Des biscuits aux pépites de chocolat!

Bonjour mes amis!

Aujourd'hui, je vais vous apprendre à faire mon cookie au chocolat recette préférée. Dans mon temps libre, j'aime essayer de nouvelles recettes pour les différents desserts. C'est une recette simple, rapide et facile que vous allez aimer!

Les ingrédients dont vous aurez besoin sont:

1 1/2 t (375 ml) de farine

1/2 c. à thé (2 ml) de sel

1/2 c. à thé (2 ml) de bicarbonate de sodium

1/2 t (125 ml) de beurre ramolli

2/3 t (160 ml) de cassonade

1 oeuf

1/2 c. à thé (2 ml) de vanille

1/2 t (125 ml) de brisures de chocolat mi-sucré

Ce qu'il faut faire:

1. Dans un bol, mélanger la farine, le sel et le bicarbonate de sodium.
2. Dans un autre bol, à l'aide d'un batteur électrique, battre le beurre et la cassonade jusqu'à ce que le mélange soit crémeux.
3. Ajouter l'oeuf et la vanille en battant.
4. Ajouter les ingrédients secs et mélanger à l'aide d'une cuillère jusqu'à ce que la pâte soit homogène. 5. Ajouter les brisures de chocolat et mélanger.

6. Laisser tomber la pâte sur des plaques à biscuits légèrement beurrées.
7. Cuire sur la grille supérieure du four préchauffé à 325°F (160°C) de 7 à 10 minutes (ne pas trop cuire).
8. Déposer les biscuits sur les grilles et laisser refroidir complètement.

Donne environ 32 biscuits.

Voilà! Vous obtenez maintenant de goûter le produit fini! Je espère que vous apprécierez. Se il vous plaît laisser un question ou un commentaire ou ci-dessous et dites-moi si vous avez essayé la recette! Je serai de retour avec une autre recette bientôt :)

To Die For: Walnut Raisin Cookies

This is the perfect soft and chewy cookie. The walnuts and raisins paired with the cinnamon make the perfect combination. You definitely have to give this recipe a try! It is one of my favourites!

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter/margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional)
1 cup walnuts
1 cup raisins
3 cups rolled oats

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2) Beat together the sugar, butter and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
3) Add the milk until combined.
4) Add the walnuts, raisins and oats.
5) Taking a spoon of the cookie dough, form 3 inch balls and flatten them. Then, place them onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
6) Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until done.

Enjoy your delicious and healthy cookies!

Alloo Gosht Salan

Ingredients:

One kilo gosht(beef or goat)
6-8 medium potatoes), cut in chunks
3 medium piyaz (onion), finely sliced
3-4 medium tomatoes, diced
1-2 tablespoons lesan(garlic) paste
1-2 tablespoons adrak (ginger) paste
6-8 hari mirch(green chilies), cut into small pieces
a stick of cinnamon
1 bari ellichi (large brown cardamom)
6-8 loung(whole cloves) -optional
1 tablespoon lal mirch(red chili powder)
1 tablespoon namak(salt)
1 teaspoon haldi(turmeric)
1 teaspoon dhania(coriander powder)
1/4 to 1/3 cup oil
one small bunch fresh dhania(cilantro/coriander leaves), roughly chopped

Step 1-Add the tel to your pot and let heat a little
Step 2-Add piyaz to the tel and fry for a minute or two
Step 3-Add whole masalas(loung, kali mirch, dal cheeni, ellichi) to the piyaz.
Fry until piyaz start to turn golden.
Step4- Add adrak and lesan paste to piyaz, fry for about 30 seconds.
Step 5-Add timater, mix well.
Step 6-Add powdered masalas, mix well
Step 7- Fry until the tel starts to separate from the sauce.
Step 8-Add 2-3 tablespoons ghee, this is totally optional and only really for flavor.
Step 9-Add the gosht and mix well, fry for about ten minutes to brown the gosht, stirring frequently to make sure it doesn't burn
Step 10-Add two glasses pani, and mix well.
Step 11-Cover the handi(pot) and cook on a medium fire until the gosht is tender. Stir occasionally, and if it starts to get dry add a little more water.
Step 12-Add the aloo, mix well.
Step 13-Add four glasses of pani, mix well. Cover the handi and cook until the aloo are almost soft enough to pierce with a fork.
Step 14- When the aloo are nearly finished, add the hari mirch. Cover again and cook until the aloo are very soft and the pani has reduced a bit(how much is up to you, we like a lot of sorba{broth} in ours).
Step 15- Add the chopped dhania garnish.
Your Aloo Gosht is ready, serve with hot roti or rice.

It's Been A While!

Hey guys!

Wow it's been ages since I had time to sit down and visit this site. Hope everyone's year went by nicely and that summer is filled with lots of fun and good memories. I'm so sorry I haven't been sharing my recipes on here lately.  This summer I've had some amazing food and tried new recipes I am excited to share with all of you. Stay tuned :)

- Aysha

2 Layered Strawberry Shortcake!

For my little sister's birthday a few weeks ago I made a layered strawberry shortcake.  All of the guests over at my house said it was the best cake they had ever tasted.  This is the yummiest cake I have ever tasted.  The whipped cream added the perfect sweet touch!  This is an absolutely delicious dessert.  This is a cake you have to try!

 

 

Layered Strawberry Shortcake

1 1/2 cup flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
4 cups sliced strawberries
whipped cream

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup of sugar and baking soda. Mix well

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat egg yolks, water, oil and lemon juice.  At low speed, beat in flour mixture until smooth.

Using clean beaters, beat egg whites on high speed until foamy. Beat in cream of tartar until soft peaks form.  Beat in remaining sugar until stiff, but not dry, peaks form.  Fold in beaten eggs into flour mixture. 
Pour the batter into 2 pans.

Bake until the top is golden. About 25 mins.  Depending on the size of your pan and the heat of the oven the baking time can vary so check on your cake often. 

While the cake is in the oven, you can make your delicious whipping cream!

Time for the fun part...

Cool completely.  Lay the first layer of cake on a platter and spread the whipping cream on top.  Place the fresh, sliced strawberries over top  Now you're ready for the second layer!  Spread a nice layer of whipped cream on and finish by decorating with the remaining strawberries!

 

ENJOY!

Date Squares

Date squares are the perfect sweet treat.  As the name implies, dates are the star of this dessert.
Dates are the fruit of the palm tree that grow in large bunches.  They are high in sugar, which makes it ideal for a dessert.  This is the recipe to make if you're trying to impress your guests or even just to satisfy your own sweet craving.  I guarantee you will love this dessert. Make sure you try it!

Date Filling

3 cups pitted dried dates, chopped
1 cup water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Oatmeal Crust

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup all purpose flour

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup butter

Directions

Filling

Place the pitted dates and water in a medium saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the dates are soft and have absorbed most of the water - about 5-10 mins.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.  Let cool. It should be a fairly smooth consistency. 

Preheat oven to 350F and place rack in the centre of the oven.  Use 9inch square baking pan.  

Oatmeal Crust 

In a bowl, mix oats, flour, sugar, baking soda, and cinnamon.  Add butter and mix until it all comes together  crumbly.  Press about 2/3 of the mixture onto the base of the pan.

Spread the date mixture evenly over the oatmeal crust.
Sprinkle the remaining dough over the dates, press down gently to compact.

Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Once the squares have cooled completely, cut into squares.

Enjoy!

Let the date squares cool. 

Now you're ready to eat!

Earls Restaurant

Earls is honestly one of my favourite restaurants.  The food is the best!

My favourite dish to get is called the Hunan Kung Pao. It is wok fried noodles, made with spicy ginger soy sauce and seared vegetables topped with peanuts.  You can also customize it by adding 1-6 hunan peppers depending on how much spice you can handle. (I got 2 lol) You can get it vegetarian or you can add pan fried chicken or sauteed prawns to the dish. It is the yummiest dish ever.  I go to Earl's just to get this. You have to try it!

 

Earls is definately the restaurant to go.  They have amazing food, a fun atmosphere and nice service.

http://www.earls.ca/

Hunan Kung Pao

I ate my whole meal with chopsticks!!