Cooking & baking

[Thimble]

I tried making Dalgona coffee. It was delicious! Also very entertaining. Definitely recommend. I made mine with less of everything, because I didnt want to have a lot extra. It worked fine. Added a bit of cream to the milk, just because I had it.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

I made macarons! I didn't let them bake for long enough so I lost a few cookies but they turned out nice. I finally got buttercream right, too, I never whipped it for long enough and never thought I could make good homemade buttercream. It was meant to be blueberry but I didn't make enough sauce so it's just wonderfully colored. Fine by me, still tastes good!
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[Artemesia's Garden]

Cupcakes are my favorite food to make.

Could you give me your favourite recipe?

[poniesthatsparkle]

I've pretty much just been doing box cake mixes at the request of my mom. We're going through at least one cake a week.

Aside from that, my sister and I have been making homemade treats for our pets. Some for the dog, and some for the hamster and mouse.

[glitterball]

Today I made Chinese-takeaway-style salt & pepper king prawns with steamed broc.

Tomorrow - I have 2 chicken breasts that need cooking; I will slow-fry them to keep them juicy and then cut them into lumps.
I made some low-fat Indian-style masala sauce last week that's waiting to be defrosted, I'll add the chicken to that.

Instead of rice I have a cauli that I can grate and roast, along with some cubed sweet potato and onion.

Yep, that's tomorrow's meal planned!!

[Koudoawaia]

I baked Pillsbury Grands Biscuits today

[AnnaPommes]

We are onto perfecting our personal favorite bananabread! So far, we bake it once a week together and keep adding some spices and nuts.
Next we want to add rolled oats. ^^

[cuddlebuggy]

Hey AnnaPommes, just a suggestion to try with the rolled oats! Toast them in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring frequently just like you would with nuts. It gives them a nuttiness that works well in banana bread.

[AnnaPommes]

Hey AnnaPommes, just a suggestion to try with the rolled oats! Toast them in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring frequently just like you would with nuts. It gives them a nuttiness that works well in banana bread.

That sounds delicious! It also have a nice fragrance to it. (like toasting bread?) Thank you a lot for the hint, cuddlebuggy! I will try that as soon as we get our weekly groceries. ^^

[cuddlebuggy]

You're welcome! I have a friend who was allergic to nuts and the banana bread was a bit blah without something so I played with it a few times before trying toasted oats.

Tonight's meal- Baked Tandoori chicken (masala/ yogurt marinade)
 Veggie/ paneer curry (garlic, onions, celery, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, red bell pepper, sweet potato and califlower- spicy yellow curry sauce) and basamati rice with saffron.

Not bad, I'd eat it again. The kids liked the chicken and rice, don't know about if they liked the curried veggies and paneer. (I love paneer, it's a cheese that squeaks when you chew it!)