White Chocolate Oatmeal Raisen Cookie

I got this wonderful recipe from this website. To which I added some white chocolate chips. Also, I used the instant oats I had instead of the rolled oats.

I Googled and found out that typically rolled oats can be substituted for instant oats but not the other way around. However, my cookies came out just the way the recipe says it would, crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. So, I guess the substitution is recipe specific.

Triple Chip Cookies

I was totally taken in by this  recipe  for triple chocolate chip cookies but I did not have three kinds of chocolate, only two kinds. I added butterscotch chips to make up for the third chip.

I made the recipe with white, dark, and butterscotch chips and reduced amount of sugar to 1/2 cup of  light brown sugar.

For future, will reduce the sugar further- maybe only use 1/4 cup because the butterscotch chips add a significant amount of sweetness.

Chocolate Chip Coffee Date and Walnut Cake

Hi all,
I have been in love with this recipe ever since my sister introduced it to me several months ago. This year for the holidays I decided to bake some and send it across for my sister and brother-in-law but I wanted to modify it to include my all time second favorite flavor (first being mint :)) "coffee."

I made the exact same recipe with the following modifications.

1) I added 1 and 1/2 tsp of instant coffee to about 1/2 cup boiling water and soaked the dates in that water.
2) Added about a 1/4 cup of white chocolate chips

Result?
The cake overall tastes good:) Somehow the addition of coffee seems to have lessened the sweetness which is great!!!
Flip side -  I only get a mild coffee flavor (I expected a stronger one -  will increase amount of coffee next time ) and the white chocolate chips completely melted into oblivion - I guess its not sturdy enough to withstand 50 minutes of baking - will search of other options.

Red Kidney Beans in Beetroot Gravy

Ingredients

Red Kidney Beans -  1 cup (soak overnight and pressure cook)
Beetroot - 2 large (pressure cook and grind to paste)
Onion - 1 large (finely chopped)
Tomato - 2-3 (finely chopped)
Garlic - 4-5 clove (roughly chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch piece (finely chopped)
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green Coriander - 1/4 bunch chopped
Chilli powder -1/4 tsp
Dal Makhani masala - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1/4 cup

Method
1) Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and wait until spluttering subsides
2) Add the chopped ginger and garlic and fry for a minute
3) Add the chopped onions and fry until golden brown
4) Add salt, dal makhani, and chilli powder and fry for 1-2 minutes
5) Add chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn tender
6) Now add the beetroot paste and mix well with masala and cook for 2 minutes
7) Add cooked kidney beans and 1/4 cup water, mix well and allow to simmer for 5 minutes
8) Garnish with coriander and server with rice/chapathi