmes
Garlic Spread

Instructions:

1. Spread garlic spread on your bread slices.

2. Sprinkle (haha.. wrong usage of verb) the mixed veggies evenly on the bread slices.

3. Cut the cheese into pieces and placed the pieces on top of the mixed veggies.

4. Spirnkle thymes on top n toast!

Voila!

Haha.. all of you so great, can cook. I can only cook simple stuff.

Cleaned the thread up and stole moved it to Hobbies & Modelling (with permission of course!).

Remember people, only recipes here. No discussion. Refer to the first post.

Triple Cheese Baked Penne (vegetarian)



Easy
Serves 2


Ingredients:

30g shredded cheddar cheese
25g shredded mozzarella cheese
7 tbsp bolognese sauce
2 tbsp cream cheese
1 cup dried penne
dried basil (optional)
ground black pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook and drain the penne and place it in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix the bolognese sauce, cream cheese and cheddar cheese into the hot pasta.
3. Spoon mixture into a 500ml/2 cup/16x10cm loaf tin
4. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top. Add some basil and ground black pepper as you wish.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 190*C for 10-15 minutes or until mozzarella cheese has completely melted.
6. Serve hot.

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 25 2005, 05:33 PM

Simple Plain Macaroni

ermm..I kinda made this recipe by accident and kinda used any ingredients that I found in the kitchen. So, I don't really know the measurement heh!

Ingredients:-
Half pack of Macaroni -cook as instructed by the pack
2 tomatoes -diced
1/2 onion - diced
about 8 button mushrooms - slice thinly
cheddar cheese - shread thinly ( the thin-slice kraft cheese also can do..shreaded)
2 1/2 tablespoons of chicken stock
5-6 tablespoon of tomato sauce
10 long beans - diced
5 cloves of garlics- blended
1 tomatoes -blended
oil
salt
black pepper
white pepper
dried basil & oregano (optional)

Method:-

fry the blended garlic+tomatoes until the aroma comes out, put in the tomatoes sauce and chicken stock, cook it until it turn almost dry, then put it the veges ( mushrooms+long beans) after awhile, put in the diced onion and tomatoes, let it cook for a while. after that, put in the macaroni ( which is already benn boiled ), gaul till all the macaronis covered with the sauce. Lastly put in a pinch of salt for taste, b & w peppers, basil & oregano, and stir them all. Before u serve, put in the shreaded cheddar cheese and voila!

** sorry for my bad english ^ ^

Homemade Pasta: for times when you have nothing better to do and instant got boring

Homemade pasta has a very nice texture. They're not too soft and not hard either.

Ingredients:

300g plain flour
3 large eggs
30 ml olive oil
a pinch of salt

Directions:

Making the dough



1. To mix the dough by hand, sift and mound the flour on a work surface or in a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. Break the eggs into the well and add the oil and salt. Begin to whisk the eggs and oil together with a fork, incorporating the floor as you do so.
Gradually blend the flour with the egss, working from the centre out. Use your free hand to hold the mound in place and stop leakage if any of the egg escapes.
3. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface with smooth, light strokes, turning it as you fold and press. It should be soft and pliable, but dry to the touch. If sticky, knead in a little flour.
4. It will take at least 6 minutes kneading to achieve a smooth and elastic texture with a slightly glossy appearance. Put the dough in a plastic bag without sealing, or cover with a tea towel or an upturned bowl. Allow to rest for 30 minutes. (The dough can also be mixed in a food processor)

Rolling



1. Divide the dough into three or four manageable portions and cover them.
2. Lightly flour a large work surface. Flatten one portion of the dough onto the surface and using a long, floured rolling pin, roll out the dough from the centre to the outer edge.
3. Continue rolling, always from in front of you outward, and rotating the dough often. Keep the work surface dusted with just enough flour to prevent sticking. When you have rolled a well-shaped circle, fold the dough in half and roll it out again. Continue in this way seven or eight times to give a smooth circle of pasta about 5 mm (1/4 inch) thick.
4. Roll the sheet quickly and smoothly to a thickness of 2.5 mm (1/8 inch). Patch any tears with a piece of dough from the edge and a little water to help it stick.
5. As each sheet is done, transfer it to a dry tea towel. If the pasta is to be used to make filled pasta keep the sheets covered, but if it is to be cut into lengths or shapes, leave them uncovered while the others are being rolled, so that the surface moisture will dry slightly.

Cutting and Shaping


ravioli

1. Using a small knife or even cookie cutters, cut the pasta sheets into desired shapes. Use your imagination!
2. For long pasta like spaghetti and fettucine, you can use a pasta machine (ie. those machines that people use to roll out 'Pan Mee". They're quite affordable. Can get for below RM30) You can also use those machines to flatten out your pasta dough.

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 28 2005, 01:59 PM

Simple Yet Delicious Cheesecakes
recipe source from www.joyofbaking.com




Makes 6 - 1/2 cup cheesecakes


Ingredients:

Crust

1/2 cup (50 grams) crushed digestive cookies

2 teaspoons granulated white sugar

2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter, melted

Filling

8 ounces (227 grams) [you can use up to 250 grams of cheese] cream cheese, room temperature (use full fat, not reduced or fat free cream cheese)

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg, room temperature

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt

Topping

Strawberry Puree and/or fresh berries

Directions:

Line six - 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch muffin cups (or a muffin tray) with one - 2 inch (5 cm) wide x 6 inch (15 cm) long strip of parchment paper. (The ends will hang over the sides of the cups to be used as handles to lift out the baked cheesecakes.) [or in my case, I just used muffin paper cups]. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.

For Crust

1. In a small bowl combine the biscuit crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.
2. Press about a tablespoon of crumbs on the bottoms of the six muffin cups lined with parchment paper.
3. Cover and refrigerate while you make the filling.

For Filling

1. In the bowl of your electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on low speed until smooth.
2. Add the sugar and beat until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg beating about 30 seconds.
3. Add the vanilla extract and sour cream and beat until incorporated.
4. Remove the crusts from the refrigerator and evenly divide the filling among the six muffin cups.

Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until firm but the centers of the cheesecakes wobble a little. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack. Let cool before covering with plastic wrap and refrigerating. This cheesecake tastes best after being refrigerated overnight.

Remove cheesecakes by taking hold of the two strips of parchment paper and carefully lifting each of the cheesecakes from the muffin cups. Gently peel off the parchment paper and place on your serving plate. Top with strawberry sauce and/or fresh berries.


To make a small whole cake:


Store-bought blueberry topping was used on this cake

Follow the crust and filling instructions but press the crust onto the base of an appropriate-sized cake tin and pour the batter into the cake tin. Bake for an additonal 5-10 minutes.

Easy Pasta Sauces

Bolognese

Halal

Serves 6
(500g pasta)
Easy

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
500g beef mince
1 cup beef stock
2 x 425g cans chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 cups red wine
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp oregano (optional)
2 bay leaves (optional)
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-based pan and stir the onion, carrot and celery over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add the mince and cook over high heat until well-browned, breaking up any lumps with a fork. Add the stock, tomato, wine, sugar and herbs.
3. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Season the sauce with salt and pepper and serve with your favourite pasta (recommended pasta: spaghetti, fettucine, penne and tagliatelle).

* the sauce can be kept for up to 2 days in the fridge or frozen for up to 2 months


Carbonara



Serves 4-6
(500g pasta)
Intermediate

Ingredients:

8 back/rashers bacon (alternatively, use ham or sliced sausages)
3 eggs
3/4 cup grated parmesan
1 1/4 cups cream
black pepper

Directions:

1. Trim away the bacon fat, then cut the bacon into thin strips. Fry over medium heat until crisp. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.
2. Cook pasta (recommended pasta: fettucine, spaghetti, fuscilli and tagliatelle) as directed on the pacakge. Drain, then return to the pan and keep warm.
3. Beat the eggs, cheese and cream in a bowl, then add the bacon. Pour over the hot pasta in the pan and toss gently.
4. Return the pan to very low heat and cook for 1/2 - 1 minutes, or until slightly thickened -- don't overheat or the eggs will scramble. Season with black pepper.


Tomato Sauce

Halal, vegetarian

Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients:

1.5kg ripe tomatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp sugar (alternatively, use 1 1/2 tbsp honey)
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Score a cross in the base of each tomato, place in a bowl of boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer to cold water and peel skin away from the cross. Cut the tomatoes in half around their equators and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Finely chop the tomato flesh.
2. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and cook, stirring, over a medium heat for 3 minutes, or until soft. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato, tomato puree, oregano and sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Spoon over your pasta of choice.

* Make sure you use fully ripe tomatoes for a full-flavoured sauce. If ripe tomatoes aren't available, use canned tomatoes instead.


Alfredo

Halal, vegetarian

Serves 4
(500g pasta)
Easy

Ingredients:

90g butter
1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan
1 1/4 cups cream
1 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cook pasta of choice as directed on package. Drain and return to the pan to keep warm.
2. While the pasta cooks, heat the butter in a pan over low heat. Add parmesan and the cream and bring to the boil, stirring. Add the basil, season with salt and pepper, and stir well.
3. Add to the pasta and toss well


Citrus Cream Sauce



Picture source from a friend of mine

Serves 5
(500g pasta)
Intermediate

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cup cognac (optional)
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
1 orange, zest cut into 1/2-inch by 1/8-inch strips
1 lemon, zest cut into 1/2-inch by 1/8-inch strips
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp chopped mint

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, add butter and melt. Add the shallots and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully deglaze with the cognac. Cook until the cognac is almost completely reduced.
3. Add the chicken stock and heavy cream and citrus zest and cook until slightly thickened and reduced, about 10 minutes.
4. Add cheese and season with salt and pepper.
5. While sauce is cooking, cook the pasta until al dente in boiling, salted water. Drain well.
6. Stir the mint into the sauce. Add the drained pasta and toss to coat the pasta well. (Recommended pasta: vermicelli and spaghetti)

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 29 2005, 11:40 PM

Some recipes with Baileys..

TGIF Mudslide:
1 1/2 oz Vodka (Absolut)
1 1/2 oz Bailey's irish cream
1 1/2 oz Kahlua
8 cubes Ice
1 1/2 oz Cream
1 scoop Vanilla Ice-cream
2 scoops Chocolate Ice-cream

Begin by crushing the 8 ice cubes in a blender. When ice is finely crushed, add the remaining ingredients and blend for 45 seconds on blender's highest setting. Pour into glass and serve immediately.


Bailey's ice cream:
1 cup full cream milk
1 cup whipping cream
75g sugar
4 tbsp Bailey's irish cream

You need an ice cream maker for this. Otherwise you will never ever get a smooth texture. Available at Jusco rm199. Dissolve the sugar in a bit of hot water. Then add remaining ingredients and mix together. Cover and put in the fridge. Put your ice cream maker bowl in freezer. Next day, you can make the icecream. Then chuck in the freezer. Makes about 1/2 liter. Because of the alcohol, this icecream will never get hard My freezer is -20C and it's still soft and scoopable.

Chinese Dishes


Chicken + Potatoes in Gravy: goes great with rice!



Halal

Serves 3
Intermediate

Ingredients:

2 boneless and skinless chicken thighs, trim fats and cut into small cubes
2 medium sized potatoes, cut into cubes the same size as the chicken
1 onion, cut into cubes the same size as the potatoes
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp thick soy sauce
1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp cornflour, diluted in 1/4 cup of water (optional)
1/4 cup water
pepper and salt

Directions:

1. Place chicken cubes in a bowl. Add in soy sauce, thick soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, a little oil, cinnamon powder and pepper. Mix well and leave to marinate for 1/2 - 1 hour.
2. Boil potato cubes in enough water until half-cooked. Drain.
3. Heat oil in a heavy based sauce pan at medium heat. Add in onions and sautee until they have become translucent.
4. Add in marinated chicken with the sauces and stir-fry until chicken is cooked. Then, stir in the potatoes. If the mixture is becoming thick, gradually add some water just enough to allow simmering. Do not add too much water. Cover and simmer at low heat for 5 minutes.
5. If the mixture is too watery, add diluted cornflour gradually to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste
6. Serve with rice.


Steamed Egg


it would look something like this


Halal, vegetarian

Serves 3
Easy

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
equal parts of water to egg
3/4 tsp salt
pepper
2 tbsp sesame oil

Directions:

1. Crack the eggs into a large bowl. Beat eggs with a fork until the yolks and egg whites have been mixed.
2. Add half of the water and continue beating. Add salt and pepper then continue beating. Gradually add in the rest of the water and beat thoroughly.
3. Pour mixture into a shallow dish and steam it for 15-18 minutes until firm. To check if the egg is cooked, pierce with a fork to check if it's firm or wattery
4. Pour sesame oil over steamed egg. Serve hot with rice.

Steaming instructions:

1. Fill a big wok or pot 1/2 with water. Place a steaming rack into the wok/pot
2. Cover and boil the water.
3. Place the dish on the rack, cover and allow to steam.
4. You can also use an electric steamer.

Stir-fried Choy Sum (Sawi) with Mushrooms



Halal

Serves 3-4
Easy

Ingredients:

1 bunch of Choy Sum, trimmed, cleaned and cut into 3 parts of the same length
1/2 cup of dried shrimp, soaked in water for 10 minutes, drained
1 cup dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in water until softened (usually takes 2-3 hours), drained, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely sliced
1 tbsp oil

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a wok at medium heat. Add in garlic. Do not let it brown. Add in dried shrimp and mushrooms and stir fry until there's an aroma.
2. Add the choy sum and toss it with tongs until it has slightly wilted.
3. Serve with rice.

Mixed Vegetable Soup




Halal

Serves 4-5
Intermediate

Ingredients:

1/2 a chicken, skinned and cut into 6-8 pieces
1 1/2 litre of water
1/2 a head of cabbage, chopped into medium-sized pieces
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 4-5 pieces
1 large potato, peeled and cut into 6 parts
2 medium-sized tomatoe, quatered
1 large onion, peeled and cut into half
1- 1.5 tsp salt

Directions:

1. In a large pot or rice cooker, boil the water. Add chicken into the boiling water and continue boiling, covered for 20 minutes. Occasonally turn the heat down and up to make sure not too much water has been reduce.
2. Add the onions and carrots and continue boiling for a furthur 15 minutes. Add in the potatoes. If too much water have been reduce, add a little more water. Continue boiling for 20-30 minutes, occasionally checking on the heat. Add tomatoes at the 15th minute.
3. Add in the cabbage and simmer until cabbage has softened. Add salt.
4. Serve hot.

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 31 2005, 09:08 PM

Pies Galore!

Dessert Pies



Basic Pie Crust Recipe

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together 2 cups all-purpose flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in 2/3 cup shortening until pieces are peasize. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (6 to 7 tablespoons cold water total).
2. Divide dough in half. Form each half into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten 1 dough ball. Roll dough from center to edge into a circle about 12 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to stretch pastry. Continue as directed in pie recipe.


Apple Maple Cream Pie



Halal

Serves 8
Intermediate

Ingredients:

Ready made pastry sheet (see recipe below for homemade)
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp cornflour
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 cups sliced, peeled apples (6 medium - avoid Macintosh and Red Delicious apples)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp maple syrup for glazing

Directions:

1. Prepare and roll out pastry for double-crust pie. Line a 9-inch pie plate with half of the pastry. Set aside.
2. For filling, in a large bowl, stir together the 1/3 cup sugar, the cornflour, cinnamon and the salt. Add the apples and gently toss until coated.
3. In a small bowl, stir together maple syrup, whipping cream, and vanilla. Pour over apple mixture. Fold until combined. Transfer to the pastry-lined pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate.
4. Roll out remaining pastry and cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips. (Or roll out second portion of pastry to form a top crust; cut slits.) Weave strips over filling for lattice crust. Press ends of strips into crust rim. Fold bottom pastry over strips; seal and crimp edge. Brush pastry with maple syrup. To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. If you like, place the pie on a baking sheet to catch drips.
5. Bake the pie in a 190*C oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil. Bake the pie for about 30 minutes more or until the top is golden. Serve warm or cool.


Pecan Pie


http://www.dianasdesserts.com

Halal

Serves 8
Easy

Ingredients:

1 9-inch pre-made unbaked pie crust
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup (dark or light)
3 large eggs, beaten
1/3 cup unsalted butter or margarine, melted
1 cup pecan halves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180 C
2. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a 9-inch unbaked pie crust. Bake in pre-heated oven for about 50 minutes, or until set.
3. Serve at room temperature with a dollap of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.


Cherry Pie


http://www.dianasdesserts.com

Halal

Serves 8
Intermediate

Ingredients:

1 unbaked pie crust
2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 - 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (depending on the sweetness of the cherries)
6 cups fresh or frozen tart cherries, rinsed and pitted, OR 2 cans (16 ounces each) pitted red tart cherries
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 C).

2. Remove one pie crust from package and roll out dough to fit bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Place pie crust in pan. Set aside.

3. In a large mixing bowl combine tapioca, cornstarch, salt, sugar, cherries and both of the extracts. Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon cherry mixture into bottom crust and dot with butter. Roll out the second pie crust to cover the top of pie. Flute edges and cut vents in top to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle top of pie with granulated sugar (about 1 - 2 teaspoons).

4. Place pie on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake for 40 to 50 minutes in preheated 400 degree F (200 C) oven, or until golden brown. Remove pie from oven, and place on cooling rack. Let pie cool completely. Once pie is completely cooled, slice into wedges and serve.



Chocolate Cream Pie


http://www.dianasdesserts.com

Halal

Serves 8
Intermediate

Ingredients:

1 unbaked pie crust
5 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon salt
6 large egg yolks
4 1/2 cups milk (do not substitute with cream)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits and softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For Whipped Cream Topping:
1 cup well-chilled heavy cream
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
Grated bittersweet chocolate for garnish

Directions:
1. In a metal bowl set over barely simmering water melt chocolates, stirring, until smooth and remove bowl from heat.

2. In a heavy saucepan (about 3 quarts) whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks until combined well and add milk in a stream, whisking. Bring milk mixture to a boil over moderate heat, whisking, and simmer, whisking, until thick, about 1 minute.

3. Force custard through a fine sieve into a bowl and whisk in melted chocolate, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Cover surface of filling with plastic wrap and cool completely.

4. Pour filling into crust and chill pie, covered, at least 6 hours or overnight.

5. For The Whipped Cream Topping:
In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream to soft peaks. Beat in sugar and beat cream just to stiff peaks. Spoon whipped cream decoratively onto pie and sprinkle with grated chocolate.


Egg Custard Pie


http://www.dianasdesserts.com

Halal

Serves 8
Easy

Ingredients:

1/2 unbaked pie crust
6 eggs
1 cup white sugar
2 cups milk
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

1. Beat eggs with a whisk. Beat in sugar, milk, and salt. Pour filling into pie crust. Sprinkle nutmeg and cinnamon on top.
2. Bake at 218 degrees C for 15 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to 180 degrees C, and continue baking for an additional 45 minutes.

Walnut Chocolate Chip Pie


http://www.dianasdesserts.com

Halal

Serves 8
Easy

Ingredients:

1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie crsut
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup (2 sticks/8 oz/226g) butter, melted and cooled
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (pecans can be substituted for walnuts if needed)
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 C).

2. Combine eggs, flour, sugars, melted butter and vanilla or other flavoring in a bowl and stir until well combined. Fold in chopped nuts and chocolate chips.

3. Spoon mixture into unbaked pie shell and bake in preheated 325 degree F (160 C) oven for 55-60 minutes, until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

4. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.


Savoury Pies


Potato Crust Pies

Fish Pie

Halal

Serves 4
Intermediate

Ingredients:

butter, for greasing
450g mixed fish, such as cod or salmon fillets and peeled prawns
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
450g floury potatoes
25g butter
1 egg, beaten
salt and ground black pepper

For the sauce:
15g butter
1 tbsp plain flour
150ml milk
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 220*C. Grease an ovenproff dish and set aside. Cut the fish into bite-sized pieces. Season the fish, sprinkle over the lemon rind and place in the base of the prepared dish. Allow to sit while you make the topping.

2. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender.

3. Meanwhile make the sauce. Melt the butter in a pan, add the flour and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Remove from heat and gradually whisk in the milk. Return to the heat and bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer, whisking all the time, until the sauce has thickened and achieved a smooth consistency. Add parsley and season to taste. Pour over the fish mixture.

4. Drain the potatoes well and then mash with the butter.

5. Pipe or spoon the potatoes on top of the fish mixture. Brush the beaten egg over the potatoes. Bake for 45 minutes until the top is golden brown. Serve hot.


Shepherd's Pie

Halal

Serves 4
Intermediate

Ingredients:

2 tbsp oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
115g mushrooms, chopped
500g lean chuck steak, minced
300ml beef stock or water
1 tbsp plain flour
bay leaf
2-3 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp tomato puree
675g potatoes, boiled
25g butter
3 tbsp hot milk
1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, carrot and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Stir the beef into the pan and cook, stirring to break up the lumps, until lightly browned.

2. Blend a few spoonfuls of the stock or water with the flour, then stir this mixture into the pan. Stir in the remaining stock or water and bring to a simmer, stirring. Add the bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and tomato puree, then cover and cook very gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Uncover the pan towards the end of cooking to allow any excess water to evaporate, if necessary.

3. Preheat the oven to 190*C. Gently heat the potatoes for a couple of minutes, then mash with the butter, milk and seasoning

4. Add the tarragon and seasoning to the mince, then pour into a pie dish. Cover the mince with an even layer of potato and mark the top with the prongs of a fork. Bake for about 25 minutes, until golden brown.



Lamb Pie

Halal

Serves 4
Intermediate

Ingredients:

800g floury potatoes, diced
60ml milk
1 tbsp wholegrain or French mustard
a little butter
450g lean lamb, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
2 carrots, diced
2 tbsp cornflour blended into
150ml lamb or beef stock
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
salt and ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling slightly salted water until tender. Drain well and mash until smooth, then stir in milk, mustard, butter and seasoning to taste. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 200*C.

2. Fry the lamb in a non-stick pan, breaking it up with a fork, until browned all over. add the onion, celery and carrots and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring. Stir in stock and cornflour. Bring to the boil, stirring all the while, then remove from heat.

3. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and rosemary and season to taste. Turn the lamb mixture into a 1.75 litre oveproff dish and spread over the potato topping evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden. Serve hot.



Chicken Cream Pie

Halal

Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients:

600g floury potatoes
1 tbsp butter
3 boneless and skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
200g mushrooms, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 carrot, diced
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp dried basil
2 tbsp butter
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling slightly salted water until tender. Drain well and mash until smooth with 1 tbsp of butter.

2. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a pan and fry the chicken, carrots and mushrooms until brown. Add Worcestershire sauce and season with with salt, pepper and basil.

3. Stir in the heavy cream. Allow to simmer for until the mixture has thickened. Do not over-simmer. Spoon the chicken mixture into an oveproff dish and spread over the potato topping evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes in the oven preheated at 200*C until golden. Serve hot.


Chicken Pie for Dummies

Halal

Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients:

600g floury potatoes
1 tbsp butter
3 boneless and skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
200g mushrooms, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 carrot, diced
1 can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken Mushroom, diluted in 1/2 can of hot water
2 tbsp butter
pepper

Directions:

1. Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling slightly salted water until tender. Drain well and mash until smooth with 1 tbsp of butter.

2. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a pan and fry the chicken, carrots and mushrooms until brown. Season with with pepper.

3. Stir in the Campbell's Cream of Chicken Mushroom mixture. Heat until the mixture has thickened. Do not over-heat. Spoon the chicken mixture into an oveproff dish and spread over the potato topping evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes in the oven preheated at 200*C until golden. Serve hot.



more pie recipes coming soon...

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 30 2005, 01:34 PM

Cookiemania


Chocolate Cookies


http://joyofbaking.com/ChocolateCookies.html

Halal

Makes about 40 - 2 inch (5 cm) cookies
Easy

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup (110 grams) light brown sugar
1/4 cup (50 grams) white granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup (140 grams) all purpose flour
1/4 cup (30 grams) good quality cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (260 grams) chocolate chips (white, dark, or milk chocolate chips)

Note: Can also use a combination of chocolate chips, toffee bits and even toasted nuts.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. In bowl of electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated. First sift together the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt and then add to the butter and egg mixture. Mix just until incorporated. Fold in the the chocolate chips.

3. Form dough into 1 inch (2.54 cm) balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches (5 cm) apart.

4. Bake for approximately 8 minutes or until the the cookies are still soft in the center but are firm around the edges. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.



Chocolate Chip Cookies


http://joyofbaking.com/ChocolateChipCookies.html

Halal

Easy

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
1 cup (215 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups (350 grams) all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup - 1 1/2 cups (180 - 270 grams) semisweet chocolate chips

Note: Can add 1 cup of toasted and chopped nuts.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) with rack in center of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. In bowl of electric mixer, with the paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the white and brown sugars and beat until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in eggs, one at a time, making sure to beat well after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat until incorporated.

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated, adding the chocolate chips about half way through mixing. If you find the dough very soft, cover and refrigerate until firm (about 30 minutes).

4. For large cookies, use a 2 tablespoon ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop about 2 tablespoons of dough (38 grams) onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake about 12 - 14 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges. Cool completely on wire rack.

Note: You can freeze this dough. Form the dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze and then place the balls of dough in a plastic bag, seal, and freeze. When baking, simply place the frozen balls of dough on a baking sheet and bake as directed - may have to increase baking time a few minutes.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies


http://joyofbaking.com/ChocolateChunkCookies.html

Halal
Tested and proven delicious by smellyocheese

Easy
Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (50 grams) toasted pecans or walnuts, chopped into pieces
1 cup (226 grams) (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (216 grams) light brown sugar
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups (280 grams) all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking soda
1 cup (6 ounces) (180 grams) chocolate (bitter, semi-sweet or white), chopped into coarse chunks (can also use 1 cup of chocolate chips)

Directions:

1. To Toast Nuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Toast nuts for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant. Let cool and then chop into pieces. Set aside.

2. In a separate bowl place the flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk to combine. Set aside.

3. In bowl of electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Add the flour mixture and beat just until combined. Do not overmix. Stir in the chocolate and nuts.

4. Place the batter in a covered container and refrigerate at least an hour or even overnight.

5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven. Line baking pans with parchment paper and shape 1 1/2 -2 tablespoons of dough into 1 1/2 inch (4 cm) round balls, (can use a 2 tablespoon ice cream scoop) and flatten slightly.

6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are golden brown. The longer these cookies bake the crisper they will be so judge accordingly. If you take these cookies out of the oven when they are light brown then the cookies will be soften than if you bake them until they are golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.


Oatmeal Cookies


http://joyofbaking.com/OatmealCookies.html

Halal
Tested and proven delicious by smellyocheese

Easy
Makes about 2 dozen small, 16 large cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup (108 grams) light brown sugar
1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup (140 grams) all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (130 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup dried cranberries, cherries, or raisins
1/2 cup white chocolate chips or chunks

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. In bowl of electric mixer, with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and old-fashioned oats and beat until incorporated. Stir in the cranberries and chocolate chips.

3. For small cookies place about 1 tablespoon of batter on the prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies about 2 inches (5 cm) apart. For larger cookies, use an ice cream scoop (I like to use one that holds about 2 1/2 tablespoons batter). (If your batter is too soft, place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm it up before baking the cookies.) Flatten cookies slightly with palm of hand and bake cookies about 10 minutes for smaller cookies and 13-14 minutes for larger cookies, or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool about two minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.


Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies


Yummy but not like the real thing

Halal
Tested and proven delicious by smellyocheese

Intermediate
Makes ALOT of bite-sized cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 pound Butter or margarine
1 cup Light brown sugar -- packed
1 cup Sugar
3 Eggs
3 cups Bisquick
1 cup Cornflour
1/2 cup Nonfat milk powder
2 tablespoons Sanka or coffee powder
1 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1 Package semi-sweet chocolate pieces -- (12 ounces)
4 ounces Pecans -- well-chopped

Directions:

1. With electric mixer, high speed, cream butter until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in sugars, beating until very creamy. Beat in eggs, then each remaining
ingredient, except chips and pecans. When dough is smooth, work in chips
and pecans with spoon.
3. Make grape-sized pieces of dough for each cookie, placing 1" apart on ungreased sheet. Bake at 176*C for 14 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: Freeze unbaked cookie dough Thaw, shape and bake in 4 months.



more cookie recipes coming soon...

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 29 2005, 09:27 PM

my version of cantonese sweet and sour pork



Ingredients:
300g pork belly(bite size pieces)
1 large white onion(quartered)
fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
70g cornstarch

Marinating sauce:
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp 5 spice powder
1 tbsp Chinese wine

Sweet n Sour sauce:
5 tbsp tomato sauce
4 tbsp chilli sauce (i use maggi chili garlic sauce)
4 tbsp Chinese Rice Vinegar
3 tbsp sugar
50ml water
2 tbsp cornstarch

Method:
1. Marinate pork with marinating sauce for 30 mins.
2. Add 70g cornstarch to toss and coat each piece of meat.
3. Heat up wok with oil.
4. Slowly add each piece of coated pork into hot oil to fry till
dark brown and crispy.
5. Remove and drain excess oil.
6. Remove excess oil from the wok and leave 1 tbsp of cooked oil
on the wok.
7. Add half the onions to stir fry for 3 mins over medium heat.
8. Pour sweet n sour sauce in to stir and cook.
9. Cook till the sauce bubbles and thickens.
10. Pour hot sauce over the pork and the rest of the onions.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately

Hungry Man's Baked Chicken

INGREDIENTS:
4 chicken drumsticks
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon crushed garlic
1 onion, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoon ground allspice

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 to 400 degrees F (190 to 200 degrees C).
With a knife make small cuts in the sides of the chicken parts; then season chicken with salt, pepper, herbs and spices to taste.
Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Place chicken on cookie sheet and cover chicken with more aluminum foil. Pierce foil cover with fork to make many small holes. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Then open foil cover and place onion between chicken pieces and garlic on top. Bake for another 10 minutes and serve. Enjoy!


Garlic Salmon

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 pounds salmon fillet
salt and pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic, minced

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray two large pieces of aluminum foil with cooking spray.
Place salmon fillet on top of one piece of foil. Sprinkle salmon with salt, pepper, and garlic.
Cover salmon with second piece of foil and pinch together foil to tightly seal. Place on a baking sheet or in a large baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until salmon flakes easily

Chicken David and Smothered Fries



Chicken David Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
8 fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 pound thinly sliced prosciutto / bacon, cut into strips
1/4 pound thinly sliced hard salami or sausage, cut into strips
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream / milk
1/2 cup marinara sauce / tomato sauce
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley / dry parsley

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DIRECTIONS:
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until soft and translucent. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, prosciutto/bacon and salami/sausage. dredge chicken in flour, and place in pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken 5 minutes on each side. Pour in sherry, and cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in chicken broth, cream/milk and marinara/tomato sauce. Simmer until sauce is reduced to your preferred consistency. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter, and sprinkle with parsley.

Smothered Fries
INGREDIENTS:
1 packet fries
cheez whiz (cheddar cheese spread)
sour cream
chives
bacon

DIRECTIONS:
put fries in the oven as directed on the package or deep fry .... put bacon in microwave as directed on the package until brown and crispy... crumble the bacon. sprinkle over cooked fries. heat up cheez whiz for about 30 seconds.. pour over fries. top with a few dallops of sour cream... sprinkle with chives!! done!!

my own recipes...


1) Garlic mashed potatoes with homemade gravy
2) Stirfried portabello mushrooms and onions
3) Grilled peppercorn steak

Recipe for number (1)
3 baking potatoes (big ones)
margerine or butter (as much as u like)
1/4 cup milk/cream
pepper aand salt to taste
5 cloves garlic (chopped very very finely... or if u haf a food processor, USE IT!)

gravy:
1 and 1/2 tsp beef buillion
1/2 cup water
pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter/margerine
1 tsp cornstarch (mix with 3 tbsp water)

bring a pot of water to boil. meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces (cooks faster) ... then throw it into the water and boil for 15-20 mins or until cooked and breaks when u poke it with a fork. drain. use a masher to mash the potatoes. add in the butter/margerine (the trick here is to add a bit at a time so u can taste it to see if u wanna add more or not)add the garlic ... add the milk, salt and pepper.... mash mash mash.. then stir it all nicely to make sure it's evenly flavoured.

in a small pan or pot, melt butter/margerine... mix buillion with the 1/2 cup of water ... add the pepper.. stir and pour into pan... keep stirring to make sure the buillion, pepper and melted butter is infused....bring to boil... get ready the cornstarch.. pour into the pan and stir stir stir... it will become more gooey like how gravy should be... if u prefer it to be more sticky, add more cornstarch.. if u like ur gravy watery, put less lor.

Recipe for number (2)
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp butter/margerine
half red onion (big one)
3 portabello mushrooms

heat pan.. add oil and butter.. let it melt....... once it starts to bubble and turn slightly brownish, throw in the onions and mushrooms.... stir fry.... turn heat to low.. let it do it's thing.. stir once in awhile... after 3-5 mins, it's done.

Recipe for number (3)
2 pieces of marinating steaks (any type)
4 tbsp peppercorns (the more types to have the better) <-- i buy those already crushed peppercorn mixture
1tsp black pepper
2tbsp sherry
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 and 1/2 tsp beef buillion

mix all the marinating ingredients.... marinate the beef for at least 20 mins... heat the grill... grill the steak till desired doneness .... done!

Home-cooked Fast Food


Crispy Fried Chicken



Halal

Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients:

2 large boneless chicken thighs, halfed
1 tbsp terriyaki marinade
1 tsp salt
ground black pepper
1 cup bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
750ml oil for deep-frying

Flour coating:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Marinate chicken in a bowl with salt, pepper and terriyaki mariande for at least 1/2 an hour. Prepare the flour coating by mixing the ingredients in a plastic bag.

2. Heat oil in a deep pan or wok at medium heat. Meanwhile, place chicken thighs in the plastic bag with the flour. Coat and shake off excess.

3. Spread the breadcrumbs evenly on a large plate. Dip the chicken into the beaten egg then coat it with breadcrumbs. Fry immediately until golden brown.

Note: For a spicy variation, marinate the chicken in an additional 1 tbsp of chilli sauce and add 1 tsp of paprika or chilli powder into the flour coating mixture.


Potato Chips

Halal, vegetarian

Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients:

2 large potatoes, peeled
salt and pepper
750ml oil for deep-frying

Directions:

1. Thinly slice the potatoes. For best results, use a slicer.

2. Heat oil in a deep pan or wok at medium heat. Fry the potatoes until golden and crisp.

3. Drain on kitchen towel. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.


French Fries



Halal, vegetarian

Serves 2
Intermediate

Ingredients:

450g potatoes, peeled
750ml oil for deep-frying
salt

Directions:

1. Cut the potatoes into thick slices. Then cut the slices into fingers. Rinse the fries thoroughly in cold water, drain them well and then dry them thoroughly in a clean dishtowel.

2. Heat oil in a deep pan or wok at medium heat. Add the fries into the oil for 3 minutes or until tender, then remove from the pan and shake off all fat. Set to one side for 5 minutes.

3. Cook the fries again in the oil for a furthur 5 minutes, until they are golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen towel and season with salt.


more fast food recipes coming soon...

This post has been edited by smellyocheese: Oct 29 2005, 11:40 PM

I was really hungry one day and these are the only ingredients i could find, and supsingly.. the chicken was GREAT!!?

BBQ Roast Chicken with Herbs Onions and Garlic
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whole chicken
mix herbs
onions
garlic
BQ sauce


1. Clean, wash whole chicken. Place Chicken in a Grilling pan/Oven Pan or any microvable/oven plate.

2. Cover chicken in small amount of mix herbs (a spoonful is enough)

3. Squirt some BBQ sauce on chicken, cover whole inside out.

3. Chop up some garlic nd onions, whichever way that might interest you, and stuff it inside the chicken or garnish around the chicken.

4. Put into Microwave Oven - Poultry for 50-60mins each side, making sure to turn them every 20mins-30mins. Be sure to pok pok a bit to check if the breast meat is cooked.

5. Take out chicken once u hear the Beep Sound. STart CHOPPIN N CHOMPING!


This post has been edited by Brick1235: Nov 7 2005, 10:57 PM

Tuna Quiche

Halal

Serves 6
Easy


Ingredients:

1 frozen 9 inch pastry shell, thawed
One 7 ounce can of tuna, well drained, flaked
1 1/2 cup of shredded Swiss (Cheddar) cheese
1/2 cup of sliced green onions
2 eggs
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
1/2 cup of milk
1 tablespoon of cornstarch

Directions:

1. Pierce pastry thoroughly with fork. Bake in 190�C. oven for 10 minutes; remove.
2. In large bowl, toss together tuna, cheese and onions; spoon into pastry shell.
3. In small bowl, beat together eggs, mayonnaise, milk and cornstarch. Pour over cheese mixture.
4. Return to oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden and knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Garlic Butter

Halal
Easy


Ingredients:

175g salted butter, chopped
9 cloves garlic, roasted,peeled and pureed
1 pinch fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Mix everything together.
2. Line a small square/rectangular dish with clingfilm.
3. Spoon the butter onto it.
4. Freeze.
5. When the butter has frozen, remove it from the dish alongwith the clingfilm.
6. Refrigerate.
7. Store refrigerated for 1 week or frozen for upto 2 months.

Hawaiian Meatballs

Halal

Serves 6
Intermediate


Ingredients:

1kg lean ground beef
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped canned pineapples
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp dried parsley
1 1/2 tsp salt
ground black pepper
200g butter

Directions:

1. Mix meat, onion, pineapples, crumbs, eggs, parsely, salt and pepper in a large bowl. The mixture should not be too dry nor too wet. Adjust it with the amount of breadcrumbs and eggs.
2. Shape into 3cm meatballs.
3. Brown butter in a large pan. Stir-fry the meatballs until al dente (just cooked) and slightly browned.
4. Place meatballs in a crockpot (slow cooker) or a deep pan to be cooked later with the sauce.

For Sauce:

Ingredients:

Honey
Ketchup
Chopped Dill Pickles
Vodka (optional)
Chopped Onions
Tabasco
Black Pepper
Dried Parsley
Pinch of Nutmeg

Directions:

1. Add all of those ingredients in a large bowl in desired amounts until you get the right taste.
2. Pour the mixed sauce into the crockpot or pan with the meatballs. Simmer in the pan at low heat for 2-3 hours. If you're using a crocpot, cook on low for 5 hours or overnight.

Serving Suggestion:

1. Spoon meatballs and sauce into a deep plate. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and place in microwave oven for 3 minutes at MEDIUM or until cheese has just melted.

Pizza Dough

Halal

Ingredients:

300g Flour
20g Yeast
250ml Water
2 tbsp Extra-virgin Olive Oil
Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Sieve the flour into a wide bowl. Add the yeast and cut into small pieces and warm water, a little at a time
2. Mix everything well then add the oil and salt. Mix well until you have a smooth uniform dough. Form a ball and make a cross shaped cut on the top and put it into a wide bowl covered with a clean cloth and let it rise until it's double the size.
3. Then roll out the dough to the size of a pizza.

Yau Char Kwai (cakoi)

Halal

Ingredients:

Sift and combine:
300g high protein flour
50g plain flour
1/2tsp baking powder
1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda

Combine:
1 tsp sugar
2tbsp lukewarm water
2tsp instant yeast

250ml lukewarm water
1/8tsp alum (pak fun)
1/8tsp ammonia powder (chow fun)
1/2tsp salt

Oil for deep frying

Directions:
1. Put sifted ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Mix water, sugar and yeast and leave to froth for 10 minutes
2. Combine lukewarm water, alum, ammonia powder and salt. When yeast is frothy, add to flour and beat until mixture is well combined.
3. Stir in combined water mixture and beat for 4-5 minutes until a soft dough is formed. Cover dough with a damp calico and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Knead dough for 5 minutes until it turns springy. Allow to rest, covered, for 2-3 hours until dough doubles in size.
4. Punch dough down and turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Roll out into a long rectangle (10 x 60cm). Cut into approximately 20 poieces.
5. Pick up a stri[ and place it on top of another strip. Do the same for the rest of the strips. With a chopstick dipped in water, press through the centre lightly to join both strips together.
6. Heat oil in a wok. Take the strips of dough, stretch them slightly and lower into the hot oil. Deep fry, turning constantly until dough turns puffy and golden brown. Remove and drain on absorbent paper.

Hi everyone, I'm MaggiMee here, wanted to share some ForgetMeNot secret recipes, some suggestions on good places to eat and etc.
Here's my very 1st ForgetMeNot easy and yet delicious to those whom prefer the taste of garlic and cabai burung.

Machine : cooker, or electrical kettle

Equipment : Garlic press, chopping knife & block, and bowl

Material :
1. 2 to 4 cloves of garlic, use garlic presses to get the very fine garlic with some juice (If u don't have the press, chop it fine)
2. some cabai burung, best is the red one, chop chop chop...(I'll put 6 to 12pcs)
3. 1 or 2 spoon of fish sauce.
4. "monosodium glutamate" - the flavor that comes with the instant mee (prefer chicken/prawn flavor).
5. Instant mee


Method :

1. Boil hot water with a port, use electrical kettle for x'press.
2. Put 1, 2, 3 & 4 into a bowl
3. Pour hot water into to the bowl with all the "liao" to make the soup
4. At he same time put the instant mee into the port, can put some oil if u like & continue to cook & kacau(stir) it until it's NEARLY done, or you can put the instant mee into a big bowl & pour the hot water from the kettle & wait till it's ALMOST ready.
5. Put the almost ready cook instant mee into the bowl with all the "liao"
6. wait for another 1 minutes & there you can start to taste.
You can add additional luxury items into it like meat, meatballs, fish cake, mushroom, prawns, crabmeat and etc. at your wish.

It's smell & taste nice if u likes garlic, especially. Make sure you don't take it if you have dating with your girl/boyfriend. The garlic squeezed by the garlic press produce strong smell & very strong taste. Don't even try to taken raw in large amount or you'll be heated up (the only world I can descript!)
.It's as strong as more or like wasabi. Don't play play! If u don't have the press, get 1 from Ikea (abt. Less than RM10)

Every is welcome to PM your comments if u have try it, and do share with us here on your ForgetMeNot maggi mee secret recipes. Will PM more some other ForgetMeNot recipes in future.

Next. Anyone got your ForgetMeNot ice lemon/lime/kek lah honey juice? Do share with me here.

Thank you.

This post has been edited by MaggiMee: Dec 2 2005, 08:59 AM

Carrot cake (Heart Healthy)

Serving size : 16

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups nonfat or lowfat margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup egg substitute
3 cups self-rising flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
8 oz crushed pineapple, undrained
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups carrots, grated
1 cup raisins
1 cup Grape-Nuts cereal
1/3 cup flax seed

in a large mixing bowl, cream together margarine, sugars, egg substitute, pineapple, and vanilla. Add raisings, Grape-Nuts cereal, and flax seed. Mix well. Add the flour and spices. Mix well. Fold in the grated carrots. Pour into a bundt pan sprayed with non-fat spray. Bake in a 350 degree (F) oven for 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and cool cake upright on baking rack fro 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Enjoy plain or frost with any nonfat cream cheese frosting after cake have cooled completely.

Fat-free cream cheese frosting

Ingredients:
1 package Cream cheese (Kraft Philadelphia)
8 oz margarine
2-3 tsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
4 c powdered sugar

Cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla. Gradually add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.

Hope you enjoy this recipe. I made this for a nutrition class and it's modified to be more heart healthy. If anyone did try this recipe, please PM me to let me know if you like it.

This post has been edited by jthm: Dec 14 2005, 08:14 AM

Cream of Mushroom



Halal
Serves 4

Ingredients:

200g fresh button mushrooms
200g fresh shitake mushrooms
100g fresh golden mushrooms
50g butter
4 tsps plain flour
600ml chicken stock
250ml cup cream
4 bay leaves
1 tsp dried parsley
parsley for garnishing
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

1. Thinly slice the button mushrooms and the shitake mushrooms. Chop the golden mushrooms to 1 inch in length. Melt the butter in a heavy based pan and cook the mushrooms until soft. Add the salt, pepper and dried parsley.
2. Add flour by lightly sifting into the mushrooms to avoid clumping. Stir until a thick consistency is achieved.
3. Heat the stock. Remove the pan from the heat and add in hot stock, stirring continuously until smooth. Add in bay leaves. Return to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the soup thickens.
4. Stir in cream into the soup and then reheat gently. Garnish with dried parsley. Serve hot.

Chicken David and Smothered Fries



Chicken David Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
8 fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 pound thinly sliced prosciutto / bacon, cut into strips
1/4 pound thinly sliced hard salami or sausage, cut into strips
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream / milk
1/2 cup marinara sauce / tomato sauce
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley / dry parsley

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DIRECTIONS:
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until soft and translucent. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, prosciutto/bacon and salami/sausage. dredge chicken in flour, and place in pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken 5 minutes on each side. Pour in sherry, and cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in chicken broth, cream/milk and marinara/tomato sauce. Simmer until sauce is reduced to your preferred consistency. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter, and sprinkle with parsley.

Smothered Fries
INGREDIENTS:
1 packet fries
cheez whiz (cheddar cheese spread)
sour cream
chives
bacon

DIRECTIONS:
put fries in the oven as directed on the package or deep fry .... put bacon in microwave as directed on the package until brown and crispy... crumble the bacon. sprinkle over cooked fries. heat up cheez whiz for about 30 seconds.. pour over fries. top with a few dallops of sour cream... sprinkle with chives!! done!!