Week 11: Addicting White Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are my first ever chocolate chip (well, chunk) cookies and they are actually a modifies recipe for regular chocolate chip cookies. I had a lot of white chocolate lying in the fridge and no one here really eats it so I decided to just try this and boy did it work out well. You start by taking 400 grams of flour, half a teaspoon of bicarbonate, half teaspoon of baking powder and half a teaspoon of salt and mixing it all togehter. In another bowl mix 160 grams of butter with85 grams of soft brown sugar, 85 grams of white (refined) sugar and a tablespoon of honey with a mixer, add two eggs one at a time while beating at a slower pace, otherwise the batter will seperate. Slowly add in the flour mixture and finally add 200 grams of chocolate chopped into chunks (you can ofcourse use store bought chocolate chips). The dough should be quite solid, make small doughballs (or large if you want large cookies) and squish them so they are a bit cookieshaped, make sure to space them enough on the baking tin and then put them in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10-12 minutes. The best way to store these is in a cookie tin with some baking paper in between them.
Yummmmmm cookies...

Week 10: fail

I tried to make paella this week but I epicly failed. It ended up looking more like a risotto than anything else and though the taste wasn't that horrible it still wasn't very good. I won't even bother typing up the recipe as you shouldn't try it.
Ah well, I learned a valuable lesson, only eat paella in a spanish restaurant!

Week 9: Stoofvlees

I don't really know what you'd call this dish in english, something like beef stew I guess. I'll just stick to the dutch word for it.
You start by taking 500 grams of beef (just like with the goulash you want the tougher parts) cut into fairly large chunks (again, just like with the goulash) and frying it on all sides in some butter. next you add about two tablespoons of flour and add a bottle of brown beer, two bayleaves and some thyme. Stir well and let simmer for an hour and a half to two hours. And really that's all there is to it. this is typically eaten with fries but works well with any other type of potatoe side dish.

Week 8: Puppy...err...apple pie

This week I was fed up with the puppy eating everything so I decided to make a pie out of him. Just kidding ofcourse, although I am fed up with the biremarks on all my stuff -_- I did however make a lovely apple pie. I won't type up the whole recipe because I can simply link to it :D
I did however remember to take a picture! Shocking isn't it :p (btw yes that is a keeshond shaped dough ornament thingy on there)

I can definitely recommend this recipe. it's fairly easy and when you cut into the pie you get a rich filling but the whole is not overly sweet. The only thing I did different is spread some eggyolk over the top before it went into the oven and skip the tin foil on the crust (because I didn't have any). Absolutely delicious!

Week 7: Pasta with zucchini and salmon

Start of by cutting one medium sized zucchini into small cubes‚ do the same with two tomatoes. Fry the zucchini in some butter with two cloves of garlic. When they start to become soft add the tomatoes‚ 200 ml of cream‚ a bit of basil and some salt and pepper. Let simmer for a while until the sauce has almost reduced enough. Add around 200 grams of smoked salmon that has been cut into strips. Leave on a low fire for about 5 more minutes‚ add pasta and serve.

Very easy and very delicious!