Yorkshire Puddings

My first home-made Yorkshire Puddings. It was easy to make. It was funny when I opened the oven door and saw that my Yorkshire Puddings rose on one side. hehe.. but seriously they were delicious. I used the recipe from Steamy Kitchen. :) 

Yorkshire Pudding

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

3/4 tsp table salt

3 large eggs, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups milk, at room temperature

3 tbsp beef fat

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and salt. Sift in the flour in three stages, each time whisking until flour disappears before adding in more flour. Let rest at a room temperature for 30 minutes and up to 3 hours.

When the roast is finished, spoon out 3 tablespoons of beef fat. Turn oven to 450 degrees F. Stir 1 tablespoon of the beef fat into the batter. In a muffin pan, fill each cup with 1/2 teaspoon of the remaining beef fat. 

When oven has reached temperature, place muffin pan with fat into oven for 3 minutes until smoking hot. carefully take out pan and pour batter into each cup, filling to 2/3 full. Immediately return to oven and bake for 20 minutes. Do not open oven door during baking or the Yorkshire Puddings will collapse. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 10 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven, pierce each Yorkshire Pudding with toothpick to allow steam to escape and prevent them from collapsing.

Orange Cake

I was at a friend's home and she had baked an orange cake earlier that morning. Since I have not eaten an orange cake for so long, I gotta have a slice. OMG!! It was so so good... soft and moist.. After that day, I kept thinking about the orange cake. LoL!! So I asked my friend for the recipe. 

My first orange cake. It was easy and did not take too long (preparing). When it was baked, I was happy and cannot wait to take a bite. (I had the cake first before my dinner.. hehe) My cake turned out to be good, its soft and moist. Just two things, I think I did not use enough syrup and it was a little brown on the bottom (a little too long in the oven). I think it would better with a little bit more. Nevertheless, both of us enjoyed the orange cake very much. I'm sure I'll be baking this orange cake often next time.. (as I am writing this post, I have a plate with a slice of the orange cake here. hehe.) :)

Ingredients:

1 yellow cake mix

1 box instant vanilla pudding

4 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 cup orange juice

Orange Syrup:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup orange juice

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil and orange juice together. Pour in a well-greased bundt pan and bake for 35-40 mins.

For the glaze, melt butter in a small saucepan and add sugar and orange juice. Bring it to a boil, stirring constantly.

After the cake is baked, without removing the cake from the pan, poke the cake with a fork or wooden skewer without removing it from the pan. Pour the orange syrup slowly all over the cake. Allow to set for 15-20 mins. Then invert onto a plate. 

Chocolate Glaze I

The photo on the right is a chocolate cake. Do you think it is from the box or I had made it from scratch? .....What do you think? If you guess from scratch, well I'm sorry, wrong answer. It is from the box. The cake was soft, moist and delicious. My hubby enjoyed the cake too and he was wondering what else did I put in the cake. hmm.. I've added extra ingredients to make it yummier... chocolate chips and maraschino cherries. To finish it off, topped with chocolate glaze. Yum-Yum!!!

My recipe for today is the chocolate glaze. I found the recipe from Allrecipes.com. It is super quick, easy and fast. The chocolate glaze is delicious but it was not enough so I had to double the recipe for my cake. And even though it is cold today but I just can't help it.. gotta have a slice of the cake with my Blue Bell Ice-Cream (Cookies & Cream). :)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp corn syrup

In a double boiler, melt together butter, chocolate and syrup. Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in the microwave and then blend in the other ingredients. Pour glaze while still warm over cake. 

Crispy Fried Chicken

Just wanna share with you a tasty crispy fried chicken recipe that both of us love. Yum-Yum!!

Ingredients: 

5-6 pieces chicken (mix of drumsticks, thighs or breasts)

100gm cornflour

1 packet (12gm) Seri-Aji All-purpose Deep Fried Seasoning mix

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp ginger powder

dash of white pepper

vegetable oil for frying

In a bowl, mix garlic powder, ginger powder and white pepper together. Then coat the chicken pieces with the mix and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Mix the all-purpose deep-fried seasoning mix with cornflour in a medium bowl. In a shallow dish or bowl, break the egg and whisk lightly. Set aside. 

When the chicken are ready to fry, dip each piece in the beaten egg then dredge in the flour mixture, coating completely. 

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high and fry chicken in skillet. Fry until one side is golden brown, then turn and brown other side until chicken is no longer pink inside and its juices run clear. 

Drain on paper towel and serve. 

Debdoozie's Blue Ribbon Chili

There's nothing better than a good bowl of chili on a cold fall day. A Home-made chili. I'm not taking about that hot red or green chili but this is a spicy stew. A dish that is enjoyed in many homes in America today and in many different ways.  

Chili used in other dishes :

• Chili dog  - a topping over a hot dog
• Chili Burger - burger topped with chili (usually without beans)
• Chili Cheese Fries - added to fries and cheese
• Chili Rice - chili served over white rice
• Chili Mac - addition of macaroni or some other pasta
• Frito pie - Frito corn chips with chili poured over the top.
• Chili stuffed baked potato - stuffed chili with cheddar cheese, butter and chopped onions or green onions

I found this delicious recipe in Allrecipes. As mentioned by Ms Deb, " This is the tastiest, easiest chili recipe you'll ever find.". She's right about that. :)

Ingredients: Serves 8

2 pounds ground beef

1/2 onion, chopped

1 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp garlic salt

2 1/2 cups tomato sauce

1 (8 oz.) jar salsa

4 tbsp chili seasoning mix

1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, drained (the recipe called for kidney beans, I don't like kidney beans so I used chili beans)

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ground beef and the onion ans saute for 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease, if desired.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 1 hour. 

Serve warm with a toast or crackers.

Original recipe can be found here.