Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

You will need:



  • 10 strawberries.
  • 1 1/2 cup of chocolate chips (any type of chocolate will do).
  • Chopped nuts.
  • Tin foil or wax paper.
  • A small microwavable bowl.


Directions:


  1. Take your chocolate chips and put them into the small microwavable bowl and microwave them for a minute and thirty seconds. Take out the bowl and stir the chocolate every thirty seconds.
  2. Lay out the wax paper or tin foil.
  3. When the chocolate is finally melted dip the strawberry in on its side and twirl it around in the chocolate until everything but the top part and stem are covered in chocolate.
  4. Do this with all of your strawberries and lay them one-by-one on the tin foil/wax paper.
  5. Sprinkle any nut of your choice (I suggest chopped almonds or walnuts) on top of some or all of the strawberries.
  6. Let the chocolate solidify and cool.
  7. Serve them for yourself or a lover or a friend. :)


                I love chocolate and strawberries a lot. The first time I tried to make these it was not at pretty as i  thought but the second time I did it they were great. The nuts give them a nice flavor but you don't have to use them if you are allergic. You can also use different chocolates like white, milk, and dark for your strawberries. They are a great gift for an anniversary, wedding, or valentines day. I just love making them for the fun of it though. Enjoy!

Monday, September 9, 2013

No-Bake Cookies

Ingredients:


  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 3/4 cups of chocolate chips
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 1/2 cup of peanut butter
  • 3 cups of Quaker oats
  • 1 tsp of vanilla

Directions:


  1. Combine milk, sugar, chocolate chips, and butter in a large saucepan and let it boil for one minute and stir constantly.
  2. Remove the sauce pan from the heat and add in the peanut butter.
  3. Lay out some wax paper or tin foil on a table or counter top.
  4. Add in the Quaker oats and stir until the mixture is combined.
  5. Take a spoon and drop them onto the wax paper/ tin foil.
  6. Let them solidify.
  7. Eat and enjoy.

Ever since I was a toddler I have always loved these. I learned the recipe from my Ma-maw. It is not hard to make and It takes about five minutes to make and about 20 minutes for the cookies to solidify (depending on the weather temperature. The colder the house is the faster they solidify.). They are also CARB FREE!!! Only chocolate, sugar, milk, butter, peanut butter, and oats basically! It is a yummy and easy thing to make if you are having visitors of even for the Holidays they are a great treat.


WARNING!!!   These cookies will last not even an hour because they are so amazingly tasty
!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Chicken curry and white rice.

You will need

  • 2 cups of a curry sauce of your choice.     
  • 2 chicken breasts.
  • 2 tbs of olive oil.
  • 1/2 red bell pepper.
  • 1/2 green bell pepper.
  • 4 garlic cloves.
  • 1 cup of green onions.
  • 1 cup of white rice.
  • 1 cup of water.

Directions:

  1. Cube chicken breasts and put them into a 1\2 - 2 inch deep frying pan along with olive oil, cover it with a lid, and stir frequently.
  2. As the chicken cooks, dice the garlic and put that in with the chicken.
  3. Get a large sauce pan and put in the rice and water, cover it and let it cook on medium/low.
  4. Chop the peppers any way you prefer just as long as they are bite sized.
  5. Add peppers and curry sauce to the chicken and garlic.
  6. Stir it constantly and chop green onions and add them.
  7. Put the curry on low and cover it and stir it frequently.
  8.  Check on rice to see if the bubbling has stopped. It there is water leaking out and bubbling out that is fine.
  9. Take the curry off of the heat and set it aside with the lid off to cool.
  10. When rice is finished it should be steaming and a little moist.
  11. Serve with Naan bread.
             I honestly love making this curry. It takes about a half an hour to make and if you cook everything just right then it will taste delicious. I made this last night and my mother and I filled our bellies. They are great leftovers as well.