Christmas Cookies #2

My bad, little delayed on the next batch of cookies! i have been making all my gifts this year so that has taken up most of my time, unfortuately ive only documented a couple of them in the process but ill be taking pictures of all the completed gifts and then posting a link to them all (just a quick last minute diy list) now, onto the cookies!

Cookie Number 2 - Magic Bars

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup butter / marg (melted)
1 1/2 Cups Graham Crackers
1 (14 Ounce) can condensed milk
2 Cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/3 cup coconut (can use pretty much any amount)
1 Cup Nuts (optional, i didn't use them in this recipe)

Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350F coat a 13x9 (or whatever you have you can split up the recipe into two pans) with non-stick cooking spray (or butter)

Step 2:
Combine the melted butter and graham crackers then press mixture into bottom of your pan(s) Pour the condensed milk evenly over the mixture. Then layer the chocolate chips and coconut (and nuts and whatever else you decide)

Step 3:
Bake for 25 Minutes and let cool, i noticed it took quite some time for the condensed milk and everything to cool, so have some patience, then cut into bars or whatever shapes you want and enjoy, they are super rich and amazing and were the first ones to go at the house, nomnom

Christmas Cookies #1

The other day i went to my aunt's house and we had a little bit of a pre-christmas christmas cookie bake off. My intention was to freeze them all and keep them for our upcoming christmas party, but that didn't happen, they are all gone... there are three recipes, i have broken them down individually, it turns out i didnt take an abundance of photos, but i can promise you they are all super delicious and ill be making more for their intended purpose in the coming weeks!

Cookie Number 1 - Crack Bars (call em whatever you like)
These are super sweet so brace yourselves.

Ingredients:
Brown Sugar - 1 Cup
Butter - 1 Cup
Chocolate Chips - 2 Cups
Soda Crackers (salted tops) - for one tray its about 2 sleeves, depending

(you just need equal parts of butter and sugar you can essentially use as much as you want)

Step 1: put the butter in a sauce pan and let it melt, then add in equal parts brown sugar

Step 2: Lay out the crackers on a baking sheet with wax/parchment paper (believe me, if you dont use something it is NOT going to be a fun time also don't use tin foil that will be stuck to the bottom of these forever. Once the brown sugar and butter have melted pour over crackers. Be careful here, the crackers will want to float and move all over the place, try and keep them down

Step 3: Place in the over on high broil for about 10 minutes, keep your eyes on them, once the sugar starts to bubble, it is time to bring them out. Immediately after you take them out, pour the chocolate chips over them, spread them out as evenly as possible. Return to oven for 3 minutes or until chocolate is melted.

Step 4: Remove from oven and spread out chocolate chips with a spactula, then place in the freezer until solid (2-4 hours) but keep them in there as long as possible. Once they are frozen take them out and cut them up easypeasy!

i will be posting the other two recipes tomorrow :)

Peanut Butter Cookies

Hi All

It was super late the other night and i really wanted something sweet...but didnt want to leave my house so BOOM peanut butter cookies to the rescue, i had enough ingredients to make the more "complex" cookies however there is a super easy recipe you can find here

Ingredients:

2-1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. Magic Baking Powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup Peanut Butter

1 cup each: packed brown sugar and granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

Step 1:

Pre-heat Oven to 350F

Step 2:

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside. beat together the butter, peanut butter and sugars in a larger bowl then the dry ingredients. 

Step 3: 

Once that is mixed together add the eggs and vanilla, gradually add the flour mixture in about 2-3 additions, beating well between each one. (at this step i added about 1/2 cup more flour because they were really greasy and tasted too peanut buttery, once they were done i regretted adding so much because they were a little too bland, but it's completely up to you.

Step 4:

Drop tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart on a greased or non stick baking sheet. then flatten each with a fork in a criss cross pattern (preference)

Step 5:

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, i made 12 cookies and ended up saving the other half for a later date (i rolled it out on parchment paper and then i rolled in aluminium foil and tied up the ends)

chicken curry!

Tonight we made some delicious chicken curry and i thought i would snap a few extremely crude and unprofessional photos and show you guys how to make it! super simple and takes about an hour in full from chopping the onions to draining the rice.

What you will need:
2 - 4 Garlic Cloves
1-2 Onions - (depending on size, we used quite a large one, chopped filled up a full cereal bowl)
1 Can Diced Tomatoes (obviously if you have about 5-6 tomatoes around feel free to cut fresh)
1 Can Tomato Sauce
1 Can Coconut Milk
1 Tbsp Curry Powder (recommend small amount for your first time, but you can add to taste, especially if you have had / made curry before)
1-3 tbsp - Olive Oil
2 large chicken breasts
Rice


Optional
1-11/2 Tbsp Sugar (depending how spicy/sweet you want your curry)
1 tbsp curry paste (we added some red curry paste)
Vegetables

Yields: 10 Servings (depending on how much you can handle ;) )

so blurry, i know

As you can see the recipe is SUPER flexible and you can add / subtract a lot of the ingredients for your own personal taste, we make it a little sweet just so the spice doesn't get overwhelming but honestly itll be good no matter what way you want to go.

Step 1:
On low heat put the olive oil, garlic, curry powder, paste (optional) and onions in small pan, simmer for 5 minutes, stirring well, then add the two chicken breasts (cubed) and cook for 5-7 minutes

Step 2:
Place the onion and chicken mixture in a large pot, add in the 1 Can Diced Tomatoes, 1 Can Tomato Sauce and 1 Can of Coconut Milk on medium heat, stir together and add in sugar (optional.)

i realize it looks mildly disturbing at this point (thanks coconut milk)

Step 3:
Once stirred, turn curry to low heat and let simmer for 25-35 minutes, checking on it every 5 minutes or so to stir.

Step 4:
Cook the rice and serve!

It is totally simple and the most delicious thing ever! takes a little bit of time with the simmering but otherwise its a great meal for a dinner party or just a meal for two (4 times over)

:D