Saturday, March 24, 2012

Chocolate chip cookies


Here comes the orginal recipe of chocolate chip cookies by Ruth Graves Wakefield. For everyone who doesn't know who she is, Ruth Wakefield is the  inventor of one of the most favorite cookies of all time - 'Chocolate Chip Cookies'.


The recipe is very simple. Mix the wet ingredients together. Add the dry ingredients to it and finally fold in the chocolate chips.
 
 
Here is what you need : All purpose flour, Baking soda, Salt, Sugar, Brown sugar,Vanilla extract, Unsalted butter, Egg and Chocolate chips.
 
 
Begin by mixing all purpose flour, baking soda and salt.
 
 
Add 1 Cup and 2 Tbsp of flour in to a bowl.


1/2 tsp Baking soda



and 1/2 tsp Salt.



Mix it until well combined and set aside.


Next, mix together White sugar, Brown sugar, Butter and Vanilla extract.

Add 1/2 cup of Butter. Make sure the butter is softened.


Add 1/4 Cup and 2Tbsp of Sugar.


1/4 Cup and 2Tbsp Brown Sugar

And mix it until its fluffy.

Then add 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract.


And 1 Egg

Mix it together until combined.

Then add the dry ingredients 1 Tbsp at a time.



Mix together gently.

And finally the most important ingredient.

Get the dark chocolate chips if you can find it in your store.
Dump 1 Cup of chocolate chips..

and fold it gently in to the cookie mixture.

Scoop small balls ...

and drop it on the cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Gently press the cookie balls and bake it at 375 degrees F for 9 mintues.
JUST 9 MINUTES IS ALL YOU NEED !!

This was right at 9 minutes. It is very soft.But let it be on the cookie sheet for another half an hour.

They are soft and chewy !

They are beautiful !

LOVE Choc chip cookies.

RECIPE  (Nestle recipe )
Servings: 20

Ingredients:
  • All purpose flour- 1 cup and 2 Tbsp
  • Baking soda- 1/2 tsp
  • Salt- 1/2 tsp
  • Butter,softened - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1/4 cup and 2 Tbsp
  • Brown sugar - 1/4 cup and 2 Tbsp
  • Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp
  •  Egg - 1
  • NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Dark Chocolate Chips - 1 cup
Directions:
  • Combine flour,baking soda and salt in a bowl.
  • Combine butter,sugar and brown sugar in another bowl.
  • Add vanilla extract and egg
  • Add the flour mixture and chocolate chips.
  • Scoop in to small balls on to a cookie sheet.
  • Bake it for 9 minutes at 375 degrees F.
  • For a thin and crispy cookie increase the butter to 3/4 cups and white sugar to 1/2 cup and bake it for 13 to 14 minutes.


                   

































Monday, March 19, 2012

Sausage Pasta


Simple is good,especially when it is as yummy as this !

The ingredients are : Pasta,Sausage,Onion,Tomato,Garlic,Pepper,Salt and olive oil.

And here's how you make it .
First, dice half an onion.

One Garlic

and one Tomato.


Next to make sausage,throw in the sausages in to a pan with a splash of olive oil.

Cook them until browned on all sides.This will take some time.


Now's a good time to make pasta..Add 1 cup of any short pasta in to boiling water .

Add 1/2 tsp Salt and cook it and let's get back to the sausages.



Remove sausage from the pan once they are brown and slice into rounds.

Add the sausages in to another pan.

Add the onions

Cook for a minute..

Then add the garlic..

Tomato..

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp salt..and cook it until it gets a nice saucy texture..

Finally dump the strained pasta..

and mix it together.
Enjoy !

RECIPE

Ingredients
Onion -  1 cup
Garlic - 1/2 tsp ( 1 garlic)
Tomato - 1
Any sausage - 2 big
Olive oil - 1 tsp

Directions
Chop onion,garlic and tomato.
Cook sausage with some oil in a pan until brown and cut in to small pieces.
Add the sausage,onion,garlic,tomato back in to a pan and cook it until it reaches a saucy texture.
Add pepper and salt
Make the pasta according to package insructions and add it to the sausages.
Serve hot.