McDougalls Chocoloate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies has been a wonderful snack for young and old. I baked these cookies using recipe taken from my favorite McDougalls . It is simple and easy to make. I've added 30 grams of hazel nuts to it's original recipe.

McDougalls Chocolate Chip Cookies

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orange-choc marble cake

Ingredients:

60 dark Chocolate,chopped

125 gr Butter

250 gr. Castor Sugar

2 Eggs

310 gr Self Raising Flour

¾ cup Milk

1 tbsp Grated orange rind

1 ½ tsp Vanilla essence

Method:

Grease a 23cm square cake tin, line with paper; grease paper

Melt chocolate over hot water; cool to room temperature

Cream butter, essence and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg one at a time, beat well after each addition. Fold in sifted flour and milk.

Divide mixture into 2 bowls, stir in chocolate into 1 bowl and orange rind into the other. Drop spoonfuls of chocolate mixture into the corner and centre, then spoon the orange mixture into the spaces. Swirl knife through mixture once or twice.

Bake in moderate oven for about 30 minutes.

Doughnuts

Fresh doughnuts without topping

Coated with fine sugar: My favourite

Ingredients:

300 grams High Protein Flour

2 tsp instant dry yeast

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp fine salt

3 tbsp icing sugar

2 tbsp milk powder

30 grams butter

1 egg yolk

130 ml water

Methods:

Mix all ingredients and knead to form dough. Cover dough with wet cloth and leave it to prove for 45 minutes or till it double in size.

Punch down then mould it to a ball and let it rest for another 30 minutes.

Roll it out into a thin sheet about 10mm thick, cut it with a doughnut cutter.

Place uncooked doughnuts onto a lightly floured baking tray, cover with a wet cloth and leave to prove till double in size.

Deep fry doughnuts in hot oil till golden brown then coat with fine sugar while still hot, or any desired topping.

Chocolate Fudge Cake

cake dust with icing sugar and top with almond

My inspiration

The recipe

All Time Favourite : Chilled Cheese Cake

classic lemon cheese cake

This is so rich and so tasty. You should only consume it once a year,unless you are in a weight gaining program. Help...... I'm taking more than what I should. I like this even though I'm not a "cheese fan".

Ingredients:

15 pieces Mc Vites biscuits
1/3 cup melted butter
500 gram Philadelphia Cream Cheese ( softened at room temperature)
2 teaspoon gelatine dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water
5 tablespoon condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Method:

Mix biscuits crumbs with melted butter and press into springform cake pan. Chill.

Beat the cream cheese till smooth, mix in gelatine mixture,condensed milk,lemon juice and rind.

Pour onto crumb base and chill in refrigerator for 2-3 hours before serving.

Grilled Lamb Patties

Lamb Patties by Wannabe Chef CK

Juicy grilled lamb patties

Dig in ...

Yesterday we had rather light dinner. At around 10pm, the kids started to ask for supper. CK took the opportunity to try out a recipe which had been floating in his mind....lamb patties. We had 500 gr of minced meat in the freezer, therefore only 3 patties could be made to feed the hungry boys! If you are interested, you can have this special recipe with CK's blessings.

Ingredients:

500 gr minced lamb
2 yellow onions (cut into cubes)
6 pips garlic (finely chopped)
a pinch of fine salt
a few dashes of Rosemary and black pepper.

Method:

In a mixing bowl, mix all ingredients thoroughly. Divide into few small portion.Shape into a ball of meat and flatten the top.
Grill in an oven for about 10 minutes.
Serve with bread or Naan.

Blessed New Year !

Sambal Pork - My kids favourite meat dish.

Sambal Pork- from my mother's recipe collection. I recalled her recipe from memory and she used to say... agak agak only lah, from experience, you'll know what to add and what not to the next time.

Ingredients:

600 gr 3 layer pork ( cut into small bit size)
1/2 clove garlic ( blend together with shallots into fine paste)
1/2 bowl of shallots
1 1/2 tablespoons "tau chu"
1 tsp chilli paste
1 tsp asam jawa
1 tsp sugar
3 tbsp oil
1 bowl of water
some black Fungi ( soak, cut into thin slices)

Methods:

Heat oil in a kuali, stir in blended garlic and shallots. fry till fragrant. Add in chilli paste then "tau chu".
Stir in sliced pork. fry till fragrant then add in sugar, asam jawa juice. Later, add in black fungi. Keep stiring then turn down fire and simmer till cook.

Roasted Pork Ribs

Ingredients:

6 strips pork ribs (cut into 2 halves horizontally, makes 2 big blocks)

1 teaspoon salt

2-3 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp tomato sauce

Dash of grounded black/white pepper

Methods:

Clean and dry pork ribs with kitchen towel. Rub meat with salt,sugar and pepper then oyster and tomato sauce. Keep in the fridge for at least 5 hours.

To cook, cover the ribs with aluminium foil and bake for 45 minutes,

To brown the meat, remove foil and grill the meat till brown.

Beef Pie In Ramekins

Ingredients:

300 gr minced beef
1 can baked beans
2 onions ( cut into small cubes)
2 pips garlic ( finely chopped)
2 tbsp oil
mixed herbs

6 potatoes
1/2 cup fresh milk
1 tbsp butter
salt to taste

Method:

In a big pot, add salt in water,boil deskined pototoes till soft. drained, mashed with butter and fresh milk. set aside for piping.

In a hot kuali, put in oil then garlic. add in onions then beef. stir till cooked. Add in baked beans and mixed herbs. Mix well.Scoop into small ramekin case pipe in mashed potatoes on top.
Serve while it's piping hot!

Shells & Shellfish Salad

Ingredients:

450 grams medium-sized conchiglie

1 cup mayonnaise

2 tbspoon fresh milk

500 grams cooked shellfish flesh: shrimp,crab meat, etc.

½ green pepper, ½ red pepper, ½ orange pepper

Fresh lemon juice

Salt, freshly ground black pepper

Method:

Cook pasta in boiling salted water till soft. Drain,rinse under cold water and drain dry.

In a mixing bowl, pour in mayonnaise, fresh milk, lemon juice, grounded pepper. Mix till even. Pour in cooked pasta and shellfish and mix till well blended. Add in green,red and orange pepper to add flavor and color to it. Serve chilled.