Thursday, May 21, 2009

Chewy Chocolate Cookies - Gluten Free

While I was online at Facebook, I've seen one of my friends posted this recipe and gave us the link. I though that this is an interesting cookie and I think easy to try.

That's true. This is great cookie. I love it. The cookie's tasty. I will make it in another time.
I tried to make it just 1/4 recipe, and I think it served around 10 pieces.

I tried using Gluten Free flour instead of regular flour, because my husband couldn't eat any wheat flour.

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Please don't hesitate to drop me any comments or questions regarding this recipe, I need it to improve my cooking in the future. Thank you :-)

Source : allrecipe.com modified by me

What you need :

- 1 1/4 cups butter,softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Make it :

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Then stir in the vanilla.
3. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baling soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture.
4. Mix the chocolate chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
5. Bake 8 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will be soft. Cool slightly on cookie sheet, remove from sheet onto wire rack to cool completely.

Indonesia version :

1. Panaskan oven dengan temperatur 350 derajat F atau 175 derajat C.
2. Didalam mangkuk besar, kocok mentega dan gula hingga agak mengembang. Kemudian masukkan telur satu persatu dan kocong dengan menggunakan mixer. Masukkan vanila dan kocok kembali.
3. Campurkan tepung terigu, coklat bubuk,soda kue, dan garam, campurkan kedalam bahan yg sudah di mixer diatas.
4. Campurkan coklat chips. Taruh adunan diatas kertas kue, ambil satu sendok penuh untuk 1 buah kue.
5.  Oven selama 8-9 menit. Biarkan hingga dingin sebelom disajikan dan disimpan dalam wadah.


Preparation : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Servings : 4 dozen or 48 servings

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Hominy, Vegetables, Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

This is my first time to cook the hominy. I bought a small can of hominy at Mexican store in our town. You can buy them at regular store and I think they're available at Costco.

Actually, I have no idea what is hominy, even my husband tried to explain to me.  When I opened the can then I tried to eat a piece, hmm it's taste like corn, I know it's a corn but the taste is mild than fresh or sliced corn on the can.

So, I decided to cook as one of the ingredients on the soup, and it's turn out so good. 

Please don't hesitate to drop me any comments or questions regarding this recipe, I need it to improve my cooking in the future. Thank you :-)

Source : my own creation

What you need :

- 1 piece chicken thigh, cut into small piece and don't throw away the bone
- 1 can Hominy, drain the water
- 2 cup of water
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1/3 cup cooked wild rice or 1/3 cup uncooked rice
- 1 stalk green onion, thinly slice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 piece tomato, dice
- 1/2 cup sweet peas
- salt
- ground white and black pepper
- ground nutmeg

Note : 1 US cup = 236.588237 ml

Make it :

1. Bring water into boil. Then add chicken include the chicken's bone. Let's cook for 10 minutes.
2. Add wild rice, hominy, garlic, onion and carrot. Stir and let cook until carrots crisp.
3. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Don't forget to taste it.
4. Add green onion and sweet peas. Let simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken's bone from the soup.
5. Place into prepared bowl and serve hot.

Indonesia version :

1. Masak air hingga mendidih. Masukkan ayam beserta tulangnya. Masak selama 10 menit.
2. Masukkan wild rice, bawang putih, hominy, bawang bombay, dan wortel. Aduk dan masak hingga wortel ahmpir lunak.
3. Tambahkan garam, merica dan pala. Jangan lupa cicipi.
4. Masukkan bawang daun, dan kacang polong. Masak hingga mendidih selama 5 menit. Keluarkan tulang ayam dari sup.
5. Sajikan didalam mangkuk dan sajikan hangat.

Preparation : 5 minutes
Cooking : 25 minutes

Servings : 2 servings