Sweets for My Girls

Welcome to Baking Goodness series!

Since my first batch of brownies was a hit, I decided to bake some for my girls too!
I initially thought of baking a chocolate cake for them but I was not able to get all the ingredients in the supermarket, so I ended up with these:

/in other news, the Glad Cook n' Bake non-stick paper was really a help/

This uses the same recipe minus the marshmallows that I have stubbornly added last night.  Also, I added more nuts!

So here, packed and ready to go.

Note: I have read earlier that there is really such a thing as fudge brownies with marshmallows. :)

Fudge Brownies

Welcome to Baking Goodness series!

As this is my first post and my first ever attempt at baking since high school, I'm pretty nervous that I might burn the house. Also, I opted to use the fudge brownie mix available at the grocery store instead of preparing my own mix (I'll try to create my own mix next time *wink*).

So here's what you'll need:
> 1 tablespoon water
> 1/4 cup oil
> 1 medium size egg
> 1/4 cup peanuts (or any nut)
> 230 grams Maya Fudge Brownie Mix

 But the stubborn me decided to add this:

I was thinking that the resulting fudge brownies will be colorful.  I forgot (totally!) that marshmallows would melt at that temperature!

Okay, here's the procedure.

1.  Grease a 9 x 5 x 1 baking pan.

2.  Preheat the oven at 190C

3.  Mix all ingredients in a bowl until smooth

4.  Transfer the batter into the baking pan

5.  Bake for 15 minutes or until done
*done means - insert a toothpick and it should come out clean
6.  Cut into squares
7.  Serve, share and enjoy!

So, what happened with the marshmallows?
Well, as expected they melted.
The advantage is, the brownies became creamier.
The disadvantage?  The top is not picture-perfect so I have to serve (and take a photo of it) upside down.
*just imagine how the top looks like based on the side view photo

The verdict:  WONDERFUL!
*but add more nuts

It was a hit by the way!

Baking Goodness

Chicken Sopas ala Iswit

Ingredients:

Chicken, cabbage, elbow macaroni, carrots, baguio beans and evaporated milk,

cooking oil, salt and pepper to taste

Wash the elbow macaroni and place in a saucepan.  Add water, cooking oil, salt and the chicken.  Bring to a boil with occasional stirring.

Prepare the vegetables.  Cut/sliced into bite size.

Remove chicken from the macaroni saucepan when it is already tender.  Cut into strips.  Continue to cook the macaroni in low heat.

In a separate saucepan, saute the chicken strips and vegetables.  Then add to macaroni.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Add evaporated milk.

Enjoy!

Note:  Other vegetables may be added as desired.  Hotdog would be a nice addition too!

My Very Own Version of Vegetable Salad

The ingredients are pretty simple: 

tomato, cucumber, carrot and mango - thinly sliced

lettuce

dressing - in this case, honey mustard

pepper

Other vegetables and fruits maybe added as desired.  Peanuts, cashew nuts and raisins may go in as well.  Just always remember to include only those that you'll eat.  It would also be best to store each ingredient on a separate container to prolong freshness.