Chocolate Chip Cookies with Two Dollops of Nutella

Cookie time!!

I can't even remember when was the last time I made cookies,
Usually there is always some kind of chocolaty snacks at home,
You know, it always helps when my sudden urge for sweet treats arise late at night.

But unfortunately, all the choco stuff has been missing from my fridge and the kitchen shelves,
There must be a chocolate monster wandering around the house,
I think I can see that monster every time I looked into the mirror...
Hmmm...who can that be?

Anyways, so to solve my sweet tooth crisis,
Shall we make some chocolate chip cookies infused with nutella?

Ingredients (for about a dozen)?

Dry:
1 cup of all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
Tiny pinch of salt

Wet:
1/2 stick or 1/4 cup of butter
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 egg
2 tablespoons of nutella

End:
1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

How?

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line the parchment paper on a baking sheet.

Meanwhile let's get two big bowls ready,
One for the dry ingredients and the other for the wet ingredients.
For the dry stuff,
Sift the flour and mix the remaining ingredients into the bowl.

For the wet stuff,
First melt the butter or just use the room temperature one for the cookies,
I always use melted butter because it's easier for mixing.
Now use a food processor or an electric hand mixer to mix the butter and brown sugar,
Add the vanilla extract along with one egg, mix well.
In the end, add two tablespoons of nutella and mix till fully incorporated.

Now gradually pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients,
I did it with two batches,
Gently mix in the first batch and then pour in the remaining dry ingredients,
Combine well, but don't over-mix it.
Add the chocolate chips,
Use a spatula to gently incorporate the chips into the mixture.

Use an ice cream scoop or a regular spoon will do,
Scoop out the mixture evenly to the baking sheet,
Into the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or till the edges turned slightly dark brown color,
When the cookies are done, let it cool for a little bit before serving.

Ahhhh this batch of cookies will last me at least a few days,
No more digging through the shelves for the last few pieces of chocolate late at night!
However,
I'm keeping my figures crossed that the mysterious cookie monster won't show up anytime soon!

Cindy's Rating:

Oven Baked Mentaiko Sea Bass

Yo Yo what's up people!?!
. . . . .
I think I'm turning insane here....

After hours of editing my class' team project report last night,
That means from 11 p.m. till way passed 2 a.m...
I don't think my brain can function normally anymore,
Head spinning, back aching, and eyes popping,
Yes, eyes popping, just when I thought I was the only one who can write proper English..

Here's one of the most extreme examples of bad English writing that I've "encountered" last night (Just wanna share my pain to you muahahahha):

"I found out from "XXXXeyed.com" that 40 feet container....."

*Sorry that I had to censored the letters into "XXXX."
First of all, who the heck use "I" in a formal business report,
On top of that,
The reference link sounds like a porno site....
That "XXXX" actually starts with a "C" and ends with a "K"
You figure.

Imagine looking at that level of English writing and it lasted about 20 pages,
Unavoidable insanity.

One good news though,
All that nonsense will end tonight, after turning the "masterpiece" to my professor.
Yes!....Oh yes! I can't wait for that moment to come.

Cold beer and salty food should prepared when my nightmare ends tonight,
Celebration it is, with oven baked mentaiko sea bass!

Ingredients?

1 Sea bass fillet
Some mentaiko
Some dried seaweed flakes
Some toasted sesame seeds

How?

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Line a baking dish with foil, it'll save you a lot of cleaning time later on.
Lay the fish fillet inside the dish and cover it with mentaiko,
Remember to cover the edges too, it should look like this-

Into the oven for about 18 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish,
Afterwards, pump up the temperature to 400 degrees and let it bake for additional 5 to 7 minutes.

When the fish is done, sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds and dried seaweed flakes.
Celebration dish made easy.

Cindy's Rating: 7


Mentaiko