Sweet Country and Chocolate Passport: January 2014

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Pumpkin Pregnant Cookie

10 Facts About Dreams:

1.Everybody Dreams
2. But You Forget Most of Your Dreams
3. Not All Dreams Are In Color
4. Men and Women Dream Differently
5. Animals Probably Dream
6. You Can Control Your Dreams
7. Negative Emotions Are More Common in Dreams
8. Blind People Dream
9. You Are Paralyzed During Your Dreams
10. Many Dreams Are Universal

Since I don't like facts and I like baking here is my recipe for today.
It is called "Pumpkin Pregnant Cookie".
I had a dream that pumpkin chocolate cookie got pregnant. The baby that was inside was Oreo.
The birth place was Sweet Country.
So let's welcome our new delight...

Pumpkin Pregnant Cookie

1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
10 ml vanilla
180 gr pumpkin puree
3 cups AP flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 TBSP cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2/3 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini cinnamon chocolate chips
Oreos

Directions:
1.Melt the butter and sugars.
Add vanilla and pumpkin. Mix until smooth.
2.In another bowl mix dry ingredients. (flour, salt, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg)
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix together.
4. Add chocolate chips.
Cover the dough and chill for 1-3 hrs.
When you think that you are ready as well as the dough in the fridge, preheat the oven
to 350F Degrees.
Using a cookie scoop take one scoop of cookie dough and place on top of an Oreo cookie,take another scoop of dough and place on bottom of Oreo cookie. Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo cookie is enclosed with dough. (we want child to be protected)
I have 8 cookies per sheet which I chill for 5 min before sending to oven.

5. Bake the cookies for 10 min.

Remove from the oven and look...and look again.. and wait....when you are emotionally ready enjoy our dream...

How can you have fun with our Pumpkin Pregnant Cookie?

1.You can write a journal

2. Drink a tea

3. Sing....

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Erma Bombeck

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Erma Bombeck

ABBA - I Have A Dream

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy-tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy-tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

Good Night all my dreamers...

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Erma Bombeck

Monday, 13 January 2014

How do you create magic in your life?

Let's create magic.
For me, magic is always the same - Nutella Pots de Creme ..
I recently read a story that a truck full of Nutella disappeared.
Secretly, I was afraid that I did it.
Simply, I can imagine myself to drive the truck and sing "Because you're mine, I walk the line."
I also can imagine a highway filled with cars, trucks passing me, the sun that follows me from above and laughing.
Yes, the sun is laughing.
Who could imagine that the sun can be a comedian ... but really life is magic.
All that you can imagine can be yours.
So, for today, let's imagine that we are all together and that together we make magic called "Nutella Pots de Creme." Just us. The stars in the universe.
During this time, please take a little magical dust into the air and then move closer ... and believe ...
Here is the recipe....

4 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup Nutella
5 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon rum

Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

1. Heat the heavy cream and sugar until the sugar is dissolved.

2. Whisk the egg yolks. Set aside.

3. In another bowl, mix nutella, vanilla and rum and pour it over cream mixture. Whisk until nutella mixes in with the cream.

4. Take the nutella and cream mixture and slowly pour it into the bowl with the egg yolks. Mix...

Once all of the ingredients are well mixed, pour the mixture into ramekins.

Place the ramekins in a deep baking pan and fill the pan with hot water.

5. Bake in the oven for 33 min.

Allow to cool and then refrigerate for 2-4 hrs...

Dare to Believe

What is your magic story?

Friday, 10 January 2014

When Sally meet Chocolate Carrot Cake

Today, I open the door of my childhood. The door is old and blue.
I can hear a little squeak until I go inside.
I'm not sure whether it's about my shoes or the door itself.
Frankly, I do not care.
I am 10 years old and my whole life is to be a child.
What issues do I have?
I've heard the word "stress" but what the hell is it?
Who can identify with that satirically?
My eyes are big while moving toward a large, wooden table.
The table was made a long time ago by my grandfather.
Oh, God how I love my life at that moment.
My whole being is spread on the table ...
Cakes, cookies, pies ....
Everything you can imagine is there.
So is my soul. It is 10 years old and so happy.
So happy that my eyes wanting to jump out to touch you all and say: "Let's bake together with the soul and the happiness!"
Come on, let's start this sweet journey with one of the sweet goodies.

Chocolate Carrot Cake

2 cups AP flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
3 cups grated carrot
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup raisins

1. In a bigger bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and oil for about minute or so.
2. In another bowl mix together flour, soda and cinnamon.
3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix for about 2 minutes
4. Add walnuts and raisins.
Grease and flour 13- x 9-inch cake pan.
Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool the cake and then add chocolate icing.

Chocolate icing:
200 gr baking chocolate
2 TBS oil
2 TBS sugar
Slowly heat oil, sugar and chocolate together.
..........

Many years after...

[Harry and Sally discussing orgasms]
Sally Albright: Most women at one time or another have faked it.
Harry Burns: Well, they haven't faked it with me.
Sally Albright: How do you know?
Harry Burns: Because I know.
Sally Albright: Oh. Right. Thats right. I forgot. Youre a man.
Harry Burns: What was that supposed to mean?
Sally Albright: Nothing. Its just that all men are sure it never happened to them and all women at one time or other have done it so you do the math.

Many Years After.... and so many carrots cake after ...

Food is too important to be taken seriously

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