Coconut Candy

Lunar New Year (heehee my font is in red for luck! :P) is coming up and in honor of that, my mom showed me how to make the yummy coconut candy. (in which I temporarily forgot the name of...) It is very simple, it might me more helpful if you got have a wok at home, but a large pan will work fine. :) 

Here is the recipe:



Ingredients:

• Fresh Coconuts
• Sugar
• Food Coloring (optional)

Directions:

1. 1. Crack open a coconut CAREFULLY. To my awesome cousins, ask your parents because this can be a little dangerous.....
2. Cut the white coconut part/meat into medium sized pieces. Then thinly slice them into small-ish pieces.
3. Put all the coconut into a large wok/pan thing and pour enough sugar to coat all the coconut.
4. On low heat, stir the coconut and sugar until the sugar has dried.

Blog News for the Week! 1/19-1/23

Hello Cooking 101 Students/Readers!! Every Monday, I will post and summarize what happened in the past week! Don't forget (eh hem.. Sarah and Wilson) to follow my blog, look below. 

Tommy the Abstract Art Person, enjoys creating random masterpieces and I will post pics when he decides to make his next creation.... (: See below posts to see his creations.

What recipe do you want next? Comment below!!

~Tammy :D

Lesson 2: Brownies

Brownies are yummy treats that are easy to make. This recipe is the precursor to my one and only Cheesecake Brownies! :)

Here is the recipe: 

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, MELTED

3 cups white sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips :)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. LIGHTLY GREASE a 9 x 13 baking dish.

1. Combine the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat the eggs, ONE at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended.

3. Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. 

4. Gradually stir the flour mixture in the butter mixture, until well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.

5. Spread the batter evenly into greased baking dish.

6. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. (Cool a little before cutting)

Enjoy your brownies!!

Let me know the results and I'll post the grocery list for the next lesson! :)

Tommy's Awesome Mochi Creation

Tommy the Awesome Abstract Art Person created an masterpiece while he was eating mochi, a yummy Japanese ice cream treat. 

Tommy's Awesome Abstract Art Coffee

Meet Tommy the Abstract Art Person. Here is his creation, the ABSTRACT ART COFFEE!!!!  

Want to know how to make it? Comment below or ask Tommy!! :)

Yummy Breakfast Omelets

Looking for a easy and yummy breakfast? I just perfected an awesome recipe! Tommy thought it was so good that he ate all of it before I could take a picture!

Here is the recipe:


Ingredients:
2 Eggs
Black Pepper and Salt
Any toppings (turkey, ham, cheese, veggies) 


Directions:

• In small bowl, beat the eggs and add salt and pepper to your taste.
• In a small frying pan, heat the oil and carefully pour the eggs into the pan.
• When the egg starts cooking on the edge, carefully put the toppings on the egg. (starting with any raw ingredients and cheese last)
• Carefully fold the omelet in half and flip. Cook until all the outside is the way you want and no egg is oozing out.
• Serve immediately, if you want sprinkle black pepper or any toppings.

Special Alternative Directions:

• Breakfast Sandwich: Put the omelet in a warmed or toasted English Muffin with a slice of cheese.
• Healthy Omelet: Use eggs whites and fresh veggies,

Chocolate Marshmallow Torte

Here is my creation, the chocolate marshmallow torte. If you want the recipe, comment below!

Shopping List for Lesson 2: Brownies

The next recipe is brownies!! The shopping list is found under Chef Pepe!

The ingredients for this recipe is:

Butter

Sugar

Vanilla extract

Eggs

All-purpose flour

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Salt

Semisweet chocolate chips

Lesson 1: Sugar Cookies :)

Sugar cookies are a simple cookie to make!

here is the recipe:
it makes 48 cookies.... (u can cut it in half if you want)


Ingredients 

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

2. In a SMALL bowl, sift (stir) together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

3. In a LARGE bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. (use an electric mixer, or cut butter into pieces to blend it easier). Beat in egg and vanilla (not necessary). 

4. Gradually blend in dry ingredients. (put a little at a time, blend, then add more until it is well mixed in)

5. Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls, and place onto UNGREASED cookie sheet. (dont forget aluminum foil! to make cookies flatterish, lightly press down on the cookies, also make sure the cookies are spaced about 1 inch apart)

6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. (put timer on for 9 minutes, they may look soft but take it out to be sure) Let cookies stand on cookie sheet for TWO minutes to cool.  

ENJOY THE COOKIES!!!

 
Please comment your results! :)