Chillaxing and microwave baking
Last night we went to Dragonfly (first time) @ St James to chillax.
Me getting ready
With the hubby
Live band performances
With our friend, Roger
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Anyway, how is your Sunday going? We had brunch cum newspaper-reading-time at the coffee shop this morning. I was craving for a bowl of laksa, so I bought one.
Yesterday (Saturday) I made a microwaved cinnamon raisin apple in the morning to kick-start the day. It does look like a bloody apple eh, like your could make that for Halloween. He thought this apple looked like a rotten apple O.o It is good, trust me :)
Cinnamon + raisin + apple. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Serve warm!
Did you know
You can toast nuts inside the microwave: Use 1 teaspoon of butter for every 1/2 cup of nuts. Cook on high 2 1/2 to 5 minutes. Stir every 30 seconds. This can be done without the butter. Even granola can be made in the microwave! If you give it a try let me know :)
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I also made a cake in the microwave (the traditional one) real quick. It was a 5 minute chocolate mug cake. What a nice and a fun way to make a small cake! Plus you don’t have to worry about over indulging :)
Can you tell how light and moist the cake is?
Couldn’t wait to dig in!
5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake.
The recipe is adapted from Not Quite Nigella and this is my modified version.
Ingredients (Makes 2)
- 4 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- A pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp oil (I used canola)
- Splash of vanilla extract
- 2 microwave safe coffee mugs or ramekins
Method: Mix all the dry ingredients in a big bowl. Add in the milk, oil, vanilla extract, egg and mix well. Pour mixture into mugs (at the halfway mark) and place the mug on a plate in . Microwave one mug at a time. Cook for 1 minute on medium heat. It will bubble and rise as it cooks, so make sure you provide ample room for that. Leave it for a few seconds, then microwave for another 30 seconds on medium again. The mixture will solidify, but still look a little molten. That is fine because it will continue cooking on residual heat. Overcook it and you get a chocolate rubber ball.
Tags: baking, breakfast, brunch, chocolate, Food, fun, microwave, moi
May 2nd, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Thankyou for the shoutout and yes re your comment, the timing is crucial. I remember trying one recipe and it was rock hard by the time that 5 minutes were over :P
.-= Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella´s last blog ..Roasted Capsicum and Carrot Soup with Cheese Pockets =-.
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Me loves ur tattoo :p
OMG Im commenting under NQN’s :p LOL
.-= Jaimie´s last blog ..Lady Angele’s Meme =-.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 pm
@ Lorraine
Omg 5 minutes :D Must have turned into charcoal too!
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 pm
@ Jaimie
Yeah I know !! :) She got great recipe posts. Saw her link on tipomme d’amour :)
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