mga luto ko

munting aklatan ng mga lutuin na nalaman, natutunan at minana ko sa lola orang ko, sa nanay ko, tiyahin, tiyuhin, mga kapatid, mga pinsan, mga kaibigan, at iba pa na hindi nagdamot ng kaalaman nila sa pagluluto ng kahit na anu-ano lang. i-share ko rin sa inyo, malay niyo magustuhan niyo version ko at version nila! paunawa lang po na di ako kasing-galing ng lola ko o ng nanay ko magluto - minsan tyamba lang! pero masarap naman (daw) ang kinalalabasan... :)

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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

a daughter, a sister, a mother, a friend ...

Saturday, February 02, 2008

cupcake mania

I was in a cupcake craze dec. 31st and I made some batches of the all time favorites ng mga officemates ko - the nuttela frosted cupcakes, but i tried that confetti cupcakes that i saw on the net, and the deep dark chocolate cake, but i used the cupcake liners ( so i will not worry about the cutting and all!) and the corn muffins .

Santa watching the baked nutella cupcakes :)


and the deep dark chocolate cupcakes:



n christmas teddy was eyeful n the corn muffins...


part of the goodies before serving


sad - i was not able to take photos of the packaged goodies, with assortment of cupcakes and cookies...in a box like this...



i made a dozen packages, and was a bit embarassed coz the others were asking for their box! i made the boxes for those with kidos, but i did make for the office to snack-on! unfortunately - the goodies didn't reach the other office (214) hahaha :) it was finished when it came to the accounts department (217) - the guys there took 2-3 pieces each.. one of each flavor hehehe... sorry to the guys in Unit 214 hehehe... nek tym - as we say!!

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Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I was enticed by the photo of these cookies from "she paints the kitchen red", original recipe she got from the "baking bites", so I gave it a try..



i made this batch last december - 29th to be exact and brought them to the office together with the "supposedly" (details later) Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies.. my photo doesn't look as good as the ones I saw :(

but then, the gang liked it - they said it was gooooddaahh... and were asking for more and that made me happy :)

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, soft
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup (unsweetened) cocoa powder2
cups dark or semisweet chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla and mix until smooth.In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.

Working with the mixer on a low speed, gradually incorporate flour mixture into butter mixture until well combined and no streaks of flour remain.

Stir in chocolate chunks. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough (approx 1″ balls) onto parchment-lined baking sheets.

Bake for 11 minutes at 350 F, until set and just firm at the edges. Cookies should still appear moist. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes about 4 dozen.

** I don't know why i came up only with barely 2 dozen ??!?!?! ":)

thanks to:
http://bakingbites.com/2007/04/dark-chocolate-chunk-cookies
http://lickthefrosting.wordpress.com

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craving

my flatmate - mai, was craving for some fruit salad, so we ordered canned fruit cocktail, condensed milk, canned pineapple slice, nestle cream, nata de coco, kaong and viola ...



we came up with a large bowl of salad... and the other girls likewise enjoyed!

kanya-kanya nga sila nang palamig sa freezer para madali eh :)

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