Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Chocolate Cream Cheese Peanut Squares

I am having 2 awful days in a row because of flu. Hopefully this 3rd day I will feel better because I have work on Wednesday. I am trying my best not to feel down and Im taking medicines too. I really dont wanna get sick...

But these Chocolate Cream Cheese Peanut Squares is a blast. Again, the magical Reader's digest has done its power on me. Oh I really treasure this book and everything inside. I am always excited to try a new one. This is the first time, I doubted myself too.. at first I thought it was a disaster. What I did is I put in the fridge for 1 day and cut them on  the third day and yes..they're perfect.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups chopped dark chocolate
1 1/2 cups digestive biscuit, crumbs
1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped
1 3/4 cup cream cheese softened
1 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Direction:
In a double boiler or microwave, melt 3/4 cup butter and add 150 grams of chocolate. 
Stir until smooth then add biscuit crumbs and peanuts.
Press into a greased baking pan, about 33cm X 23cm. 
Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until set
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. 
Spread over chocolate layer. Melt remaining butter and chocolate, stir until smooth.
Carefully spread over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate until set.
Cut into squares. Enjoy!!!

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Nutty Mocha-iced Brownies


First, Id like to convey my apology to all the bloggers that I love to party. I am so sorry because I seem like a butterfly these days..I will just fly, stay a bit and go without leaving any comment. I know its improper, kindly bear with me. I will make it up to you all..and now Im sharing with you these magical mocha brownies..I added nuts and more nuts of course and I lessen the sugar quantity, of course.

I swear, this is the simplest brownies you will make and it has the most delicious icing too. Since I bought the circa long ago  Reader's Digest book of biscuits, bars and brownies.. I have been baking its content and the recipes never fail me at all. If I have to bake a certain recipe once again, its because we want more and not due to failure at my first try. 

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, melted and cooled
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup plain flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup soft brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped nuts

Icing:
1/2 cup butter softened
1 1/4 cups icing sugar
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp hot brewed coffee
1 tsp vanilla extract

Direction:
In a large bowl, combine butter, eggs, vanilla.
In another bowl, combine flour, both sugar, cocoa and baking powder.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
Stir in the nuts, do not overmix.
Spread the mixture into a greased baking pan. 
Bake at 180 for about 25 to 30 minutes. Let it cool 
Make your icing by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl
Beat or mix using spatula and hand until smooth.
Spread over the baked brownies and cut into bars. 
Yummy!

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Monday, October 14, 2019

Chicken Ala King

How can you go wrong with this one? I guess everyone will love you and kiss you. Its not only thrill or excitement but seeing this in front of you when you're hungry, tired and yeah..stressed.. the mere sight of it will make you WoW! What a joy, what a relief..its a comfort right through your heart....

Thank you Jerri of Friday Favorites, Richella of Grace at Home, Bev and co bloggers of Thursday Favorite things, Andrea of Scraptastic Saturday, Helen of Whats For Dinner Sunday and Linda of Making a home- Homemaking Link-up for the feature of my Praline Brownies

Chicken à la King (Franglais; 'King-style chicken') is a dish consisting of diced chicken in a cream sauce, and often with sherry, mushrooms, and vegetables, served over rice, noodles, or bread. The recipe was mentioned in the New York Times in 1893 and early published recipes appeared in 1900 and 1905. Fannie Merritt Farmer included a recipe in her 1911 publication on catering. The Fannie Farmer Cookbook includes a recipe for Chicken à la King in the 1906 update. It became a popular dish during the middle to late 20th century. Another account is that chicken à la King was created in the 1890s by hotel cook William "Bill" King of the Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia. Several obituaries in early March 1915 credited King after he died on March 4, 1915. A New York Tribune editorial at the time of King's death stated: The name of William King is not listed among the great ones of the earth. No monuments will ever be erected to his memory, for he was a cook. Yet what a cook! In him blazed the fire of genius which, at the white heat of inspiration, drove him one day, in the old Bellevue, in Philadelphia, to combine bits of chicken, mushrooms, truffles, red and green peppers and cream in that delight-some mixture which ever after has been known as "Chicken a la King."
So there is the history of my favorite comfort food. I actually discovered this dish at French Baker, a famous restaurant in the Philippines circa late 1990's. It was presented just like the photo above. I would always go there and eat just in time for lunch. The portion was big enough for me and the rich creamy white sauce was so delicious...oh how I miss it. I started to cook it last 2010 and the rest is history.


For this recipe, I used puff pastry and I just bought one in a grocery store. It saved me time and energy. I would love to make my own but I am a working mom and since this is quite an easy recipe therefore I sticked to my guns..using store bought pastry was the best option. Honestly it was fun to do this. This is now a mainstay in my kitchen. Whenever I ran out of idea, I will just resort to it. Here's a link that I found in You Tube. This is where I got my knowledge in making perfect pastry puff shells. http://youtu.be/bn9jqA6Sh1I

For the recipe:
2 cups dice carrots
2 cups dice potato
2 cup dice mushroom
2 cups dice and cooked chicken breast
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
5 cups of milk
1 cup cooking cream
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tbsp oil
salt and pepper to taste
a dash of nutmeg
a dash of sugar

Direction:
Heat a saucepan, add 1 tbsp oil, followed by butter
Add chopped onions, mix until it smells so good
Next add the veggies and chicken, mix well.
Add the flour and make sure the veggies and chicken are well coated with flour and butter
Add 5 cups of milk, cream, cheese and let it simmer.
Season to taste and cook according to your desired consistency.
Serve this in a puffed shell and sprinkle more cheese on top.

Take a closer look...its warm, creamy, tender chicken with the perfect veggie combination and dont forget the cheese, the more the merriest. I guess the most perfect thing to do is to keep on adding more cheese while you eat this precious angel... Hmmmmnn...Lets eat. Lets giggle and Lets be merry.


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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Praline Brownies

Thank you April of The Hearth and Soul for the feature of my Caramel-Cashew Slices

It has been a tough week and my body is complaining, shes tired and achy. But I will not submit to so much complain, instead here I am working on with my post and eventually ...later on... I would again think of something to bake and cook for the family. I work five days a week and during my days off I do cook big portion to sustain the family meal for a week.

Today, I am sharing Praline Brownies, I never thought brownies could be brown or beige.. I always think that when you say Brownies, therefore its chocolatey but these pralines are not. Somehow, they are blonde, mestiza.. but they are so terrific. I will make them again..and again..

Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup soft brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
2 tbsp evaporated milk
1 cup coarsely chopped pecan or any nuts you like
1 1/4 cup soft brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
Direction: 
In a saucepan, combine sugar 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup of butter and evap milk. 
Stir over low heat just until butter is melted.
Pour into a greased 20 cm pan and sprinkle the coarsely chopped nuts. Set aside
Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
Next, in a small bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter. Add the eggs.
Stir in flour mixture and vanilla until moistened. Spread over the pan. 
Bake at 180 for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes before inverting into a wire rack. Cool slightly before cutting.
What a nutty breakfast for Tuesday morning. I made these Praline Brownies last night before sleeping. It turned out great, soft and moist and not so sweet.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Caramel-Cashew Slices


Remember I told you about the Readers Digest book circa long time ago that I bought ? Well it has bars and brownies recipes which I like to bake and in fact I already baked several of the recipes. I am particularly inclined to bars and brownies. Now these caramel-cashew nut is really wonderfully good, classic I think and very simple. I made some changes of course. We really did enjoy these slices and I bet I will always make them.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup self raising flour
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup soft brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs
3/4  cup chopped salted cashew nuts

Cashew Nut Topping:
3/4 cup cup chopped cashew nuts
!/4 cup soft brown sugar
2 tbsp butter melted
1 tbsp thickened whipping cream

Direction
In a large bowl, combine flour, both sugar: caster and brown, baking powder and salt
Beat in eggs just until combined
Fold in cashew nuts. Spread mixture into a greased 20 cm square baking tin.
Bake at 180c for 20 to 25 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched.
In a smal bowl, combine topping ingredients. Spread over baked mixture.
Put back in the oven and grill for 1-2 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.
Cut into bars while warm. Cool completely in a wire rack. Enjoy!
If you love cashew nut like me, then these Caramel Cashew Squares wont fail you. I made them not so sweet but just nice.. just a thin layer of cake batter, on top is caramel with lots and lots of cashew..

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