Monday, January 23, 2012

Oatmeal and chocolate cookies

Oatmeal and chocolate cookies
Ingredients:


150 g butter
2 dl sugar
3 dl oatmeal
2 dl flour
2 tsp baking powder
100 g chocolate (for all 25 cookies)
 
Preparation:

step 1
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C.

step 2
Add oatmeal, flour and baking powder and combine.

step 3
Finely chop the chocolate, add it to the dough and combine.

step 4
Shape your dough into small balls and place on a oven paper covered baking plate.

step 5
Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes or until they have obtained a little bit of colour.

step 6
Let the cookies cool down and then eat with a big glass of cold milk!

Easy mac n cheese!

Easy mac n cheese!

Ingredients:

1 lb small shells, cooked & drained
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 small onion, small diced
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cup aged cheddar cheese
3/4 cup aged white cheddar cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, plus extra for topping
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, plus extra for topping
1/2 cup panko bread creams, divided
3 tablespoons arrabiata tomato sauce
salt
white pepper
 
Preparation:

step 1
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

step 2
In a large pot melt the butter over medium heat, add the onion, saute for 2 minutes then add garlic & saute for another 1 minute. Add the flour, stirring constantly to create your roux. Slowly whisk in the milk and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.

step 3
Add the cheeses, one at a time, stirring each until melted and thoroughly combined. Season with salt & pepper.

step 4
Once cheese sauce is seasoned to your liking remove from heat and add the cooked shells, arrabiata sauce and half of the panko bread crumbs.

step 5
Pour into a glass baking dish, sprayed with non stick cooking spray. Sprinkle the top with extra parmesan, mozzarella & remaining panko. Top with a few pats of butter. Cook for about 15 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Crispy fried okra

Crispy fried okra
Ingredients:

350g okra/bendi - slice into thin long stripes with the seeds on
oil for frying

For the batter:
1 tbsp cornflour
1 egg yolk
100ml coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp turmeric/kunyit
salt to taste
 
Preparation:

Add all the ingredients for the batter into a mixing bowl and whisk together to get a thin runny batter.
Dip a few of the sliced okra together into the batter and deep fry for a combination of dark and golden color.
Fry in batches until all done.
Drain over kitchen towel before serving.