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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

marshmallow clouds and award

Cookies from heaven!Not just because they're divine but too many of them and the angels will be that much closer(clogging arteries for eg.).It is NOT a dieters cookie(do dieters even eat cookies?or even any food?...apparantly 5 almonds is considered a complete meal by the slim ones!)I was mindlessly scrolling through some recipes when this one jumped at me and I just HAD to make it......I changed the recipe a bit(I do have some residue of my college education left...nutrition and all)...the orignal is here

INGRDS

150 gms butter(butter makes things better........trust me)

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

3/4 cup whole wheat flour(atta)

3/4 cup oats
3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup dark and white chocolate chips

1/4 cup cocoa pdr

1 cup frozen mini marshmallows(yes..frozen..put the marshmallows in the freezer)
METHOD

1.Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy,add the essence.......now add the eggs and beat again.Add the flour...s,oats,cocoa pdr,chips.Beat again.

2.Take a tablespoon of this chocolatey goodness in your hands and put 2-3 marshmallows in the centre,roll in put onto a greased baking tray,get all the cookies ready this way.

3.Put in a preheated oven for 15-20 mins........these will still be a little soft,like gooey little cakes...coz the marshmallows peek out and melt...........YUM!
I recieved the Liebster Blog Award from Ambreen at http://simplysweetnsavory.blogspot. Her blog is really nice ,filled with absolutely delicious ,mouthwatering dishes....Do hop across and check it out.And also check out PT 's blog (Indian+Kitchen),she was kind enough to think of me too....and finally sharan of http://vigsha.blogspot.in/(sharan's smarayalarai,thought of passing this award to me too..........their blogs are really nice,filled with wonderful recipes.

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. The Meaning; Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcoming.

The rules are :
1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer.
5. Go to their page and tell them.
6. Remember, no tag backs!

Some random things about me..please read from here
1.What was the inspiration behind your blog?
I wanted to put down my recipes for my kids,they show no interest in learning anything today but they are fond of eating!
2.Which aspect of blogging do you find more interesting?
The interaction with the other bloggers and ofcourse some nonbloggers......it was amazing to realize that there are so many like minded people around,what was really nice was complete strangers extending their hand in friendship....you guys rock.

3.How many hours do you spend on blogging in a week?
I really can't answer that,if the net connection is there,I might be on my laptop for a long..long time...however I live in the hills,where even a slight breeze ensures that we loose the connection,maybe for days together....so thereby my time gets rationed(and I get to do other work!)
4.What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
Can't tell ....my kids will read this one day!
5. What quality do you most like in yourself and why?
OK seriously I'm not answering this one....let someone else answer this.:)
6. If you were given a chance to undo one thing from your life what would it be and why??
Hmmmm...........nothing really.
7.Whats your memorable moment/favorite memory since you became a blogger?
Actually everytime I get a new follower or a new like on fb.....I feel thrilled.
8.What is your idea of a perfect breakfast?
Eggs and bread..and a big pot of tea.
9.What is your favorite pastime?
Reading.
10.Who is your favorite blogger?
There are too many to name out here.
11.If you had to describe yourself in 3 words ... what would they be?
I would love to say fun ,fearless ,female(heh..heh)but i'll go for the tags that apply.....mom,wife and me!
I would like to pass this on to
1.snehal at http://snehalscreations.blogspot.in/
2.cathleen at http://atasteofmadness.blogspot.in
3.punitha at http://southindiafoodrecipes.blogspot.in/
4.alida at http://myitaliankitchen.blogspot.in/
5.http://treatntrick.blogspot.in/
6.hema at http://www.hemasfood.com/
7.jehanne at http://www.thecookingdoctor.co.uk/
8.http://www.spiceupthecurry.com/
9.PT at http://jopreet.blogspot.in/
10.http://suchi-kitchenkarma.blogspot.in/
Please friends, accept the award and pass on to other bloggers :)
1.What was the inspiration behind your blog?
2.Which aspect of blogging do you find more interesting?
3.How many hours do you spend on blogging in a week?
4.What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
5. What quality do you most like in yourself and why?
6. If you were given a chance to undo one thing from your life what would it be and why??
7.Whats your memorable moment/favorite memory since you became a blogger?
8.What is your idea of a perfect breakfast?
9.What is your favorite pastime?
10.Who is your favorite blogger?
11.If you had to describe yourself in 3 words ... what would they be?

Sunday, 13 May 2012

lazy cooks neiman marcus cookies and award

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!

Hi all........please get the background of these cookies from here neiman-marcus-cookies....so, I tried them out and they are awesome!!!!!!!!the only thing I would do the next time is def. reduce the sugar...the kids thoroughly enjoyed the sweetness..I personally felt it needs to go down....I made 1/4th of the orignal recipe and I got about 38 cookies.(I think !..because while I was busy clicking pictures..some cookies from the other tray vanished into thin air!!!!!so my count could be a cookie or two out)

INGRDS

1/2 cup butter

170 gms chocolate chip(i used dark and white)

1 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/4 cup oats

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup chopped nuts(I used walnuts)

125 gms dark chocolate ..........grated

METHOD

1.In a bowl,beat the butter,essence and both the sugars with an electric beater..add the egg..beat again.

2.Add the rest of the ingrds.......butter the baking trays,then spoon the mixture at equal intervals(it will spread on baking)......put into a pre heated oven(180 deg C)for 10 mins...let it cool down..then taste...DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!
3.Guys do try them out...Those in New York...do tell if the taste is the same as the famous(infamous????)Neiman Marcus cookies.:)

I have to thank Ambreen of simply sweet n savory.and Reena of achus amma s kitchen for passing on the award.....do check their blogs out..their recipes are simply great.......Thank you guys for thinking of me:)

I have to pass it on.....I would love to name all my wonderful blogger friends...but I'm supposed to name 5...and two people have passed it on ..that makes10...so here goes 1) maayeka

2)http://konkanikitchen.blogspot.in/
3)priya easy n tasty recipes
4)aromatic-cooking.
5)noe lcollections
6)my italian kitchen
7)

Spice up the Curry

8)thoughts of paps

9)erivum puliyumm.
10)treat n trick
10)mahas lovely home.

Friday, 4 May 2012

Neiman Marcus cookies

Hi guys........I read this really interesting post at Melissa's blog..and just had to share it with all of you.I haven't yet made the cookies..but I will..right now I have the sniffles and don't feel like doing a thing(sniff!).....OK ...nuff said..read what the lady has to say.. . . .from- baking makes things better ..(.people no matter how many times I've tried to correct and update the sequence of events ....blogger refuses to oblige.....the first two paragraphs are at the end of the post...then continue )
“This is a true story... Please forward it to everyone that you can.... You will have to read it to believe it.I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them that the waitress said it was "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean "two hundred and fifty dollars" by any POSSIBLE interpretation of the phrase. Neiman-Marcus refused to budge.. They would not refund my money, because according to them, "What the waitress told you is not our problem. You have already seen the recipe - we absolutely will not refund your money at this point." I explained to her the criminal statutes which govern fraud in Texas. I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the State's Attorney General for engaging in fraud. I was basically told, "Do what you want, we dont give a damn, and we're not refunding your money." I waited a moment, thinking of how I could get even,or even try to get any of my money back. I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00, and now I'm going to have $250.00 worth of fun."
..
I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in the United States with an e-mail account has a $250.00 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus... for free..She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this" I said, "Well you should have thought of that before you ripped me off", and slammed down the phone on her.. So, here it is!!! Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of. I paid $250.00 dollars for this... I don't want Neiman-Marcus to ever get another penny off of this recipe....”
This letter has been doing the rounds on email since 1996....I think it sounds authentic enough...anyway for me..the cookie recipe rules....its great....though when I do mke this I would go with 1/4 th the recipe.....if you try these out before I do let me know how they turned out.:)
the recipe
2 cups butter
680g chocolate chips
4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
500g chocolate, grated
5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder, I used oat bran instead)
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (optional, I used peanuts)

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

My daughter and I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and the waitress said with a small frown "I'm afraid not." Well" I said, "would you let me buy the recipe?"
With a cute smile, she said YES". I asked how much and she responded, "Only two fifty, it's a great deal!" I said with approval, "just add it to my tab".. Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I looked again and remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - $250.00". That's outrageous!!!

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

lazycooks eggless triple chocolate cookies

and

Hello all.....I hope you had a great valentines day!.murmuring sweet nothings and enjoying all the sweet goodies!My day was pretty crazy,had to go on a two hour bus journey(one way) to Jammu,stand in ahopelessly long line at the passport office,argue...argue and argue with those people....the silver lining was meeting up with my friend Lucy(hi !Lucy),we had coffee and then she took me to this place where i could pick up choco chips(thanks).anway then a tiring journey back...helped hubby dear get his stuff into a bag and waved bye-bye....he's gone on TD(out of station)...made maggi for the kids and me..thats it.To make up for all of the above..I made these cookies(got to keep the blood sugar levels up).couldn't have asked for a better pick me up!The recipe is the same as lazy-cooks-triple-chocolate-cookies ,but i decided to do away with the egg and add nutella instead.
INGRDS

1.1 cup whole wheat flour(atta)
2.1/2 cup oats
3.100 gms butter
4.1/2 cup brown sugar
5. 3 tablespoons nutella
6. 1 tsp vanilla essence
7.1 tsp baking soda
8.1/4 cup dark and white chocolate chips each.
9. 2 tablespoons of milk
METHOD
1.Beat the butter and sugar,add the vanilla essence and nutella..lick spoon....mmmm.nutella is divine!sorry....beat again...now add the wholewheat flour(you should've sieved the baking soda and flour together),oats and the choco chips.My mixture wasn't coming together..so i added a little milk.

2.Prepare your baking tray..if you have parchment paper..then use that..or else simply butter the tray..then use your hands to make walnut sized balls and put 'em on the tray.
3. Put the cookies into the oven..bake for 12-15 mins...then enjoy a cookie with a cup of coffee,then after your food..then with tea..you get the idea?

4.Though i really loved the cookies..i think the original recipe which has 1 egg in it is a little better....thats just my humble opnion.
sending this tohttp://anjali-cooklog.blogspot.in/2012/02/announcing-my-first-event-cakes-cookies.html

and
http://sravscc.blogspot.in/2012/01/announcing-cooking-concepts-7-dish-for.html

and tohttp://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.in/2012/02/zesty-palette-series-4-sweet-luv-event.html

to http://sumeesculinary.blogspot.in/2012/01/announcing-bon-vivant-moments-1-sweet.htmland tohttp://vimithaa.blogspot.in/2012/02/announcing-mctrs-first-event-love-n.htmland to

http://www.simplysensationalfood.com/2012/02/announcing-event-lets-cook-for.html

Thursday, 9 February 2012

lazy cooks creme apple caramel

Apple creme caramel?...........Creme caramel apple? ...caramel custard with apple?..apple caramel custard?I give up !Whatever the name..this turned out pretty good.You know how it is...you go to the market and pick up apples coz they look good,initially everybody eats them happily..then nobody wants to touch them.This is when that poor apple makes is way into food ..at least in my house!
INGRDS

1. 450 mls milk
2. 3 eggs
3. 2 apples(i know there's just one in the pic..i added another one..i have a lot of apples!)
4.. 1/2 tsp cinnamon pdr
5. 3 tablespoons sugar
7. 1 tsp vanilla essence
8. 5 tsp brown sugar
METHOD
1. Beat the eggs,sugar,vanilla essence till nice and frothy.Grate the apples into this and add the cinnamon pdr.
2.Heat up the milk,get it to a boil..then let it cool a bit..add to the eggy mix stirring constantly.

3. Put a tsp of brown sugar in each ramekin,now pour the apple caramel mix into all 5 equally.,place the ramekins into a roasting tin.Add enough water to come halfway up the sides of the dishes.

4.Bake in a moderate oven(180degC)..for 50-55 mins(put a skewer into the custard..if it comes out clean..then the custard is done) .Remove from the oven and cool and serve.Take it out of the ramekin onto a dessert plate ONLY after its completely cool.
sending this tohttp://sravscc.blogspot.in/2012/01/announcing-cooking-concepts-7-dish-for.html

and tohttp://anjali-cooklog.blogspot.in/2012/02/announcing-my-first-event-cakes-cookies.html

Monday, 6 February 2012

lazy cooks fig newtons

Hi there folks...I love fig newtons.I have always bought them..this time I thought that I would try and make them at home(the fact that they are not available here,goes a long way in convincing to make my own)Anyway after going through a hundred recipes on the net...I decided to combine a few and came up with this!They don't look very professional but......WTH they're homemade..right?BTW..they taste just the way they should
INGRDS

1. 2 cups flour(1 cup wholewheat and 1 cup plain flour)
2. 2 eggs
3. 1/2 cup brown sugar
4. 100 gms butter
5. 1/2 tsp baking powdr
6. 1/2 tsp cinnamon powdr
7. 1 tablespoon honey
8. grated orange rind-1 tsp.
for the figgy mix
1. 12 dried figs
2. 3 tablespoons of brown/white sugar
3. 1/2 cup orange juice
Put these three ingrds in a pan and boil till the liquid gets absorbed by the figs....then grind to a paste and keep ready.

METHOD
1Sieve the dry ingrds together(flour,baking pdr,cinnamon pdr).

2.Beat the butter and sugar together,add the eggs,honey.Add the flour...the mix will come together.

3. Now divide the mix into 4 parts,spread a little flour on a clean surface and roll out long cylinders,then use a rolling pin to flatten it.Spread the figgy mix on one rolled out piece,put the other one on top of it and press down lightly..........transfer to a greased baking tray.Repeat with the other couple.
4.Into a hot(preheated )oven they go at 180deg for 12-15 mins.
5.Take it out of the oven and cut them into 1/2 inch pcs.Store in an airtight container.
sending this to...http://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.in/2012/02/zesty-palette-series-4-sweet-luv-event.html

and toLinking to Kid's Delight hosted by Edible Entertainment

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

lazycooks orange choco pots

Decadent.Divine.Delicious.Dooey(gooey actually..but i wanted the word to start with D.This has been modified from nigella lawson's choco hot pots.Now Nigella is a goddess and her recipe's are great..but we're a slightly" healthy" family...OK..i'm the "healthy" one in my house so i gotto tweak the recipe to suit me.As it is ..truth be told tweaking recipes is a bit of a failing of mine ....I added oats and wholewheat flour..so that i feel good 'bout all the calories going in.The orange marmalade,went in because orange and chocolate is a match made in heaven.

INGRDS
1. 125gms dark chocolate
2. 75 gms butter
2. 3 eggs
4. 2 teaspoons orange marmlade(optional)
5.3/4 cup brown sugar
6. 1 tablespoon each of oats,wholewheat flour anf regular flour
7. 5 ramekins buttered lightly
METHOD
1. Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler(put one vessel with water to boil,put a smaller vessel on top of it not touching the water..there you have it ..double boiler,bain marie..call it what you want)

2.Beat the sugar and eggs till nice and fluffy,add the marmalade,add the chocolatey goo.....and finally the flour and oats.
3.Pour into the buttered ramekins,put in a preheated oven at 180deg C and bake for 20-25 mins till the top looks done but there is a wobble.Wobble is good ....it hints at the absolute divinity thats going to come your way.