Festive Cookies: Honey Cornflakes

A friend asked me if I could make her some honey cornflakes cookies. It's her favorite cookies and she can't find anyone selling them. So, I told her that I could make some honey cornflakes for her as sample (since I've never made them before). It turns out that my little sister loved them too! Honey cornflakes cookies were one of the easiest. All you need were cornflakes, butter and honey.

Honey Cornflakes

4 cups Cornflakes, (crushed coarsely)

2 tbsp Honey

2 tbsp Butter

Sprinkles (cherries, chocolate rice, anything you like)

1. Heat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.

2. Melt honey and butter together.

3. Mix cornflakes together with melted honey and butter in a bowl.

4. Scoop the cornflakes mixture into a small size paper cup. Sprinkle with your desired sprinkles.

5. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven.

6. And they're good to go :)

Ratatouille

I bought some Zucchini and had ratatouille in my mind. I always wanted to make this since I watched Disney's Ratatouille. Shopping and cooking using ingredients I've never used is my new hobby!

I googled for recipe and decided to try Chef Wan's version (adapted from 'From the Garden to the Kitchen). It's simple as compared to the other recipes. (I found a recipe of traditional ratatouille too! It requires some work, but I'll try them someday).

Ratatouille 

1/2 zucchini 

1/2 eggplant cut into small cubes

1/2 red capsicums (I used 3 colors capsicum)

15 black/green olives (I discarded this)

1 large onion chopped

4 garlic, minced

A handful of fresh "Herb de Provence" 

3 tomatoes diced

2 tbsp tomato paste

1/2 cup olive oil 

1. Heat oil. Fry garlic, onion and sweat all vegetables.

2. Add chopped tomatoes, paste and "Herb de Provence".

3. Season with salt and pepper and stew the vegetable for another 25 minutes on low heat.

Pan Fried Chicken with Mushroom

I made this for my sister the other day. I didn't have much time to prepare anything else. And it almost time for her to break fast. So, I made this. Pan Fried Chicken with sauteed mushroom. It was really simple too.

Thinly slice the chicken. And soak them in lemon juice for an hour. Pat them dry. Season them with salt and pepper. Coat them with flour, egg and breadcrumb and pan fried them with little oil - as simple as that!

If you been reading this blog for a while, you would know that my sister didn't like vegetables very much. I think, mushroom was the only vegetable she ate. So I sauteed some diced white button mushroom with pepper and salt.

Waldorf Salad

 

It was my parents' anniversary. I had to prepare some dishes, a dinner for them. I had to think of something really simple, and really easy to make. Then, I came up with a menu.

Appetizer

Waldorf Salad

Soup

French Onion Soup

Main Course

Broast Chicken with Oven Roasted Potato Wedges and Oven Roasted Vegetables

Desserts

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream

We were really hungry by the time I finished (well, my parents are). I didn't manage to shoot more pictures of others dishes. Waldorf Salad was the only dish I manage to shoot.

Waldorf salad was one of the simplest salad to prepare. It's healthy too! I read an article, and it said that it's good to consume fruits before any meal. That's why I decided on Waldorf Salad.

Waldorf Salad

2 apples - cored and diced
1 stalk celery - sliced or diced
1 handful walnuts - toasted and chopped coarsely (I omitted this)

3 tbsp fruit salad dressing
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
lettuce - for base

1. Mix the apple, celery and walnuts in a bowl.
2. Mix the dressing, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl.
3. Toss the salad with the dressing.
4. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

Sushi Fun

My family brought me a sushi set for me a few years ago for my birthday. I've never used the equipments, and they've been asking me when will I be making them some sushi. So, last Sunday, we were having some making some Makizushi.

My brother wanted to try rolling them too, and was given the chance to roll some Kani Kama Maki (imitation crab meat roll) and Tamago Maki (egg roll). My little sister wanted to try too, but I didn't cook enough rice for her to try them.

I added in some Kimchi, in my Maki Roll. So, they should be called Kimbap instead, right? Maybe we could learn another types of sushi as well. I know I've been wanting to use that rice mold I've bought a few months ago. Maybe I could make my first bento too? :D

Spicy Chickpea Salad

I came across an article that said that chickpea is good for metabolism, and great for weight loss. Spicy food too, helps a lot in weight loss. I thought that maybe I should try them. Besides, I rarely had any beans or nuts in my diet. So, when I went shopping for ingredients, I bought a can of chickpea with chickpea salad in mind.

Spicy Chickpea Salad

1 can Chickpea

1/2 tbsp Chili flakes

2 tsp Garlic

2 tbsp Capers

1 Tomato 

Salt and pepper 

Vinaigrette

1. Chopped some garlic.

2. Diced the tomatoes.

3. Combine all ingredients.

4. Drizzle some Vinaigrette, and season with salt and pepper.

5. Serve immediately or chill in refrigerator before serving.

Almond and Dates T'ings

T'ings are one of the simplest things in chocolate making. There's no measurement, and the ingredients are really simple. All you need are milk, dark or white chocolate, tempered or compounded and some nuts and dried fruits for toppings. You could even use your leftover chocolate from finishing other chocolate to make T'ings.

I made this using the leftover chocolate from dipping some cake truffle. I used chopped almonds and dates for toppings as they're the only nuts and dried fruits I could find in the kitchen. Of course, you could try making them with other toppings too. Just spoon your melted chocolate in bite-size pools, and add on the desired toppings.