Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

I baked again my totally chocolate chocolate chip cookies today so I thought why not share this great recipe with you guys. Great things will be greater if we share them together (doesn't apply on humans especially spouses) =)

Ingredients:

• 125g dark chocolate ( >70% cocoa)
• 150g flour
• 30g cocoa powder, sieved
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 125g unsalted butter
• 75g light brown sugar
• 50g white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, cold from fridge
• 1/2 packet of semisweetened or dark chocolate chips
• Nuts or raisins according to your preferences. (Up to individuals)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 170 degree celcius. ( I suggest to preheat oven while doing step 5) Melt 125g dark chocolate in a heatproof dish over a pot of simmering water. 
2. Put flour, cocoa powder, soda bicarbonate and salt into a big bowl.
3. Cream butter and sugars in another bowl. Use a mixer to cream butter and sugars but if you do not own a mixer like me, then just use a whip. Whip the butter and sugars until the mixture turns creamy and light. Then, add in the melted chocolate and mix together.
4. Beat in the vanilla extract and cold egg and mix in the dry ingredients. Finally stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Scoop out equal-sized mounds using an ice-cream scooper and a palette ( you will get 12 mounds). However if you use a tablespoon you will get 20 mounds and if teaspoon then it would be 44 mounds) The tool you use is according to your preferences. If you like your cookies big then use an ice-cream scooper or a tablespoon. Place them on a baking sheet about 6cm apart. DON'T flatten them.
6. Bake for 18 minutes (for the 12 mounds or 20 mounds) or bake for 10 minutes (for the 44 mounds) Test with a cake tester to make sure they come out semi-clean and not wet with cake batter.
7. Leave to cool slightly on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack to harden as they cool.

If you like them small then use a teaspoon.

                                                      The bigger version cookies with raisins.

If you love chocolate then this is a MUST-TRY recipe! Enjoy! =)

Biscuits For Mummy

A surprise for my mom when she came back from work. Pastry baked with love. Hehe..;-)

Here are the biscuits I baked yesterday (2days ago to be precise since it's already past midnight). Just spread any topping you like on them and you're good to go. =)

For my topping, they were tuna & salmon spread, and mashed egg with mayonnaise and thyme. It would be much more presentable to use a piping bag for the topping but I'm just a beginner so I don't have all those things for baking. I only have the must-have things for baking. =)

Life And Death Of A Man

"If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever."- The Crow

Everything is uncertain in life but death is certain. That is the one thing you can't control in life. God give lives and He take them away too. When a human being or living thing is born, it is one of the joyous moment in life. People laugh, smile and shed happy tears but when one dies especially our loved one, even the sunniest day turns pitch black. Everybody wishes to die before their loved ones because they are unwilling to lose and bury someone they deeply love and care but reality is you will never know who dies first or who dies later. You can never tell the exact date, day and time you will leave this world. No one can confidently say that he will be living tomorrow either.

Losing someone is the hardest thing in life. No matter how close or distant a person is with or from you, when they die, the sense of loss is there. All the memories and images of that person will come flooding by the minute you realize that he/she is gone forever. Funny how human beings only appreciate someone or something when they lose them. All the things they said or done suddenly start to matter.

Wise man says don't mourn for the death of your loved ones instead cherish the memories and time you spent with them. Celebrate the lives they lived not contemplate on their departures. No matter how hard it is to practice because talk is cheap, that is the only way to not 'die' with your loved ones. Life still has to go on... However, when a person dies, it doesn't necessarily mean he/she is gone forever. If you never stop loving them and always cherish them in your heart and soul, they will forever live and be with you in your life. So, all I can say is give all your love to those you love and those who love you. Treat them with utmost love and respect and try to spend a little of your time just for the people surrounding you no matter who they are because you will never know when is the last time you will ever meet them again.

Also, live your life meaningfully and to the fullest because one day your life will flash before your eyes so make sure it is worth watching.
''Every man dies- Not every man really lives''- William Ross Wallace

This song is just so sad and it means a lot to me So, if I die young, put me in a beautiful dress, lay me down on a bed of daisies, roses and other beautiful flowers and send me away with the words of a love song. Let my departure be the celebration of the life I've lived and let it be a joyous and memorable one. No wailing and crying please.
Love,
ML

Melody, The Nigella Lawson's Disciple

Last Friday ( 1st of July), I tried my hands in baking. Baked cookies for the very first time all by myself and I was very proud of it! I'm a chocoholic! That means I love anything chocolate- ice-cream, cookies, cakes or just plain chocolate, you name it. So it was no surprise that my first cookies I've ever baked was totally chocolate chocolate chip cookies... All I can say is those cookies were YUMMY!!! They tasted like Famous Amos cookies but mine were not as sweet as theirs (it's a good thing because my family and I dislike sweet stuff). Everything turned out great and it was totally unexpected how well things went even though there was a tiny problem with the uneven heating from the old oven. But overall there is no complain at all. =) Mummy spent a lot of money buying all the ingredients and I felt extremely guilty! Sorry mummy! So, all I could do was to make sure I did not waste mummy's money and to do my very best. No pressure! >.< I can still remember my very 1st attempt in baking a couple of years ago. I baked chocolate cake (as expected) and it turned out dry, sweet and a little burnt. I had to scrape out the burnt parts just to make it edible. Lol..What a let down! And I still remember dividing the cake and giving them to my swimming coaches. Gosh,how embarrassing and foolish! Fortunately this time luck is on my side. Guess I'm getting better in the kitchen. Hehe..=D

Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies! Not for the healthy eaters or diet freaks.

Karma= Newton's Third Law

Bad people always get bad things in return. All the evil or mean things or anything bad that you do to others, will get back to you in return sooner or later. It is just a matter of time... This is what you call Karma. I believe in Karma and I believe that what ever you do in life, good or bad, you will receive the same in return. I believe it is just the same as physics Newton's Third Law: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So now you can see the relationship right?

So, don't mistreat or benefit anyone and don't sacrifice innocent people in the dirty games you play or any of your disgusting conspiracies. God have eyes and ears. You can cheat everybody and anybody but God always know, ALWAYS.

So to those idiots, ( you know who you are ) you will get back everything that you had done to me. I don't wish you bad but let's face it, that is exactly what you will get. To this particular guy who was one of the masterminds behind all those shit, if you ever read my blog and this post well just so you know, I knew what happened to you and all I can say is...... SERVE YOU RIGHT, F*** FACE!!! Hahahaha!!!! I don't laugh at people's misfortunes but you're exceptional. I'm laughing so hard in my heart and I don't feel bad at all. Well, I guess I'm just pure evil. ;-) That's what you get for stamping traumatising memories into my brain. Good luck with the healing! It's good that you get a 4-month break from working because at least you have the time to re energise and come out with a new evil plan and find a new innocent victim. Remember, KARMA!!! KARMA!!! =D
Love,
ML