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Z Cooking Experience & RecipesApril 05 Lunch Box Cocktail RecipeIngredients for a Lunch Box
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January 29 APRICOT BUTTER COOKIESAPRICOT BUTTER COOKIES You might be tempted to bake 2 sheets of cookies at a time in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Don't give in to this urge — the cookies must go in the middle of the oven to cook through and brown evenly. Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 3 hr Servings: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Beat together butter, brown sugar, and remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at moderate speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and egg. Add flour mixture and mix at low speed until just combined. Form dough into a log and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide dough into 8 pieces. Put 1 piece of dough on a sheet of plastic wrap, then fold plastic wrap over dough. Form piece into an 8-inch rope (dough will be very soft). Transfer in plastic wrap to 1 of 2 ungreased baking sheets, then remove plastic wrap. Pat rope into an 8- by 1 1/2-inch rectangle. Make more ropes and pat into rectangles in same manner, arranging them about 2 inches apart. Make a shallow trough lengthwise down center of each rectangle with your finger and spread apricot pureé in trough. Bake in batches in middle of oven until edges are golden, 18 to 20 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Whisk together confectioners sugar, lemon juice, and enough water (about 2 1/2 teaspoons) to make a thick but pourable icing. Drizzle icing over rectangles and cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick strips. Let stand until icing is set, about 15 minutes.
Cooks' note: December 22 Brownie anyone?So, I was feeling like having brownie at 10pm in the night. Didn't wanna go out. Why not make it? :)
Here's recipe that I used.
The Ultimate Brownie is my absolute favorite brownie. It is tall like a cakey-brownie, but is dense like a fudgy-brownie. I'm sure it will be one of your favorite brownie recipes too.
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PREPARATION:Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat; set aside. In a mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla at high speed for 10 minutes**. Blend in chocolate mixture, flour and salt until just mixed. Stir in the nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes. (Don't overbake.) Cool and frost if desired, but that is not necessary. ** It's not required, but this is when it's very nice to own a stand mixer. This is one of the best brownie recipes. November 18 Georgia Creamed ChickenCreamed chicken recipe with mushrooms, red and green bell pepper, and green onions. Scroll down to see more chicken recipes.
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter 8 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms 2 tablespoons finely chopped green bell pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper 1/4 cup chopped green onion 4 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 3/4 cups half-and-half 2 cups chicken broth 3 cups cooked diced chicken PREPARATION:
Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add mushrooms, green and red pepper, and green onion; cook for 5 minutes, until tender. Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Gradually add half-and-half and the chicken broth, stirring constantly. Continue cooking over low to medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is hot and thickened. Cook for about 1 minute; add chicken and heat through. Serve over toast, in pastry shells, or with rice. Creamed Chicken recipe serves 8. September 24 SangriaWe had a BBQ at home to celebrate our friend's birthday! Last year I made a alcohol fruit punch with vodka & also had a Vodka Watermelon. This year, I decided to go for a different kind of fruit punch. It's called Sangria. The name Sangria came from Spanish word Sangría that means 'blood'. Sangria is usually made with Red wine, thus the name. The secret of making good sangria is to soak the fruits in the wine and other alcohols overnight. All the flavour and juice from differnet kind of fruits mixes with the wine and produces a very refreshing taste.
Here's the recipe that I used to make my sangria:
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September 02 Chocolate Chip Banana MuffinsMy father-in-law got these HUGE bananas that we can't finish eating. So, as usual whenever there are too much bananas or other fruits I try to make use of them by making muffins or fruit punch. I decided to make a Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins this time. Not sure yet how its gonna come out cause its now baking. :) But, here's the recipe:
August 26 Mexican Rice and Hot & Sour Prawn SoupOk so it's another saturday. My wife had a migrant. So, I decided to treat her favourtie soup - hot & sour prawn soup. I remember making this soup last time when she was sick. Also, I suppsed to make a special rice yesterday. As I didn't cook, so I thought lets make the rice and the soup together.
So, here it is. I am attaching both the recipe here.
Hot & Sour Prawn Soup:
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"A very simple soup that gives off a complex aroma and flavor. One taste of these prawns in the spicy and sour broth will send your taste buds to the tropics."
Original recipe yield: 4 servings.
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound tiger prawns with shell 4 cups chicken stock 3 stalks lemon grass 3 tablespoons fish sauce 1/4 cup lime juice 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 10 kaffir lime leaves, torn in half 1 cup straw mushrooms 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro 4 red chile peppers, seeded and chopped 2 green onions, chopped --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIRECTIONS:
Shell and devein the prawns, reserving the shells. Rinse the shells and place them in a large saucepan with the chicken stock. Bruise the lemon grass stalks, and add them to the broth along with half of the lime leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and simmer gently until the lemon grass changes color, and the stock becomes fragrant, about 5 minutes. Strain the stock and return to the saucepan. Discard the solids. Return the stock to a simmer, and add the mushrooms and prawns. Cook until the prawns are pink. Stir in the fish sauce, lime juice, 2 tablespoons green onion, cilantro, red chilies, and remaining lime leaves. Taste, and adjust seasoning if necessary. The soup should be sour, salty, spicy and hot. Garnish with remaining green onions. Mexican Rice:
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Serves/Makes: 8
Ingredients:
2 cups long grained Rice 6 tablespoons Oil 2 Onion, diced small 2 cloves Garlic, minced 3 teaspoons Salt 1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder 8 ounces canned Tomato Sauce 4 1/2 cups Water or canned Chicken Broth 3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese Directions: In a large skillet, brown rice in oil. Add the remaining ingredients, let simmer, covered, over low heat for 25 minutes or until tender. I like to add one can chopped green chiles after the rice has browned, along with other ingredients. When done, transfer to an 8"x8" casserole dish. Top with shredded Monterey Jack Cheese. Micro-wave at high, right before serving, to melt cheese. |
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