Author: CookDiaries

Breakfast

Speckled chocolate cornflakes

Ingredients: 50g of butter 100g of milk chocolate, broken up 3 tbsp of golden syrup 100g of cornflakes 6 tsp hundreds and thousands, for sprinkling Method: Place the butter, chocolate and golden syrup in a saucepan over a low heat. Cook until the chocolate melts 50g of butter 100g of milk chocolate, broken up 3 tbsp of […]

Breakfast

Bagel Egg in a Hole with Smashed Avocado

Ingredients:  1 whole grain bagel  1 tablespoon unsalted butter, — softened  2 large eggs  1 small ripe Hass avocado  1/4 teaspoon kosher salt — plus additional to taste  1/8 teaspoon black pepper  1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes — optional  Chopped fresh herbs: cilantro — parsley, chives, etc. Instructions: Slice bagel in half. If the hole is very small, tear out some of the center to make it larger or use a round cookie […]

Seafood

Korean Seafood Pancake

Ingredients: 1 cup assorted seafood (squid, shrimp, clams & etc) cut into bite size 1 ts sesame oil 1 bunch scallions cut in half 1 egg lighly beaten 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/4 cup rice flour 1/2 ts salt 1 ts minced garlic 1/2 ts minced ginger Method: Prepare the seafood and scallions. Drain any excess water (wet ingredients will make the pancake […]

Desserts

Family chocolate cake with fudge frosting

Ingredients: 2 cup (500ml) water 3 cup (660g) caster sugar 250 gram butter, chopped 1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder, sifted 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted 3 cup (450g) self-raising flour 4 eggs, beaten lightly Fudge frosting 90 gram butter 1/3 cup (80ml) water 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 1/2 cup (240g) icing sugar mixture […]

Desserts

Fruit Smoothie Popsicles

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 c. Simple Truth orange juice 3/4 c. Simple Truth vanilla Greek yogurt 2 1/2 c. Simple Truth Organic frozen fruit INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all ingredients in a blender; mix well. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze until firm. . Image Source:*lemontreedwelling.com Source:lemontreedwelling.com

Seafood

Easy Seared Salmon Fillet

INGREDIENTS: 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 (6-ounce, 1-1/2-inch-thick) skin-on salmon fillets Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper INSTRUCTIONS: Heat the oil a medium frying pan over high heat until shimmering (there should be a thin coating of oil over the entire surface of the pan—add more if needed). Meanwhile, pat the salmon dry […]

Desserts

Buko Pandan

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup young coconut cut into strips 5 ounces condensed milk 8 ounces Table cream or all-purpose cream 3 ounces powdered gelatin 1 1/4 cups water 6 drops Buko Pandan flavoring 2 scoops vanilla ice cream optional 1/2 cup sago pearls cooked (optional) Instructions: Combine water and powdered gelatin then stir using a spoon. Add Buko Pandan flavoring then stir until everything is evenly distributed. Heat a saucepan and pour-in the mixture. Bring […]

Appetizers

How can make TSUKUNE?

INGREDIENTS: 1 lb ground chicken 1 Tbsp sesame oil (roasted) (and more for coating your hands) 1 Tbsp miso (I use awase miso, which is a combination of red and white miso) 10 Shiso leaves (Ooba) (Perilla) 4 green onions/scallions kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt) ½ cup Yakitori Tare (See Notes for homemade recipe) INSTRUCTIONS: 1-Gather all the ingredients.2-Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes.3-Pile […]

Dinner & Lunch

Recipe: HOMEMADE PIZZA FROM SCRATCH

Ingredients: For The Dough 500 g strong white bread flour 7 g dried yeast 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp dried chilli flakes 2 tsp dried oregano 300 ml warm water 50 g semolina For The Sauce 2 cloves garlic 2 shallots 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar […]

Desserts

Classic chocolate mousse

Ingredients: 100g classic 74% dark chocolate, chopped, plus extra shards to decorate (optional) 25g butter, cubed 3 large eggs, separated 2 tbsp caster sugar 2 tbsp whipping cream (optional) Instructions: Put the chocolate, butter and 75ml warm water (see tip, below) in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Push the […]