Thursday 20 October 2011

banana cuppies for sale

yup, first time i bake cakes for sale..not to raise money for my holiday but for little missy & her school friends.   the infant school is having a cake sale day tomorrow to raise money to buy new playground equipment.  nasib baik lah mummy ada jugak bakat terpendam buat cake.


its a shame i cant join them tomorrow cos i've got classes all day. hopefully the sale goes well. 

recipe taken from tesco real food website. its dead easy to make and taste really nice..will definitely use this recipe again in future.

Ingredients
  • 125g (4oz) butter, at room temperature
  • 125g (4oz) caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 125g (4oz) plain flour
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 2 small/medium bananas, mashed

  1.  Preheat oven to Gas 4, 180ºC, fan160ºC. Line a bun tin with 12 cupcake cases. ( i managed to get 12 normal sized + 9 mini size cuppies from this mixture)
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Gradually beat in the eggs until mixture is smooth. Fold in flour, baking powder and bananas.
  4. Divide between cases and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool. Can be stored for up to 3-4 days.

Wednesday 19 October 2011

wednesday = pasta day

wednesday = mid week = pasta day.

i made spaghetti brocolli pesto for dinner. easy dish to prepare, ready within 15 minutes.

1. boil spaghetti/linguine till soft & drain.
2. boil water in a pan, sprinkle bit of salt and boil brocolli cutlets till soft. then drain.
3. mash brocolli, add in green pesto sauce and mix into spaghetti, sprinkle olive oil, salt & pepper to taste and serve.

and since i took out the mince meat this morning (original plan to make spag bol), i'm gonna make this for tonite's supper or tomorrow's pack lunch; recipe from bbc food recipes http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/braisedmince_91963