lovely brownies

i made the brownies from this recipe.

today...

lovely little card...

pumpkin scones

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Icing
(i made half of this recipe... which made 8 scones)

4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
3/4 cup cold butter, cut in small pieces
1 cup pureed pumpkin
6 tbsp milk
2 eggs
milk for brushing tops
sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 400. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices. Cut in butter using 2 knives or your fingers, until it resembles small peas.

In a seperate bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin, and milk. Fold together with the dry ingredients until just mixed.

Pat dough into a 1 inch thick rectangle. Slice in half. Slice each half into 3 squares. Slice each square into a triangle.

Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with a little milk, and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake 14-16 minutes. Your house will smell heavenly! When cool, drizzle with spiced icing.


Spiced Icing

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp cinamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 pinch ginger
1 pinch cloves
2 tbsp milk

Mix powdered sugar and spices. Add milk and stir until smooth. Using the tines of a fork, drizzle over cooled scones.

falling for you...

i can feel it
i feel like i'm ... falling for you

just wish i had a crystal ball
to show me, if it's worth it all

ginger dipping sauce

Grilled Pork with Ginger Dipping Sauce

Marinade:
3 Tbs vegetable oil
2 Tbs chopped garlic
2 Tbs chopped jalapeno
1 Tbs grated fresh ginger
1 Tbs sesame oil
1 Tbs lime juice
1 1/4 lbs pork tenderloin

Marinade the pork (cut into cubes) for 4 hours.

Ginger Dipping Sauce:
1 Tbs vegetable oil
1/2 Cup chopped red onion
1 Tbs grated fresh ginger
2 tsp chopped garlic
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 Cup rice vinegar
2 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs sugar
1/8 tsp pepper flakes

:: Heat small saucepan over medium heat, add oil and onion.
:: Cook 4 minutes then add ginger and garlic.
:: Add undrained tomatoes, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and red pepper flakes to pan.
:: Bring sauce to a simmer. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
:: Pour sauce into blender, puree until smooth. Keep warm.

appetizers...

prosciutto wrapped salad


baked jalapeno with cream cheese wrapped with bacon... delicious!

just a little something to say ...

Olympic Sculpture Park

brown butter chocolate chip cookies

“Take-Jacques-Torres-Out-Back” Chocolate Chip Cookie
Cook’s Illustrated 2009 Cookbook (May and June 2009 issue)

Ingredients

* 1 3/4 cps unbleached ap flour (8 1/4 ounces or 250 grams)
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* 14 tbsps unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks or 200 grams)
* 1/2 cup white sugar (3 1/2 ounces or 100 grams)
* 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (5 1/4 ounces or 150 grams)
* 1 tsp table salt
* 2 tsp vanilla extract
* 1 large egg
* 1 large egg yolk
* 1 1/4 cps good quality chocolate chips
* 3/4 cp chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1. Adjust oven rack to the middle and pre-heat oven to 375F degrees (191C)

2. Whisk flour and baking soda in a medium bowl and set aside

3. Heat 10 tbsps (140 grams) butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until melted. Continue cooking, swirling constantly until butter is dark brown and has nutty aroma.

4. Remove butter from heat and place in a heat proof bowl.

5. Add remaining butter (60 grams or 4 tbsps).

6. Once butter has melted completely, add sugars, sat and vanilla to bowl.

7. Stir everything together. You’ll notice it’s rather grainy and the butter wants little to do with its new friends.

8. That’s okay, now add the egg and egg yolk. It will help them all get along. Stir together to ensure there aren’t any sugar lumps.

9. Allow mixture to sit for 3 minutes. Come back, stir again. Starting to get along now, right?

10. Allow to sit again for another 3 minutes. Come back, stir again. You should now have a lovely, relatively smooth mixture.

11. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture.

12. Add chocolate chips.

13. Bake for 10 minutes.

doodles

currently listening to...

imogen heap
love her voice, love her music

wonderlust 2010

i made my own steampunk costume from silk remnants, lace ribbons, and netting fabric.

i am...

poster

i volunteered to design the banners and poster for this fundraising event for haiti.

new patterns

another baked cheesecake

chocolate gelato

this is a very simple recipe that doesn't require egg yolks which i like!

chocolate gelato

1 3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 oz. bittersweet chocolate (chopped)

:: stir 1/4 cup milk and cornstarch
:: whisk together sugar, cocoa, and 1 1/2 cup milk
:: bring to a boil over moderate heat
:: stir cornstarch mixture again then whisk into cocoa mixture
:: return to a boil over moderate heat
:: keep whisking then remove from heat, add vanilla and a pinch of salt
:: stir in chopped chocolate (or you can keep half and put them in while making the ice cream in the ice cream maker)
:: chilled for couple of hours before putting in the ice cream maker.

january month

baked cheesecake

halloween 2007

bits & pieces

little bits of the unfinished renovated house.

lunch...

phad thai, using vermicelli noodle instead of the rice noodle.


"little home" cakes are so good... i love them.

roasted bell peppers sandwich

i think the best way to cook bell peppers is to roast them... yummmm...

the unfinished renovated house