Wednesday, March 11, 2009

5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

My sister-in-law shared this on Facebook. I'm saving it here for my own personal reasons...

4 tablespoons cake flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla
1 coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug and mix well. Add the egg and mix well. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

Krystal

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Family Dinner February 2009: Sweet Potato Cobbler

Every month, my family has a pot luck dinner. February's dinner was held this past Friday and I tried a new recipe on my family: Sweet Potato Cobbler. No one in my family had heard of it before but we enjoyed it.

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I used canned sweet potatoes for this because that is what I had on hand. I chopped them up and used the liquid from the can to replace the water and sugar in the recipe above (I still put sugar in the cobbler batter). My great aunt suggested that next time I mash the potatoes instead of leaving them sliced and I think I agree with her.

Krystal

Valentine's Day Menu 2009

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Apéritif: Kir

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Starter: Spicy Cheese Rounds with cream cheese

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Soup: Shrimp Bisque

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Citrus Sorbet

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Entree: Chicken Gruyere with Sauteed Mushrooms and Steamed Green Beans

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Salad: Cucumber Dill Salad

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Cheese & Fruit: Watermelon, Red Grapes, Emmental and Provolone

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Dessert: Chocolate Mousse garnished with sliced almonds

Krystal